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Feb 22-23-24, 1968 St. Paul Auditorium
1968 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Antonovich | Greenway of Coleraine | 3 | 6 | 9 |
THE GREEN WAVE
Greenway-Coleraine won the state title again, but had to do so from a different region. The Raiders became the third back door champion from Region 3, joining Duluth East and International Falls. This was the fourth back door champion in this decade. Not only did the Raiders have to defend their title the hard way, they nearly ended up in the consolation bracket. Mounds View pushed the Raiders to the brink before winning in overtime in the quarterfinals. The Raiders then had to get past St. Paul Johnson in a one-goal victory in the semifinals before posting a 6-1 victory over South St. Paul in the final. Mike Antonovich had two goals and two assists in the title game for the Raiders.
SLAP SHOTS
- Mounds View makes the first of five state tournament appearances from 1968-1978.
- South St. Paul was the first champion from the newly formed Region 1 which ended the metro back door.
- Roseau's Earl Anderson led tournament in goals with six scored.
- Tournament Attendance: 45,369
SOUTH ST. PAUL - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Koich | G | 1 |
| Mike Bonk | D | 3 |
| Fred Kenady | D | 4 |
| Tim Egan | D | 5 |
| Greg Kraushaar | D | 6 |
| Roger Palodichuk | W | 8 |
| George Tourville | W | 9 |
| Terry Madland | C | 10 |
| Mark Kronholm | G | 12 |
| Dale Abram | W | 13 |
| Ken Madden | C | 14 |
| Eugene Mortel | W | 15 |
| Dick Todd | W | 16 |
| Joe Bonk | C | 17 |
| Mike McMorrow | D | 18 |
| Bob Quirk | Manager | |
| Charles Smith | Coach | |
| Dennis Tetu | Assistant Coach |
mounds view - region 2
| Roster | Position | # White | # Maroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Schuett | G | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Abbott | G | 2 | 2 |
| Don Hermes | W | 3 | 3 |
| Dick Emahiser | D | 5 | 5 |
| Bill Lundgren | W | 6 | 10 |
| Brian Williams | D | 7 | 7 |
| Bart Buetow | W | 8 | 8 |
| Tim Tyson | C | 9 | 9 |
| Brad Buetow | D | 10 | 4 |
| Steve Skildum | D | 11 | 11 |
| Dan Blees | C | 12 | 12 |
| Sandy Marquard | W | 13 | 13 |
| Steve Arndt | C | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Conboy | W | 18 | 18 |
| Dave Resch | W | 20 | 20 |
| Eric Anderson | Manager | ||
| Tom Wegleitner | Coach | ||
| Dave Manley | Assistant Coach |
Greenway of Coleraine - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # Green & White |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Casey | G | 1 |
| Mike Rantala | G | 2 |
| Jim Hoey | W | 4 |
| Tom Peluso | C | 6 |
| Mike Meade | W | 7 |
| Sandy Markovich | C | 8 |
| Dave Stangl | W | 9 |
| Bill Troumbly | W | 11 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 12 |
| Ken Lawson | D | 13 |
| Bill Guyer | W | 14 |
| Bob Lawson | D | 15 |
| Jim Stephens | W | 16 |
| Mike Holland | D | 17 |
| Dave Prestige | D | 18 |
| Tony Jasper | Manager | |
| Bob Gernander | Coach | |
| Paul Rygh | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL JOHNSON - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # White | # Maroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry DelMonte | G | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Swanson | G | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Anderson | D | 3 | 3 |
| Robin Ostebo | D | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Ludwig | D | 4 | 4 |
| Jim Proulx | D | 5 | 16 |
| Douglas Peltier | C | 8 | 8 |
| Scott Frantzen | W | 7 | 7 |
| Fran McLellan | W | 15 | 17 |
| Steve Schwietz | W | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Giannini | C | 11 | 11 |
| John Horton | W | 12 | 12 |
| Scott Ebersole | W | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Bonnee | C | 17 | 14 |
| Neal Barrette | W | 16 | 15 |
| Bruce Nelson | Manager | ||
| Louis Cotroneo | Coach | ||
| Dale Carmichael | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Region 5
| Roster | Position | # White | # Purple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Shelstad | G | 1 | 12 |
| Jeff Anderson | D | 2 | 15 |
| Roy Harvey | D | 3 | 3 |
| James Sathre | W | 5 | 5 |
| Phil Gianos | W | 6 | 6 |
| Jeff Rotsch | D | 7 | 7 |
| Jack Gravel | W | 9 | 9 |
| Dixon Shelstad | C | 10 | 10 |
| Steve Johnson | W | 11 | 11 |
| William Dale | D | 12 | 12 |
| James King | C & W | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Carow | C | 14 | 14 |
| Denny Fermoyle | G | 15 | 2 |
| Robert Lundeen | D & W | 16 | 16 |
| John Husby | W | 17 | 17 |
| Walter Leer | Manager | ||
| David R. Peterson | Coach | ||
| Larry Larson | Assistant Coach |
EDINA - REGION 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Hastings | G | 1 |
| Bill Nyrop | D | 2 |
| Skip Thomas | D | 3 |
| Jim Knutson | W | 4 |
| Rick Leyh | D | 5 |
| Steve Curry | D | 6 |
| Todd Williams | C | 7 |
| Skip Dornseif | C | 8 |
| Rick Fretland | W | 9 |
| Bob Krieger | W | 10 |
| Peter Maul | W | 11 |
| Bruce Carlson | W | 12 |
| Jim Mitchell | W | 13 |
| Bill Fee | C | 15 |
| Jack Lindstrom | G | 16 |
| Bob Knowles | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zins | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # Purple & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| David Doris | G | 0 |
| Tom Sutch | G | 1 |
| Richard LaVigne | D | 3 |
| Dan Holland | D | 4 |
| Terry Thompson | D | 5 |
| Rich Moone | C | 7 |
| Richard Toninato | W | 8 |
| Tom Murray | W | 9 |
| Con Bernard | W | 10 |
| Jerry Bolin | W | 11 |
| Bruce Sandbeck | W | 12 |
| Tim Blais | W | 14 |
| Pat DeMarki | C | 15 |
| Dean Blais | C | 16 |
| Monroe Brenhaug | D | 17 |
| Dan Wherley | Manager | |
| Larry Ross | Coach | |
| Kevin Kennedy | Assistant Coach |
ROSEAU - REGION 8
| Roster | Position | # Green & White |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Kvarnlov | G | 1 |
| Ryan Lisell | G | 2 |
| Earl Anderson | W | 3 |
| Darryl Foss | W | 4 |
| Jeff Baumgartner | W | 5 |
| Tim Lillo | W | 6 |
| John Harris | C | 7 |
| Joel Comstock | W | 8 |
| Mike Lundbohm | C | 9 |
| Roger Markstrom | D | 10 |
| Pat Hallie | D | 11 |
| Sheldon Hedlund | W | 12 |
| Larry Baumgartner | C | 13 |
| R’Lynn Erickson | D | 14 |
| David Ellis | D | 15 |
| Mike Magnusson | Manager | |
| Francis Macioch | Coach | |
| Keith Brandt | Assistant Coach |
