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Feb 19-20-21, 1948 St. Paul Auditorium

1948 State Tournament Leading Scorers

Player Team Goals Assists Total Points
John Matchefts Eveleth 9 5 14

A DYNASTY BEGINS

Eveleth entered the state tournament with a 12-0 record.  The Golden Bears would remain undefeated by outscoring the opposition 23-5 over three tournament games en route to the first of four consecutive state championships.  John Matchefts had three goals for the Golden Bears in the 8-2 victory over Warroad and finished the tournament with nine.  Eveleth John Mayasich was a ninth grader for the Golden Bears when he scored five goals in the three games as Eveleth won its second state title.  Mayasich, of course, was on his way to establishing several major scoring records that still stand.

SLAP SHOTS

  • South St. Paul goalie Rudy Lindbeck made 41 saves, including 16 in the third period of the Packers' 2-1 victory over St. Paul Harding in the quarterfinals.
  • Attendance for the championship game was 7,163, the first time it surpassed 7,000.
  • Tournament Attendance: 19,354

Rochester - Region 1

Roster Position Number Red & White
Jerry Nichols G 12
Gene Swygman D 34
Darwin Wilder D 33
Dale Gray C 42
William Rousseau W 26
Robert Wiesner W 15
Charles Souders W 31
Jim Jenkins W 17
Tom Roessler C 21
Luverne Kothenbeatel D 20
Gene Roth D 22
Dave Hilton Manager
Owen Spring Manager
Merlin Davey Coach
Cliff Monsrud Assistant Coach

SOUTH ST. PAUL - REGION 2

Roster Position Number Maroon & White
Henry Bruggeman W 31
Allen Dols G 25
Robert Honer D 33
Rudy Lindbeck G 35
Barton Merkley D 21
Tom Meyer W 36
Walter Overholser D 40
Gerald Pawlik W 29
John Ross C 20
Tony Sobaski W 39
Ray Willett D 41
Harley Woog C 30
Ralph Page Coach

St. Louis Park - REGION 3

Roster Position # Orange # Black
Rex Pickett D 72 32
Nyle Guenther D 49 23
James Mattson G 73 73
Jack Streech W 62 38
Bob Glassing C 60 40
Paul Tierney W 64 20
LeRoy Kellogg W 68 35
Joe Franks C 69 21
Bob Gordon W 70 26
John Rodgers D 58 34
Joe Caldwell D 71 25
Peter Zanna Coach
Ted Johnson Assistant Coach

ST. PAUL HARDING - REGION 4

Roster Position Number Scarlett & White
Dave Peterson G 61
Harold Jones D 2
John Pugleasa D 33
Dick Kachel C 16
Gene Lowe W 34
LeRoy Tyler W 52
Pete Wright W 50
Tom Lowe C 35
Burt Cain W 56
Chuck LaBatte G 25
Ken Karnuth W 30
Arnold Linde D 11
William Leslie Manager
William Gavin Coach

Minneapolis Washburn - Region 5

Roster Position Number Orange & Blue
Donald Lindvall LW 6
Ole Veaasen C 10
Lloyd Johnson RW 1
Peter Rask LD 7
Richie Johnson - Captain RD 15
Donald Rachner G 88
Harold Strobel LW 11
Bill Gettleman C 4
Jerry Dousette RW 8
Richard Anderson C 2
Robert Jones LD 12
Walter Meadley G 87
M.C. Dillner Coach

St. Cloud Tech - Region 6

Roster Position Number Orange & Black
LeRoy Saatzer W 2
Jim Broker - Captain W 1
Larry Hoffman W 4
Duane McKibben W 12
Keith Schultz W 5
Roger Bohm D 7
Harry Palm D 10
Bob Christiansen D 11
Cliff Winter C 3
Vernold Keller C 8
Bob Hemberger G 6
Curtis Bjorkland G 9
Larry Kottke Coach

EVELETH - REGION 7

Roster Position # Navy Blue & Orange
Richard Peterson W 1
John Matchefts C 4
Tony Tassoni W 10
Eugene Klune D 3
Tom Ventrucci D 6
Willard Ikola G 62
John Drobnick G 67
Wallace Perushek W 7
Louis Gambucci D 9
Robert Rozinka D 11
John Mayasich C 5
James Stanaway W 8
Cliff R. Thompson Coach

Warroad - Region 8

Roster Position Number Brown & Gold
Adelor Huerd W 1
Carl Grover W 2
Sam Gibbons C 3
Buster Oshie W 4
Albert Angus W 5
Gordon Palmquist W 6
James Green G 7
Jack Miller G 8
George Guibault W 9
Max Oshie C 10
Fred Leitch D 11
Orville Kofstad D 12
Bernie Broderick Coach