Final regular season standings (9): SAIT (16-0); Lethbridge (11-5); Grant MacEwan (11-5); Medicine Hat (10-6); Mount Royal (10-6); NAIT (7-9); Grande Prairie (3-13); Red Deer (3-13); Camrose (1-15)
Camrose: Scott Stanley, Scott Davies, Doug Cragg, Kieran McCormack, Fernando Fierro, Mike Berg, Rick Gabruck, Randy Wiberg, Robert Slowski, Mark Berg, Bruce Voelker, Rob Barclay, Ken Beard
Grande Prairie Nordic Wolves: Cliff Fregin, Jeff Burns, Wes Jackshaw, Dwayne Head, Brian Calkins, Kevin Williams, Kevin Warren, Terry Heaney, Chris Anderson, Darryl Calkins, Harvey Backer, Ken Staicesku, Cary Jackson, Paul Wohlgemuth, Kent Schenk, coach Bill Shaw
Medicine Hat Rattlers: Jon Boettcher, Dave Coley, Gordon Groat, Dave Shockey, Darcy Draudson, Terry Zachary, Dave Mikuliak, Byron Draudson, Hal Tagg, Chuck Lawton, Marcel Weasel Head, Mark Taylor, coach Craig Chamberlin
NAIT Ookpiks: Scott McLaren, Jim Barnet, Bill Rehlau, Luc Naccarato, Michael Klein, Darrel Ziehr, Chris Pearson, David Whitely, Chris Lamb, Michael Kelly, Greg Harriot, Denis Dixon, coach Dave Hoy
Red Deer Kings: Terry Finnigan, Bert Abbott, Pat Zak, Marty Graham, Bob Manning, Dan Forster, Lyn Brown, Dennis Dunlop, Mike Smith, Glen McCalpin, Shawn Haggarty, Wayne Buckland, Pete Barry, Jim Plume
In the semis, the Grant MacEwan Griffins defeated the Lethbridge Kodiaks 73-58; 58-66; 75-65 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Griffins dusted the Kodiaks 73-58. The Kodiaks “stunk,” said coach Dave Adams. “We needed to be a lot sharper. We were never in the right place at the right time, so we were never really in the game.” The Kodiaks rallied to within 10 with four minutes to play but their lack of intensity was still evident, Adams added. They practiced poorly all week and several lacked the’ “blood and guts” to take them into the playoffs. Most of the team had been “just cruising all week.” …………………………………………………… In game two, the Kodiaks prevailed 66-58. “The second half was the only time in the series we were consistent,” Kodiak Henry Bergen-Henengouwen told the Endeavour. “Twenty minutes out of 120 minutes isn’t good enough to win a series.” …………………………………………………… In game three, the Griffins took the series with a 75-65 win. Kodiak Craig Welch said the team might have been a trifle over-confident because they’d twice beaten the Griffins during the regular season.
In the other semi, the SAIT Trojans defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 83-67; 84-56 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, SAIT dusted Mount Royal 83-67 as Derrick Dell scored 20 and Chris Overwater 19. Mike Kasian led the Cougars with 18. Dave Deman added 15. The Trojans led 41-25 at the half. …………………………………………………… In game two, SAIT took the series with an 84-56 win as Chris Overwater scored 24, Derrick Dell 16 and Ted Leslie 16. David McLeod led the Cougars with 11. Danny McMillan added 10. The Trojans led 38-34 at the half.
In the finals, the SAIT Trojans defeated the Grant MacEwan Griffins 76-64; 91-67 (2g-0).
In game one, SAIT clipped Grant MacEwan 76-64 as Mike Cole scored 24 and Derrick Dell 16. Darren Caldwell led the Griffins with 20. The Trojans led 34-30 at the half.
In game two, SAIT took the conference title by dusting Grant MacEwan 91-67 as Derrick Dell scored 24, Ted Leslie 16, Michael Cole 14 and Trevor Hamilton 10. Gerry Couzens paced the Griffins with 16. Tony DeLuca added 15. Trojans coach Phil Allen told the Calgary Herald “look at our bench, we didn’t rattle. Wayne Gray comes in plays phenomenal. And Trevor Hamilton and Peter Olson. When Dell (got in foul trouble), we gained momentum instead of losing it. We talked all year about the importance of our bench and it showed up in the playoffs.” Griffins coach Doug Baker said “they just wore us down.”
The co-bronze medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Mike Kasian; Dave Deman; David McLeod; Danny McMillan; Joe Petrone; Dwight Stewart; Glen Tinevez; Rey Tuazon; Mark Braverock; Derek Gaume; Whit Skaug; Harlon McMaster; Duane McMillan;
The co-bronze medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Curtis French; Brad Karren; Doug Sheble; Kevin Kinahan; Brian LeClaire; Craig Weich; Mont Cornish; Shawn Adams; Steve Payne; Kyle Harker; Curt Pittman; Rod Weik; Orville Smith; John Joe Cook; Stephen Kaupp; Henry Henengouwen; coach Dave Adams
The silver medalist Grant McEwan Griffins: Cliff Rowein; Gerry Couzens; Wayne Welter; Gray Thomson; Bryan Deneve; Darren Caldwell; Tony DeLuca; Greg Kist; Vito Discoglio; Thurston Burke; Mike Williams; Dale Sullivan; Ray Jorgensen; coach Doug Baker
The gold medalist SAIT Trojans: Derrick Dell; Mike Cole; Ted Leslie; Chris Overwater; Trevor Hamilton; Ken Pettigrew; Peter Olsen; Mark Holland; Wayne Gray; Kris Moore; Mark Ridout; Ken Passmore; Steve Hope; Russ Bischoff; Andy Lawrence; Brad Denton; coach Phil Allen; assistant Jamie Thomas; manager Pat Kornak; trainer Kerry Shaw