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March 15-16-17, 1979 St. Paul Civic Center
1979 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Broten | Roseau | 6 | 6 | 12 |
A HORNETS' REPEAT
For the first time in four attempts, Edina East won consecutive championships. And once again, the Hornets had to work overtime to do so. This time, Edina East got a measure of revenge over Rochester John Marshall from two years prior by posting a 4-3 victory in the championship game. Mike Lauren scored the winner for Edina East. Tom Carroll, who gave the Hornets the state title one year earlier with a goal in double overtime, forced the extra session this season with a late third-period goal.
SLAP SHOTS
- Minor penalties increased from one and a half minutes to two minutes.
- Like scoring? This tournament was for you. This was the highest scoring average tournament with 9.63 goals scored per game. That is 1.6 goals more than the second-highest total in 1992 with Tier l.
- This tournament even featured the highest goal averages for losing teams with 3.45 per game. Five teams scored four goals or more and lost.
- Edina East was 4 for 4 in power-play opportunities in a 12-4 victory over Roseau in the semifinals. The teams combined for seven power-play goals.
- Tournament attendance climbed past 100,000 for the first time at 100,902
Rochester John Marshall - Section 1
| Roster | Position | # Red & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Cady | C | 1 |
| Craig Nelson | C | 3 |
| Troy Moon | D | 4 |
| Rick Ruesink | D | 5 |
| Scott Monsrud | W | 6 |
| Todd Lecy | C | 7 |
| Greg Reich | D | 8 |
| Jay Anderson | W | 9 |
| Paul Butters | G | 10 |
| Dean Swanson | W | 11 |
| Pete Segar | W | 12 |
| Dirk Anderson | W | 13 |
| Mike Keefe | W | 14 |
| Greg Dey | D | 15 |
| Paul McCoy | W | 16 |
| Doug LeTourneau | C | 17 |
| Jeff Aikens | G | 18 |
| Jon Erickson | D | 20 |
| Dave Himrich | Manager | |
| Ken Roberts | Manager | |
| Gene Sack | Coach | |
| Les Neeb | Assistant Coach |
Irondale - Section 2
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Brovold | W | 1 |
| Mark Bader | C | 2 |
| Bill Lode | D | 3 |
| Steve Hart | W | 4 |
| Scott Richart | D | 5 |
| Mike Bayer | D | 6 |
| Steve Hoppe | C | 7 |
| Mike Kelly | W | 8 |
| Loren Bayer | W | 9 |
| Scott Bjugstad | C | 10 |
| John Bader | W | 11 |
| Eric Sjodin | D | 12 |
| Steve Checco | W | 13 |
| Mike Bjugstad | W | 15 |
| Bill Healy | W | 16 |
| Dave Kirwin | D | 17 |
| Mike Bremer | G | 19 |
| John Ohlin | G | 20 |
| Steve Gigrich | Manager | |
| Colleen Olson | Manager | |
| Dave Manley | Coach | |
| Bill Lundgren | Assistant Coach |
Hill-Murray - Section 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Swedenburg | G | 1 |
| Sean Regan | D | 3 |
| Pat Ethier | D | 4 |
| Bill Schafhauser | D | 5 |
| Dan Herrick | D | 6 |
| Ben Belde | D | 7 |
| Joe Horwath | W | 8 |
| Cary Kissner | W | 9 |
| Greg Schwartz | C | 10 |
| Mark Kissner | W | 11 |
| Jim Kegley | C | 12 |
| Steve Griffith | C | 14 |
| Chris Pryor | W | 15 |
| Bill King | W | 16 |
| Bob Fischbach | W | 17 |
| Rob Schwietz | W | 18 |
| Joe Jirele | W | 19 |
| Jeff Poeschl | G | 21 |
| Pete Schwalen | Manager | |
| John Yarusso | Manager | |
| Terry Skrypek | Coach | |
| Tim Whisler | Assistant Coach |
ST. PAUL HARDING - Section 4
