REGULAR SEASON
| Acadia | 11-1 | 19-5 | Stu Aberdeen | |||||
| St. FX | 10-2 | 15-5 | John McFarland | |||||
| Saint Mary’s | 9-3 | 17-5 | Les Goodwin | |||||
| Dalhousie | 6-6 | 7-11 | Al Yarr | |||||
| New Brunswick | 4-8 | 9-17 | Don Nelson | |||||
| Mt. Allison | 1-11 | Wayne MacKay | ||||||
| U.P.E.I. | 1-11 | Ed Hilton | ||||||
Acadia rolled through the regular season with an 11-1 record. But St. Francis Xavier, which finished second at 10-2 was entitled to challenge the Axemen for the crown by virtue of its win against Acadia earlier in the season.
Non-medalist rosters:
Dalhousie Tigers: Tom Beattie, George Hughes, Larry Archibald, Norm Vickery, Ross Nesbitt, Peter Lacas, Eric Durnford, Jim Seaman, Clarke, Miller (Paul?) ‘Bud MacSween, Howie Parker, Jesse Dillard, Carl Johnson, Carl Thomas, Ian MacMillan, coach Al Yarr, assistant Joe Rutigliano, manager Ken Glube
Mount Allison Mounties: Dale Drost, Keith Wornell, Barry White, Bill Crawford, Andy Stothart, Fred Nice, Allan Wolfe, Jim MacFarlane, Mike Dagg, Dave Skinner, Jim Wylie, Brian Bentley, coach Wayne MacKay, manager Peter Porter, statistician Jamie Moffatt
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Rick Cotter, Dan Patterson, Pete McAleenan, Bobby Piers, Bill Redden, Gary Crandlemire, Ian Purvis, Mike Oliver, Richard Simms, Charley Kennedy, Doug Ewart, Ernie Rodway, coach Don Nelson; manager? Don Pelkey; manager? Larry Wright
Prince Edward Island (St. Dunstan’s) Panthers: Len Sirois, Bob Francouer, Dave Burrows, Allan Connolly, Jacques Dessereault, Mike McPhee, Eddie Lawlor, Kenneth Hubley, Peter Richards, Bob Hickey, coach Ed Hilton
In regular season play: …………………………………………………… Acadia pounded New Brunswick 84-58. …………………………………………………… St. FX clipped New Brunswick 81-72. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie dispatched New Brunswick 63-54 as Larry Archibald scored 26, Parker 10, Beattie 8, Seaman 8, Vickery 6, Hughes 4, Durnford 2 and Nesbitt 1. Patterson led the Red Raiders with 12. Cotter added 10, Redden 10, Piers 9, MacAleenan 8, Piers 9, Crandlemire 4 and Simms 3, while Ewart, Purvis and Oliver were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s nipped New Brunswick 74-72 as Daniels scored 24, Doughtery 12, Brant 11, Cowally 9, MacCarthy 8, Russell 7 and MacHale 3, while J. Dougherty, Hickey, Morrison, Lucier and Murray were scoreless. Patterson paced the Red Raiders with 16. Piers added 14, Crandlemire 13, Redden 12, Cotter 9, and MacAleenan 6, while Ewart, Simms and Purvis were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Acadia defeated Dalhousie 68-61 in double-overtime as Kranack scored 23, Steve Konchalski 19, Rode 17, Heaney 7 and White 2, while Pike was scoreless. George Hughes led the Tigers with 26. Tom Beattie added 20, Vickery 8 and Larry Archibald 7, while Parker, Seaman, McSween and Nisbett were scoreless. …………………………………………………… St. FX dispatched New Brunswick 71-63 as Dave Barry scored 15 and Sam Webb 12. Dan Patterson paced the Red Raiders with 11. Doug Ewart added 9 and Bill Redden 9. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie stomped New Brunswick 86-53. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s dispatched Dalhousie 83-73. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie crushed Mount Allison 77-37. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s whipped Dalhousie 96-78 as John Russell scored 38, along with 20 boards, Ed Brandt 22, along with 27 boards, Jim Daniels 12, John McCarthy 10, Rick Dougherty 8 and Buzz McHale 6. …………………………………………………… Acadia clubbed Dalhousie 96-59. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie blasted Mount Allison 92-43. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie clipped UPEI 68-58. …………………………………………………… St. FX defeated Dalhousie 65-53. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie dusted UPEI 92-64. …………………………………………………… Acadia defeated Saint Mary’s 77-72. Ed Brandt led the Huskies with 24. …………………………………………………… Acadia whipped Mount Allison 78-41. …………………………………………………… Acadia stomped UPEI 70-31 after leading 30-14 at the half. Andy Kranack paced the Axemen with 16. Len Sirois led the Panthers with 13. Bob Francoeur added 9. …………………………………………………… Acadia nipped St. FX 63-62. …………………………………………………… Acadia blasted Mount Allison 122-41. …………………………………………………… St. FX edged Acadia 62-59. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s edged St. FX 92-89. …………………………………………………… St. FX dispatched New Brunswick 81-72. …………………………………………………… St. FX dumped UPEI 87-69. