NIVERSITY OF MINNE TA, D\l.WTH HOCKEY YEARBOOK ·. 1971-72 TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information ...... p.3 The Opponents ...... p. 14 <\rea News Outlet s ...... o. 3 Thanksgiving Tournament ...... p. 19 The University ...... p.4 Schedule ...... p.20 F aculty Athletic Committee ...... p.4 UMD Roster ...... , ...... p.21 Athletic Departme nt ...... p. 5 The Players ...... p.22 Head Coach-Terry Shercliffe ...... p. 6 All Time Puck Records ...... p.31 Se ason Outlook ...... , ...... p.8 Top 10 UMD Scorers ...... p.31 Duluth Arena Auditorium-Home of the Bulldogs ...... µ.9 Coaches Record s ...... p.3 1 UMD's All-Americans ...... , ...... p. 10 Bulldog Records ...... p.32 1970-71 Statistics ...... p.11 WCHA in 70-71...... p.35 Christmas City of the North-Thanksgiving Tournament ...... p.13 WCHA Composite Schedule ...... p.37 GENERAL INFORMATION AREA NEWS OUTLETS Duluth Herald & News~:rribune (722-8331) Bruce Bennett, Executive Sports Editor KDAL, radio and TV (727-8911) Marsh Nelson, Sports Direc tor Location: 2400 Oakland Avenue WDIO, TV (727-6864) Duluth, Minnesot a 55812 Bill Stefl, Sports Di rector Founded: 1895 as State Normal School: 1947 as branch of Uni- WDSM, radio and TV (727-8484) versity of Minnesota Bob Junkert, Sports Director Sports Compass Enro llment: 5,600 Greyhound Bldg. Started Hockey: 193 1 Greg Carlson and Dan Anderson, Editors WEBC, radio Nickname: UMD Bulldogs Jim Collins, Sports Director Colors: ~laroon & Gold KUMD-FM (campus radio) Conference: Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) WAKX, radio Home i\.rena: Du Luth Arena (5,400 seating capacity) UMD Statesman (campus ne wspaper) Henri Coach: Terry She rc liffc (UMD, 1965), second year KAOH , radio Assistnnt Conc h: Bru ce Rogers (UMD , 1971), second year Steve Anthony Team Physician: Dr. 1-1. J e ron imu s Trniner: Don Roach PRESS INFORMATION Assistant Trainers: Norm Ruth and Bruce Hall Provost: Dr. Rnymond W. Darland Requests for press reserv ations in the Duluth Arena press Faculty Representative: Dr. Ric hard Ojakangas boxes must be made with the UMD Athletic De partment -3- THE UNIVERSITY The University of Minnesota, Duluth will celebrate its 25th promise to be marked by growth we cannot yet im agine, " Pro- anniversary on July 1, 1972. vost Raymond W. Darland declares. The event will mark a quarter century of growth for a com- "I be lie ve Ul\lD has fulfilled the early expectations of the munity campus w hich ranks among the most unique in the nation. community and legislative leade rs who worked so hard for so Its students and faculty have distinguished themselves long to give it University status. I am corifident that Ul\lD' s throughout the state, nation and world. The campus, itself, has faculty, students and administrators wi ll join in planning and become the hub of much of the educational and cultural activity execµting a bold program of higher education which wil l win of the e ity and region. new plaudits for UMD." It was on July 1, 1947 that UMD, following approval by the Minnesota Legislature, became a campus of the University of Minnesota. Its predecessors at the old campus a ha lf mile FACULTY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE away were Duluth State T eache rs College (1921-1947) and Du- Dr. Ronald Caple , C hairman luth State Normal School (1902-1921) . Ralph /\. Romano There were 1,432 students e nrolled at UMD in Hl4 7. The Gerald R. Allen curre nt enrollme nt of almost 6,000 represents an increase of Dr. Robert H. Evans more than 300 per cent for a campus whi c h originally was plan- Dr. Robert L. He ller ned for only :1,500 students' An other 4 ,000 students, inc luding Juli an 8. Hoshal many adults from the c ity and region, attend two fiv e-week Dr. Willi am E . J acott terms of Summer SC'ssion and General Extension Division eve- Dr. Hyung Kon Kim ning c lasses. Dr. Francis 8. Moore Symbolic of coming academic growth are the three new pro- Dr. Dennis L. Nelson fessional programs t.o he initiated in the fall of 1972. That is Dr. John H. Ness whe n the firs t. students wi 11 be enrol led in a two-year UMD Dr. Richard W. Ojakangas Medical