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Weiss | G | 1 |
| Mike Dochniak | D | 2 |
| Tom Dorr | D | 3 |
| Scott Phillips | D | 5 |
| Gene Hagglund | D | 6 |
| Bill Taleen | W | 8 |
| Jim Rodriguez | C | 9 |
| Chris Isaacs | D | 10 |
| Dick Kieman | W | 11 |
| Craig Farrell | W | 13 |
| Dave Nielsen | D | 14 |
| Rick Sullivan | C | 15 |
| Dale Peterson | W | 16 |
| Jeff Thole | W | 17 |
| Frank Sullivan | C | 18 |
| Mike Neal | W | 19 |
| Bill Czaplewski | W | 22 |
| Dave Brudvig | G | 30 |
| Dan Berg | Manager | |
| Scott Wright | Manager | |
| Jim Davis | Coach | |
| Dean Shawbold | Assistant Coach |
Minneapolis washburn - Section 5
| Roster | Position | # Orange & Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Peterson | G | 1 |
| Ben Ford | D | 2 |
| Dan Lumbar | D | 3 |
| Dan Pratt | D | 4 |
| Mike Boyles | D | 5 |
| Dean Lumbar | W | 6 |
| Rick Erdall | C | 7 |
| Jerry Haug | W | 8 |
| Dan Neitge | W | 9 |
| Jeff Christman | W | 10 |
| Kyle Larson | W | 11 |
| Kris Leaf | W | 12 |
| Bob Yates | W | 13 |
| James Myhre | W | 14 |
| Scott Aubrecht | C | 16 |
| Terry Lussier | C | 17 |
| Mark Christman | D | 20 |
| Larry Case | G | 30 |
| Bob Patnode | Manager | |
| Bret Hartley | Manager | |
| Peter Jocketty | Coach | |
| Brian McKinley | Assistant Coach |
Edina East - Section 6
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Vacanti | G | 1 |
| Tom Sullivan | D | 2 |
| Jeff Davis | D | 3 |
| Ted Pearson | D | 4 |
| Bob Smith | W | 5 |
| Tom Paugh | D | 6 |
| Greg Hampson | W | 7 |
| Tom Carroll | W | 8 |
| Mike Lauen | W | 9 |
| Mark Gagnon | W | 10 |
| Tom Johnson | W | 11 |
| Kent Simmons | C | 12 |
| John Donnelly | C | 13 |
| Brad Benson | C | 14 |
| Ted Vaaler | W | 17 |
| Tom Paden | W | 18 |
| Steve Brown | D | 19 |
| Tony Johnson | G | 30 |
| Rolf Jensen | Manager | |
| Jim Maley | Manager | |
| Willard Ikola | Coach | |
| Ed Zins | Assistant Coach |
grand rapids - Section 7
| Roster | Position | # Orange & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Weber | G | 1 |
| Scott Billeadeau | D | 2 |
| Pat Smith | D | 3 |
| Jeff Tabaka | W | 4 |
| Shawn Edwards | W | 6 |
| Steve Anderson | W | 7 |
| Tim Cusey | W | 8 |
| Tom Rothstein | W | 9 |
| Bob Madson | C | 10 |
| Jeff Hovanec | C | 11 |
| Kurt Kleinendorst | C | 12 |
| Irwin Fizzell | D | 13 |
| Brian Crippa | D | 15 |
| Jim Malwitz | W | 16 |
| Todd Lempe | W | 17 |
| Mike Brill | D | 18 |
| John DeCenzo | C | 19 |
| Jon Casey | G | 30 |
| Jay Sobolik | Manager | |
| Jim Lagle | Manager | |
| Jim Nelson | Coach | |
| Buzz Christensen | Assistant Coach | |
| Lyn Ellingson | Assistant Coach |
Roseau - Section 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Kelly Green |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Tangen | G | 1 |
| Jim Pederson | D | 2 |
| Mark Vatnsdal | D | 3 |
| Chip Ammerman | D | 4 |
| Richard larson | D | 5 |
| Larry Erickson | W | 6 |
| Billy Yon | W | 7 |
| Mark Huglen | D | 8 |
| Joe Magnusson | W | 9 |
| Aaron Broten | W | 10 |
| Stuart Weston | W | 11 |
| Lonnie Vatnsdal | C | 12 |
| Carson Erickson | W | 14 |
| Andy Odegaard | C | 15 |
| Shawn Hallie | W | 16 |
| Glen DaMota | C | 17 |
| Brandon Shank | W | 18 |
| Jim Pelowski | G | 30 |
| Larry Row | Manager | |
| Sheldon Weston | Manager | |
| Gary Hokanson | Coach | |
| Mike Adams | Assistant Coach |
