In the zone playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Swan River Tigers dumped the Hamiota Huskies 44-35 as Jack Jones scored 20. Al McNiven led the Huskies with 22. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Hamiota Huskies dispatched the Roblin Goose Lake Raiders 56-36; 36-42 (Total: 92-78). The Raiders (coached by D Yeo) included Reg Van Drecht, Lyle Gallant, Jack McBride. In a zone wildcard playoff: ……………………………………………………The Wawanesa Warriors defeated the Pilot Mound Pilots 41-31.
In the quarterfinals, the Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings stomped the Gimli Lakers 93-19 after leading 44-10 at the half. Scott Clark led the Vikings with 14. Ted Jones added 12, Doug Collister 11, Jim MacDonald 11, Rod Lindenberg 10 and Jim Smallwood 10. Bill Wild paced the Lakers with 12. Warren Magnusson added 4. The Lakers (coached by Jerry Jonasson) also included Larry Arnason.
The Hamiota Huskies pounded the Wawanesa Warriors 55-21 after leading 31-8 at the half. Allan MacNiven led the Huskies with 29. Bob Caldwell added 8. Gary McNish led the Warriors with 6. The Warriors (coached by Doug McKenzie) also included Dennis Rome, Dave Ross, Clark Leachman.
The St. Norbert Celtics whacked the Winkler Garden Valley Kodiaks 56-33. Winkler led 10-8 after one quarter. The Celtics led 20-17 at the half and 38-21 after three quarters. Dean Reid led the Celtics with 15. Dennis McKernan added 14, Mike Lavigne 12 and Jack Stewart 11. Garth Jackman paced the Kodiaks with 13. Ron Dyck added 7. The Kodiaks (coached by Wayne Busse) also included Errol Palser, Al Loeppky.
In the last quarterfinal, the Portage Collegiate Trotters smacked the Flin Flon Kopper Kings 59-38 after leading 20-12, 26-16 and 38-23 at the quarters. Bill Mulvey led the Trotters with 20. Ryan Grey added 13 and Bill Burke 9. Frank Brabant paced the Kopper Kings with 11. Dennis Nowroski added 9 and Rick Wilson 6. The Kopper Kings (coached by Jim Kurmey) also included Danny McCaig.
In the semis, the Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings pounded the Hamiota Huskies 69-35 after leading 22-10, 43-16 and 59-19 at the quarters. Rod Lindenberg led the Vikings with 15. Larry Kardash added 10, Doug Collister 9 and Scott Clark 9. Darryl Boyd paced the Huskies with 10. Bob Caldwell added 8, Gord Cormack 7 and Al MacNiven 6.
In the other semi, the St. Norbert Celtics defeated the Portage Collegiate Trotters 51-44 in double overtime. The Celtics led 10-9 after one quarter. The Trotters led 27-20 at the half and 33-30 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 39 after regulation, and at 41 after the first overtime. Gilles Paquin led the Celtics with 13. Jack Stewart added 13 and Dean Reid 10. Ryan Gray led the Trotters with 19. Bill Mulvey added 12.
In the final, the Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings clipped the St. Norbert Celtics 42-33. The Celtics took a 10-9 lead at the quarter, but the Vikings pulled ahead 18-15 at the half and 30-24 at the three-quarter mark. Larry Kardash and Jim Smallwood each scored 9 to pace the Vikings. Mike Kearns added 6, Scott Clark 5, Ted Jones 3 and Jim Macdonald 3. Dean Reid led the Celtics with 10. Dennis McKernan added 8, Gilles Paquin 5 and Jack Stewart 5. The win entitled Brandon Vincent Massey to participate in the A tourney.
The co-bronze medalist Hamiota Huskies: Darryl Boyd; Gord Cormack; Allan MacNiven; Bob Caldwell; coach Bruce Holden
The co-bronze medalist Portage Collegiate Trotters: Bill Mulvey; Ryan Gray; Bill Burke; coach Jon Green
The silver medalist St. Norbert Celtics: Gilles Paquin; Dean Reid; Dennis McKernan; Mike Lavigne; Jack Stewart; coach Normand Boisvert
The gold medalist Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings: Larry Kardash; Jim Smallwood; Ken Roblesky; Scott Clark; Rod Lindenberg; Ted Jones; Mike Kearns; Jim Macdonald; Murray Kulchyski; Grant McPhail; Doug Collister; Peter Bertram; Ron Thomas; coach Terry Little; coach Barry Diller; manager Jack Langstaff; manager Randy Langstaff