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March 12-13-14, 1981 St. Paul Civic Center
1981 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Kellin | Grand Rapids | 3 | 6 | 9 |
FRESH FACES
Two first-time championship entrants were featured in this tournament with Irondale (New Brighton) and Bloomington Jefferson. Bloomington Jefferson emerged with a 3-2 victory. The Jaguars scored three unanswered goals after Irondale had opened with the game's first goal. Bloomington Jefferson's journey to a state championship began with a 4-3 victory over defending champion Grand Rapids in the quarterfinals. It continued with a 4-1 victory over upstart Apple Valley. Irondale needed victories over two traditional powers to advance: 7-3 over Roseau in the quarterfinals and a 5-3 in over South St. Paul in the semifinals.
SLAP SHOTS
- This was the third and final state tournament appearance for Irondale.
- This was the only time Edina West Cougars qualified for the state tournament.
- Apple Valley qualified for its first state tournament with a 10-13 record.
- Tournament Attendance: 100,914
Apple Valley - Section 1
| Roster | Position | # Brown, Gold & White |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hagen | G | 1 |
| Al Yetzer | D | 2 |
| Steve Calhoun | D | 3 |
| Roger Grillo | D | 4 |
| Jeff Michaelson | D | 5 |
| Mike Theodorson | D | 6 |
| Mike Beaudry | C | 7 |
| Bruce Hegland | W | 9 |
| Rene Comeault | D | 10 |
| Scott Mayer | W | 11 |
| Keith Substad | W | 12 |
| Phil Herman | C | 15 |
| Darcy Gryba | C | 16 |
| Mike Lebens | W | 17 |
| Mike Johnson | W | 18 |
| Deno Pelligrino | W | 19 |
| John Theodorson | C | 20 |
| Joe Ciernia | G | 30 |
| Shan Huber | Manager | |
| Larry Hendrickson | Coach | |
| Dave Ottness | Assistant Coach |
Irondale - Section 2
| Roster | Position | # Maroon & Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Downing | G | 1 |
| Erik Sjodin | D | 2 |
| Dave Kirwin | D | 3 |
| Dana Hildreth | C | 4 |
| Steve Checco | C | 6 |
| Steve Hoppe | W | 7 |
| Steve Witucki | W | 8 |
| Ken Brovold | W | 9 |
| Mike Manley | W | 10 |
| Mark Smith | W | 11 |
| Lou Hedberg | D | 12 |
| Clayton Keister | D | 13 |
| Dan Lode | W | 14 |
| Mike Bjugstad | W | 15 |
| Mark Bader | C | 16 |
| Loren Bayer | W | 17 |
| Bill Burns | D | 18 |
| Jeff Kaiser | G | 20 |
| Mark Bucko | Manager | |
| Carl Dahl | Manager | |
| Dave Manley | Coach | |
| Dick Neilsen | Assistant Coach |
North St. Paul - Section 3
| Roster | Position | # White & Red |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | G | 1 |
| Dave Jawish | D | 2 |
| Mike DiMartino | D | 3 |
| Mark Sandberg | D | 4 |
| Garret Hendrickson | W | 5 |
| Mark Wilhelmy | D | 6 |
| Ed Charpentier | C | 7 |
| Bing Voss | W | 8 |
| Craig Campbell | C | 9 |
| Todd Carlile | D | 10 |
| Jack Benson | W | 12 |
| Tom Parenteau | D | 14 |
| Carl Kreiger | C | 16 |
| Doug Bird | W | 17 |
| Mike Anderson | C | 18 |
| Leo Hanna | W | 19 |
| Dan Peterson | W | 20 |
| Mike Moline | G | 30 |
| John Docken | Manager | |
| Bob Pogalz | Manager | |
| William Halbrehder | Coach | |
| Crist Langelett | Assistant Coach | |
| Pat McKuskey | Assistant Coach |
South St. Paul - Section 4
| Roster | Position | # White & Maroon |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Seaberg | G | 1 |
| Tom Mikutowski | D | 2 |
| Randy Schueller | D | 3 |
| Eric Flom | D | 4 |
| Steve Zwieg | D | 5 |
| Phil Housley | D | 6 & 20 |
| Paul Gallus | W | 7 |
