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March 17-18-19, 1977 St. Paul Civic Center
1977 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Lecy | Rochester John Marshall | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | Grand Rapids | 4 | 3 | 7 |
SOUTHERN JOY
For the first time in tournament history, a school from south of the Twin Cities was able to lift the championship trophy. Rochester John Marshall captured the historic feat with a 4-2 victory over Edina East. Scott Lecy had two goals and two assists for the Rockets, while Goalie Paul Butters made 37 saves in the championship game. Edina East dethroned defending champion Grand Rapids with a 6-5 victory in the semifinals.
SLAP SHOTS
- Rochester was part of the first four state tournaments from 1945-48, but did not return until 1977.
- This was the first state tournament with five 20-win teams.
- Roseau was the only undefeated team to enter the state tournament, but that changed following a 2-0 loss to Edina East in the quarterfinals.
- Tournament Attendance: 94,772
Rochester John Marshall - Section 1
| Roster | Position | # White & Red |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Meyer | W | 1 |
| Pat Taylor | G | 2 |
| Bill Michael | W | 3 |
| Paul Brandrup | D | 5 |
| Todd Bauernfeind | W | 6 |
| Todd Lecy | C | 7 |
| Jeff Nelson | D | 8 |
| Bruce Aikens | W | 9 |
| Paul Butters | G | 10 |
| Jeff Teal | C | 11 |
| Kevin Bakken | W | 13 |
| Dan Erickson | W | 14 |
| Larry Greden | D | 15 |
| Scott Lecy | W | 16 |
| Doug LeTourneau | D | 17 |
| Tom Taylor | D | 18 |
| Tom Kothenbeutel | W | 19 |
| Jon Erickson | D | 20 |
| Ken Roberts | Manager | |
| Ed Schroeder | Manager | |
| Gene Sack | Coach | |
| Les Neeb | Assistant Coach |
Mounds View - Section 2
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Herb McIntosh | G | 1 |
| Giff Duffy | G | 2 |
| Scott Schreifels | W | 3 |
| Rich Synan | D | 4 |
| Ted Wegleitner - Captain | C | 5 |
| Glenn McClanahan | C | 6 |
| Mark Peterson | W | 7 |
| Tom Hanson | W | 8 |
| Curt Obeda | D | 9 |
| Rick Marshall | W | 10 |
| Tom Vick | C | 11 |
| Jeff Lundgren - Captain | D | 14 |
| Mark Molzen - Captain | D | 16 |
| Blair Buckley | D | 17 |
| Pat Conlin | W | 18 |
| Chris Messerly | C | 19 |
| Dick Smith | W | 20 |
| Randy Guse | D | 21 |
| Bob Hobrough | Manager | |
| Tom Wegleitner | Coach | |
| Mike Funk | Assistant Coach | |
| D. Nielsen | Assistant Coach |
Hill-Murray - Section 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Barrett | G | 1 |
| Ed Strobel | D | 2 |
| Pat Ethier | D | 4 |
| Bob Conroy | D | 5 |
| Frank Xavier | W | 6 |
| Tom Conroy | W | 7 |
| Phil Cardinal | C | 8 |
| Cary Kissner | W | 9 |
| Greg Schwartz | C | 10 |
| Mark Nierenhausen | W | 11 |
| Steve Joyce | W | 12 |
| Steve Griffith | C | 14 |
| Bruce Hoheisel | D | 15 |
| Jim Weber | W | 16 |
| Bob Rick | W | 17 |
| Ben Belde | D | 18 |
| Jeff Langevin | W | 19 |
| Joe Swedenburg | G | 21 |
| Pete Schwalen | Manager | |
| Dan Yarusso | Manager | |
| Terry Skrypek | Coach | |
| Tim Whisler | Assistant Coach |
South St. Paul - Section 4
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| George Mikutowski | G | 1 |
| Steve Mikutowski | D | 2 |
| John Dahl | D | 3 |
| John Sarafolean | D | 4 |
| Bob Zywiec | D | 5 |
| Bill Rohland | D | 6 |
| Bryan Price | W | 7 |
| Jim Marlow | C | 9 |
