University of , Duluth

HOST/1968 NCAA TOURNAMENT , DULUTH GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION-Duluth, Minnesota FOUNDED-As State Normal School, 1895. Became campus of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, July 1, 1947. ENROLLMENT-5 ,000 (approx.) NICKNAME-Bulldogs COLORS-Maroon and Gold NAMES AND TITLES PROVOST-Dr. Raymond W. Darland BUSINESS MANAGER-Robert Bridges ATHLETIC DIRECTOR-Lloyd W. Peterson ATHLETIC BUSINESS MANAGER-Ralph A. Romano DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION-Dr. Ward Wells TEAM PHYSICIAN-Dr. John Dwyer HEAD, INFORMATION SERVICE-Julian Hoshal ATHLETIC PUBLICITY DIRECTOR-James E. Coughlin CONDUCTOR OF BANDS-James Murphy Marching Band Director-Robert E . Williams COACHING FOOTBALL-James Malasky (Minn. '49) HOCKEY- (UMD '56) BASKETBALL-Norman Olson (Wisc. '39) (Ind. '62) SKIING-Edmond Lundstrom (UMD '63) SWIMMING-To be appointed. WRESTLING-Lloyd W. Peterson (Minn. '28) TRACK-Len Anick (UMD '66) INTRAMURAL-James Marciniak (UMD '67) GOLF AND TENNIS-Dr. Lewis Rickert (Western Colo. '30) (Columbia '52) ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOOTBALL-Griggs Field, on campus off St. Marie At. (3500) HOCKEY-Duluth Arena Auditorium, 5th Ave. W. and Harbor Drive (5500) BASKETBALL-UMD Physical Education Building, Midway Drive and St. Marie St. (4500) TRACK-Griggs Field SWIMMING-DMD Physical Education Building WRESTLING-DMD Physical Education Building TICKET INFORMATION Football Basketball Hockey Family Season $14.00 $25.00 NONE Single Season 8.00 16.00 $32.00-$27.00 Single Reserved 2.00 2.00 3.00-2.25 General Admission 1.50 1.50 1.50 Student .50 .50 1.00 Children .50 .50 1.00 All requests for tickets (season, single game, press, etc.) should be placed with the Athletic Ticker Office, Ralph Romano, Ticket Manager. (724-8801, Ext. 468, 469.) BULLDOGS TO SERVE AS HOSTS FOR 1968 NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Jhe University of Minnesota, Duluth, in cooperation with th~ City of Duluth will host the 1968 National Collegia~e Athletic Associat'ion Hockey Championships in the modern, 5400-seat Duluth Arena on March 14, 15 and 16. Four college sextets (two from the East and two from the West) will be chosen for Tournament berths on the Sunday (March 10) preceding the championship dates. Selections are based on both the post-season playoffs (ECAC and WCHA) and a team's season performance. The winner of the ECAC Tournament is automatically awarded a berth in the NCAA fie-ld. The annual American Hockey Coach Association will: be, lheld in conjunction with the tournament, running March· 13," 14, 15 and l6 with headquarters at the Hotel Duluth (Third Avenue East & Superior Street in downtown Duluth). The NCAA Championship provides for a ·single elimination tourna- ment. The draw matches an Eastern and Western team on Thursday (March 14) and an Eastern and Western team on Friday (March 15 ). The winners will play for the Championship Saturday (March 16) evening with losers meeting in a Saturday afternoon consolation contest at 2 p.m. All evening games begin at 8 p.m. An A wards Ceremony will immediately follow the Champion1sl'iip con- test with the naming of the Most Valuable Player, an All-Tournament team and presentation of team trophies. The NCAA Championship is under the direction and supervision of the Rules and Tournament Committee. This group organizes a Tournament Games Committee to supervise the conduct of the event.

