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Feb 21-22-23, 1963 St. Paul Auditorium
1963 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Amidon | International Falls | 4 | 4 | 8 |
GOVIES WIN TITLE NO. 4
St. Paul Johnson won its fourth championship and became the first back door winner from Section 1. The Governors also participated in the first overtime championship game, outlasting International Falls for a 4-3 victory. Rob Shattuck had the game-winner for Johnson in the championship game. St. Paul Murray had defeated St. Paul Johnson in the Region 4 championship game.
SLAP SHOTS
- The league mandated for the 1st time that all goaltenders were required to wear face masks.
- This was the second consecutive tournament when the champion won its three games by a one-goal margin.
- St. Paul Johnson needed two goals from William Metzger including the winner with 22 seconds remaining in regulation, to top Minneapolis Roosevelt, 3-2, in the quarterfinals.
- Tournament Attendance: 43,061
ST. PAUL JOHNSON - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Hank Remachel | G | 1 |
| Dick Peterson | G | 2 |
| Ron Evenson | D | 3 |
| Phil Kellor | D | 4 |
| Pat McKuskey | D | 20 |
| Phil Parezino | D | 13 |
| Dick Nordlund | W | 11 |
| Jon Kulstad | C | 10 |
| William Metzger | W | 12 |
| Mike Crupi | W | 9 |
| Greg Hughes | C | 7 |
| Rob Shattuck | W | 8 |
| George Peltier | W | 16 |
| Bill Weller | C | 15 |
| Frank Taylor | W | 6 |
| Dean Stankey | Manager | |
| Rube Gustafson | Coach | |
| Lou Cotroneo | Assistant Coach |
roseville alexander ramsey - region 2
| Roster | Position | # Royal Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Martinson | G | 1 |
| Jack Thoemke | D | 2 |
| Jerry Christensen | W | 3 |
| Keith Napper | D | 4 |
| Denny Stolp | W | 5 |
| Brick Anderson - Captain | D | 6 |
| Rick Wickre | W | 7 |
| Tim Young | D | 8 |
| Steve Jaderston | W | 9 |
| Doug Gordh | C | 10 |
| Don Klohn | W | 11 |
| John Elmquist | G | 12 |
| Dean Wigstrom | C | 13 |
| Bill Olein | W | 14 |
| Bob Boysen | C | 15 |
| Dan Hahn | Manager | |
| Gordon Genz | Coach | |
| Bob Emahiser | Assistant Coach |
Warroad - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # White | # Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Foster | G | 1 | 1 |
| Vernon Hodgson | D & C | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Marvin | W | 3 | 3 |
| James Jaros | W | 4 | 4 |
| Gordon Huerd | D | 5 | 5 |
| Ted Storey | W | 6 | 6 |
| James Floe | C | 7 | 7 |
| Frank James | W | 8 | 8 |
| David Foster | D | 9 | 9 |
| John Roberts | W | 10 | 10 |
| Art Blackburde | W | 17 | 11 |
| Gordon Marshall | W & G | 12 | 12 |
| Mike Tougas | W | 14 | 14 |
| Ted Lockrem | W | 15 | 15 |
| Alan Kostynyk | W & C | 16 | 16 |
| Robert Berglund | Manager | ||
| Myron Grafstrom | Coach | ||
| Leslie Nelson | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL Murray - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # White | # Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bates | G | 18 | 12 |
| Patrick Broderick | W | 6 | 6 |
| Keith Carlson | W | 11 | 7 |
| William Carroll | C | 8 | 5 |
| James Dexter | D | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Fehrman | C | 2 | 2 |
| Walter Gayman | W | 13 | 10 |
| Trygg Hansen | W | 3 | 8 |
| Leander Lippert | D | 15 | 15 |
| William Mantis | W | 4 | 11 |
| James Nylund | W | 12 | 3 |
| Greg Page - Captain | G | 1 | 1 |
| Terrence Shuster | D | 14 | 4 |
| Mark Thompson - Captain | D | 17 | 14 |
| John Zellner | C | 10 | 9 |
| Ron Lieder | Manager | ||
| Bernard Broderick | Coach | ||
| Jack Pearson | Assistant Coach |
MINNEAPOLIS Roosevelt - REGION 5
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & White |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Date | G | 1 |
| John Bjeldanes | G | 2 |
| Richard Cooney | W | 3 |
| Don Johnson | D | 4 |
| Jeff Olson | W | 5 |
| Jon Nordstrom | D | 6 |
| Bob Lindberg | W | 8 |
| Jon Hall | C | 9 |
| Ken Sersland | D | 11 |
| Dave Benolkin | C | 12 |
| Terry Widing | C | 13 |
| Tom Jennison | D | 14 |
| Dan Reiter | C | 15 |
| Rick Kragness | W | 16 |
| Chuck Gunderson | W | 17 |
| Arnie Fields | Manager | |
| Bob Johnson | Coach | |
| Tom Turk | Assistant Coach |
Richfield - region 6
| Roster | Position | # Cardinal & White |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Myre | G | 1 |
| Roger White | G | 2 |
| Dick Metz | W | 3 |
| John Wells | C | 4 |
| Rich Hansen | W | 5 |
| Dick Mullvain | W | 6 |
| Joe Becker | D | 7 |
| Ken Smith | C | 8 |
| Tom Peterson | D | 9 |
| Tim Olson | W | 10 |
| Barry Bloomgren | W | 11 |
| Doug Smith | W | 13 |
| Mike Burg | C | 14 |
| Jim Branch | D | 15 |
| Tom Mccormick | D | 16 |
| Tom McGovern | Manager | |
| Gene Olive | Coach | |
| Bernie Olson | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # White | # Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Roche | G | 1 | 1 |
| Marshall Sether | D | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Hougland | D | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Hartje | D | 4 | 4 |
| Tim Sheehy | C | 5 | 5 |
| Peter Fichuk | C | 7 | 7 |
| Tony Curran | W | 8 | 6 |
| Brian Glennie | D | 9 | 9 |
| Keith Bolin | W | 11 | 11 |
| Kip Narbo | W | 12 | 12 |
| Gary Wood | W | 13 | 17 |
| Les Eklund | W | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Amidon - Captain | C | 15 | 15 |
| Dan Mahle | W | 18 | 13 |
| Tom Nagurski | G | 19 | 19 |
| Gary Tornes | Manager | ||
| Larry Ross | Coach | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | Assistant Coach |
ROSEAU - REGION 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Rygh | G | 1 |
| Charles Habstritt | W | 2 |
| Gary Brandt | D | 3 |
| Robert Lillo | C | 4 |
| Gary Johnson | W | 5 |
| Bryan Grand | C | 6 |
| Robert Brandt | W | 7 |
| Wendell Grand | W | 8 |
| Carson Hedlund | D | 9 |
| Richard Anderson | C | 10 |
| Larry Skime | W | 11 |
| Jerry Klema | W | 12 |
| Raymond Roth | D | 13 |
| Donald Rygh | D | 14 |
| Drew Peterson | G | 15 |
| Jeff Delmore | Manager | |
| Oscar Almquist | Coach | |
| Francis Macioch | Assistant Coach |
