FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA June, 1987 1987-88 lfiNNBSOTA GOP!IBR BOCJCn PRB-SBASON PROSPBC'rUS SCBOOL: University of lfinnesota ATIILBTIC DIRBC'l'OR: Paul Giel LOCATION: lfinneapolis, liN ASST. A.D. ~OR ACADBIIIC COUNSELING: ~OVNDBD: l85l Blayne Donahue BNROU.IIBN'l': 47, 000 BElD CaACB: Doug Noog (3rd year, 69-27-l) NICKNAifB: Golden Gophers Off. Ph.: 612-625-2886 COLORS: lfaroon & Gold ASSIS'l'AN'l' COACIIBS: Dean Talafous, Bill ARBNA: lfariucci Arena (7 ,625) Butters, Jack Blatherwick STARTING TIMBS: 7:35 & 2:05 CD'l'/CST PART-TIIIB ASSTS: Bob Shier, Paul Ostby PRBSIDBNT: Dr. Kenneth B. Keller SID: Bob Peterson (off. 612-625-4090) BO. SID: Tom Greenhoe ( 11111. 612-757-2124 SID O~~ICE: 208 Bierman Building, 5l6-l5th Ave. SB., lfpls. 55455 1986-87 RECORD: Won 34, Lost 14, Tied l W!CBA RBCORD: 25-9-l, 2nd place LETTBRIIBN RETURNING: ~ GOALIE: (l) *John Blue-sr., *Robb Stauber-So. DBPBNSB: (6) David Bspe-Jr., Lance Pitlick-So., *Todd Richards-Jr., Randy Skarda-so. ~ORHIRD: (12) LN- Scott Bloom-So., Dave Grannis-Sr., *Dave Snuggerud-Jr. c - *Paul Broten-sr., Jay Cates-sr, Steve Orth, Sr. RW - *Tom Cborske-Jr., Peter Hankinson-So., Harty Nanne-Jr. * - will try out for 1988 u.s. Olympic team LET'l'BRIIBN LOST: ...!_ GOALIE: (0) DBPBNSB: (3) Brie Dornfeld, Craig Hack, Gary Shopek ~ORWARD: (3) Tim Bergland-RN, Steve lfacSwain-LN, Corey lfillen-c 1986-87 Co-cAP'l'AZWS: Sr. c Paul Broten, Roseau, MN Sr. C Jay Cates, Stillwater, MN TENDERS SIGNED BY INCOMING ~RBSHIIBN: Grant Bischoff ~ 5-lO 165 Grand Rapids, MN Sean ~abian D 6-0 l90 St. Paul, MN (Hill-Murray) Ken Gernander F 5-lO 175 Coleraine, liN (Greenway) Ben Hankinson F 6-2 190 Edina, liN Luke Johnson D 5-9 165 Brooklyn Park, MN (Osseo) Jason Miller F 5-10 165 Bloomington, MN (Kennedy) Lance Nerness F 5-ll 170 Burnsville, liN (lfORE) 51615th Avenue S.E., Bierman Field Athletic Bldg., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 t~· --- 2 --- PRELIMINARY 1986-87 GOPHER SQUAD ROSTER BY POSITION: GOALIE: ***John Blue CENTER: Jon Anderson # *Robb Stauber ***Paul Broten **Jay Cates Chris May # DEFENSE: *Frank Gersich + ***Steve Orth **David Espe Ken Gernander ++ Mike Luckraft # Jason Miller ++ *Brett Nelson + Jeff Pauletti # LEFT WING: *Scott Bloom *Lance Pitllck ***David Grannis **Todd Richards **Dave Snuggerud *Randy Skarda Grant Bischoff ++ Sean Fabian ++ Luke Johnson ++ RIGiri' WING: **Tom Chorske *Peter Hankinson * - varsity letters **Marty Nanne + - lettered in 85-86 Brett Strot II # - 86-87 squad member, did not letter Ben Hankinson ++ ++ - incoming freshman Lance Werness ++ TENATIVE 1987-88 GOPHER VARSITY HOCKEY SCHEDULE (schedule still subject to change) Oct. 3 St. Cloud State + Dec. 18-19 MICHIGAN TECH Oct. 9-10 at Colorado College Dec. 31 u.s. Olympic Team Oct. 16-17 at North Dakota Jan. 2 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Oct. 23-24 NORTHERN MICHIGAN Jan. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE Oct. 30-31 WISCONSIN Jan. 8-9 NORTH DAKOTA Nov. 6-7 at Northern Michigan Jan. 15 at Maine Nov. 10 u.s. Olympic Team ++ Jan. 16 at Lowell Nov. 13 at Northeastern U. Jan. 22-23 at Minnesota-Duluth Nov. 14 at Providence College Jan. 29-30 COLORADO COLLEGE Nov. 20 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE Feb. 5-6 at Wisconsin Nov. 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE Feb. 12-13 DENVER Nov. 27-28 MINNESO'l'A-DULUTH Feb. 19-20 at Michigan Tech Dec. 4-5 at Denver + - Hall of Fame Game, Eveleth, MN ++ - at Met Center, Bloomington, MN (MORE) --- 3 --- 87-88 GOPIIBR CXJTLOOIC WITH HEAD COACH DOUG WOOG •A big factor weighing on our success in 1987-88 is predicated on which of our players makes the u.s. Olympic Team. The only position where we could be physically shorted, however, is in goal. •If either John Blue or Rob Stauber makes the Olympic team, the one remaining will have to play an awful lot of hockey for Minnesota next season. •we could also lose a lot of offensive punch, too, if forwards like Dave Snuggerud, Paul Broten, Tom Chorske and defenseman Todd Richards make the u.s. team. •so I believe the concerning news is if we lose some Olympic candidates. The good news, however, r.ould be that when we get them back a year later, they'll be much better hockey players. •All of us here at Minnesota are really pulling for each of our players who are reaching for a star this summer. To represent the USA at an Olympics is as high an honor an amateur athlete can achieve. I wish each of them good luck. •At the same time back home, a big key for us this season will be impro­ vement of players returning on our squad who didn't play as full-time regulars last year. Forwards