| Dave Lorence | W | 10 |
| Don Lick | C | 11 |
| Tom Ferguson | D | 12 |
| Bob Sobaski | W | 14 |
| Jon Wiebusch | W | 15 |
| Tom Engelmeier | W | 16 |
| Jim Molitor | C | 17 |
| Tom Fink | W | 18 |
| Keith Peterson | W | 19 |
| Bill Peterson | W | 20 |
| Duane Bodle | G | 30 |
| Rich Voight | Manager | |
| Joe Underwood | Manager | |
| Denny Tetu | Coach | |
| Jim Jacobson | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis Southwest - Section 5
| Roster | Position | # White & Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Senescall | G | 1 |
| Joe Casey | D | 2 |
| Tim Holcomb | D | 3 |
| Scott Tilseth | D | 4 |
| Tom Hartwell | D | 5 |
| Ed Idzorek | D | 6 |
| Kurt Madgyra | C | 7 |
| Bill Beddie | W | 8 |
| Mitch Kulseth | W | 9 |
| Bill Lynch | W | 10 |
| Ted Colburn | W | 11 |
| Dean Pospesel | C | 12 |
| Mike Jackson | C | 13 |
| Phil Qualy | W | 14 |
| Mark Gherity | W | 15 |
| Bruce Lund | W | 16 |
| Brian Cronk | C | 17 |
| John Malknecht | G | 30 |
| Dean Lundgren | Manager | |
| John Hubbell | Manager | |
| Dave Peterson | Coach | |
| Larry Larson | Assistant Coach |
Edina East - Section 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Carroll | G | 1 |
| Bill Peterson | D | 2 |
| Paul Gagnon | D | 4 |
| Mike Lauen | W | 5 |
| Mark Gagnon | W | 7 |
| Scott Hampson | C | 8 |
| Mel Pearson | W | 9 |
| Steve Pepper | D | 10 |
| Gody Hampson - Captain | C | 11 |
| Bret Bjerken | W | 12 |
| John Donnelly | D | 13 |
| Chip Smith | D | 14 |
| Tom Kelly | C | 15 |
| John Anderson | D | 16 |
| Dave Terwilliger | W | 17 |
| Steve Ikola | W | 18 |
| Scott Johnson | W | 19 |
| Steve Ramler | G | 30 |
| Hugh Meeker | Manager | |
| Fred Field | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zins | Assistant Coach |
Grand Rapids - Section 7
| Roster | Position | # Orange | # White |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jetland | G | 1 | 35 |
| Todd Orhn | W | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Welliver | D | 5 | 5 |
| Dave Salminen | D | 6 | 6 |
| Tom Madson - Asst. Captain | D | 7 | 7 |
| Al Cleveland - Asst. Captain | W | 8 | 8 |
| Bill Rothstein | W | 9 | 9 |
| David Akre - Asst. Captain | W | 10 | 10 |
| Mark Roy | W | 11 | 11 |
| Don Schroeder | W | 12 | 12 |
| Kurt Kleinendorst | C | 13 | 13 |
| Steve Swentkofske | C | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Anderson | W | 15 | 15 |
| Gary DeGrio | C | 16 | 16 |
| Lee Thies | C | 17 | 17 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 18 | 18 |
| Don Lucia - Captain | D | 19 | 19 |
| Kevin Phifer | G | 30 | 1 |
| Jay Sobolik | Manager | ||
| Peter Niles | Manager | ||
| Jim Nelson | Coach | ||
| Buzz Christensen | Assistant Coach | ||
| Lyn Ellingson | Assistant Coach |
Roseau - Section 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Pelowski | G | 1 |
| Sheldon Vatnsdal | D | 2 |
| Richard Lund | D | 3 |
| Brian Vatnsdal | D | 4 |
| Mike Stone | D | 5 |
| Bernie Foss | D | 6 |
| Neal Broten | C | 7 |
| Jeff Goos | W | 8 |
| Frank Burggraf | C | 9 |
| Aaron Broten | W | 10 |
| Craig Thompson | W | 11 |
| Scott Harris | C | 12 |
| Bruce Foss | W | 14 |
| Butsy Erickson | W | 15 |
| Scott Johnson | W | 16 |
| Richard Hellquist | W | 17 |
| Dean Byfuglien | W | 18 |
| Dean Grindahl | G | 30 |
| Tom Erickson | Manager | |
| Terry Abram | Coach | |
| Mike Adams | Assistant Coach |