PRESS INFORMATION/NCAA TOURNAMENT All requests for press space for the 1968 NCAA Hockey Cham- pionships should be directed to James E. Coughlin, Sports Information Director, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth MN 55812. Coughlin is handling press relations and publicity for the event. Assignments will be made on a Working and Visiting press basis. The Working category will include newsmen and radio-TV broadcasters and technicians directly involved with covering games plus the sports information directors of the competing schools. Visiting Press includes all other certified members of the press corps and other college sp"oi:ts information directors. Photographers and other cameramen come under Wot.king Pl"l!l!rs. Requests must reach Coughlin's office by noon Monday (March 11) or be postmarked before midnight Sunday (March 10). Lloyd W. Peterson, director of athletics for the University of Minne- sota, Duluth, is chairman of the 1969 Tournament Games Committee. Ralph A. Romano (hockey coach and athletic business manager) and James E. Coughlin (sports information director) have been named co- managers for the Tournament. Other members of the Tournament Games Committee include: Royal D. Alworth, Jr. James H. Claypool Raymond W. Darland Emmett Davidson Robert L. Heller Mylon B. Morris Jerrold L. Polinsky E. L. (Duce) Rasmussen Robert J. Rich, Sr. Hubert D. Wheele r Members of the Ice Hockey Rules a nd Tournament Committee are: Hubert W. Gallagher, Northeastern University, Chairman , University of Denver Gregory J. Batt, Hamilton College , State University William B . Clark, Phillips Exeter Academy Allen Renfrew, ·····••***

DULUTH ARENA, site of the 1968 NCAA Tournament 1967-68 Schedule Nov. 4 Freshmen Duluth Nov. 11 Alumni Duluth Nov. 18 Minnesota Duluth Nov. 20 Denver Duluth Nov. 24, 25 ... North Dakota Duluth Dec. 1, 2 Michigan State· East Lansing Dec. 19 Minnesota Minneapolis Dec. 30 Boston College Duluth Jan. 3, 4 Colorado College Duluth Jan. 6 ...... Wisconsin ...... Madison Jan. 10 U. S. Olympic Team Duluth Jan. 12, 13 Colorado College Colorado Springs Jan. 15 Denver Duluth Jan. 19, 20 Michigan Tech Houghton Jan. 26, 27 Michigan Tech ...... •...... Duluth Feb. 2, 3 Michigan Duluth Feb. 9, 10 Denver Denver Feb. 16 Minnesota Minneapolis Feb. 17 Minnesota Duluth Mar. 1, 2 North Dakota ...... Grand Forks March 5, 8, 9 WCHA Playoffs Sites determined by season standings 1966-67 Results UMD UMD 8 Minnesota l 4 Michigan Tech 6 3 North Dakota 6 3 Michigan Tech 5 2 North Dakota 6 5 Michigan 6 l Denver 2 2 Michigan 8 4 Denver 6 5 Colorado College 4 9 Brown 4 6 Colorado College 2 4 Brown 3 Denver 8 10 West Point 2 l Denver 6 3 Michigan Tech 5 7 Colorado College 3 2 Michigan Tech 10 2 Colorado College 3 3 North Dakota 2 4 Michigan Tech 6 2 North Dakota 4 WCHA Playoff 4 Minnesota 9 7 Minnesota 4 SEASON RECORD 12-16-0 6 Michigan State 5 (2 OTs) WCHA RECORD 8-15-0 7 Michigan State 3 6 Wisconsin The. Season Outlook