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s stomped Mount Allison 102-71 as Ed Brandt scored 23, John Russell 18, Buzz McHale 17, Ricky Dougherty 14 and Jim Daniels 14. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s whipped UPEI 114-86 as Jim Daniels scored 26, John Russell 22, Ed Brandt 21, Rick Dougherty 12, Paul Connolly 9, John Lucier 8, John Dougherty 6, Mike Van Auken 2, Pete Morrison 2, Jack McCary 2 and Pat Hickey 1. Len Sirois led the Panthers with 27. Bob Francouer added 19, Mike McPhee 15 and Steve Connelly 14. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clipped PEI 85-71 as Rick Cotter scored 22, Pete McAleenan 20 and Dan Patterson 14. …………………………………………………… Acadia dusted New Brunswick 61-36. Dan Patterson led the Red Raidres with 10. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clubbed Mount Allison 79-45 as Rick Cotter scored 20 and Dan Patterson 17. Dale Drost led the Mounties with 16. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s dispatched New Brunswick 83-73. …………………………………………………… Acadia defeated St. Mary’s x-x. Mike Van Auken led the Huskies with 16. Russell added 16. …………………………………………………… In the season finale, St. Francis Xavier clocked the Dalhousie Tigers 103-84 as Bill Buchawiecki scored 31, Dave Barry 25, John Gorham 15, Neil Bisson 14, Paul Chenard 8, Kevin Kelly 4, Bob McDonaugh 4 and Sam Webb 2, while Bob Thiesing, Bruce Mulholland and Greg Jordan were scoreless. Tom Beattie led the Tigers with 25. George Hughes added 19, Larry Archibald 15, Norm Vickery 11, Ross Nesbitt 6, Peter Lacas 3, Eric Durnford 3 and Jim Seaman 2, while Clarke and Miller ‘Bud’ (Paul?) MacSween were scoreless. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick edged host PEI 69-64 as McAleenan scored 26, Patterson 14, Crandlemire 10, Cotter 9, Redden 4 and Piers, while Ewart, Oliver and Purvis were scoreless. Francoeur paced the Panthers with 24. Sirois added 18, Connolly 12, Lawlor 6 and Desserault 4, while Burrowes, Hubley, Hickey, McPhee and Richard were scoreless. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick pounded Mount Allison 77-48 as McAleenan scored 18, Crandlemire 15, Cotter 15, Piers 11, Ewart 7, Redden 7, Purvis 5 and Patterson 4, while Oliver was scoreless. Drost led the Mounties with 16. Wornell added 8, Wylie 4, McFarlane 4, Crawford 4, Stothart 3, Dagg 3 and Nice 2. …………………………………………………… St. FX dusted UPEI 100-62 as Dave Barry scored 33. Bob Francoeur led the Panthers with 22. Len Sirois 11, Ed Lawlor 11 and Jacques Desserault 8. …………………………………………………… PEI ended an 11-game losing streak by clipping Mount Allison 77-17 as Len Sirois scored 20 and Bob Francoeur 20.
In the challenge match, Acadia dumped St. FX 69-63 after taking a 33-31 halftime lead. Steve Konchalski scored 23, Andy Kranack 16, Dave Rode 15, Brian Heaney 12, Peter Pike 2 and Ward White 1 as the Axemen won the Read Trophy. The Axemen started five Americans: 6-6 Dave Rode of Pennsylvania; 6-5 Andy Kranack of Pennsylvania; 6-2 Steve Konchalski of Elmhurst, N.Y.; 6-2 freshman Brian Heaney of Rockaway Beach, N.Y.; and 5-8 Peter Pike of Nashua, New Hampshire. The eight-man squad also included 6-4 sophomore Scott Lumsden of Saugus, Massachusetts and two Canadians, 6-6 freshman Ward White of Fredericton, N.B., and sophomore Jim Clark of St. Thomas, Ontario. St. FX was led by Bill Buchawecki 22; Dave Barry 18; Paul Chenard 12, Neil Bisson 6; Kevin Kelly 3 and John Gorham 2.
The bronze medalist St. Mary’s Huskies: Jim Daniels; John Russell; Ed Brandt; Rick Dougherty; Jack McCarthy; John Dougherty; Paul Connolly; Pat Hickey; Mike Van Auken; John Lucier; Skip Oliver; Jack Lyons; John Manther; Tony Mastianni; Morley Murray; Pete Morrison; Buzz McHale; Hohn; Rick Minichello; coach Les Goodwin; manager Jim O’Sullivan.
The runner-up St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Bill Buchaweicki; Dave Barry; Paul Chenard; Neil Bisson; Kevin Kelley; John Gorham; Sam Webb; Jim Cummings; Greg Jordan; Bob McDonaugh; Bob Thiesing; Doug Young; Bruce Mulholland; Steve Corbett; Bill Wessell; coach Packy MacFarland; manager Mike Keating
The champion Acadia Axemen: Dave Rode; Andy Kranack; Steve Konchalski; Brian Heaney; Peter Pike; Ward White; Jim Clark; Scott Lumsden; Don Smith; Damon Pouyat; Pete Travers; coach Stu Aberdeen; assistant Gene Chatterton; assistant Dr. Jim Logue; manager Don Muise; manager Brian Skerrett; assistant manager Mike Trask