REGULAR SEASON
| Saskatchewan | 5-3 | Colb McEown | ||||||
| Manitoba | 4-4 | Henry Schendel | ||||||
| Alberta | 3-5 | Jake Jamieson | ||||||
Manitoba returns to league after several years’ absence.
In Winnipeg, Manitoba splits with Alberta 23-22 and 18-19. …………………………………………………… In game one, Manitoba prevails 23-22. Alberta led 12-7 early as Stan Cameron and Bob Reikie dominated but Manitoba rallied to knot the score at 14. Alberta led 22-21 with seconds to play but Don Wilson fired a long bomb that fell through the net as the buzzer sounds. Whitley paced Manitoba with 8. Don Wilson added 7, Ashley 5, Guest 2 and Wallace 1, while McCallum, Smith, Shebeski and Stapleton were scoreless. Stan Cameron led Alberta with 7. Bob Reikie added 6, Brick Younie 5 and Dave McElroy 4, while Tom Pain, Jack Neilson and Earl Dixon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta wins 19-18. The Bears led by two with seconds to play, when Don Whitby was awarded a pair of free throws. He hit one. Manitoba led early 5-2 but Alberta ripped off a 9-0 run to take the lead. Bob Reikie hit the hit the winning free throws with 30 seconds to play. Bob Reikie and Earl Dixon each scored 5 to lead the Bears. Brick Younie and Stan Cameron each added 4. Dave McElroy scored 1, while Tom Pain, Jack Neilson, Dave Brown, Jack Butterfield, Foy Anderson, Albert Dobson and Bob Reikie were scoreless or did not play. Art Lang, Ron Wilson and Ashley each scored 4 to lead the Bisons. Bill Guest added 3, Ron Whitley 1, McCallum 1 and Bob Wallace 1, while Jack Stapleton, Smith and Shebeski were scoreless.
In Saskatoon, Alberta and Saskatchewan tied 28-28 in game one. Saskatchewan’s Norm Cram hit a free throw with 57 seconds to play to tie the match. The Huskies led 17-16 at the half. Cram led the Huskies with 10. Tommy Pain paced the Golden Bears with 14. …………………………………………………… Alberta beats Huskies 35-33 in game two as Stan Cameron was left uncovered under the rim with seconds to play. He promptly notched the layup winner.
In Alberta, Saskatchewan defeats Golden Bears 32-16 and 32-29. …………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan whipped Alberta 32-16. The Bears looked confused and dominated. Bill Taylor led Saskatchewan with 10. Stan Cameron and Bob Reikie each scored 5 to pace Alberta. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan prevailed 32-29. Alberta led by 19-13 at the half as Bob Reikie scored 11. But Saskatchewan dominated the second half. Johnson paced Saskatchewan with 12. Bill Taylor added 10, Cheney 4, Norm Cram 4 and Peter McKenzie 2, while Stafford, Probert, McKay, Strut and Hargreaves were scoreless. Don Reikie paced Alberta with 15. Stan Cameron added 9, Dave McElroy 2, Brick Younie 2 and Tom Pain 1, while Earl Dickson, Dave Brown, Al Dobson and Jack Neilson were scoreless.
Alberta beats the Bisons 30-14 in game one and Manitoba beats the host Bears 27-23 in game two. …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta whips the weary Bisons 30-14 as Brick Younie scores 12, Stan Cameron 5, Dave Brown 4, Tom Pain 4, Earl Dixon 2, Foy Anderson 2 and Dave McElroy 1, while Al Dobson and Jack Neilson were scoreless. The Bears led by five at the half and by as many as 17. Ron Wilson paced Manitoba with 6. Art Lang added 4, Bill Guest 2, McCallum 1 and Smith 1, while Ron Whitely, Ashley, Wallace and Shebeski were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Manitoba prevailed 27-23. Alberta led by a slim margin until the final quarter. They were ahead 12-11 after one quarter on a Brick Younie free throw. In the final frame, Manitoba moved ahead at 20-19 and held on for the win. Bob Ashley paced Manitoba with 8. Art Lang added 7, Ron Wilson 6, Ron Whitley 2, Bill Guest 2 and Smith 2, while Cockburn McCallum, Bob Wallace and Shebeski were scoreless. Brick Younie paced Alberta with 9. Stan Cameron added 4, Dave McElroy 3, Tom Pain 3 and Foy Anderson 1, while Earl Dixon, Jack Neilson, Dave Brown and Al Dobson were scoreless.
In Winnipeg, Manitoba defeats Saskatchewan 30-20 but then loses 20-19 in game two.
In Saskatoon, Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan 40-32; 27-25. …………………………………………………… In game one, Manitoba prevailed 40-32 as Wilson scored 10, Whitley 9, Ashley 8, Guest 6, Art Lang 2, McCallum 3, Smith 2 and Wallace 1, while Shebeski was scoreless. Cram led the Huskies with 12, Taylor added 7, Johnson 5, Stafford 3, Street 2, Cherry 2 and McKenzie 1, while Probert, Lanskail and Koehn were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan then defeated the Bisons 27-25 as Johnson scored 12, McKenzie 7, Taylor 6, Cram 1 and Stafford 1, while Cherry, Koehn, Lanskail, Street, Probert and Hargreaves were scoreless. Bill Guest led the Bisons with 14. Bob Wallace added 3, Ron Wilson 3, Art Lang 2, Whitley 2 and Cockburn McCallum 1, while Bob Ashley, William Smith and Leonard Shebeski were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Alberta Golden Bears: Brick Younie; Stan Cameron; Dave Brown; Tom Pain; Earl Dixon; Foy Anderson; Dave McElroy; Albert Dobson; Jack Neilson; Bob Reikie; Dixon; Neilson; Reikie; coach John Jamieson; manager Jack Butterfield
The runner-up Manitoba Bisons: Bill Guest; Bob Wallace; Ron Wilson; Art Lang; Whitley; Cockburn McCallum; Bob Ashley; William Smith; Leonard Shebeski; Walt Ehrlich; Jack Stapleton; Ralph Borrowman; coach Henry Schendel
The champion Saskatchewan Huskies: Bill Taylor; Doug Johnson; Doug Cherry; Norm Cram; Peter McKenzie; Ron Stafford; Lloyd Probert; Ritchie McKay; Alf Street; Bert Hargreaves; Hordas; Don Langskail; Vern Koehn; Strut; coach Colb McEown