UMD hockey coach Ralph Romano prefers the term REBUILDING when he talks about prospects for the 1967-68 campaign. Yet the Bulldogs, despite their youthfulness at forward, expect to provide a better balanced scoring punch to go with a veteran defensive corps. Of course, the chief aim is a higher finish in the Western Collegiate Hockey Ass~ciation race in the third season of membership. In 1966-67 the Bulldogs finished ~ixth after occupying the cellar the first season out. Forward is where graduation hurt! Gone are All-American Keith (Huffer) Christiansen (the WCHA scoring leader), his favorite winger Pat Francisco and three other veterans; Bobby Bell, Dick Maertz and Bob Young. Bruce McLeod (5-10, 165, Jr., Ft. Frances, Ont.), second behind Christiansen in WCHA scoring last season, heads the returnees at forward which include center Gary Murphy (5-8, 165, Jr., Bovey) and wings Dick Thompson (6-0, 175, Sr., Baudette), Elroy Froiland (5-9, 160, Sr., Thief River Falls) and (6-0, 190, Jr., Virginia). Jdl'in McKay (5-11, 175, Sr., Duluth) leads a veteran blue- line crew but will l'l'ot be available until winter quarter. He will be joined by his longtim~ playi~g partner Tom Ahrens (6-0, 165, Sr. , Duluth); Rick Newel1 (5~10; 1'80, Jr., Winnipeg, Man.), the WCHA's top scoring defense- man as a sophomore and Benjie Wolfe (5-10, 192, Jr., Duluth). The leading sophomore forward candidates are center Ron Busniuk (5-11, 180, So., Ft. William, Ont.) and wing Ron Forbes (6-0, 186, So. , Ft. William, Ont.) who were judged in a dead heat for Most Valuable Freshman honors. Other sophomore talent will be supplied by wings Larry Krawchuk (5-9, 155, So., Ft. William, Ont.), Ron Wheele (5-6, 140, So., Pt. Arthur, One.); Dave Farrow (5-10, 165, So., Regina, Sask.) and Bob Tok (5-11, 175, So., Bovey) and defensemen Dan Mahle (6-3, 180, So., International Falls) and Ron Weum, (6-0-, 195, So., International Falls).

COAC HIN G RECORDS w L T Frank Kovach, 1931-32 (Independent) 2 5 0 Henry Jensen, 1949-51 (Independent) 13 6 l Gordon Eddols, 1952-54°'' (MIAC) 21 18 0 Robert Boyat, 1955 (MIAC) 9 8 0 John Pleban, 1956-59 ·(MIAC)' 55 23 5 Ralph Romano, 1960 to present (2 MIAC, 4 Indepen- dent, 2 WCHA) 87 96 9 Coaching Staff

HEAD COACH RALPH ROMANO A native of Ft. William, Ont., where he was in the minor league system . .. came to Duluth and attended Central High School his junior and senior years ... enrolled at UMD in 1952 and earned three, varsity letters as Bulldog goaltender. He was active in all phases of student activity .. . ROTC, student government, publications ... then spent three years as a U.S. Air Force navigator. Joined sports staff of Duluth Herald and News-Tribune after service tour . .. hired to coach the Bulldogs for 1959-60 but when his teams kept winning he kept coaching .. . his charges posted overall 30-8 record during his first two seasons (included two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles) ... led Bulldogs out of MIAC through four seasons of major independent status and into the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Active in American Hockey Coaches Association .. . served on that body's Board of Governors ... co-manager of the 1968 National Collegiate Athletic Association Hockey Championships scheduled for Duluth. Also serves as UMD's Athletic Business Manager . .. also sports publicist until last August . . . married to the former Barbara Pederson, also a UMD graduate . .. they have five children; Ralph, Jr., 10; Elaine, 9, Jeffrey, 7, Kevin 6 , and Paul, 3.

ASSISTANT COACH TERRY SHERCLIFFE Terry Shercliffe, a former Bulldog alternate captain and Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1965, is in his first season as assistant varsity and freshman coach. A native of Regina, Sask., Shercliffe becomes Head Coach Ralph Romano's first full-time assistant. During the pcevious two seasons he taught physical education and coached hockey at Osseo High School near Minneapolis-St. Paul. Shercliffe also is an instructor in physical education. He earned his B.A. degree in 1965 and is currently working toward his M.A. in physical education. He is married to the former Wilma Horen, also a UMD graduate. They have one son, Rian, 3. 1966-67 UMD INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties- Games Goals Assists Points Minutes 28 23 39 62 25-85 Pat Francisco 28 21 22 43 8-32 *Bruce McLeod 28 21 22 43 4-16 *Rick Newell 25 7 14 21 33-72 *Tom Mrozik 27 10 10 20 14-28 Bobby Bell 28 8 12 20 28-64 *Gary Murphy 27 3 16 19 19-46 *Dick Thompson 28 10 5 15 4-8 Dick Maertz 28 6 3 9 9-18 *John McKay 28 l 8 9 12-24 *Benjie Wolfe 25 3 6 9 29-58 *Elroy Froiland 28 6 l 7 7-14 *Tom Ahrens 26 2 5 7 15-33 John Devich 23 l 3 4 3-6 *Mike Sertich 17 2 0 2 1-2 Bob Young 17 0 0 0 3-6 *Dave LeBlanc 2-4

