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March 4-5-6, 1976 St. Paul Civic Center
1976 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christoff | Richfield | 5 | 4 | 9 |
BACK TO ITS ROOTS
The tournament moved back to the East Side with the new venue the St. Paul Civic Center. The new facility made the tournament an even bigger draw with an attendance mark in the first year of 92,333. Grand Rapids successfully defended its championship following a 4-3 victory over Richfield. Dan Lempe put up a goal and an assist for the Indians, and Steve Christoff had two goals and an assist for Richfield.
SLAP SHOTS
- This tournament marked the first time that the field of eight had four 20-game winners.
- Grand Rapids defeated three 20-game winners to repeat as champions: Bloomington Kennedy in the quarterfinals, Hill-Murray in the semifinals, and then Richfield in the championship game. Grand Rapids entered the tournament with 19 victories.
Bloomington Kennedy - Section 1
| Roster | Position | # White | # Blue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Bloomberg | G | 1 | 1 |
| Steve McDaniels | D | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Jenks | D | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Dillon | C | 4 | 4 |
| Garth Weiss | D | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Bergloff | W | 6 | 6 |
| Tony Bauer | D | 7 | 7 |
| Jon Wilharm | D | 8 | 8 |
| Mark Kiedrowski | W | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Block | C | 10 | 10 |
| Tom Barry | W | 12 | 12 |
| Todd Buelow | C | 17 | 13 |
| Jeff Andrews | W | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck McCan | W | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Cherrey | W | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Bauer | W | 13 | 17 |
| Brad Carlson | W | 18 | 18 |
| Curt Tuchscherer | G | 30 | 30 |
| Mark O'Brien | Manager | ||
| Peter Wallerus | Manager | ||
| Jerry Peterson | Coach | ||
| Keith Brandt | Assistant Coach |
mounds view - section 2
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Bernhagen | G | 1 |
| Giff Duffy | G | 2 |
| Ted Wegleitner | C | 5 |
| Brad Michaelson | W | 6 |
| Jeff Swaim | W | 7 |
| Ted Weltzin | C | 8 |
| Dan Westlund | W | 9 |
| Rob McClanahan - Co-Captain | C | 10 |
| Mark Lentsch - Co-Captain | W | 11 |
| Mark Molzen | D | 12 |
| Ray Heppner | D | 13 |
| Jeff Lundgren | D | 14 |
| Mike Ryan | W | 15 |
| Bill Waterhouse | W | 16 |
| Scott Robertson | D | 17 |
| Mark Schenk | D | 18 |
| Chris Messerly | W | 19 |
| Rick Breske | Manager | |
| John Durkee | Manager | |
| Tom Wegleitner | Coach | |
| Dave Murphy | Assistant Coach |
Hill-Murray - Section 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Len Eagon | G | 1 |
| Ty Wilson | D | 2 |
| Bob Conroy | D | 3 |
| Pat Ethier | D | 4 |
| Dan Lustyan | W | 5 |
| Jeff Whisler | C | 6 |
| Tom Conroy | W | 7 |
| Phil Cardinal | C | 8 |
| Jeff Lukas | C | 9 |
| Jim Weber | W | 11 |
| Steve Pierce | C | 12 |
| Pat Regan | D | 14 |
| Bruce Hoheisel | D | 15 |
| Bob Rick | W | 16 |
| Mike Hurt | W | 18 |
| Jeff Langevin | W | 19 |
| Joe Stejskal | W | 20 |
| Bill Barrett | G | 21 |
| Steve LeClaire | Manager | |
| Dan Yarusso | Manaer | |
| Terry Skrypek | Coach | |
| Steve Romanchuk | Assistant Coach |
Henry Sibley - Section 4
| Roster | Position | # White & Red |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Myhrman | G | 1 |
