REGULAR SEASON

Acadia 12-0 19-5 Gibb Chapman        
  Saint Mary’s  9-3 13-6 Les Goodwin        
  Dalhousie  7-5 12-9 Al Yarr        
  New Brunswick  7-5 16-8 Don Nelson        
  St. FX  5-7 12-9 John McFarland        
  St. Dunstan’s 1-11  8-12 Ed Hilton        
  Mount Allison              
                 

        In the regular season, Acadia romped through the campaign with a (12-0) record. There was no basis for a postseason challenge match under MIAA regulations. The Axemen were led by Brian Heaney, from Rockaway Beach, New York.

        Non-medalist rosters:

        Mount Allison Hawks: Dave Woods, Dan Evans

        PEI (then the St. Dunstan’s Saints) Panthers: Owen Jay, Mike Sullivan, Joe Sullivan, Jim Fitzgerald, Brian Lynch, Vic Renfro, Rick Butler, John White, Dave MacNeill, Dennis Marks, Jim Burke, coach Ed Hilton, manager Tom Forestell

        St FX X-Men: Marty Lyons, John Gabriel, Bob Jacobson, Bob Martin, Rick Rosa, Jimmy Edgar, Ed Dickhaut, P Lepage, M Kennedy, Steve Taylor, J Keaveney, coach John ‘Packy’ McFarland

In regular season play: …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s thrashed Mount Allison 73-56. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s whipped Mount Allison 101-40 as Joe O’Reilly scored 27. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dumped St. Mary’s 75-66 as Nutbrown scored 35, Cox 22, McClements 14, Barr 3 and Bonnell 1, while LeBel, MacMullin, Reid, English and Dingwall were scoreless. Bill Thomas led the Huskies with 14. Alfie Brown added 10, Mike Chambers 10, Dennis Reardon 2, Mills 2, Venema 2 and Harris 2, while Bennett, Eldridge, White and Caborn were scoreless. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s clubbed New Brunswick 93-76 as Mike Chambers scored 22, Dennis Reardon 20, Joe O’Reilly 16 and Billie Thomas 13. Dave Nutbrown paced the Varsity Reds with 27. Rod Cox added 19 and Bob Bonnell 14. The Varsity Reds also toiled in the Northeast League (a Maine-based American conference) play, Varsity Red forward Dave Nutbrown led the league in scoring with a 25.8 ppg average. …………………………………………………… Acadia edged St. Mary’s 66-62. Brian Heaney paced the Axemen with 32. …………………………………………………… Acadia whipped St. Mary’s 94-64. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s clipped St. Francis Xavier 76-64. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s stomped St. Francis Xavier 104-64 as Joe O’Reilly scored 32 and Dennis Reardon 22. Jacobson led the X-Men with 28. Marty Lyons added 19 and Gabriel 4. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s edged Dalhousie 70-66 as Joe O’Reilly scored 29. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s dispatched UPEI 83-69. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s nipped U.P.E.I. 81-79. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie stomped New Brunswick 88-61 as George Hughes scored 21, Bruce Bourassa 20, Brian Peters 16 and John Cassidy 14. Dave Nutbrown led the Varsity Reds with 22. Rod Cox added 15. …………………………………………………… Host St. Mary’s closed out the season by clubbing Dalhousie 98-71. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie stomped the Mount Allison Hawks 93-65. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s crushed Dalhousie 98-71 as Joe O’Reilly scored 29, Mike Chambers 18, along with 18 boards, and Dennis Reardon 9. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie edged New Brunswick 60-55. …………………………………………………… Acadia stomped New Brunswick 89-51 as Brian Heaney scored 32 and Steve Pound 16. Peter Barr led the Varsity Reds with 11. Dave Nutbrown added 8. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dispatched St. FX 70-65 as Dave Nutbrown scored 29, English 13, McClements 12, Bonnell 8, MacMullin 8 and Dingwall 2. Marty Lyons led the X-Men with 22. …………………………………………………… Acadia edged New Brunswick 84-80 in overtime as Rick Eaton scored 29, Steve Pound 26 and Brian Heaney 20. Bob Bonnell led the Varsity Reds with 12. Barr added 10. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dispatched St. FX 85-74 in quadruple overtime as Dave Nutbrown scored 38. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick whipped UPEI 95-51 as Dave Nutbrown scored 34, Ron McClements 16 and Peter Barr 15. Mike Sullivan led the Panthers with 12. Dennis Marks added 11. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick crushed Mount Allison 78-55 as Dave Nutbrown scored 34 and McClements 18. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clipped PEI 76-63 as Dave Nutbrown scored 21, Bob Bonnell 20, Bob English 11, Ron McClements 11, Peter Barr 7, Loop Dingwall 3 and Gord Lebel 3. Jim Fitzgerald led the Panthers with 24. Mike Sullivan added 22. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick stomped Mount Allison 80-48 as Dave Nutbrown scored 34, Bob English 15, Barr 9, McClements 9, Bonnell 4, Bob Clive 4, Lebel 2, Rick Anderson 2 and Loop Dingwall 1. Woods led the Panthers with 14. Evans added 13.

The co-bronze medalist Dalhousie Tigers: John Cassidy; Bruce Bourassa; George Hughes; Brian Peters; Irving Cohen; Howard Snow; Wayne Talbot; Bill Graves; Steve Bezanson; Drew Bethune; John Cassidy; Gary Folker; Joe Murphy; Mickey Ryan; coach Al Yarr; assistant Loiselle; manager Archibald

        The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Dave Nutbrown; Gord Lebel; Ron McClements; Fred MacMullin; Bob Bonnell; Alex Dingwall; Peter Barr; Rod Cox; Tommy Reid; Bob English; Bob Clive; Rick Anderson; coach Don Nelson; manager Doug Howes; assistant manager Binder; assistant manager Ron Hicks

        The silver medalist Saint Mary’s Huskies: Alfie Brown; Bill Thomas; Joe O’Reilly; Dennis Reardon; Don Harris; John Mills; Mike Chambers; Ray Venema; Steve Bennett; Steve Eldridge; Philip White; Keith Caborn; coach Les Goodwin

        The champion Acadia Axemen: Ritchie Eaton; Terry Condon; Nar Zanolin; Brian Heaney; Steve Pound; Kevin Curley; Brian Forsythe; John Lewis; Frank Coolidge; Roy Mercer; Bill Fletcher; Ira Flagstaff; Bob Mill; coach Gib Chapman; assistant Dr. Jim Logue; manager Gordon Wamica; manager David Allen