REGULAR SEASON
| OQAA – EAST | OQAA – WEST | ||||||||
| Queen’s | 7-1 | 14-6 | Frank Tindall | Western | 8-2 | 13-9 | Jerry Gonser | ||
| Carleton | 5-3 | 12-14 | Dick Brown | McMaster | 7-3 | 16-6 | Bill Fowler | ||
| McGill | 5-3 | 14-11 | Tom Mooney | Windsor | 6-4 | 10-10 | Paul Thomas | ||
| Ottawa | 3-5 | 10-9 | George Potvin | Waterloo | 5-5 | 16-12 | Mike Lavelle | ||
| Laval | 0-8 | 1-15 | Pierre Robineault | Guelph | 3-7 | 10-15 | Garney Henley | ||
| Toronto | 1-9 | 3-12 | John McManus | ||||||
| OSLIAA | OIAA | ||||||||
| Loyola | 15-0 | 26-4 | Doug Daigneault | Laurentian | 9-3 | 17-10 | John Dewar | ||
| Macdonald | 8-7 | Pat Baker | Brock | 6-4 | 16-10 | Les Korchok | |||
| Sherbrooke | 8-7 | 15-11 | Yvon LaMarche | Wilfrid Laurier | 6-4 | Howard Lockhart | |||
| S.G.W. | 7-8 | Howie Nathan | York | 5-5 | Arthur Johnson | ||||
| RMC-Kingston | 5-10 | Ryerson | Angelo DiThomas | ||||||
| Bishop’s | 2-13 | Garth Smith | |||||||
Carleton and McGill finished tied for second in the East Division final standings, necessitating a one-game playoff to determine who earned the division’s second berth to the league playoffs. Carleton defeated McGill 109-80 as the Ravens threw a variety of defences at Redmen star Pierre Brodeur. McGill broke to a 17-5 lead. But Carleton took control of the offensive boards and rallied to a 50-37 lead at the half. They extended their lead to as many as 22 and the Redmen were unable to draw closer than 8. Dennis Schuthe paced the Ravens with 28. Dave Medhurst added 22, Hugh Reid 21, Bill Buchanan 14 and Dave Montagano 10. Pierre Brodeur led McGill with 24. Bill Holt added 15, while nabbing 17 boards and dishing 8 assists. The Redmen also included Chad Gaffield, Geoff Mace, Mike Reid, Jeff Biteen, Brian Herman, Phillip Thompson, Bob Beaupre, Howard Roseman, Heinz Mayr and Gerry Trager.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Guelph Gryphons: Dave Horton, Wilf Phillips, Fred Promoli, Leigh Hammond, Mark Walton, Phillip Smith, Gene Wolkowski, McKndy, John McGill, Pat McDermott, Larry Angus, John McKendry, Mike Power, Ken Houldsworth, coach Garney Henley
Laval Rouge et Or: Denis Lemay, Renauld Leblanc, Jocelyn Verina, Ronald Lablond, M Lepage, Gilles Bellemare
McGill Redmen: Mike Reid, Jeff Biteen, Brian Herman, Pierre Brodeur, Bob Beaupre, Chad Gaffield, Heinz Mayr, Howard Roseman, Phil Thompson, Neil Iscoe, Gerry Trager, Bill Holt, Geoff Mace, coach Tom Mooney
Ottawa Gee-Gees: Vic Chandler, Pat Harris, Paul Leduc, A Salmon, J Ashe, Tom Shultz, F Toop, B Miesky, John Gapski, R Parisien, Paul Ashe, coach George Potvin
Toronto Varsity Blues: Larry Trafford, John Hadden, Garth Evans, Mike Katz, Ross McNaughton, Gerry Barker, Gordon Betcherman, Ivan Betcherman, Michael Betcherman, Bill Boston, Angus Braid, Bill Clarke, Markowsky, Stevens, Sickle, Eben, Evans, Bob Annis, coach John McManus
Waterloo Warriors: Bill Hamilton, Walt Lozynsky, Paul Bilewicz, Tom Kieswetter, Jaan Laaniste, Dale Hajdu, Dave Crichton, Dennis Wing, Howard Bury, Jon Charlton, Dale Kreuzer, Keith MacKenzie, Bill Ross, Les Slowikowski, Art Webster, Kas Trejko, Don Weber, Ed Dragon (injured), coach Mike Lavelle
Windsor Lancers: Chris Wydryzynski; Tino Lenti, Jack Orange, Sante Salvador, Ed Langtree, Jack Bolzan, Tony McCrory, Mike Crowe, Guy Delaire, Bill Skowron, Jim MacFarlane, Jack Moore, Bill Adams, coach Paul Thomas, assistant Nick Grabowski, manager Dan Bondy
In the OQAA semis, Western defeated Carleton 78-72. The Ravens dominated the first half, controlling the boards as they built a double-digit lead. But the Mustangs switched to a full-court press and forced a raft of turnovers as they closed to within 39-33 at the half. Bruce Dempster caught fire in the second half as the Mustangs took control. Bruce Dempster paced the Mustangs with 28 on 12-19 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. McGuffin added 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 5 boards. Brown scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 10 boards. Morton added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 12 boards. Tonelli added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Zanin added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Muzyka