Goaltending Games Goals Against Avg. Stops Avg. Dave LeBlanc 28 125 4.5 977 34.9 • Denotes players returning for 1967-68 season.

ALL-TIME RECORD vs 1966-67 OPPONENTS Name Won Lost Tied Michigan Tech 2 27 l North Dakota 5 23 0 Minnesota 7 12 l Denver l 10 l Michigan State 7 9 l Michigan l 7 0 Colorado College 9 3 l Wisconsin l 0 0 Boston College 0 0 0

ALL-TIME 100-POINT CLUB Name Goals Assists Points Keith Christiansen, Fort Frances 75 121 196 Harvey Flaman, Regina 74 79 153 Elmer Schwartz, Regina 72 77 149 Pat Francisco, Duluth 69 64 133 Mike Tok, Bovey 61 47 108 TOP SCORERS Name Games Goals Assists Pts Pen-Min Keith Christiansen, Fore Frances 102 75 121 196 95-258 Pat Francisco, Duluth 105 69 64 133 26-71 Mike Tok, Bovey 98 61 47 108 37-101 Bob Hill, Duluth 104 25 65 90 30-71 Bob Bell, Proctor 108 38 51 89 74-156 Owen Rogers, Frenchman Butte, Sask. 86 35 41 76 57-120

BULLDOG INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Total Points, Career: Christiansen (1963-67) 196 Total Points, Career (defenseman): Bob Hill (1962-66) 90 Most Goals, Career: Christiansen 75 Most Goals, Career (defenseman): Hill 25 Most Assists, Career: Christiansen 121 Most Assists, Career (defenseman): Hill 65 Most Minutes, Career: Christiansen 258 Most Penalty Minutes, Season: Christiansen 85 Most Consecutive Points: Christiansen (Colorado College, Feb. 25-26, 1963) 9 Most Points, Game: Orest Wojcichowsky (Concordia, 1959) 10 Most Goals, Game: Flaman (Gustavus, 1958) 6 Most Assists, Game: Elmer Schwartz (Hamline, 1957) 7 Lowest Goals Against Ave., Season: Mike Haley (1960-61) 2.7

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS 1956-5 7 Harvey Flaman, Regina, Sask. 195 7-58 Jerry Kleisinger, Regina, Sask. 1958-59 Ron Pretlac, Ft. William, Ont. 1959-60 Mike Haley, Duluth 1960-61 Bill Lenardon & Mike Mithrush (tie), both Ft. William, Ont. 1961-62 John McCormick, Ft. William, Ont. 1962-63 Lenardon 1963-64 Keith Christiansen, Ft. Frances, Ont. 1964-65 Christiansen 1965-66 Bob Hill, Duluth 1966-67 Christiansen UMD ~ARSIT1 ROSTER 1967-68 No. Name PSN Class Hgt Wgt Hometown 1 LeBlanc, Dave G Sr 5-5 150 -Fort William, Ont. 1 Beck, Ron G So 5-9 16,4 Int. Falls, Minn. 3 Mahle, Dan D So 6-2 187 Int. Falls, Minn. 4 Wolfe, Benjie D Jr 5-10 187 Duluth (East) 5 Newell, Rick D Jr 5-11 18.3 Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Wheele, Ron c-w So 5-6 145 Port Arthur, 7 Sertich, Mike D Jr 6-0 187 Virginia, Minn. 8 Tok, Bob c-w So 5-11 180 Bovey, Minn. 10 Thompson, Dick w Sr 6-0 180 Baudette, Minn. 11 Forbes, Ron w So 6-0 187 Fort William, Ontario 12 Ahrens, Tom D Sr 6-0 170 Duluth (East) 13 "'McKay, John (C) D Sr 5-11 175 Duluth (East) 14 Busniuk, Ron C-W So 5-11 180 Fort Williams, Ontario 15 Mrozik, Tom C Sr 5-10 195 Duluth (Central) 16 Froiland, Elroy w Sr 5-9 175 Thief River Falls, Minn. 17 Farrow, Dave w So 5-11 175 Regina, Saskatchewan 18 Krawchuk, Larry w So 5-9 160 Fort William, Ontario 19 Murphy, Gary C Jr 5-8 172 Bovey, Minn. 20 McLeod, Bruce w Jr 5-10 170 Fort Frances, Ontario "'Weum, Ron D So 6-0 210 International Falls, Minn. "'Hegg, Peter w So 5-9 162 International Falls, Minn. "'Ineligible until Winter Quarter.

