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 Western Canada Senior B championship.