added 2, Weaver 2 and Larose 1. The Mustangs hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor and 18-28 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, 18 turnovers and 16 fouls. Dennis Schuthe paced the Ravens with 28 on 12-30 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 20 boards. Dave Medhurst added 20 on 8-20 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 18 boards. Hugh Reid notched 15 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the line and 15 boards. Dave Montagano added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Ian Kelly scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Tom Ryan added 2, while Bill Buchanan, Bob Buchanan and Fraser were scoreless. The Ravens hit 3-190 (.344) from the floor and 19-25 from the line, while garnering 74 boards, 20 turnovers and 17 fouls.
In the other semi, McMaster edged Queen’s 82-80. Jim Noble paced the Marauders with 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 13 boards. Jeff Daw added 17 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Paul Mazza scored 17 on 7-12 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Steve Skerlak scored 17 on 8-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. John Dignan added 7 on 2-6 from the floor and 3-5 from the line. Peter Hamilton scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Joe Martino added 2 and Walt Szpilewski 2, along with 5 boards, while Mark Waugh was scoreless. The Marauders hit 34-73 (.466) from the floor and 14-18 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, 14 turnovers and 21 fouls. Paul Howard paced the Gaels with 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 6-11 from the line and 14 boards. Ron Walsh added 17 on 5-13 from the floor, 7-9 from the line and 2 boards. Andy Daugulis notched 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 12 boards. Barry Beale added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Bob Wright scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Dave Lefebure added 2, Bill Langley 2, along with 2 boards, and Ray Thibeau 1, while Jim Crozier and Al Millman were scoreless. Queen’s hit 30-68 (.441) from the floor and 20-32 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, 24 turnovers and 24 fouls. Bob Wright told the Queen’s Journal that a fist-fight with John Dignan started two minutes into the second half when “the ref called the jump-ball, and I sort of pushed off with my elbow. He (Dignan) raised his fist to hit me, so I hit him first, and then everything went wild.” Both players were ejected. The Marauders led 41-39 at the half.
In the bronze medal match, the Carleton Ravens nipped the Queen’s Golden Gaels 86-78. Dennis Schuthe paced the Ravens with 24 on 11-21 from the floor, 2-7 from the line and 15 boards. Dave Medhurst added 23 on 9-16 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 12 boards. Hugh Reid scored 12 on 3-12 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 7 boards. Tom Ryan added 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 9 boards. Ian Kelly notched 6 on 3-12 from the floor and 3 boards. Fraser added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Bob Buchanan added 2 and Dave Montagano 1, while Bill Buchanan was scoreless. The Ravens hit 36-88 (.409) from the floor and 14-23 from the line, while garnering 61 boards, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. Ron Walsh led the Golden Gaels with 27 on 8-18 from the floor, 11-12 from the line and 4 boards. Andy Daugulis added 17 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Paul Howard notched 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 14 boards. Barry Beale added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Bob Wright scored 6 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Jim Crozier scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards, while Dave Lefebure and Ray Thibeau were scoreless. The Golden Gaels hit 20-83 (.349) from the floor and 20-28 from the line, while garnering 62 boards, 15 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Golden Gaels (coached by Frank Tindall) also included Al Millman, Bill Langley and Lincoln Jay.
