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March 4-7, 1998 St. Paul Civic Center & Mariucci Arena
1998 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Class | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Taffe | Class AA | Hastings | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| John Pohl | Class A | Red Wing | 3 | 8 | 11 |
IT'S REGION 7 AGAIN
Two teams that used to reside in Region 7 met for the Class A championship. It was Eveleth-Gilbert defeating Hermantown 4-2 for its second title during the two-class era. Jeff Dolinsek led the way for the Golden Bears with two goals. When Eveleth-Gilbert won the Tier I title in 1993, it entered the tournament with an 11-14 record. This season, the Golden Bears qualified with 19 victories. On the way to the championship game, Hermantown dethroned Red Wing with a 2-1 victory in the first semifinal. Duluth East made it a sweep for Region 7 with a 3-1 victory over Anoka in the Class AA championship game. Gabe Taggart, Ross Carlson and Chad Roberg scored for the Greyhounds.
SLAP SHOTS
- Six of the teams in the Class AA field entered with 20 wins.
- This would be the last state tournament that a private school was not in the Class A field. There were also no private schools in the Class AA field during the 1998 state tournament.
- This marked the last hockey tournament at the formidable St. Paul Civic Center, and in St. Paul for two years.
- Local sports artist Terrence Fogarty artwork adorned the cover of the tournament program - a tradition that has continued for both Boys & Girls hockey tournaments since.
- Tournament Attendance: 116,155
Owatonna - Class AA Section 1
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Packy Sarazine | W | 2 |
| David VonRuden | C | 3 |
| Matt Homuth | W | 4 |
| Matt Boeke | D | 6 |
| Phil Thompson | W | 7 |
| Bill Miller | W & D | 9 |
| Matt Kruckeberg | C | 10 |
| Trevor Olson | W | 13 |
| Josh Frisbie | W | 14 |
| Phil McDonald | D | 15 |
| Rob Donahue | W & C | 16 |
| Aaron Busch | D | 17 |
| Eric Pearson | W | 21 |
| Daren Ignaszewski | C | 22 |
| Mike Pegg | D | 25 |
| Mike Sarazine | W | 29 |
| David Warner | G | 31 |
| Jesse Cashman | W | 36 |
| Mark Meier | W & D | 37 |
| Adam Hanna | G | 40 |
| Dennis Will | Head Coach | |
| John Hines | Assistant Coach |
Hastings - Class AA Section 2
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Corey McKenzie | W | 5 |
| Bobby Swanson | W | 6 |
| Josh Canniff | W | 7 |
| Mark Jones | D | 8 |
| Derek Garcia | D | 10 |
| Dustin Vogelgesang | W | 11 |
| Bobby Miller | D | 12 |
| Nick Husting | W | 15 |
| Adam Gerlach | C | 16 |
| Cody Swanson | C | 17 |
| Pete Swanson | W | 19 |
| Blake Bartelma | C | 20 |
| Greg Jacobson | W | 21 |
| Jeff Taffe | C | 22 |
| Dan Welch | W | 23 |
| Jake Majeski | D | 24 |
| Mike Krauth | D | 25 |
| Ben Tharp | D | 26 |
| Jason Slattum | G | 29 |
| Ben Utecht | G | 33 |
| Jon Krauth | Manager | |
| Justin Lawrence | Manager | |
| Russ Welch | Head Coach | |
| Jerry Meier | Assistant Coach |
White Bear Lake - Class AA Section 3
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hedenstad | G | 1 |
| Jesse Anderson | D | 2 |
| Steve Collova | D | 3 |
| Paul Thomas | D | 4 |
| Joe Dustin | D | 5 |
| Dustin Combs | D | 6 |