FRESHMAN ROSTER

Name Psn Hgt Wgt Hometown Olson, Lyle L.W. 6-0 170 Rouseau, Minn. Ahlgren, Gordon Def. 5-9 170 Cloquet, Minn. Resch, Glenn 5-8 165 Regina, Sask. Badiuk, Tom L.W. 5-8 150 Fort Frances, Ont. Rogers, Bruce L.W. 5-9 155 Frenchman Butte, Sask. Giles, Jim Def. 5-10 160 New Westminster, B. C. Sivertson, Dan R.W. 6-0 170 Duluth (Cathedral), Minn. Gustafson, Stuart Def. 5-10 175 Duluth (East), Minn. Spehar, Bob R.W. 5-6 135 Duluth (Denfeld), Minn. Haines, David Cen. 5·9 165 Fort Frances, Ont. Trachsel, Larry L.W . 5-11 170 Duluth (Cathedral), Minn. Hoene, Phil Cen. 5-7 180 Duluth (Cathedral), Minn. Ward, George Goal 5-7 150 Geraldton, Ont. Hughes, David Def. 6-1 190 Duluth (Cathedral), Minn. Whalen, Chuck Cen. 5-6 140 Edina, Minn. Jordet, Bruce Wing 6-0 163 Duluth (East}, Minn. LEADING UMD SCORERS BY SEASON Games Goals Assists Points 1955-56 Harvey Flaman 23 30 24 54 1956-57 Flaman 21 24 32 56 195 7-58 Elmer Schwartz 19 14 31 45 1958-59 Mike O'Handley 19 18 7 25 1959-60 O'Handley 18 22 14 36 1960-61 Mike Mithrush 18 19 14 33 1961-62 Mithrush 22 8 15 23 1962-63 Bill Lenardon 24 9 17 26 1963-64 Keith Christiansen 24 16 20 36 1964-65 Christiansen 27 23 35 58 1965-66 Christiansen 23 13 27 40 1966-67 Christiansen 28 23 39 62

BULLDOG TEAM RECORDS Best Winning Percentage, Season: .833 (15-3) 1960-61 Poorest Winning Percentage, Season: .200 (2-8) 1952 Most Wins, Season: 17 ( 1955-56) Most Losses, Season: 19 (1965-66) Most Goals Scored, Season: 136 (1955-56) Most Goals Allowed, Season: 146 (1964-65) Most Goals, Game: 24 vs. Gustavus Adolphus Biggest Margin of Victory: 24-2 vs. Gustavus