In the final, McMaster pasted Western 82-69. John Dignan paced the Marauders with 22 on 7-12 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 6 boards. Jim Noble added 20 on 9-20 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 21 boards. Paul Mazza notched 12 on 6-13 from the floor and 5 boards. Jeff Daw scored 9 on 3-15 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Walt Szpilewski added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Steve Skerlak added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Peter Hamilton added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Nagy added 2 and Mark Waugh 1, while Joe Martino was scoreless. The Marauders hit 33-80 (.413) from the floor and 16-25 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 16 turnovers and 20 fouls. Marauders coach Bill Fowler told the Hamilton Spectator that “I had a feeling at the start of the season that there was bit of destiny connected with this team.” Bruce Dempster led the Mustangs with 22 on 9-17 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. McGuffin added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Tonelli scored 9 on 4-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 11 boards. Brown added 8 on 1-11 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 19 boards. Morton notched 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Larose scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 23 boards, while Weaver, Zanin and Muzyka were scoreless. Weaver nabbed 2 boards. The Mustangs hit 26-73 (.356) from the floor and 17-23 from the line, while garnering 60 boards, 24 turnovers and 19 fouls. With the win, McMaster earned the right to represent the OQAA in the CIAU tourney on the Marauders’ home court. “It wasn’t hard to get them up for this game,” coach Bill Fowler told Canadian Press. “It isn’t often you get a chance at a Canadian championship … right on your own court. I’ve always felt there was a little destiny with this team and they sure proved it to me tonight.” The Marauders took control with a 5-0 run in the second half that made the score 58-52.
After the season, Laval withdraws from the OQAA.
McGill coach Tom Mooney resigns to become an assistant coach with the University of Texas football program, escaping from a gambling scandal that surrounded the McGill football program. “I’m glad to be leaving McGill and I’m ecstatic about my appointment to UT,” Mooney told the McGill Daily. “I never did like McGill – this place anyway – there are too many cruddy pinkos. With this disgusting gambling-sex scandal going on MY football team, think what the rest of the campus must be doing. This sort of thing would not happen at UT. The boys there cut their hair … and attend pup rallies and drink beer.” Commenting on the scandal at McGill, Texas coach Darrel Royal said, “For sure Tom could not have been involved in that mess – he’s too dumb. We checked him out pretty good and we think he can conform to the UT tradition. “You’ll notice that we screen all our players too,” added Royal. “For instance, if you scan our roster, you won’t find any black boys.” The gambling scandal involved the Vanier Cup, which McGill lost to the Manitoba Bisons by a 24-15 count. It was subsequently learned that several Redmen had an agreement with Montreal bookies to throw the match. Three Montreal bookies, (Angelo Kapizza, Luigi ‘Baby Face’ Bananas and Guiseppi ‘Chain Gang’ Costi, a former “union brothel curator”) who’d collected $2.5 million by picking the Bisons by an eight-point spread, were arrested. The principal Redmen involved was placekicker Sal ‘The Wedge’ LoVecchio, who missed three field goals and one convert that collectively would have given McGill the win.
