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Feb 22-23-24, 1951 St. Paul Auditorium
1951 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mayasich | Eveleth | 15 | 3 | 18 |
A LEGEND SHINES
Eveleth capped their four-year title run with a 4-1 victory over St. Paul Johnson. The impact and legacy left by Eveleth senior John Mayasich is enormous, where he won a State Championship all four of his H.S [Freshman-Sophomore-Junior-Senior] years. His offensive prowess remains unmatched in the MSHSL record book. He had a state-record seven goals in an 11-5 victory over Minneapolis Southwest. In this tourney, he also set records for most points in one tournament (18) and most goals in one tournament (15).
SLAP SHOTS
- Despite Mayasich's offensive wizardry, this Eveleth team couldn't match the state tournament goal output of the 1945 squad. That team scored 30 goals, the 1951 team compiled 27.
- The quarterfinals featured a rematch of the 1950 state championship game between Eveleth and Williams. Eveleth cruised to a 12-1 victory.
- Future 1980 USA Miracle on Ice team goaltender coach Warren Strelow was named as apart of All-Tournament Team as a member of St. Paul Johnson - Herb Brooks alma mater.
- Williams was a back door entrant.
- Tournament Attendance: 18,582
ST. PAUL JOHNSON - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & White |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Anderson | W | 11 |
| Bernard Johnson | D | 93 |
| LeRoy Kachnowicz | W | 7 |
| William Meyer | D | 15 |
| Roger Pasiuk | W | 3 |
| Gene Picha | G | 18 |
| Warren Schaber | C | 5 |
| Robert Schmidt | D | 17 |
| Warren Strelow | G | 1 |
| Tom Travitzky | D | 6 |
| Ray Youngberg | C | 2 |
| Robert Youngquist | W | 13 |
| Rube Gustafson | Coach |
WHITE BEAR LAKE - REGION 2
| Roster | Position | # Orange & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Johnson | G | 1 |
| John Lindholm | D | 10 |
| Earl LaBore | RD | 12 |
| Bernie Peltier | C | 11 |
| Don Hall | LW | 4 |
| John Delaney | RW | 7 |
| Dick Hall | RW | 3 |
| Dick Roeder | C | 5 |
| Jim Carroll | LW | 9 |
| Ward Edgerton | D | 8 |
| Don Valento | D | - |
| Howard Molitor | G | - |
| Henry Peloquin | Manager | |
| Peter Louricas | Coach |
Williams - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # Red & Black |
|---|---|---|
| John Umhauer | G | 1 |
| Marvin Nelson - Co-Captain | RD | 2 |
| Robert Pieper | LD | 3 |
| Sid Bryduck | C | 10 |
| Leo Charlton - Co-Captain | LW | 9 |
| Les Nelson | RW | 8 |
| James Robertson | C | 6 |
| Gerald Robbertstad | LW | 5 |
| Roger Gillie | RW | 7 |
| Maynard Langton | D | 12 |
| Vernon Baie | C | 11 |
| Loren Tveit | D | 4 |
| Al Braga | Coach |
ST. PAUL Murray - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # Blue & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Allen | D | 15 |
| Robert Bastel | W | 29 |
| John Gottlieb | G | 8 |
| Richard Hedenstrom | W | 22 |
| Robert Kohnen | W | 24 |
| Rodney Magnuson | C | 27 |
| Robert Picha | D | 26 |
| John Renken | G | 16 |
| Richard Richardson | W | 28 |
| Fred Swenson | C | 23 |
| James Theis | D | 25 |
| Dan Wegleitner | D | 13 |
| Albert Sandberg | Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Region 5
| Roster | Position | # Purple & White |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Meredith - Captain | W | 22 |
| Bob Lockrem | C | 10 |
| Bob Meredith | W | 11 |
| Art Arnold | W | 23 |
| Melvin Young | C | 14 |
| Jim Blanchard | W | 12 |
| Pete Passolt | D | 31 |
| Don Berg | D | 13 |
| Bob Hotvet | D | 20 |
| Denny Sullivan | G | 26 |
| Clark Ewald | D | 29 |
| Heinz Brettschneider | W | 17 |
| Viv Vainovskis | - | 27 |
| Bob Ritchie | Manager | |
| Paul Wohlford | Coach |
St. Cloud Tech - Region 6
| Roster | Position | # Orange & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Saatzer | W | 2 |
| Ronald Saatzer | C | 1 |
| Dick Saatzer | W | 11 |
| Dick Faust | W | 3 |
| John Dahl - Captain | D | 5 |
| Pete Greenfield | D | 4 |
| Ronald Schultz | G | 6 |
| Dick Thedens | D | 8 |
| Kenneth Hall | D | 7 |
| Tom McComb | W | 9 |
| Bill Sexauer | W | 10 |
| Ron Haxby | D | 12 |
| Richard Hemberger | Manager | |
| Larry Kottke | Coach |
EVELETH - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & White |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Rozinka | G | 1 |
| Tom Roberts | G | 2 |
| Bruce Shutte | D | 3 |
| Richard Tomassoni | W | 4 |
| Dan Voce - Co-Captain | W | 5 |
| Edward Mrkonich | D | 6 |
| Ronald Castellano | W | 7 |
| John Mayasich - Co-Captain | C | 8 |
| Mike Castellano | C | 9 |
| David Hendrickson | W | 10 |
| Lavern Hammer | D | 11 |
| James Mudge | W | 12 |
| Clifford Thompson | Coach |
THIEF RIVER FALLS - REGION 8
| Roster | Position | # White | # Blue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Bjerken | W | 16 | 16 |
| Clavin Bradley | D | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Christenson | W | 5 | 15 |
| Jack Erickson | W | 6 | 12 |
| Lyle Guttu | W | 4 | 6 |
| Robert Helgeland | W | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Hoppe | G | 13 | 17 |
| Jack LaSalle | D | 11 | 11 |
| Darryl Lund | C | 2 | 2 |
| William Maruska | G | 1 | 1 |
| Allan Steenerson | C | 8 | 8 |
| Darrol Vad | D | 7 | 7 |
| Earl Ripley | Manager | ||
| Dennis Rolle | Coach |