| Dave Kastner | D | 2 |
| Glenn Van | D | 3 |
| Dale Doocy | W | 4 |
| John Loizeaux | C | 5 |
| Greg Lewis | W | 7 |
| Tim Fangel | C & W | 8 |
| Mike Hoban | D | 9 |
| Pete Hoene | W | 10 |
| Tom Cascalenda | W | 11 |
| Dan Weber | D | 12 |
| Rich Peltier | D | 13 |
| Chris Doyle | W | 14 |
| Greg Cosgrove | W | 15 |
| John Genz | C & W | 17 |
| Mark Pietruszewski | W | 18 |
| Terry Brown | C | 19 |
| Pat Farrington | G | 30 |
| Bill Boemer | Manager | |
| Brian Furlong | Manager | |
| Bob Boysen | Coach | |
| Lynn Bollman | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Section 5
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| John Scully | G | 1 |
| Joe Casey | D | 2 |
| Dean Posposel | D | 3 |
| Jon Plummer | D | 4 |
| Tom Hartwell | D | 5 |
| AL Peterson | W | 6 |
| Bill Tierney | W | 7 |
| John Meredith | W | 8 |
| Mike Nordberg | W | 9 |
| Steve Lindmeier | C | 10 |
| Jim Gravel | C | 11 |
| Ray Pontinen | W | 12 |
| Jeff Blake | C | 13 |
| Scott Tilseth | D | 14 |
| Mark Gherity | W | 15 |
| Paul Hughes | D | 16 |
| Paul Lundeen | C | 17 |
| Mike Senescall | G | 1 |
| John Malknecht | Manager | |
| Dean Lundgren | Manager | |
| David Peterson | Coach | |
| Larry Larson | Assistant Coach |
Richfield - Section 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Red |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Swenson | D | 2 |
| Mark Meleski - Asst. Captain | D | 4 |
| Jeff Stromback | D | 6 |
| Steve Nielsen | C | 7 |
| John Brett | W | 9 |
| Tom Szepanski | W & D | 10 |
| Tom Scudder | C | 11 |
| Jim Heurung | W | 12 |
| Rick Evans | C | 13 |
| Jan Lasserud | W | 15 |
| Steve Christoff - Captain | C | 16 |
| Mark McCullen | W | 19 |
| Jeff Sandquist | W | 21 |
| Dave Swenson | C | 22 |
| Bob Mullvain | D | 23 |
| Mike Odenback | D | 28 |
| Steve Paszkiewicz | G | 30 |
| Geof Haraway | G | 35 |
| Dick Spear | Manager | |
| Jerry Williams | Manager | |
| Larry Hendrickson | Coach | |
| Jake McCoy | Assistant Coach |
grand rapids - Section 7
| Roster | Position | # White & Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Jetland | G | 1 |
| Don Lucia | D | 2 |
| Bill Hoolihan | D | 4 |
| Dave Welliver | D | 5 |
| Gary DeGrio | C | 6 |
| Tom Madson | D | 7 |
| Al Cleveland | W | 8 |
| Bill Rothstein | W | 9 |
| Dan Lempe | C | 10 |
| Brad Nordberg | W | 11 |
| Erin Roth | W | 12 |
| Dave Madson | C | 13 |
| Dave Akre | W | 15 |
| Doug Bymark | C | 16 |
| Mark Schroeder | W | 17 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 18 |
| Pete DeCenzo | C | 19 |
| Jim Leone | G | 30 |
| Jeff Nelson | Manager | |
| Paul Diekmann | Manager | |
| Jim Nelson | Coach | |
| Buzz Christensen | Assistant Coach | |
| Lyn Ellingson | Assistant Coach |
Bemidji - Section 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| John Fairbanks | D | 2 |
| Gary Gangelhoff | D | 3 |
| Brad Hanson | D | 4 |
| Tony Montebello | D | 5 |
| Ron Bouchard | D | 6 |
| Tom Forseth | C | 7 |
| Rod Beck | F | 8 |
| Jim Dyrhaug | F | 9 |
| Dan Dow | C | 10 |
| Lee Hanson | F | 11 |
| Randy Gregg | F | 14 |
| Dave Nelson | F | 15 |
| Frank Fairbanks | F | 17 |
| Rob Noren | D | 18 |
| Chris Boe | C | 19 |
| Eric Niskanen | C | 20 |
| Tim Port | G | 30 |
| Sam Saccoman | G | 35 |
| Joe Dunlap | Manager | |
| Doug Schwartz | Manager | |
| Chuck Grillo | Coach | |
| Con Murphy | Assistant Coach |
