REGULAR SEASON
| Manitoba | 5-3 | 11-11 | Bud Fraser | |||||
| Saskatchewan | 4-4 | 8-12 | Paul Thomas | |||||
| Alberta | 3-5 | Maury Van Vliet | ||||||
On the opening weekend of the season, Manitoba split with host Alberta, winning 79-59 and then losing 66-54. …………………………………………………… In game one, Manitoba prevailed 79-59. The Bisons led 24-19 after one quarter and 39-27 at the half. Alberta rallied within 39-34 but the Bisons pulled away down the stretch. Jim Wright led Manitoba with 26. Dave Smith added 21, Rudy Schilling 13, Ron Dragan 11, Dave Fraser 5, Gord Munro 2 and George Pratt 1, while Bill Lindsay was scoreless. Norm Macintosh paced the Bears with 26. Dave Steed added 13, Al Tollestrup 8, Lou Lorincz 4, Jim Munro 3, John Tweddle 2 and Ron Ghitter 2, while Don Currie, Gene Weleschuk, Bob McArthur and Roy Oswald were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta won 66-54. The Bears led 31-25 at the half but Manitoba rallied to a 46-45 lead before Alberta ripped off what proved to be a decisive 8-2 run. Norm Macintosh paced Alberta with 25. Jim Munro added 23, Al Tollestrup 8, Dave Steed 8 and Gene Weleschuk 2, while Don Currie, Ron Ghitter, John Tweddle, Lou Lorincz, Bob McArthur and Roy Oswald were scoreless. Dave Smith paced Manitoba with 20. Jim Wright added 11 before fouling out Rudy Schilling 8, Gord Munro 7, George Pratt 4 and Dave Fraser 4, while Ron Dragan and Bill Lindsay were scoreless.
Host Saskatchewan stunned Alberta 56-52 and 68-65. …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan edged Alberta 56-52 as Windy Hudon scored 15, Tom Meagher 10, Dick Stark 10 and Dennis McCarthy 9. Norm Macintosh paced the Golden Bears with 21. Dave Steed added 18 and Jim Munroe 10. The Huskies led 29-14 at the half but the Bears rallied to knot the score at 52 with two minutes to play. Meagher notched the winner and Windy Hudon and Dick Stark played keep away before Hudon iced it with a pair from the line with 15 seconds on the clock. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan nipped Alberta 68-65. The Bears led 38-29 at the half. Windy Hudon paced Saskatchewan with 25. Bob Upton added 14 and Dick Stark 11. Norm Macintosh led Alberta with 19. Al Tollestrup added 16 and Ron Ghitter 12.
Manitoba took three of four from Saskatchewan: 64-49; 65-59; 65-71 and 60-57. …………………………………………………… The host Bisons blasted the Huskies 64-49 as Jim Wright scored 23, Dave Smith 17, Ron Dragan 9, Gord Munro 8, John Wright 2, Rudy Schilling 2, George Pratt 2 and Dave Fraser 1. Windy Hudon paced the Huskies with 16. Dennis McCarthy added 12, Tom Meagher 6, Lorne Doane 5, Ken Biddell 3, Ray Hnatyshyn 2, Bill Girgulis 2, Dick Stark 2 and Upton 1, while Gordon Dempsey was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In Manitoba’s 65-69 home win over Saskatchewan, Jim Wright scored 27, Dave Smith 9, John Wright 9, Fraser 7, Dragan 6, Schilling 3, Pratt 2 and Gord Monro 2, while Lindsay was scoreless. Windy Hudon led the Huskies with 19. Dick Stark added 17, Bob Upton 10, Dennis McCarthy 5, Lorne Doane 4, Ray Hnatyshyn 2 and Ken Biddell 2. …………………………………………………… Host Saskatchewan edged Manitoba 71-65 as Windy Hudon scored 23, Dick Stark 15, Dennis McCarthy 2, Ray Hnatyshyn 4, Bob Upton 4, Ken Biddell 4, Tom Meagher 3, Gordon Dempsey 3, Bill Girgulis 2 and Lorne Doane 1. Jim Wright led the Bisons with 23. John Wright added 12, Dave Smith 10, Gord Munro 4, Rudy Schilling 4, Dave Fraser 4, Bill Lindsay 4, George Pratt 2 and Ron Dragan 2. …………………………………………………… Manitoba nipped host Saskatchewan 60-57 as Jim Wright scored 20, Dave Smith 11, Rudy Schilling 8, Fraser 5, John Wright 4, Pratt 4 and Munro 2, while Lindsay was scoreless. Windy Hudon led the Huskies with 21. Dennis McCarthy added 10, Lorne Doane 10, Doane 6, Upton 5, Meagher 3, Stark 3, Hnatyshyn 2, Girgulis 2 and Dempsey 2.