The bronze medalist Carleton Ravens: Dennis Schuthe; Dave Medhurst; Hugh Reid; Bob (Robert) Buchanan; Bob (William) Buchanan; Dave Montagano; Ian Kelley; Brian Fraser; Bruce Giddings; Bill Giff; Pat Byrne; Tom Ryan; Brian Cavan; Tom Critelli; coach Dick Brown; assistant Pat O’Brien
The silver medalist University of Western Ontario Mustangs: Bruce Dempster; Bob Larose; Weaver; Dave McGuffin; Al Brown; Mike Muzyka; Bill Tonelli; Doug Morton; Ron Zanin; Mike Haiduk; coach Jerry Gonser, trainer Ainsley Rose, trainer Dave Wise, trainer Everett Van Beek
The champion McMaster Marauders: Jeff Daw; Jim Noble; Walt Szpilewski; John Dignan; Paul Mazza; Frank Nagy; Mark Waugh; Joe Martino; Peter Hamilton; Steve Skerlak; Frank Nagy; John Quinlan; Larry Szpirglas; Art Thornton; coach Bill Fowler; assistant Bob Knuckle; manager Mike Moore
OSLIAA
A six-team league.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Bishop’s Gaiters: Barry Hall, Dave MacKenzie, Dave Simpson, Rob Harris, coach Garth Smith
RMC Paladins (then the Redmen): Rod Capern, Chuck Hesley, Chris Ouimet,
In the OSLIAA semis, Loyola demolished Sir George Williams 123-45 after leading 37-11 early and 66-15 at the half. Earl Lewis led the Warriors with 24. John McAuliffe added 21 and Jim Ivy 18. Peter Tulk and Richie Campoli each scored 7 to lead the Georgians. Pete Hargrove added 6 and Jim Aitken 5. The Georgians (coached by Howie Nathan) also included Jim Aitkin, Jim Robison, Art McQuade, Rod Ward, Dave Wilding, Norm Einheiber, Kim Kurtz, Jeff Brummer, Rick Ballard, Chris Countess, Karl Eliason. Jim Ivy told the Montreal Gazette that “we played pretty well. This is the first time we beat those guys by the kind of score we should have, the first time we really beat them bad.” Warriors coach Doug Daigneault said “the boys are coming around. They’re in good shape and guys like Ivy and Jim McAuliffe and Earl Lewis are really putting out.”
In the other semi, the Macdonald College Clansmen defeated Sherbrooke 78-71 despite trailing 64-59 with three minutes to play. Jim Guild led the Clansmen with 23. Bill Swindon added 18. Claude Gratton led Sherbrooke with 18. Sherbrooke included Claude Laliberte, Jean-Pierre Ferbais, Paul Deshaies, Jacques Gagne.
In the bronze medal match, Sherbrooke v Sir George Williams
In the OSLIAA final, the Loyola Warriors thrashed the Macdonald Aggies 108-70 as Jack Contos scored 17, Tom Profenno 15 and Gerry Walsh 15. Jim Guild led Macdonald with 26. Rick Suffield added 18. The Aggies also included Ken Smith, Trevor Stevens. The Warriors led 59-29 at the half. Warriors Jim Ivy levelled MacDonald’s Dave Algar with a solid right cross to the left eye. “He called me a name,” Ivy told the Montreal Gazette. “He called me a black so and so. Of course, I hit him. … They do that sort of thing all the time. They figure we have a short fuse. They figure we get upset. They figure it’s a big psyche. But if you ask me, it’s just cheap. You go along with it, most of the time. But sometimes, when you get the adrenalin going, you react and it’s hard to stop.” Ivy was ejected by referee John Elias and the Clansmen granted a personal foul and two technicals.