| Herb Badalich | W | 8 |
| Rick O'Brien | W | 10 |
| Larry Housley | C | 11 |
| Jaime Roberts | W | 12 |
| Tom Stiles | W | 14 |
| Peter Bauer | W | 15 |
| Dave Sobaski | W | 16 |
| Tom Dalzell | C | 17 |
| Charlie Gorman | W | 18 |
| Jeff Dolby | C | 19 |
| Greg VanDeWalker | G | 30 |
| Scott Running | Manager | |
| Bob Pieper | Manager | |
| Doug Woog | Coach | |
| James Jacobson | Assistant Coach | |
| Donald Willer | Assistant Coach |
Bloomington Jefferson - Section 5
| Roster | Position | # Columbia Blue & Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Robideau | G | 1 |
| Tom Kelly | D | 2 |
| Chris Gram | W & D | 3 |
| Jim Becker | D | 4 |
| Kirk Nelson | D | 5 |
| Jim Gess | D | 6 |
| Dan Beaty | W | 7 |
| Scott Myklebust | C & W | 8 |
| Kyle Kranz | W & C | 9 |
| Rob Ohno | D | 10 |
| Steve Nornes | W | 11 |
| Lee Fjellman | W & C | 12 |
| Terry Sullivan | W & C | 13 |
| Tony Mazzu | W | 14 |
| Steve Bianchi | C | 15 |
| Joe Wech | C | 16 |
| Paul Gess | W | 17 |
| Scott Schoening | G | 35 |
| Craig Havlicek | Manager | |
| Randy Thompson | Manager | |
| Tom Saterdalen | Coach | |
| John Bianchi | Assistant Coach |
Edina West - Section 6
| Roster | Position | # White | # Green & Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lozinski | G | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Rzeszut | D | 2 | 2 |
| Wally Chapman | W | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Spear | D | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Roberts | D | 6 | 6 |
| Paul Fee | W | 8 | 8 |
| Mike O'Connor | C | 9 | 9 |
| John Deasey | W | 10 | 7 |
| Tom Frisk | W | 7 | 11 |
| Tom Vidmar | W | 12 | 12 |
| Pat Rolfes | C | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Oliver | W | 14 | 14 |
| Wes Olsen | W | 15 | 15 |
| Jeff Kloewer | D | 16 | 16 |
| Scott Ferguson | D | 17 | 17 |
| John DeVoe | W | 18 | 18 |
| Dave Maley | C | 18 | 18 |
| John Basill | G | 30 | 30 |
| Brad Bredehoft | Manager | ||
| Dan Moran | Manager | ||
| Bart Larson | Coach | ||
| Bob O'Connor | Assistant Coach |
Grand Rapids - Section 7
| Roster | Position | # Orange & Black |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Kaczor | G | 1 |
| Darrel Solem | W | 2 |
| Brian Crippa | D | 3 |
| Marty Pirjevec | D | 4 |
| Glenn Palso | D | 5 |
| Tony Kellin | D | 6 |
| Pat Bowe | W | 7 |
| Dave Casey | W | 9 |
| Eric Lempe | W | 10 |
| Steve LaRoque | C | 11 |
| Chris LeVasseur | C | 12 |
| Rian Reed | C & W | 13 |
| Ron Renner | D | 15 |
| Jim Malwitz | C | 16 |
| Mike Gibeau | W | 17 |
| Ron Holum | W | 18 |
| Bruce LaRoque | W | 19 |
| Todd Laudenback | G | 30 |
| Bob Dunnell | Manager | |
| Greg White | Manager | |
| Jim Nelson | Coach | |
| Lyn Ellingson | Assistant Coach | |
| Ted Brill | Assistant Coach |
Roseau - Section 8
| Roster | Position | # White & Green |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Desrosier | G | 1 |
| Paul Erickson | D | 2 |
| Steve Huglen | D | 3 |
| Bill McDonald | D | 5 |
| Lyndell Vatnsdal | D | 6 |
| Billy Yon | C | 7 |
| Chad Johnson | C | 8 |
| Perry Espe | W | 9 |
| Jay Ness | D | 10 |
| Keith Beito | W | 11 |
| Sheldon Weston | C | 12 |
| Jay Otto | W | 14 |
| Steve Storo | W | 15 |
| Shawn Hallie | W | 16 |
| Mike Vacura | W | 17 |
| David Provance | W | 18 |
| Larry Goos | W | 19 |
| Mark Amundson | G | 30 |
| Larry Row | Manager | |
| Jerry Skoglund | Manager | |
| Gary Hokanson | Coach | |
| Gary Ross | Assistant Coach |
