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March 8-9-10, 1973 Metropolitan Sports Center
1973 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Micheletti | Hibbing | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FINAL BACK DOOR CHAMP
This season's tournament marked the last time a back door region representative would advance to the championship game and win it. That answer to a trivia question is Hibbing, who recorded a 6-3 victory over Alexander Ramsey in the championship game. Hibbing scored a state-record three goals in a 23-second span. George Perpich had two goals in the flurry that snapped a 2-all tie. Hibbing had lost to International Falls, the 1972 state champion, in the Region 7 final. At the state tournament, the Bluejackets represented Section 3.
SLAP SHOTS
- Hibbing had the tournament's two top goal scorers with Joe Micheletti (seven) and George Perpich (four).
- Edina East makes the first of five state tournament appearances. The Edina School District had two high schools, Edina East and Edina West.
- Kevin Nagurski, the youngest son of football Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski, played for International Falls, and had a goal and an assist during the tournament.
- Tournament Attendance: 84,039
henry sibley - region 1
| Roster | Position | # White | # Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Farrington | G | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Clemens | D | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Myhrman | D | 18 | 3 |
| Joe McGough | W | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Lewis | C | 6 | 6 |
| Joe Hauck | W | 7 | 7 |
| Mark Lau | W | 8 | 8 |
| Mark Stevens | D | 9 | 9 |
| Chris Walker | W | 10 | 10 |
| Tim Salscheider | W | 11 | 11 |
| Mark Kuckler | D | 12 | 12 |
| Mark Prettyman | D & W | 13 | 13 |
| John Albers | D | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Novak | C | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Baumgartner | W | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Spoden | C | 17 | 17 |
| Paul Rutherford | G | 30 | 30 |
| John Mansur | Manager | ||
| Gary Ustruck | Manager | ||
| Bob Boysen | Coach | ||
| Leo Collins | Assistant Coach |
Roseville alexander ramsey - region 2
| Roster | Position | # White | # Blue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Tegenfeldt | G | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Fischer | D | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Green | D | 4 | 4 |
| Corey Bertleson | D | 5 | 5 |
| Pat Reilly | D | 6 | 6 |
| Ken Porten | C | 7 | 7 |
| Pat Graizinger | C | 8 | 8 |
| Bob Richards | W | 9 | 9 |
| Tom Zweber | D | 10 | 10 |
| Mike Bailey | W | 11 | 11 |
| Tim Orr | C | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Cody | W | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Williams | W | 15 | 15 |
| Tom Fitzsimmons | W | 17 | 18 |
| Craig Branson | W | 19 | 19 |
| Rick Cox | W | 20 | 20 |
| Jim Carlson | G | 30 | 30 |
| Mike Harkins | Manager | ||
| Bob Mueller | Manager | ||
| Gordon Genz | Coach | ||
| Bill Jurney | Assistant Coach |
Hibbing - Region 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Sterle | G | 0 |
| Tim Pogorels | G | 1 |
| Jim Perpich | D | 2 |
| Dave Herbst | C | 3 |
| Dan Perell | W | 4 |
| Jim DeLuca | D | 5 |
| Frank Techar | D | 6 |
| Joe Micheletti | C | 7 |
| Tom Schieppegrell | W | 8 |
| Mike Crea | W | 9 |
| George Perpich Jr. | W | 10 |
| Bill Kern | W | 13 |
| Jim Weber | W | 14 |
| Gary Samson | D | 15 |
| Ken Simberg | D | 17 |
| Tim Minelli | D | 18 |
| Tim Torrell | D | 19 |