Jon Anderson, Chris May and Brett Strot (as in VOTE), plus defensemen Brett Nelson and Jeff Pauletti simply must move up one notch and be consistant performers if we are to succeed without some of our more experienced players coming back. •saving already lost seniors Corey Millen, Steve MacSwain, Gary Shopek and Tim Bergland, we will have some difficulty in scoring. It will be of further concern if we lose any other big scorers to the Olympics. •As for our recruits this year, our coaching staff went for speed, quickness and skill players who have good hands and good hockey sense. I believe the youngsters we have coming in have the proven ability to see the entire rink. How quickly they adjust to hockey in the MCBA is, of course, another matter. •The MCBA, as usual, will be extremely competitive. What with several key players lost throughout the Association both to graduation and the Olympic Team, I expect to see teams move up in the ranks and make solid runs for league honors in 1987-88. That, by itself, will make for an extremely entertaining year for the fans. Not for the coaches, necessarily, but certainly for the fans.• (MORE) --- 4 --- GOPHER HEAD COACH DOUG WOOG Returning to your alma mater as a head coach in any sport is not always considered by some the best possible career move. Some looked at it that way in the spring of 1985 when Doug Woog accepted the offer to head up the University of Minnesota hockey program. There were those negative thinkers w.ho believed the position should have gone to other candidates. To Woog, however, opinions of others did not make any difference. He was exactly where he had someday hope to be, head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey program. Now, two seasons do not make an entire career, but what Woog has already achieved has silenced the doomsayers. The record achieved by Woog's first two teams reads 69 wins against 27 losses and one tie for a winning percentage of .716. That latter figure is top of the line in anyone's league. The 69 wins are believed to be the most of any NCAA Division I teem covering the past two seasons. Included in his won-lost mark to date are two second place finishes in the M:1lA, two runner-up spots in the M:1lA playoffs, and as many trips to the NCAA Pinal Four where his Gopher teams earned a pair of third place trophies. Maybe Woog's crowning achievement has been defeating the Ill team from the Bast both years in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. Bach year the Gophers were seeded 114 in the West and had to go back on the road. Both series were played on the Boston University campus as the Gophers first knocked off the host school, and this year defeated Boston College which was playing its entire •home• season on the road while its new rink was being constructed. ffoog is always the first one to admit that since taking the Minnesota coaching position, •I have not scored as goal, made a check or a pass, or stopped a single shot on goal. Our players have done the job on the ice. All I sometimes do is open the gate on the bench. • Modest words for a young man w.ho has come through the ranks of coaching on every amateur level in the State of Minnesota, plus internationally at the junior, u.s. National and Olympic levels. In addition, Woog has long been an active national member and has chaired several key commdttees for ABAUS. Possibly the most important move Woog made when selected as Gopher head coach was to surround himself with an able staff. Former Gopher defenseman Bill Butters and another Minnesota native, w.ho gained All-America status for Wisconsin, Dean Talatous, joined Woog as full-time assistants. This past year . skating and conditioning expert Jack Blatherwick also became a full-time staffer. Two more men, Bob Shier and former UM goalie Paul Ostby, aid in various ways as part-time assistants on administrative, coaching and scouting levels. Woog has steadfastly maintained one aim in building his Minnesota teams. •Naturally, recruiting Minnesota high school players is our primary aim,• the coach often says. He always quickly adds, however, that •we are not 100' limited to this lone area. Jihenever the correct time and candidate arrives, we will gladly recruit from other states and Canada when the situation is right for us.• Woog has stated publicly on several occasions that is is not anti anyplace, but mearly pro-Minnesota when it comes to evaluating incoming talent. Maybe, just maybe, he is following something that went before at Minnesota. Jihen Gopher teams of 1974, 1976 and 1979 captured NCAA championships, each of those teams were made up entirely of Minnesota high school products.