| Tony Lawrence | D | 7 |
| Josh Liebenow | F | 8 |
| Ryan Connelly | F | 9 |
| Nick Kling | F | 10 |
| Tim Skaar | F | 11 |
| Mike Esty | F | 12 |
| Marco Naylon | F | 14 |
| Billie Luger | F | 15 |
| Scott Kaupp | F | 16 |
| John Godbout | F | 17 |
| Brendan Connelly | F | 18 |
| Jon Hurt | F | 19 |
| Tim Olsen | F | 20 |
| Erik Young | G | 30 |
| Nicole Hurt | Manager | |
| Robert Gindorff | Manager | |
| Steve Hurt | Head Coach | |
| Ben Butters | Assistant Coach |
Anoka - Class AA Section 4
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Greb | G | 1 |
| Adam Reid | D | 2 |
| Dan Scott | G | 3 |
| Scott Krzmarzick | F | 4 |
| Pavel Hlavacek | F | 5 |
| Chad Zwerling | D | 8 |
| Mike Johnson | D | 9 |
| Bryan Talbot | F | 10 |
| Joe Johnson | F | 11 |
| Gabe Hilmoe | D | 12 |
| Jesse Wesp | F | 13 |
| Ryan Johnson | D | 14 |
| Adam Sharratt | F | 15 |
| Rick Talbot | F | 16 |
| Jeff Turnquist | F | 17 |
| Ryan Krzmarzick | D | 18 |
| Jesse Fish | F | 19 |
| Jerrid Reinholz | F | 20 |
| Scott Lichter | D | 21 |
| Ryan Eason | G | 30 |
| Aaron Eason | Manager | |
| Renee Butler | Manager | |
| John Birrenkott | Head Coach | |
| Pete Hayes | Assistant Coach |
Bloomington Jefferson - Class AA Section 5
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Anderson | G | 1 |
| Mike Ramthun | W | 2 |
| Christian Koelling | W | 3 |
| Bryan Schmidt | D | 4 |
| Dave Hergert | W | 5 |
| Kevin Allen | D | 6 |
| Jake Heisler | W | 7 |
| Ryan Mack | W | 8 |
| Ryan Lenton | D | 9 |
| Erik Ste. Marie | D | 10 |
| Jon Corbett | W | 11 |
| Bryan Kranz | C | 12 |
| Todd Koehnen | W | 14 |
| Brian Dahlen | C | 16 |
| Adam Lati | D | 17 |
| Nick Oprish | D | 18 |
| Andy Kranz | W | 19 |
| Lee Brooks | C | 21 |
| Jim Haugen | C | 22 |
| Mike Stansberry | G | 35 |
| Kevin Vranicar | Manager | |
| Josh Steinhouse | Manager | |
| Tom Saterdalen | Head Coach | |
| Mike Thomas | Assistant Coach |
Edina - Class AA Section 6
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hall | G | 1 |
| Sam Cornelius | D | 2 |
| P.J. Atherton | D | 3 |
| Nate Mitchell | D | 5 |
| Matt Hansen | W | 6 |
| Peter Fitzgerald | W & C | 7 |
| Andy Budish | W & C | 8 |
| Justin Kapsen | D & W | 9 |
| Dan Freeman | D | 10 |
| Cam McCambridge | W & C | 11 |
| Josh Budish | W | 12 |
| Brian Ginkel | W | 14 |
| Christian Olson | W & C | 16 |
| Dustin Heigl | C | 17 |
| Anthony Masotto | C | 19 |
| Peter Caspersen | D | 20 |
| Jeff Yurecko | W & C | 21 |
| Geoff Kragness | W & C | 22 |
| Joey Gorman | W | 23 |
| Rick Chihi | G | 30 |
| Mirko Dehring | Manager | |
| David Fischer | Manager | |
| Bart Larson | Head Coach | |
| Rob Little | Assistant Coach |
Duluth East - Class AA Section 7
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Olson | G | 1 |
| Jon Hedberg | D | 2 |
| Mark Anunti | D | 4 |
| Gabe Taggart | C | 9 |
| Dan Roman | W | 10 |
| Chad Roberg | C | 11 |
| Jesse Hagadorn | C | 12 |
| Mike Marshall | W | 14 |
| Zach Burns | W | 15 |
| Nick Angell | D | 20 |
| Patrick Finnegan | D | 22 |
| Mike Salmela | D | 23 |
| Jesse Karich | D | 25 |
| Justin Patterson | W | 26 |
| Nick Licari | W | 27 |
| Nick Serre | W | 28 |
| Ross Carlson | W | 31 |
| Rheese Carlson | W | 32 |
| Adam Coole | G | 35 |
| Kevin Oswald | W | 36 |