| Larry Ness | Manager | |
| Bruce Zanoni | Manager | |
| George Perpich | Coach | |
| William Olson | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL HARDING - REGION 4
| Roster | Position | # Maroon | # Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmer Satter | G | 1 | 30 |
| Gary Flasch | G | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Wiener | D | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Casey | W | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Johnson | D | 4 | 4 |
| Ron Brown | W | 5 | 16 |
| Scott Ziemer | W | 6 | 6 |
| Mike DiSanto | C | 7 | 7 |
| Steve Brandt | D | 8 | 8 |
| Ken Sundberg | C | 9 | 9 |
| Ron Shimon | D | 11 | 11 |
| Nick Schwartz | D | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Glancey | W | 14 | 14 |
| Paul Holmgren | C | 15 | 15 |
| Mike Carlson | W | 16 | 5 |
| Brian Erickson | W | 17 | 17 |
| Tom Redmann | W | 18 | 18 |
| Mel Bakken | Manager | ||
| Charles Lachowitzer | Manager | ||
| Dick Anderson | Coach | ||
| Dean Shawbold | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Region 5
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Tierney | G | 1 |
| David Miller | G | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | W | 2 |
| Bob Bonin | D | 3 |
| Tim Grande | W | 4 |
| Jim Lieb | W | 5 |
| Tom Paulson | C | 6 |
| Mark McGowan | W | 8 |
| Gary Anderson | W | 9 |
| Gary Hughes | D | 10 |
| Tom Lundeen | D | 11 |
| Tom Pontinen | C | 12 |
| Craig Jensen | D | 13 |
| Scott Johnson | C | 14 |
| Brad Johnson | D | 15 |
| Murray Johnson | W | 16 |
| Jeff Huspeni | W | 17 |
| Mike Pommer | Manager | |
| Doug Carolus | Manager | |
| Dave Peterson | Coach | |
| Larry Larson | Assistant Coach |
edina east - region 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Zimmerman | G | 1 |
| Bob Frawley | D | 3 |
| Lewis Curry | D | 4 |
| Craig Norwich | D | 5 |
| Larry Johnson | W | 7 |
| Jerry Johnson | C | 8 |
| Bill Thayer | W | 9 |
| Mike Kelly | W | 10 |
| Tim Anderson | W | 11 |
| Dave Otness | W | 12 |
| Steve Nichols | C | 13 |
| Charlie Peterson | C | 14 |
| Steve Polsfuss | W | 15 |
| Steve Roberts | D | 16 |
| Jim Anderson | W | 18 |
| Rich Risvold | G | 30 |
| John Senior | Manager | |
| Dave Weatherhead | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zinz | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - REGION 7
| Roster | Position | # Purple & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Holland | G | 1 |
| Steve Johnson | D | 2 |
| Cal Sandbeck | D | 4 |
| Jim Lundquist | D | 5 |
| Tim Raboin | D | 6 |
| Gary Beck | C | 7 |
| Lyle Johnston | W | 8 |
| Kevin Nagurski | W | 9 |
| David Brown | C | 10 |
| Dave Peters | C | 11 |
| Allen Karsnia | W | 12 |
| Paul Brown | W | 13 |
| Todd Loney | W | 14 |
| Buzzy LaFond | W | 15 |
| Bob Gunther | W | 16 |
| Pat Fulton | W | 17 |
| Pete Waselovich | G | 30 |
| Mark Carrier | Manager | |
| Rick McBride | Manager | |
| Larry Ross | Coach | |
| Terry Burns | Assistant Coach |
bemidji - region 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Garrett | G | 1 |
| Randy Beck | W | 2 |
| Bob Johnson | W | 3 |
| Dave Hemp | W | 4 |
| Lee Olson | C | 6 |
| Mike Fairchild | W | 7 |
| Chuck Prichard | W | 8 |
| Andy Kannenberg | C | 9 |
| Earl Sargent | W | 10 |
| Ed Webb | C | 11 |
| Dick Howe | D | 12 |
| Bill Israelson | D | 13 |
| Bill Himmelright | D | 14 |
| Jim Conway | W | 15 |
| Jeff Hoffman | D | 16 |
| Brian Nelson | W | 17 |
| Jeff Wizner | G | 20 |
| Dennis Moe | Manager | |
| Jeff Harrom | Manager | |
| Jim Smalley | Coach | |
| Chuck Grillo | Assistant Coach |
