REGULAR SEASON

Loyola 18-0 28-10 Doug Daigneault  
  S.G.W. 14-4 20-14 Wilf Jackson  
  Bishop’s 14-4   Garth Smith  
  RMC-Kingston 12-6   Ray Bootland    
  Macdonald Abbott 9-9 12-11 Pat Baker  
  McGill 8-10  8-15 Sam Wimisner  
  Col. Militaire Roy. 6-12      
  Laval 4-14      
  Sherbrooke 3-15      
  U.Q.A.M. 2-12      
           

       In the regular season, Loyola romped to an (18-0) record.

       Early in the season, the Universite du Quebec @ Montreal advised the conference that it would join Sherbrooke and Laval in refusing to play games against Loyola because the Warriors were so packed with Americans on their roster. Loyola had just one Canadian on its team. Loyola won six games by default as a consequence.

       Rosters:

       Laval Rouge et Or: Jean Gauthier, Charles Goudreau, Michel Boivin

       Macdonald-John Abbott: Andy Christie, Dave Algar, Rick Berry, Barry Russell, Al Armstrong, Brent Carlisle, Jean Michaud, Peter Kelly, Peter Havard, Laurie Gauthier, Mark Waugh, coach Pat Baker, assistant Al Armitage, manager Drew McTear

       McGill: Kit Kennard, Joe Prah, Frank Schell, Cliff Bochner, Dave Yarock, Jeff Sahimerdan, Dave Kassie, Cliff Bochner, Kevin Wells, Howard Drobetsky, Jim Logan, Phil Ross, Frank Schell, coach Sam Wimisner, manager Ira Turetzky

       College Militaire Royale Blues: Tony Tasker; Simon Bekkering; Igor Tasker;

       Sherbrooke Vert et Or: Richard Charpentier, Robert Brownrigg, Richard Bourbeau,

       U.Q.A.M: Real Tremblay

       In the semis, Loyola defeated the Royal Military College Redmen 83-48 as Ron Puskarich scored 25, Bob Brix 18, Wayne Hussey 14 and John Erglis 6, while dishing 12 assists. Steve Lucas led R.M.C. with 13.

In the other semi, Bishop’s defeated Sir George Williams 87-79 as Marc Gagnon scored 26, Angus Haig 18, Jimmy Ivy 13 and Jon Field 12. The Gaiters led 27-17 after one quarter. The Georgians led 44-39 at the half. Gaiters coach Garth Smith told the Montreal Gazette that “we really tried to give them the game. If it hadn’t been for our defence keeping (Tom) Brethel away from the basket in the second half, we might not have won the game.” Tom Brethel scored 32, including 26 in the first half. Jeff Neiman added 22 and Mike Hickey 10 for the Georgians. Georgian post Terry O’Brien twisted his ankle in the first minute of play. Tom Brethel, who was suffering from the flu, told the Loyola that “I just ran out of gas. All my shots in the second half were short and I couldn’t hit the boards very well.”

In the final, Loyola thrashed Bishop’s 86-60 as John Erglis scored 18, as did Wayne Hussey, the sole Canadian on the Loyola squad. Ron Puskarich added 14 and Fred Moczulski 13. Bruce Stevenson paced the Gaiters with 14. Albany, NY-product Jim Ivy added 11 and Marc Gagnon 11. John Erglis told the Montreal Gazette that “their zone was just sagging in, letting me take the easy shot from the head of the key.” Gaiters coach Garth smith said “we planned on going in and stopping their big men, and we did that. But we forgot their backcourt and they killed us.” Loyola was coached by Doug Daigneault, a graduate of Clemson University, who once played for the Ottawa Fellers Sr. A men’s team. Loyola won its first seven of the season including a 72-67 victory over Waterloo and ran the table in conference play. On the season, Fred Moczulski scored 496, Ron Puskarich 464 and Stu Laframboise 308. Erglis notched 11 assists in the final, while Hussey dished 9.

       After the season, Kingston’s Royal Military College withdrew from the league to join the OUAA.

The co-bronze medalist Royal Military College: Jim Gerhart; Barry Lane; Bob Henderson; Bill Sergeant; Ralph Meyer; Rod Capern; Phil Eivemark; Steve Lucas; Mike Appleton; Roger Haag; Mike Maxwell; Mike Vinnins; Julian Pyka; Don Heath; coach Ray Bootland; trainer Henry Moes

The co-bronze medalist Sir George Williams Georgians: Terry O’Brien; Tom Brethel; Peter Hargrove; Scott Eisenberg; Jim Berttiet; Mike Hickey; Jeff Neiman; Pat Hickey; coach Wilf Jackson

The runner-up Bishop’s Gaiters: Jon Field; Bruce Stevenson; Marc Gagnon; Angus Haig; Jimmy Ivy; coach Garth Smith

       The champion Loyola Warriors: Fred Moczulski; Bob Brix; Ron Puskarich; John Erglis; Wayne Hussey; Stu Laframboise; Kevin Passarella; Greg Gill; Doug Merlin; Kimball; Flynn; Kalinkewicz; coach Doug Daigneault; assistant Steve Konchalski; manager Lashchuk; trainer Blackwell; statistician Chaput

Thanks to: Jim Gerhart for provision of the RMC roster and for clarifying the playoff qualifiers.