School, a UMD Graduate School of Soc ial Work, and a Dr. Ward M. Wells UMD De ntal Ilygienc• Progrnm. Marnie E. Greer (Student> "Wit.h the c-ont. inue d support of the community , Minnesota John A. Polewczuk (Student) Legislature' and I.he Un iversity Re gents, UMD's next 25 years Stephanie Schleuder (Student) -4- ATHLETroDEPARTMENT Ralph Romano is in his thirrl SC'ason of overseeing UMD's t en sport athletic program L'ncompassing 300 students. An alum- nus of l l~ID , Romano has prPv iously sPrvC'd the department ns sports publicit~· rlirPl'IOr. tickPt manager and athletic business managPr lwfnrP lH' \\·as d,,vatPrl to assist.1mt. athletic direct.or in HlGR. Pollowing t lw rPt irPtnl'nt of l ,lo~•d Pl'l.Prson who served UMD at hlPl ics for ;~R ~-pars. Romano \\'HS tlw logical C'andidate to fill tlw vacatl'rl spat. \\'hi lP sNving in t lw at hkt ic rll'partmer,t, Romano C'Oached t.lw Bullrlog h(H"k,,_,. t L'Htn for ni1w yl'ars ( 1959-68) and played a rlominant role in gaining cntrimC'c int.o the WCHJ\, the nRlion' s most rlemanding colll'gl' hockey lc>ague. Romano's C'hil'f assistant is athletic business mannger Bruce McLC'OQ, also a UMD gradual('. ~l c Leod won local fame as a member of lhe Bulldog hockey t.,,am from !!)66-69. He co-captained the te am during his senior year and was a con slant. scoring tbreal from his left. wing posi- t.ion. l\kLeorl's duties inclurle supl'rvision of athletic publicity anrl range from continuous correspondence with the news media and opposing schools to handling lhl' financial records. Secretaries Kathy Erickson and Diann Klosowski toil with tlw paper work nnd ticket arrnngpnl('nts for the department. -5- HEAD COACH TERRY SHERCLIFFE porte rs with a Western Colle giate Hockey Association (WC HA) c hampionship and a berth in the NCAA tourn ament. A native of Regin a, Sask., She rcliffe -was a three-year let- te rman with t he Bulldog hockey team while he attended UMD in purs uit of a B .S. degree in P hys ical Education. Duri ng hi s senior year, the t a le nted wing served as a co-captain and was later honored wi th the Outstanding Se nior Athlete Award for the 1964-65 season. F o llowing graduati on, ::,he rcliffe moved south to Osseo, Mn. whe re he lifted the hockey program as head coach and instruc- ted in phys ical education. F orme r head coach Ra lph Romano, now UMD Athle tic Director, lured She rc liffe back to UMD as an assis t ant coach afte r two years at Osseo. She rc l iffe handled the Bulldog junior-varsity team for fo ur years as we! l as instruc- ting in the physical education de partme nt. Shercliffe is al so noted for having a unique rapport with His first ye ar of college coaching be hind him, young and hi s players a nd the fa ns. He is foreve r try ing to communicate enthusiastic T erry Shcrc liffc has alre ady est abli s hed himself with as many public sources as possible to keep the fans up- as one of the bright spot s in the college coaching rank s today, t o-d ate, and this includes many s peaking engagements through- having guided last year's young Bulldog squad to 10 victories out the year to various organi zations. (16 overall) in the roughest colle ge hockey le ague in the coun- In addition t o his neve r-ending job of teaching and coach- try. ing, She rc liffe saves time for ra is ing three sons: Ryan, Bryce But Sherc liffc has higher aspirations for UMD hockey and and Scott. Sherc liffe is marrie d t o the fo rm er Wilm a Hore n, a he would like nothing better than to re ward UMD' s loya l sup- UMD graduate . -6- BRUCE ROGERS ASS 'T COACH A lot of work a nd little glory--that's the job of Bruce Rogers, llt.lD's s,•,·011Ci-y,•nr as:.;i,-;t.ant. l'<>al'h who also is in charge of the junior-varsity team. ThC' junior-varsity I.Pam will h,· of mon• import- ance to Ut.lD hockey this year than ever before because' of tlw ahunrlane,· of pL1y,•rn who tri,•rl out for the team. Because a plnyer from the junior-varsity lc>am may lw promot.,•rl t.o th,· var:.;it.y at. any lime during the course of the yenr, it is Rogers' job t.o work wit.h C'ae h play,•r anrl t.ry t.o l'l,•vat.,• his caliber to meet WCHA standards. A native of F'renchmann