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Feb 20-21-22, 1969 Metropolitan Sports Center
1969 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Antonovich | Greenway of Coleraine | 7 | 1 | 8 |
A NEW VENUE
The state tournament changed venues from the St. Paul Auditorium to the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington. The change ushered in a new era with bigger crowds, and the ascendancy of the suburbs. The bigger Met Center could handle the attention. The championship game drew 15,063 in 1969, which was 6,000 more fans than the attendance in 1968 (8,428). Overall attendance skyrocketed to 79,868, smashing the record set the year before of 45,369. The drama was only heightened when Edina recorded a 5-4 overtime victory over Warroad in the championship game.
SLAP SHOTS
- Prior to Edina's title-run in 1969, no other metro-team had won a championship besides St. Paul Johnson.
- Edina had become a dominant force in winter sports: The boys basketball teams won three consecutive state championships from 1966-68.
- Warroad was one of the great story-lines of the tournament. The Warriors were the back door entry from Region 3, and were led by legendary Henry Boucha who was hurt in the championship contest.
- The more familiar, shorter reference to Met Center, was adopted in 1982
SOUTH ST. PAUL - REGION 1
| Roster | Position | # Gold & White |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kronholm | G | 1 |
| Kerry McKnight | G | 1 |
| Mike Bonk | D | 3 |
| Mike McMorrow | D | 5 |
| Gene Nightengale | D | 4 |
| Jeff Milbert | C | 6 |
| Donn Hocking | W | 8 |
| Jim Jacobson | W | 9 |
| Terry Madland | W | 10 |
| Paul Hansen | C | 11 |
| Scot Sandison | W | 13 |
| Ken Madden | C | 14 |
| Gene Mortel | W | 15 |
| Dick Todd | W | 16 |
| Mike Neska | D | 2 |
| Chuck Palla | Manager | |
| Dennis Tetu | Coach | |
| Bob Wasko | Assistant Coach |
mounds view - region 2
| Roster | Position | # Green & White |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Moores | G | 1 |
| Doug Conboy | D | 2 |
| Bill Brown | C | 3 |
| Scott McClanahan | D | 4 |
| Larry Tyson | C | 5 |
| Tim Skildum | D | 6 |
| Dan Ashbach | W | 8 |
| Mike Sheehan | W | 10 |
| Steve Skildum | D | 11 |
| Dan Blees | W | 12 |
| Tom Dougherty | W | 14 |
| Bill Lundgren | W | 16 |
| Jim O’Neill | W | 18 |
| George Trussel | G | 19 |
| Dave Resch | C | 20 |
| Eric Anderson | Manager | |
| Tom Wegleitner | Coach | |
| Dave Manley | Assistant Coach |
Warroad - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # Black |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hallett | G | 1 |
| Edward Huerd | W | 2 |
| John Taylor | W | 4 |
| Leo Marshall | W | 6 |
| Bob Storey | D | 7 |
| Jerome Hodgson | C | 8 |
| Frank Krahn | W | 9 |
| Alan Hangsleben | D | 10 |
| Mike Hanson | W | 11 |
| Lyle Kvarnlov | C | 12 |
| Mike Marvin | C | 13 |
| Rodney Estling | C | 14 |
| Richard Ellerbusch | W | 15 |
| Henry Boucha | D | 16 |
| Ed Boucha | G | 17 |
| Gary Pieper | Manager | |
| Richard Roberts | Coach | |
| Dale Telle | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL HARDING - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # White | # Maroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Carlson | G | 1 | 1 |
| Ollie Bakken | G | 1 | 18 |
| Joe Disanto | D | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Johnson | D | 4 | 4 |
| Greg Garcia | D | 12 | 12 |
| Dennis Trooien | D | 11 | 11 |
| Rich Leonard | C | 5 | 5 |
| Geoff James | W | 13 | 13 |
| Gordy Jarvis | W | 17 | 17 |
| Tom Garcia | W | 8 | 8 |
| Brent Jensen | W | 7 | 7 |
| Dennis Appleton | C | 14 | 14 |
| Gordy Stangl | C | 9 | 9 |
| Tom Syfko | W | 15 | 15 |
| Steve Beutow | W | 16 | 16 |
| Dennis Ackerman | Manager | ||
| Dick Anderson | Coach | ||
| Dean Shawbold | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Region 5
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Shelstad | G | 1 |
| Jeff Anderson | D | 2 |
| Roy Harvey | D | 3 |
| James Sathre | W | 5 |
| Robert Williams | W | 6 |
| Michael Carow | C | 7 |
| Dan Caspersen | W | 8 |
| Jack Gravel | W | 9 |
| Dixon Shelstad | C | 10 |
| Steve Johnson | W | 11 |
| James Moore | D | 12 |
| Paul Miller | C | 14 |
| Denny Fermoyle | G | 15 |
| Robert Lundeen | D | 16 |
| Doug Robbins | W | 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 | D | 4 |
| Jeff Field | D | 5 |
| Steve Curry | D | 6 |
| Jay Larson | C | 7 |
| Rick Fretland | C | 9 |
| Bob Krieger | C | 10 |
| Mark Fretland | W | 11 |
| Bruce Carlson | W | 12 |
| Tim Carlson | W | 13 |
| Larry Thayer | G | 14 |
| Bill Fee | W | 15 |
| Tim McGlynn | W | 16 |
| Ray Book | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zins | Assistant Coach |
Greenway of Coleraine - Region 7
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Rantala | G | 1 |
| Carter Pierce | G | 2 |
| Mark DeMarais | D | 3 |
| Tom Peluso | W | 6 |
| Jim Kosak | W | 7 |
| Bob Lynch | C | 8 |
| Jim Peluso | C | 9 |
| Bill Troumbly | W | 11 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 12 |
| Eugene Gustason | D | 13 |
| Bill Guyer | W | 14 |
| Bob Lawson | D | 15 |
| Jim Hoey | W | 16 |
| John Pearson | D | 17 |
| Dave Prestidge | D | 18 |
| Tony Jasper | Manager | |
| Bob Gernander | Coach | |
| Paul Rygh | Assistant Coach |
ROSEAU - REGION 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Kvarnlov | G | 1 |
| Mike Broten | W | 2 |
| Earl Anderson | W | 3 |
| Darryl Foss | W | 4 |
| Robert Harris | C | 5 |
| Tim Lillo | D | 6 |
| Paul Brandt | W | 7 |
| Joel Comstock | D | 8 |
| Mitchum Brandt | D | 9 |
| Roger Markstrom | D | 10 |
| Pat Hallie | W | 11 |
| Dale Smedsmo | W | 13 |
| Kent Langlie | D | 15 |
| Tim Delmore | G | 16 |
| John Harris | C | 17 |
| Mike Magnusson | Manager | |
| Francis Macioch | Coach | |
| Keith Brandt | Assistant Coach |
