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March 9-10-11, 1972 Metropolitan Sports Center
1972 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shewchuck | South St. Paul | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Warren Miller | South St. Paul | 2 | 4 | 6 |
ANOTHER ERA ENDS
The championship era for International Falls ended with its sixth state title ('57, '62, '64, '65, '66 & '72) in 11 appearances over a 16-year span. The Broncos captured the crown with a 3-2 victory over Grand Rapids in the final. David Brown, Paul Brown and Craig Dahl scored unanswered goals in the third period to spur the Broncos.
SLAP SHOTS
- This marked the last year for an all-tournament team until it was re-instituted in 1991.
- This was the first state tournament appearance for Grand Rapids, which was a back door entrant through Region 3. Fifteen state tournament trips would follow.
- Edina, the defending state champion that entered the tournament with a 22-0-1 record, fell to Grand Rapids in the final quarterfinal game.
- Tournament Attendance: 82,300
SOUTH ST. PAUL - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Rhody | G | 1 |
| Bob Ferguson | D | 2 |
| Scott Grabau | D | 3 |
| Ken Yackel | D | 4 |
| Rich Keogh | D | 5 |
| George Kryzer | D | 6 |
| Dan Pawlenty | D | 7 |
| Paul Koich | W | 8 |
| Dan Bonk | W & C | 10 |
| Roger Rothstein | W | 11 |
| John Shewchuk | W & C | 12 |
| Roger Madden | W | 14 |
| Mark Wenda | W | 15 |
| Warren Miller | C | 16 |
| Chick Yackel | W | 17 |
| Tom Waldhauser | C | 19 |
| Mark Linnell | G | 1 |
| Ron Kukacka | Manager | |
| Dennis Tetu | Coach | |
| Bob Wasko | Assistant Coach |
Roseville alexander ramsey - region 2
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Miller | G | 1 |
| Steve Fischer | D | 2 |
| Mike Green | D | 4 |
| Corey Bertleson | D | 5 |
| Pat Reilly | D | 6 |
| Mark Narum | W | 8 |
| Steve Short | D | 10 |
| Jon Christofferson | W | 12 |
| Tim Orr | W | 13 |
| Mike Cody | C | 14 |
| Tim Phippen | C | 15 |
| Rich Kelley | W | 16 |
| Mark Eagles | W | 17 |
| Craig Arvidson | C | 18 |
| Pat Graiziger | W | 19 |
| Tom Williams | W | 20 |
| Greg Schmidt | G | 30 |
| Steve Libby | Manager | |
| Gordon Genz | Coach | |
| Bill Jurney | Assistant Coach |
grand rapids - region 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Benzie | G | 1 |
| Mike Denzel | D | 2 |
| Jim Rothstein | D | 3 |
| Tim McDonald | D | 4 |
| Kelly Cahill | D | 5 |
| Greg Stanley | W | 7 |
| Jim Stacklie | C | 8 |
| Mike Newton | W | 9 |
| Don Madson | C | 10 |
| Brian McDonald | D | 11 |
| Rick Christy | C | 12 |
| Dennis Doyle | W | 13 |
| Wayne Madson | W | 14 |
| Tom Clusiau | W | 15 |
| Doug Christy | W | 16 |
| John Rothstein | D | 17 |
| Dan Wilson | G | 30 |
| John Benton | Manager | |
| Gus Hendrickson | Coach | |
| Mike Sertich | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL HARDING - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Flasch | G | 1 |
| Helmer Satter | G | 2 |
| Joe Casey | D | 3 |
| Brad Johnson | D | 4 |
| Ron Brown | C | 5 |
| John Burch | D | 6 |
| Terry Rubbert | W | 7 |
| Steve Brandt | D | 8 |
| Tom Sundberg | C | 9 |
| Mark Holmgren | W | 10 |
| Tom Ohs | W | 11 |
| Larry Alm | W | 12 |
| Mark Lauer | W | 13 |
| Tom Glancy | D | 14 |
| Paul Holmgren | C | 15 |
| Mike Carlson | W | 16 |
| Ray Boche | W | 17 |
| Mel Bakken | Manager | |
| Richard Anderson | Coach | |
| Dean Shawbold | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Region 5
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Dibble | G | 1 |
| Gene Tierney | G | 1 |
| Gary Hughes | D | 3 |
| Gary Anderson | W | 4 |
| John Taft | D | 5 |
| Everett Lange | W | 6 |
| Doug Carolus | W | 7 |
| Tom Lundeen | D | 8 |
| Jeff Saarela | W | 9 |
| Terry Nagel | D | 10 |
| Scott Rosequist | C | 11 |
| Tom Pontinen | C | 12 |
| Dave Lundeen | C | 13 |
| Dave Newman | W | 14 |
| Brad Johnson | D | 15 |
| Murray Johnson | D | 16 |
| Jeff Huspeni | W | 17 |
| Brian Holmberg | Manager | |
| Dave Peterson | Coach | |
| Larry Larson | Assistant Coach |
EDINA - REGION 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Bremer | G | 1 |
| Dave Geving | D | 2 |
| Todd Nieland | D | 4 |
| Craig Norwich | D | 5 |
| Steve Eichhorn | C | 7 |
| Rick Wineberg | C | 8 |
| Mike Kelly | W | 9 |
| John McMorrow | W | 10 |
| Ron Sorem | W | 11 |
| Dave Otness | C | 12 |
| Mark Heigl | C | 13 |
| Don Langefels | W | 14 |
| Brad Becker | W | 15 |
| Scott Nieland | D | 16 |
| John Engquist | W | 18 |
| Dan Finks | W | 19 |
| Jeff Tscherne | G | 30 |
| Stu Schmerler | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zins | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Waselovich | G | 30 |
| Charles Holland | G | 1 |
| Steve Johnson | D | 2 |
| Jim Knapp | D | 3 |
| Cal Sandbeck | D | 4 |
| Jim Lundquist | D | 5 |
| Paul Green | D | 6 |
| Don Reuter | C | 7 |
| David Hanson | C & W | 8 |
| Craig Dahl | W | 9 |
| David Brown | C | 10 |
| Mike Bolin | W | 11 |
| Allen Karsnia | W | 12 |
| Paul Brown | W | 13 |
| John Murray | W | 14 |
| Buzzy LaFond | W | 15 |
| Jim Jorgenson | C | 16 |
| Richard McBride | Manager | |
| Larry Ross | Coach | |
| Terry Burns | Assistant Coach |
bemidji - region 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Garrett | G | 1 |
| Randy Beck | W | 2 |
| Bob Johnson | W | 3 |
| Ed Webb | C | 4 |
| Gary Sargent | D | 5 |
| Lee Olson | C | 6 |
| Ed Demery | C | 7 |
| Chuck Prichard | W & D | 8 |
| Dave Howe | W | 9 |
| Earl Sargent | W | 10 |
| Ray Fowler | W | 11 |
| Dick Howe | D | 12 |
| Jim Conway | W | 13 |
| Pat Russell | W | 14 |
| Jeff Moe | C | 15 |
| Greg Hensrud | D | 17 |
| Jeff Wizner | G | 20 |
| Morlan Tolman | Manager | |
| Jim Smalley | Coach | |
| Chuck Grillo | Assistant Coach |