TEAM CAPTAINS 1956-57 Harvey F laman, Regina, Sask. 1957-58 Flaman 1958-59 Larry Cronkhite, International Falls, Minn. 1959-60 Ron Pretlac, Ft. William, Ont. 1960-61 Mike Haley, Duluth 1961-62 Bill Lenardon, Fe. William, Ont. 1962-63 Lenardon 1963-64 Bill McGann, Duluth 1964-65 Owen Rogers, Frenchman Butte, Sask. 1965-66 Rogers 1966-67 Keith Christiansen, Fe. Frances, One. 1967-68 John McKay, Duluth 1966-67 WCHA STANDING w L T PCT. North Dakota 16 6 0 .727 Denver 11 5 0 .688 Michigan Tech 14 7 l .659 Michigan 11 6 l .639 Michigan State 8 11 l .425 Minnesota, Duluth 8 15 0 .348 Colorado College 6 12 0 .333 Minnesota 5 17 .239

1966-67 WCHA TEAMS' SEASON RECORDS w L T PCT. Denver 22 8 0 .733 Michigan 19 7 2 .714 Michigan Tech 18 11 l .617 North Dakota 19 10 0 .655 Colorado College 15 13 l .534 Michigan State 16 15 l .516 Minnesota, Duluth 12 16 0 .429 Minnesota 9 20 l .317

WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS Year Champion Runnerup 1951-52 Colorado College Michigan, Denver 1952-53 Minnesota Michigan 1953-54 Minnesota Michigan 1954-55 Colorado College Michigan 1955-56 Michigan Michigan Tech 1956-57 Colorado College Michigan 195 7-58 North Dakota, Denver Michigan 1958-59 No League Play 1959-60 Denver Michigan Tech 1960-61 Denver Minnesota · 1961-62 Michigan Tech Michigan 1962-63 Denver North Dakota 1963-64 Denver Michigan 1964-65 Michigan Tech North Dakota 1965-66 Michigan Tech North Dakota, Minnesota 1966-67 North Dakota Denver WCHA ANNUAL SCORING LEADERS Season Player and Team Goals Assists Points 1953-54 , Minnesota 29 49 78 1954-55 John Mayasich, Minnesota 41 39 80 1955-56 John Andrews, Colorado College 27 25 52 1956-5 7 Bill Reichart, North Dakota 24 16 40 195 7-58 Bill Hay, Colorado College 16 32 48 1958-59 No League Play 1959-60 Bill Masterton, Denver 17 27 44 1960-61 Jerry Walker, Denver 29 15 44 1961-62 Gordon Berenson, Michigan 39 26 65 1962-63 Louis Nanne, Minnesota. 9 23 32 1963-64 Gordon Wilkie, Michigan 8 22 30 1964-65 Mel Wakabayaski, Michigan 13 17 30 1965-66 Doug Volmar, Michigan State 18 23 41 1966-67 Keith Christiansen, Minn., Duluth 15 31 46

WCHA RECORDS AT A GLANCE Season-'lndividual Most Goals-Jerry Walker, Denver (1960-61) ...... , , .... 56 Most Assists-Bill Masterton, Denver (1960-61) ...... 56 Most total points-Jerry Walker, Denver ( 1960-61) ...... 85 Most Penalty Minutes-Ross Morrison, Michigan (1961-62) ...... 120 One Game-Individual Most goa,ls-Clare Smith, Colorado College (against U. of British Columbia, March 8, 1954 ...... 7 Bill Reichert, North Dakota (against Minnesota, Duluth, 1954-55) ...... • ...... 7 Most total points-Clare Smith, Colorado College (against U. of British Columbia, March 8, 1954) (7 goals, 2 assists) , ...... 9 Goalie-Season GP GA so AVG. George Kirkwood, Denver (1960-61) 32 59 4 1.84 Lorne Howes, Michigan (1955-56) 22 47 l 2.14 Most Shutouts-, Minnesota (1952-53) 4 Gerry Schultz, North Dakota (1953-54) (Consecutive) 4 George Kirkwood, Denver (1960-61) 4 Buddy Blom, Denver (1963-64) 4 Bob Gray, Michigan (1963-64) 4 Most consecutive shutouts-Gerry Schulz, North Dakota (1953-54) 4 Team-Season

Best Overall WCHA Record: Best Overall Season Record: Denver, 1960-61, .950 (19-1-0) Denver, 1960-61, .984 (30-1-1) Michigan Tech, 1961-62, .864 (19-3-0) Michigan Tech, 1961-62, .906(29-3-0) Michigan, 1955-56, .861 (15-2-1) Michigan, 1948-49, .891 (20-2-3) Most consecutive wins in overall play-22, Michigan Tech, 1961-62-63.

