The Thompson Reds were developed by “Red” Sangster. “Red” developed a top notch team by attracting young athletes to work at Inco and play for the Reds in the Polar League with Flin Flon, The Pas, Bowsman. In 1969 the Reds lost to Binscarth in Senior B provincials. The scores were 1–0 (win), 12–11 (loss) in 19 innings, 5–3 (loss). In 1970 Thompson hosted the Westen Canada Senior B championship.
Players
Back Row (L-R): Manager- Red Sangster, Vern Bentley, Keith Redman, Earl Hodges, Doug Bentley, Forbes Stewart, George Coghill, Barry MacLean, Steve Sobko, Dale McDougall, and President- Ross Papineau.
Front Row: Bernie McLellan, Marcel Champagne, John Stewart, Russell Zushman, Jerry Holmstrom, Ken Hanke, Jack Sangster, and Alex Sutherland.