| Jim Randolph | Manager | |
| Mitch Pitoscia | Manager | |
| Mike Randolph | Head Coach | |
| Terry Johnson | Assistant Coach |
Roseau - Class AA Section 8
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Baugher | G | 1 |
| Derrick Byfuglien | D | 2 |
| Paul Baumgartner | D | 3 |
| Nathan Berry | D | 4 |
| Lance Novacek | W | 5 |
| Josh Grahn | D | 6 |
| Josh Olson | W | 7 |
| Matt Erickson | D | 8 |
| Aaron Degerness | C | 9 |
| Parry Eidsmoe | D | 10 |
| David Klema | C | 11 |
| Jesse Modahl | W | 12 |
| Phillip Larson | W | 14 |
| Mark Fabian | W | 15 |
| Mike Klema | W | 16 |
| Nate Gustafson | D | 17 |
| Bobby John Byfuglien | W | 19 |
| David Lundbohm | C | 20 |
| Tony Erickson | G | 21 |
| Jake Brandt | G | 30 |
| Neal Dieter | Manager | |
| Bruce Olson | Head Coach | |
| Jim Lundbohm | Assistant Coach |
Red Wing - Class A Section 1
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Trapanese | G | 1 |
| Brian Cashman | D | 3 |
| Derek Kuglin | D | 4 |
| John Radmer | D | 5 |
| Mark Bang | F | 6 |
| Travis Trembath | D | 7 |
| Sam Phillips | D | 8 |
| Andy Bang | F | 9 |
| Jesse Borseth | F | 10 |
| Johnny Pohl | F | 11 |
| Tom Moore | F | 12 |
| Sam Stechmann | F | 13 |
| Mark Pohl | F | 14 |
| Seth Larson | F | 15 |
| Josh Vonch | F | 16 |
| Bryan O'Donnell | D | 17 |
| Nick Haase | F | 18 |
| Jordan Anderson | F | 19 |
| Nate Anderson | F | 20 |
| Joe Edstrom | G | 30 |
| Joanna Bang | Manager | |
| Victoria Losinski | Manager | |
| George Nemanich | Head Coach | |
| Kevin Larson | Assistant Coach |
Hermantown - Class A - Section 2
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Oppel | G | 1 |
| Rob Wittwer | D | 2 |
| Reed Malvick | D | 3 |
| Zach Graves | W | 4 |
| Andy Lane | D | 5 |
| J.R. Bradley | D | 6 |
| Pat Andrews | W | 7 |
| Clint Van Iseghem | D | 8 |
| John McGovern | W | 9 |
| Jason Allen | W | 10 |
| Jesse Stokke | W | 11 |
| Nick Dolentz | W | 12 |
| Jon Francisco | C | 13 |
| Tim Rust | C | 14 |
| B.J. Knapp | D | 15 |
| Chris Baron | C | 16 |
| Kyle Dammer | W | 17 |
| Jeff Skur | C | 18 |
| Andy Corran | W | 19 |
| Allen Knowles | G | 30 |
| Chris Bjonskaas | Manager | |
| Heather Mell | Manager | |
| Bruce Plante | Head Coach | |
| Guy LeBland | Assistant Coach |
Mahtomedi - Class A Section 3
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Fisher | G | 1 |
| Erik Nelson | D | 2 |
| Matt Sobieski | D | 3 |
| Joe Hemmenway | D | 4 |
| Alex Rogosheske | C | 5 |
| Ryan Jeffrey | W | 6 |
| Tom Powers | W | 7 |
| Chad Knudson | W | 8 |
| John Redpath | C | 9 |
| Jono Semlak | D | 10 |
| Jim Pratt | C | 11 |
| Tom Stevens | D | 12 |
| Mark Myhre | D | 14 |
| Nick Marshall | W | 15 |
| Bobby Kelly | W | 16 |
| Bobby Schauer | W | 17 |
| Matt Marshall | W | 18 |
| Matt Sowada | W | 19 |
| Joe Redpath | D | 20 |
| Reed Martz | G | 30 |
| Dan Kloek | Manager | |
| Jeff Poeschl | Head Coach | |
| Rick Strelow | Assistant Coach |
Fergus Falls - Class A Section 4
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Karsnia | G | 1 |
| Ben Brimhall | D | 2 |
| David Karst | D | 3 |
| Mike Erstad | D | 4 |
| Chad Hopponen | C | 5 |
| Lindsay Horgen | LW | 6 |
| Rob Myster | LW | 7 |
| Christian Riba | RW | 8 |
| Aaron Goepferd | D | 9 |
| Cory Donnay | C | 10 |