1967 DENVER POST 15th ANNUAL WCHA ALL-STAR TEAM 1st Team 2nd Team Tony Esposito, Mich. Tech Goalie Rick Best, Michigan Tech , Denver Defense Bruce Riutta, Mich. Tech Jerry Lafond, North Dakota Defense Paul Domm, Michigan Keith Christiansen, Minn., Dul. Forward Bob Lindberg, Colorado Col. , Denver Forward Bob Toothill, Mich. Tech Tom Mikkola, Michigan State Forward Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech Most valuable player-Christiansen, Minnesota, Duluth Coach of the Year-, South Dakota Sophomore of the Year-Magnuson, Denver & Munro, North Dakota (tie)

WCHA HOCKEY COACHES Colorado College-John Matchefts Denver-Murray Armstrong Michigan- Michigan State-Amo Bessone Michigan Tech-John Maclnnes Minnesota- Minnesota, Duluth-Ralph Romano North Dakota-Bill Selman

WCHA SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS Colorado College/ Colorado Springs, Co!.-Glenn Hutchinson Denver/Denver, Col.-Bill Gullion Michigan/ Ann Arbor, Michigan-Les Etter Michigan State/ East Lansing, Mich.-Fred Stabley (Nick Vista, Asst.Dir.) Michigan Tech/ Houghton, Michigan-Tom Greenhoe Minnesota/ Minneapolis, Minn.-Otis Dypwick (Mike Lyons, Asst. Dir.) Minnesota, Duluth/ Duluth, Minn.-James Coughlin North Dakota/ Grand Forks, N.D.-Lee Bohnet AV>l:>W NHOr Bulldog Player Profiles

AHRENS, TOM .. . senior defenseman ... 6-0, 170 lbs ... . Duluth .. . experie nced WCHA campaigner who excels in moving the puck ... a vastly improved shooter since his sophomore season . .. usually teamed with C a ptain John McKay ... the two have played together since early prep days . .. a pre-medical student .. . father is radiologist at St. Luke's Hospital and often serves as team physician on road trips.

B ECK, RON ... sophomore goalie . . . International Falls, Minn . .. . 5-9, 174 lbs . .. . backup man, expected to press regular Dave LeBlanc before the seas on is too old ... impresses coaches with ability to learn . .. s mall but quick ... member of outstanding 1966 Falls state champions inte re sted in career as sportscaster.

BUSNIUK, RON ... sophomore center . . . Ft. William, Ont. .. . 5-11, 180 lbs . . . . co-winner of Most Valuable Freshman honors last season .. . most highly regarded of the sophomore forwards ... agressive ex- ceptio nally e ffective forec hecker and backchecker ... outstanding shot with s tamina a nd legs to c arry him all day ... interested in industrial educ ation.

F ARROW, DAVE . .. sophomore wing .. . Regina, Sask .. .. 5 -11, 175 lbs .. . . may be fastest skater on club . .. expected to make big improve- me nt with c ompe tition . .. comes off wing well and has knack of putting puc k in ne t .. . speed when controlled also makes him effective fore - c he cker . .. a "comer" whose value will increase as s e ason progresses.

F ORBE S, RON .. . sophomore wing .. . Ft. William, Ont. ... 6-0, 187 lbs . .. . the other co-winner of Most Valuable Freshman award ... led fro s h in s coring with 21 goals and seven assists .. . reached Bulldogs via Ft. William and Portadown County Armagh in Northern Ireland . .. majoring in c hemistry.

