University of British Columbia - Totem Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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i cess of the team. Alan Hood, a young B.C. product from Nelson, rounded out the trio. The hustling left-winger was sidelined before the local playoffs due to a fractured leg, but had established himself as a top performer by the close of the Hamber Cup series. Returning lettermen to the squad were Don Adams, Clare Drake, Bob Lindsay, Gunner Bailey and Ken Hodgert. All five turned in their best seasons as Thunderbirds. Clare Drake led the team in scoring. The remainder of the squad was made up of newcomers with various degrees of promise. Of these, Roger Stanton, a Kimberley boy, caught the eye of the coach as possessing outstanding ability. Peter Scott, Mac Carpenter and lim McMann rounded out the roster. The squad was coached this sea- son by two ex-Thunderbird aces, Rob Saunders and Wag Wagner. I-Ierm Frydenlund moved up to the managers position and Brian Pren- tice, the spare goalie, doubled as As- sociate Manager. The Thunderbirds had a twelve game schedule. Of these they won nine, lost two and tied one. The big games of the year were ployed against the University of Al- berta Golden Bears for the Hamber Trophy. It was a two-game total goal series played in the Alberta Capital. The locals were able to use only twelve men due to lack of finances. The games were played in weather hovering around 50 de- grees below zero. The results of the games were a 3-3 tie and a 4-2 victory for the hosts. This gave them the trophy by a 7-5 margin. i'Top left, Doug Adams, goalie. i'Top right, Haas Young, right wing. 'kHamber Cup finals were action packed with University of Alberta 'Bears' carrying home silverware. 'Birds won the cup the year before. 'A'Bottom left, Bob Lindsley, left wing. i'Bottom right, Clare Drake, defence. we-.i 5 ' 131- 1.....e3m.s' N A -x 'nn fill 'ii.

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BQ fx if Although they were not allowed to enter a full league schedule, Thunderbird lcemen proved their worth when they captured the Free Press Trophy. Despite the fact that they lost the Hamber Cup to U of A, team spirit remained at an all time high. At right in the back row is Herm Frydenlund, Senior manager of the squad, who graduates this year. He has been connected with the team in a managerial position for the last three years. unclerbircla Won the gree fren rop y 'Birds had one of its most suc- cessful seasons despite the series of handicaps which plagued their schedule. The team was unable to affiliate with any league and was, therefore, obliged to play a series of exhibition games leading to the Hamber Cup matches, with Alberta and the local Free Press Trophy Competition. Eight of last seasons top per- formers were lost through gradua- tion. Unly three high quality per- formers came to replace them. These three, plus the holclovers, gave the squad a good balance which enabled them to campaign quite successfully. Haas Young, a former Thunder- bird ace, returned to Varsity after a successful season with the Worlcl Champion Edmonton Mercurys. He was one of the top scorers on that team and carried with him this scoring punch into a Varsity uni- form. Paul Kavanagh came to UBC from the University of Toronto. The big defenceman es- tablished himself as one of the finest players ever to wear a gold and blue uniform. His tremendous natural ability and his boundless spirit were big factors in the suc- GUNNAR BAILEY ROGER STANTON ALLEN HOOD PAUL KAVANOGH Centre Right Wing Left Wing Defence 116

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.a,.,,.,wy WF' 'YP' 'R' -wgpsff um , ff?-M N 1 'J'4?'1f'Z . '- --.5 g A year ago UBC Rowers lost to the Oregon State Beavers. So this year when September rolled around, As- sistant Coach Bruce Garvie and last year's stroke issued a call for new members for the squad. Experience was not needed to make the team but height was, with each man having to be over six feet tall. UBC had some of the best oarsmen as full time coach on the physical education staff during the past year. Despite poor weather conditions and lack of equip- ment there was always at least 30 hopefuls out to prac-- tices held in Coal Harbour. OSC had the advantage over UBC in experience, but lacked the enthusiasm and spirit of the local squad. On Saturday, October 28, UBC and OSC meet for the grudge battle. Despite the rain and murky skies, both teams were confident of victory. Rowing quad won ru qe aide But UBC won by three lengths in the closely contested battle. Team consisted of stroke oar Don Robertson, number seven Iohn Drinnon, number six Denny Creighton, number three Sam Iackson, and bow oar Iohn VVarren, all members of last year's squad. Newcomers Andy Smail, Frank Copithorne and Chris Skene covered the three vacant seats from last year's team. 'kCrews trained in Coal Harbour for meet against Oregon State Beavers. i'Centre training boat 'Shearwater', owned by coach Frank Read, was a familiar sight as squad worked out. i'Spray flies as UBC rowers go over the finish line as they defeat the 'Beavers' in a grudge match. Team had plenty of spirit despite lack of experience. ,. ,rw I W n ,Muff ,,,.f7w ,: .,..-A-f' 'J' ,...,.uaIvf 'ww' ff- , wwf- , A,-0' I '.. ,aw , J . H ..,,.,.-I ,V ..,,, 7 'w .,,,,-are ,,.,,f..- . ..... M,,,.4v'- W.-vw ,. ,. H Mae f 53757...t,',5,Z'f W f , , 1- 4 ., ,- fain 'iM.,,,,f f I! .,.,1- I f alkyl,---1 118 , , ,mf f ,,' 2, 1