1974 - PERFECTION! 

 46-0.  An extraordinary record and one only the '74 junior Petes can
 boast about.  They outclassed all comers from May to September enroute
 to their third consecutive Canadian championship.  They went through
 the regular season 28-0 and set a record by scoring 606 goals.  With
 Tim Barrie in goal they surrendered only 244, over 100 goals less than
 any other team.  Paul Evans won the scoring championship with 102
 assists and 180 points.  He was closely followed by teammate J.J.
 Johnston who scored 102 goals.  Brian Evans and Steve Plunkett were
 also top ten scorers.

 Yet the P.C.O.'s job was only half finished.  New challenges awaited in
 the playoffs and they were equal to them all.  The top four tams
 entered a double round robin with three advancing to the Semi Final.
 Six more wins for Peterborough as they scored 102 goals and gave up
 only 49.  They ended up facing the eighth place Legionaires anyway as
 St.Catharines won the B Pool to advance to the next round.  The
 P.C.O.'s swept them then disposed of Mississauga four straight in the
 Final.  The last challenge would be Burnaby in the Minto Cup.  Hosting
 the series, Peterborough once again was flawless.  It was no cakewalk
 however.  In the four competitive games the easterner champs only
 outscored the Lakers 53-42.  Barrie played every minute and took home
 the Jim McConaghy medal.  Burnaby's Mike Holden led all scorers with 17
 points.  The Pete's high man was Randy Bryan with 14.  Bob Wasson and
 J.J. Johnston both scored 7 goals.  Thus history was made as the
 P.C.O.'s set a mark which likely will never be equaled.  Bravo to Ben
 Floyd and his coaching staff, General Manager Lee Vitarelli and the
 players: Tim Barrie, Randy Bryan, Ken Byers, Gord Duncan, Brian Evans,
 Paul Evans, Ted Floyd, James Gow, Dan Green, Terry Hughes, Moe Jodoin,
 J.J. Johnston, Guy Legault, Greg Lustic, Angus McKay, Steve Plunkett,
 Mark Vitarelli and Bob Wasson.

 To compare the Major League's leading scorers of '73 and '74 it was
 hard to believe that only one year had passed.  None of the previous
 season's stars returned to the top ten.  There were eight first time
 appearances on the list.  Only Windsor's John MacDonald and Six
 Nations' Bill Squire had made the elite group before.  The turnover had
 as much effect on the teams.  Owen Sound and Fergus returned after long
 absences.  Six Nations debuted at the A level, while Windsor made their
 second appearance.  Meanwhile more recent powers like Peterborough,
 Brampton and Brooklin were gone.  Only Brantford and Toronto returned
 from the previous season.

 Windsor topped the standings with a 14-5-1 record.  Unlike the team of
 two years ago, Jim Bishop and all his Gael imports were gone.  This
 time the Warlocks were led by top playmaker MacDonald.  Norm and Bill
 Hope were also top ten scorers.  Brantford followed three points
 behind.  They were a mere shadow of the previous year's team and placed
 no scorers in the top ten.  Owen Sound and Fergus rounded out the
 playoff participants.  Six Nations won only seven times despite having
 the league's only two 50 goal scorers, Richard and Bill Squire.
 Richard won the scoring championship too.  Toronto Shooting Stars
 concluded their brief Senior A career with a 4-16 record.

 Windsor defeated Owen Sound in a five game Semi Final.  Fourth place
 Fergus upset Brantford in six.  That would be the final playoff series
 for the once mighty Warriors.  In the Final the Warlocks claimed their
 first and only OLA championship.  The Thistles first trip to the OLA
 Final in 52 years ended in six games.

 The Mann Cup would be another one game final.  This time one game would
 be enough.  While Ontario's top talent was playing professionally in
 Philadelphia, Rochester, Maryland, Toronto, Montreal or Syracuse, the
 WLA retained all their best players.  Thus the New Westminster-Windsor
 match up heavily favoured the BC champs.  The Salmonbellies beat
 Windsor 18-5.

 A short note on the National Lacrosse League.  I won't bother with team
 results because no one really cares about who did what in the
 shortlived league.  But the circuit was dominated by Ontario boys.
 Former Warrior Paul Suggate won the scoring title.  His ex-teammates
 Gaylord Powless, Bill Coghill and Rick Dudley all made the top ten
 scorers.  Former Lakers John Davis and John Grant also made the top
 ten.  Gael graduate Larry Lloyd finished third in scoring.  Lest we
 forget Pat Differ, Bob Haw or Paul Cioci.  In short, the OLA swept all
 the top scoring positions. Also the first and second all star teams.
 Wayne Platt was voted top netminder, followed by Merv Marshall.  Jim
 Higgs, Dale McKenzie and Dave Wilfong all made the second team.