FROILAND , ELROY .. . senior wing .. . Thief River Falls . 5-9, 175 lbs . .. . no better than average prep player who has become an effective, mature c ollege player through personal drive . . . alternate captain . . . alway s gives 110% . . . outstanding student of game ... can be used in any situation and is valuable as penalty-killer . .. history major . . . plans to te ach. HEGG, PETER ... sophomore wing ... International Falls . .. 5-9, 165 lbs .... fine playmaker and forechecker . .. another key member of the Falls state champions in 1966 ... ineligible until winter quarter slated to be used as spare forward. KRAWCHUK, LARRY ... sophomore wing ... Ft. Williams, Ont. 5-9, 160 lbs .... solid all-around player ... not flashy but gets job done . . . strong, consistent with good scoring touch. MCLEOD, BRUCE ... junior wing ... Ft. Frances, Ont .... 5-10, 170 lbs .... alternate captain ... second in WCHA scoring last season ... another complete player ... deceptive speed and goes strong both ways ... squad's top scoring threat history major ... married and one child. MROZIK, TOM senior center ... Duluth ... 5-10, 195 lbs .... heady performer who also can muscle his way to advantages .. , great stamina and strength .. . aside from regular turn also used extensively as penalty-killer ... businees major. MURPHY, GARY ... junior center ... Bovey, Minn .... 5-8, 172 lbs. ... combines aggressiveness with better-than-average speed ... capable of consistent, two-way performance but has trouble making pass and scor- ing ... loves to forecheck ... married. LEBLANC, DAVE ... senior goaltender ... Ft. William, Ont .... 5-5, 150 lbs .... primed for finest season yet and third against WCHA com- petition ... biggest problem has been lack of consistency ... most val- uable player in Thunder Bay Junior League and as UMD freshman .. , physical education major ... plans to teach. MAHLE, DAN ... sophomore defenseman ... International Falls ... 6-2, 187 lbs .... converted forward ... with experience could develop into solid WCHA blueliner . .. loves to hit but has trouble moving puck ... accurate, booming shot from the point ... another member of the Bronco state champions.

MCKAY, JOHN ... senior defense man ... Duluth ... 5-11, 175 lbs. ... captain ... ineligible fall quarter due to a rule interpretation dis- allowing application of summer session grades to eligibility .. . a four- year veteran and steadiest of Bulldog defenders ... handles the one-on- one situation as well as any defenseman in the WCHA shooting ability lone weakness. NEWELL, RICK ... junior defenseman . .. Winnipeg, Man .... 5-11, 183 lbs .... led all WCHA defensemen in scoring last season ... strong rusher with exceptionally strong, accurate shot that he keeps no more than six inches off ice ... simply best defenseman on club ... majoring in business. SERTICH, MIKE ... junior defenseman ... Virginia, Minn .... 6-0, 187 lbs .... converted to defense after serving as spare forward as sophomore ... has adapted well and could prove to be the "find" of the early season ... most improvement needed defensely. THOMPSON, DICK ... senior wing ... Baudette, Minn .... 6-0, 180 lbs .... does complete job and does it well ... another penalty-killer ... still striving to arrive as scorer after leading Bullpups in that depart- ment three seasons ago. TOK, BOB ... sophomore wing ... Bovey, Minn .... 5-ll, 180 lbs . . . . spare forward ... will have to show marked improvement to move into regular lineup ... fine hockey sense and speed ... cousin of Mike Tok, a 1966 graduate and fifth leading scorer in Bulldog history. WHEELE, RON ... sophomore wing ... Pt. Arthur, Ont .... 5-6, 145 lbs .... sidelined with mononucleosis for first six games of season ... will be used at both wing and center ... excellent skating speed with sudden acceleration ... should help right away ... another scorer who loves to play ... keeps himself in top physical shape year round al- though illness may prevent him from coming back too fast ... married. WOLFE, BENJIE ... junior defenseman ... Duluth ... 5-10, 187 lbs . . . . most colorful player on squad ... loves the contact and loves the crowd (the feeling is mutual) ... solved weight problems last year and earned regular job ... will be teamed with Newell at outset ... must work on cutting down penalties and tendency to wander ... devastating shot from point. •••••••••• Press-Radio-T~ Information

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