| Aaron Olson | RW | 11 |
| Jason Scott | LW | 12 |
| Jason Lee | RW | 14 |
| Josh Anderson | C | 15 |
| Chris Swanson | LW | 16 |
| Brett Neuleib | D | 17 |
| Brandon Crowser | RW | 18 |
| Aaron Welle | C | 19 |
| Ben Shaw | D | 20 |
| Ross Baker | G | 35 |
| Ben Thompson | Manager | |
| Joe Schiedecker | Manager | |
| Brad Bergstrom | Head Coach | |
| Scott Bjerke | Assistant Coach |
Saint Louis Park - Class A Section 5
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Vosika | G | 1 |
| John Neff | D | 2 |
| Steve Parsons | D | 3 |
| Rob Alvarado | W | 4 |
| Daner Strong | W | 5 |
| Brian Buchosky | W | 6 |
| David Weigle | C | 8 |
| Ted Courneva | W | 9 |
| Ben Nelson | W | 10 |
| Chris Duda | D | 11 |
| Ben Norton | W | 12 |
| Rob Anderson | D | 13 |
| Dan Halvorson | C | 14 |
| Jace Anders | D | 16 |
| Aaron McEachran | W | 17 |
| Joe Weiss | W | 18 |
| Dan Hlavka | C | 19 |
| Travis Pearson | D | 20 |
| Brad Thompson | C | 21 |
| Brendan McLaughlin | G | 35 |
| Ben Zinnel | Manager | |
| Sarah Meneely | Manager | |
| Tim Donahue | Head Coach | |
| Paul Olson | Assistant Coach |
Mound-Westonka - Class A Section 6
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime McGrath | C | 5 |
| Grant Farmer | C | 9 |
| Justin Fegers | W | 10 |
| Tyler Blood | D | 14 |
| Chris Geyen | W | 15 |
| Josh Miller | D | 16 |
| Niles Lewin | W | 19 |
| Mike Bill | D | 20 |
| Derek Buranen | W | 22 |
| Cory Mortenson | D | 23 |
| Paul Ashenfelter | W | 25 |
| Mike Lind | W | 26 |
| Matt Rasmussen | C | 27 |
| Jeff Sherf | G | 30 |
| Ryan Corbitt | C | 32 |
| Adam Kaatz | D | 33 |
| Jake Westman | D | 34 |
| Hans Loven | W | 36 |
| Matt Farley | G | 37 |
| Jon Miller | W | 40 |
| Leon Provencher | Manager | |
| Ryan Tripp | Manager | |
| Jeff Monsrud | Head Coach | |
| Bill Kreuser | Assistant Coach |
Eveleth-Gilbert - Class A Section 7
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Samargia | G | 1 |
| Steve Denny | W | 3 |
| Jim Barg | W | 5 |
| William Denny | C | 6 |
| Phil Perpich | W | 7 |
| Ryan Hirsch | W | 8 |
| Casey Rice | D | 9 |
| Andy Sacchetti | C | 10 |
| Dan Heitzman | D | 11 |
| Chad Studier | D | 13 |
| Nick Leoni | W | 14 |
| Troy Korpi | D | 15 |
| Jesse Carlson | W | 16 |
| Nick Cossalter | W | 17 |
| Steve Troutwine | W & D | 19 |
| Jeff Dolinsek | W | 21 |
| Tony Dolinsek | C | 22 |
| Kyle Hawley | C | 23 |
| Matt Uhan | G | 24 |
| Zach Sikich | G | 31 |
| Heidi Erjavec | Manager | |
| Matt McCarty | Manager | |
| Craig Homola | Head Coach | |
| Bob Pazzelli | Assistant Coach |
East Grand Forks - Class A Section 8
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Johnson | D | 3 |
| David Blue | D | 4 |
| Neil Purcell | D | 5 |
| Jon McDonald | D | 6 |
| Brian Bakken | D | 7 |
| Jon Stordahl | C | 8 |
| Tyler Palmiscno | C | 9 |
| Adam Lind | D | 10 |
| Kyle Cash | W | 11 |
| Justin Hecht | W | 12 |
| Justin Hillier | C | 13 |
| Patrick Knutson | W | 14 |
| Nate Metcalf | D | 18 |
| Ryan Blazek | C | 19 |
| Scott Mack | W | 20 |
| Travis Cariveau | W | 21 |
| Ryan Gregoire | W | 22 |
| Nick Stengl | W | 24 |
| Jared Kovar | G | 30 |
| Wade Holtman | G | 35 |
| Andrew Jabs | Manager | |
| Matt Buckalew | Manager | |
| Jim Scanlan | Head Coach | |
| Jason Mack | Assistant Coach |