Host Alberta split with Saskatchewan, losing 77-67 and then winning 62-60. …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan romped 77-67. Saskatchewan took a 36-31 lead at the half on the perimeter shooting of Windy Hudon and free throw shooting of Bob Upton. They extended their lead to 59-49 after three quarters and romped as Bear post Al Tollestrup fouled out. Windy Hudon paced the Huskies with 27. Bob Upton added 16, Ray Hnatyshyn (who later became Governor-General of Canada) 10, Dick Stark 9, Dennis McCarthy 8, Bill Girgulis 3, Tom Meagher 2 and Ken Biddell 2, while Gordon Dempsey and Lorne Doane were scoreless. Jim Munro led Alberta with 22. Norm Macintosh added 18, Al Tollestrup 11, Lou Lorincz 10, Dave Steed 4 and Don Currie 2, while Ron Ghitter, John Tweddle, Eugene Weleschuk, Ray Oswald, and Bob McArthur were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta edged Saskatchewan 62-60. Saskatchewan broke to a 17-11 lead but the Bears knotted the score on a Don Currie jumper and then took a 23-22 lead on a Dave Steed free throw. Alberta led 30-28 at the break. The Huskies twice rallied from six and seven point deficits, and rallied within two on a jumper by Dennis McCarthy. Ken Biddell stole the ball and found Dick Stark for a bomb at the buzzer but it went astray. Norm Macintosh paced the Bears with 20. Al Tollestrup added 18, Jim Munro 13, Don Currie 5, Dave Steed 5 and Ron Ghitter 1, while John Tweddle, Lou Lorincz and Bob McArthur were scoreless. Dennis McCarthy paced the Huskies with 26. Dick Stark added 16, Ray Hnatyshyn 10, Windy Hudon 6, Bob Upton 2, Gordon Dempsey 2 and Tom Meagher 2, while Bill Girgulis, Ken Biddell and Lorne Doane were scoreless.
Host Manitoba split with Alberta, winning 87-60 and then losing 66-59. …………………………………………………… In game one, Manitoba prevailed 87-60 after leading 48-27 at the half. Dave Smith led the Bisons with 21. Jim Wright added 17 and Rudy Schilling 14, Dave Fraser 8, Ron Dragan 6, Bill Lindsay 6 and Gord Munro 6, while George Pratt was scoreless. Jim Munro led the Bears with 21. Norm McIntosh added 14, Al Tollestrup 13, Dave Steed 10 and Lou Lorincz 2, while Don Currie, Ron Ghitter, Eugene Weleschuk, John Tweddle, Bob McArthur and Oswald were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta won 65-59 as Jim Munro scored 29. Al Tollestrup added 10, Steed 10, Macintosh 8, Lorincz 7 and Tweddle, while Currie, Ghitter, Weleschuk and Oswald were scoreless. Jim Wright paced the Bisons with 17. Smith added 11, Schilling 10, John Wright 6, Pratt 4, Fraser 4, Dragan 4, Lindsay 2 and Munro 1.
After the season, Saskatchewan coach Paul Thomas announces that he will take a one-year leave of absence to take his doctorate at the University of Southern California. He was replaced for the year by freshman coach Don Zaharko.
The bronze medalist Alberta Golden Bears: Jim Munro; Al Tollestrup; Dave Steed; Norm Macintosh; Lou Lorincz; John Tweddle; Don Currie; Ron Ghitter; Eugene Weleschuk; Ray Oswald; Bob McArthur; George Congrave; Jim McLachlan; Jack Harvey; coach Steve Mendryk; assistant Dan Zaharko; manager Borden Woytkiw
The runner-up Saskatchewan Huskies: Windy Hudon; Bob Upton; Ray Hnatyshyn; Dick Stark; Dennis McCarthy; Bill Girgulis; Tom Meagher; Ken Biddell; Gordon Dempsey; Lorne Doane; Valgardson; coach Paul Thomas; manager Keith Collins
The champion Manitoba Bisons: Jim Wright; John Wright; Dick Herbertson; Dave Fraser; Dave Smith; Ab Hansford; Gord Munro; Ron Dragan; Bill Lindsay; Rudy Schilling; George Pratt; coach Bud Fraser; manager Ron Meyers