The runner-up Macdonald College Clansmen: Jim Guild, Rick Suffield, Ken Smyth, Gary Trudeau, Del Hiscock, Gordon Davidson, Bill Swinden, Ian McGibbon, Trevor Stevens, Dave Algar, Rick Jacques, Louis van Guelpin, coach Pat Baker
The champion Loyola Warriors: Gene Lawrence; Tom Profenno; John McAuliffe; Jim Ivy; Earl Lewis; Jim McCarthy; Jack Contos; Greg Gill; Brian O’Keefe; Jim Fahey; Harvey Kessler; Jerry Walsh; Dave Burke; coach Doug Daigneault; assistant Alex Sidorenko; manager Gary Whelan
OIAA
At the start of the OIAA campaign, York and Osgoode merged into one team. A five-team league.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Ryerson Rams: Gord Wilson, Ken Parsley, coach Angelo DiThomas
York Yeomen: George Dubinski, Stan Raphael, Bob Weppler, John Pizale, Sandy Nixon, Jim Maydo, Kimmets, Gus Falcioni, Ron Kimel, Alf Lane, Barry Turnbull, Jim Mountain, Sol Glober, Dave Cairns, coach Dr. Arthur Johnson, assistant Nobby Wirkowski. After the season, The Excalibur issued an even more astonishing denunciation of Johnson than in 1969, writing that he should be turfed for “incompetence. … John’s greatest damage is seen in the area of morale. The team has none. His ability to treat adult males as if they were infants is a contributing factor. His lack of understanding of a game which has passed him by is another. His inability to handle a game from the bench is an important third factor. … Ten years ago, Johnson was the only member of York’s faculty who would coach the team. As his players get better, Johnson’s ability to handle them got worse. He lost control for good about two seasons ago and hasn’t been able to get it back.” All season, players were quitting, then returning, and then quitting again.
In the sole OIAA semi, Wilfrid Laurier thrashed Brock 90-60 as Chris Coulthard scored 26, Bob (Bill?) Smeenk 23, Larry Danby 15, Kane 7, Stan 5, Moncrieff 5, Goldie 4, Axford 3 and Popov 2. The Golden Hawks led 44-30 at the half after dominating the boards. Wally Dick led the Badgers with 17. Bob Tatti added 16, Mike McGuinnis 14, Butler 4, McKillop 4, Jellum 2 and Zutautus 2. Brock had beaten Laurier twice during the regular season.
In the OIAA final, Laurentian defeated Wilfrid Laurier 88-80 as John McKibbon scored 29, Don Lavigeur 16, Jim Hill 11 (also reported as 15), Berge 11, Kennedy 9 and Owens 8. Chris Coulthard led the Hawks with 35 (also reported as 20. Stan notched 21, Quinn 21, Danby 13, Moncrieff 6 and Axford 5. The Hawks led 37-35 at the half and by as many as seven in the second half but went stone cold from the perimeter against the Voyageurs zone down the stretch. Laurentian built a 57-49 lead and maintained a comfortable margin to the final buzzer. Voyageurs coach John Dewar told his troops after the game that “this was the best birthday present I’ve had in many years,” according to Laurentian Lambda. Dewar had assumed the helm of the Voyageurs after John McKibbon decided to enroll as a 29-year student, while also serving an assistant coach. McKibbon had represented Canada at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
After the season, Laurentian coach John Dewar resigned and was replaced by Ken Shields, who’d coached the U.B.c. women to a national title.
Howard Lockhart leaves Laurier to become head coach at Lakehead.
The bronze medalist Brock Badgers (then the Generals): Wally Dick; Bob Tatti; Mike McGuinness; Ken Cripps; Bill Butler; Tim McKillop; Gary Jellum; Jim Leach; Paul Zutautas; Dave Luff; Dave Brent; Bill Levesque; McKillop; Luff; coach Les Korchok; manager Fred Kovacs; trainer Tom Kearney
The runner-up Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Barry Moncrieff; Herb Stan; Chris Coulthard; Bob Smeenk; Larry Danby; Mike Reid; Vic Popov; Doug Bain; Brian Kane; Jim Axford; Leigh Goldie; John Chalmers; Blair Quinn; Steve Zigani; Keffer; coach Howard Lockhart
The champion Laurentian Voyageurs: John McKibbon; Don Lavigeur; Jim Hill; Ray Owens; Les Kennedy; Gord Verge; Eric Pandke; Billy Kuntz; Klaudijus Kuncevicius; Donny Edwards; Ugo Capisciotto; Murray Hall; John Kesik; Capy; coach Dr. John Dewar; manager Joel Pearson; manager Ron Linton