Vancouver Canadians (PCL)

Harry Ornest secured the rights to a Triple-A Pacific Coast League franchise for the city called the Vancouver Canadians; they began play in 1978 as an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.

The Canadians swept the Calgary Cannons in the division series and the Phoenix Giants in the finals to claim their first Pacific Coast League championship.

The Canadians defeated the Tacoma Tigers to win the division title, but lost the championship round to the Las Vegas Stars in a full five games.

The relationship lasted only one year after which the club signed a player development contract with the Chicago White Sox.

Vancouver defeated the Albuquerque Dukes in the championship series to close out the decade as Pacific Coast League champions.

The south division winner, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, outlasted Vancouver for the league championship in a series that went the full five games.

The club made postseason appearances in 1995 and 1997, but lost 3 games to 1 in both series to Salt Lake and the Edmonton Trappers, respectively.

With a young roster that included Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, and Mark Mulder, the Canadians and Knights traded wins through the first four games of the series.

[3] Terrance Long earned the series Most Valuable Player Award with a slash line of .429, 9 hits, and 10 runs batted in.