Overview[]
The provincial college champions from each of the four provinces in Western Canada played in the annual 4-West Championship from 1972 to 1980 (9 tournaments). Once the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) started hosting a national championship, this event was used to determine the west's regional representative in the CCAA nationals.
Table[]
| Year | Host | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Winnipeg | MRC | Red River | Cariboo | STI |
| 1973 | Saskatoon | MRC | Red River | Cariboo | Kelsey |
| 1974 | Edmonton | MRC | Red River | Kelsey | Cariboo |
| 1975 | Trail | Camrose | Selkirk | Kelsey | Keewatin |
| 1976 | Winnipeg | Selkirk | Kelsey | NAIT | Red River |
| 1977 | Moose Jaw | Red Deer | Cariboo | Kelsey | Red River |
| 1978 | Red Deer | Red Deer | Kelsey | Red River | Cariboo |
| 1979 | Kamloops | SAIT | Red River | STI | Cariboo |
| 1980 | Winnipeg | Red Deer | Red River | Assiniboine | STI |
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Tournament Results[]
1972[]
Semi-Finals:
- Red River Rebels 6 Saskatchewan Technical Institute Beavers 4
- Mount Royal Cougars 12 Cariboo Chiefs 4
3rd place:
Final:
- There was no Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship until 1975.
1973[]
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
Final:
- There was no Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship until 1975.
1974[]
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
- Kelsey Amaruks 6 Cariboo Chiefs 5 (OT)
Final:
- There was no Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship until 1975.
1975[]
Story: ACAC History
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
Final:
- Camrose Lutheran College Vikings qualified for the 1975 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won gold.
1976[]
Story: ACAC History
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
Final:
- Selkirk College Saints qualified for the 1976 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won silver.
1977[]
Story: ACAC History
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
Final:
- Red Deer Kings qualified for the 1977 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won gold.
1978[]
First round
Semi-Finals:
- Red Deer Kings - Red River Rebels 10:1
- Kelsey Amaruks - Cariboo Chiefs 7:2
5th place:
- Selkirk College Saints - SAIT Trojans 5:5
3rd place:
- Red River Rebels - Cariboo Chiefs 6:4
Final:
- Red Deer Kings - Kelsey Amaruks 9:5 OT
- Red Deer Kings qualified for the 1978 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won silver.
1979[]
Semi-Finals:
3rd place:
- Saskatchewan Technical Institute Beavers - Cariboo Chiefs 4:2
Final:
- SAIT Trojans - Red River Rebels 8:2
- Red Deer Kings qualified for the 1979 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won gold.
- SAIT Trojans qualified for the 1979 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won silver.
1980[]
There was no team from B.C.
Semi-Finals:
- Red Deer Kings - Assiniboine College Cougars 10:3
- Red River Rebels - Saskatchewan Technical Institute Beavers 11:3
3rd place:
- Assiniboine College Cougars - Saskatchewan Technical Institute Beavers 7:5
Final:
- Red Deer Kings - Red River Rebels 10:3
- Red Deer Kings qualified for the 1980 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won gold.
- SAIT Trojans qualified for the 1980 CCAA Championship Bowl where they won silver.