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Feb 24-25-26, 1966 St. Paul Auditorium
1966 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tok | Greenway of Coleraine | 5 | 3 | 8 |
A FALLS' THREE-PEAT
International Falls completed its third consecutive championship march with another undefeated season following a 5-0 victory over Roseau in the latest edition of an all-northern final. Rod Christensen had a goal and an assist to pace the Broncos in the championship game. Had the Broncos not finished runner-up to St. Paul Johnson in 1963, it would have been five consecutive state crowns.
SLAP SHOTS
- Bloomington Kennedy made the first of seven state tournament appearances.
- The dominance by International Falls during this era was considered the second dynasty of Boys Minnesota high school hockey.
- In a three-overtime thriller in the semifinals, Roseau edged St. Paul Johnson 5-4. Johnson had 29 more shots on goal than the Rams.
- South St. Paul's Jim Carter, who would go on to play football for the Green Bay Packers, was an all-tournament team selection.
- Tournament Attendance: 46,016
WHITE BEAR LAKE - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # White & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Halbrehder | G | 1 |
| Dick Anderson | G | 1 |
| Earl Kieffer | D | 2 |
| Dick McCarthy | D | 3 |
| Tim Smith | D | 4 |
| Charles Stuemke | D | 5 |
| Tom Purcell | C | 7 |
| Gary Noren | W | 8 |
| Paul Valento | C | 9 |
| Steve Hall | W | 11 |
| Dennis Putney | W | 12 |
| Bob Putney | W | 12 |
| Scott Buchan | W | 14 |
| Tim VanDell | W | 15 |
| Bill Matschke | W | 16 |
| Jeff Barbour | Manager | |
| Carl Thorsen | Coach | |
| Dean Boyum | Assistant Coach |
SOUTH ST. PAUL - REGION 2
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Quirk | G | 1 |
| Lloyd Pedersen | D & W | 2 |
| Mike Giguere | D | 3 |
| Jim Carter - Captain | D | 4 |
| Mike Ryan | D | 5 |
| Bill Palodichuk | W | 6 |
| John Palodichuk | C | 7 |
| Wayne Eger | W | 8 |
| Dale Naasz | W | 9 |
| Joe Bonk | C | 17 |
| Bob Milbert | C | 11 |
| Chuck Mortel | W | 19 |
| Dale Abram | W | 13 |
| Terry Lawrence | W | 14 |
| Tom Pugh | D | 15 |
| Gaylen Bicking | Manager | |
| Charles Smith | Coach | |
| Dennis Tetu | Assistant Coach |
Greenway of Coleraine - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Joy | G | 1 |
| Tom Mayerle | W | 2 |
| George Delich | W | 3 |
| Mike Barle | D | 4 |
| Greg Helmer | D | 5 |
| Pat Fremont | W | 6 |
| Bob Tok | C | 7 |
| Kent Nyberg | W | 8 |
| Mick Metzer | C | 9 |
| Bob Casey | W | 10 |
| Jeff Kosak | W | 11 |
| Lief Nelson | W | 12 |
| Ken Lawson | D | 13 |
| Jim Kolar | W | 14 |
| Mike Adams | D | 15 |
| Mike Hughes | Manager | |
| Grant Strandbrook | Coach | |
| Bill McGann | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL JOHNSON - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # Maroon | # White |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | G | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Stroeing | G | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Goski | D | 3 | 3 |
| Russ Zahradka | D | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Johnson | C | 10 | 10 |
| Tim Weller | W | 12 | 12 |
| George Fincel | W | 15 | 15 |
| Wayne Larson | D | 4 | 4 |
| Ronald Peltier | C | 7 | 7 |
| Phil DeHate | W | 9 | 9 |
| Douglas Peltier | W | 8 | 8 |
| Neil Johnson | C | 16 | 16 |
| Richard Yannarelly | W | 11 | 11 |
| Keith DeLoia | W | 14 | 14 |
| Scott Ebersole | W | 18 | 17 |
| Bruce Barrett | Manager | ||
| Lou Cotroneo | Coach | ||
| Harvey Davis | Assistant Coach |
MINNEAPOLIS Roosevelt - REGION 5
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Docken | G | 1 |
| Steve Price | G | 1 |
| Gaylord Hall | D | 3 |
| Tom Unstad | D | 4 |
| Pat Westrum | D | 5 |
| Randall Harris | D | 6 |
| Steve Hall | C | 7 |
| Steve Vanda | D | 9 |
| Steve Hollinbeck | W | 10 |
| Bruce Weberg | W | 11 |
| Richard Bakke | C | 12 |
| Robert Armstrong | W | 13 |
| Dan Engstrom | C | 16 |
| Don Halverson | W | 17 |
| Richard Sherman | W | 18 |
| Mark Johnson | Manager | |
| Tom Turk | Coach | |
| Clayton Freeburg | Assistant Coach |
Bloomington Kennedy - Region 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Vroman | G | 1 |
| Dave Hohag | W | 3 |
| Jack Nichols | C | 4 |
| Bruce Revak | W | 5 |
| Jon Hammer | D | 6 |
| Dale Rosette | C | 7 |
| Steve Williams | W | 8 |
| Jeff Nichols | W | 9 |
| Jim Block | W | 10 |
| Paul Byers | W | 11 |
| Craig Carr | D | 12 |
| Curt Johnson | G | 13 |
| Rick Gulseth | W | 14 |
| Bill Johnson | G | 16 |
| Jon Wanshura | D | 17 |
| Ron Olson | Manager | |
| Bob Sharrow | Coach | |
| Buster Radebach | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # Purple | # White |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Beck | G | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Kuryla | G | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Ross - Captain | D | 3 | 3 |
| Wayne Horgan | D | 4 | 4 |
| Ron Weum | D | 5 | 5 |
| Mike Peterson | C | 6 | 6 |
| Rod Christensen | W | 7 | 7 |
| Bob Patnaude | D | 8 | 8 |
| Bill Wiemer | W | 9 | 9 |
| Duane Earnest | C | 10 | 10 |
| John Mathews | W | 12 | 12 |
| Dan Mahle | W | 13 | 13 |
| Tim Sheehy | C | 15 | 15 |
| Peter Hegg | W | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Shewchuk | W | 17 | 17 |
| Tom Haugland | Manager | ||
| Larry Ross | Coach | ||
| Kevin Kennedy | Assistant Coach |
ROSEAU - REGION 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| James Nelson | G | 1 |
| Blane Comstock | G | 2 |
| James Lundbohm | W | 3 |
| Rockford Ammerman | W | 4 |
| Bruce Falk | C | 5 |
| Bryan Grand - Captain | C | 6 |
| Jerry Halvorson | W | 7 |
| Ryan Brandt - Captain | D | 8 |
| Michael Lundbohm | W | 9 |
| Mike Baumgartner | D | 10 |
| Lyle Olson | W | 11 |
| Austin Wallestad | W | 12 |
| Warren Hagen | D | 13 |
| Larry Monkman | W | 14 |
| David Ellis | D | 15 |
| John Hoffman | Manager | |
| Oscar Almquist | Coach | |
| Francis Macioch | Assistant Coach |