Bult.C', Sask., Rog,•rs is also a grnd- uale of UMD hockey, having lettered with the Bulldogs as a right. wing. Bcforc> hC' ,·amC' t.o llMll in 1967, Rogers played Junior A hockey with the Weyburn Red Wings. Rogers grarluat.pd from lll\lll last June with a degree in geography. He nnd his wife have cstabli s hC"d a home> in Duluth. DON ROACH HEAD TRAINER Ut.lD hired its first Athletic Trainer last season and Don Roach has h,•en a wc•lconlC'd addition hy every varsity team as wel.l as the physical education departnwnt in which he doubles as an instrue- tor. Roach a native of Los Altos, California, received his B. A. l)pgrec• from San Jose St.at.,•. Fol- lowing gnduation, Roach taught high school in California for onC' yC'ar before t.rav,•ling abroad t.o an Ame ri can Community School in Greece where he doubled as a physical Pd ucation instructor and coach. Aft.er two years Roach returned to the United Stales, accepted a grnduatl' assist.ant.ship at. Indi ana and successfully pursued hi s Musters Degree in athletic training. Roac h, his wifl' Linda, and son St.eve reside in Duluth. Roach' s right hand mun in the training room is Norm Ruth. CLARENCE HILLMAN EQUIPMENT MGR . One of the busiest men behind the scenes in the UM D Athletic program is equipment. manage r, Clar- ence Hillman. Clarence is _the man who keeps the Bulldog teams looking sharp all season long. Throughout. the UMD athletic seasons, C larence is responsible for storing, repairing, inve ntoring, laundering and the general upkeep of ult equipment. Besides these duties, he is in charge of the departments central storehouse. C larence beginning hi s third year with the department, keeps the locker rooms runnrng smoothly and handles the visiting arrangements. -7- SEASON OUTLOOK The Bulldogs, for the third year in a row, will be a young able action as a penalty-killer, a position he has handled so team in 1971-72 with only two seniors - defensemen Jim Maertz v,ell in the past. and Mike Stevens - but they do have experience, an essential Junior Bob Younghans is also in the war for a center's job. characteristic to any WCHA team that expects to contend for Used last season when Keogan was injured, Younghans has proved to Shercliffe his capabilities. the championship. Sophomore Pat Boutette, All-American junior Walt Ledingham Despite the return of a formidable nucleus to build around, second year head coach Terry Shercliffe has two gaps to plug- and junior Chuck Ness return to their left wing slots this sea- center and goalie. son. Sophomore Mike Lenee will relieve if necessary. Last year's captain Glenn Resch and his backup man Chuck On the right side, junior Cam Fryer, sophomore Merv Kiry- Whalen handled the netminding chores the last three years but luik and junior Mark Heaslip have firm grasps on jobs although their eligiblity has expired and both are no longer at the uni- they receive stiff competition from freshmen Roger Hunt and veristy. Jerome Mrazek, the apparent heir to the position, play- Ken Larson. ed less than four games all of last year as a freshman. The defense remains intact, but Maertz's four-years of eligi- While Mrazek will likely be handed the reigns for most of bility expires after fall quarter, which means he will miss over the season, freshman Ken Turko has impressive credentials half the season. and could battle Mrazek for a starting job. Sophomore Mike Ran- Shercliffe had an abundance of defenseman tryouts this year tala and freshmen Brian Peterson and Doug Madole will start and he finally whittled the roster down to seven varsity play- the season on the junior varsity team. ers. In addition to Maertz and Stevens, they include junior Po- The loss of Phil Hoene· through graduation and Murray Keo- key Trachsel, sophomores Greg Hubick, Dennis Fearing and gan to the St. Louis Blues' organization has ,c1cated two start- Ernie Campe and freshman Gord McDonald. ing center jobs. Shercliffe feels the 71-72· edition of UMD can improve on Junior Dave Roy, who will graduate after only three years of last year's 10-14 sixth place club, adding that his first team college, and sophomore Lyman Haakstad appear to have the in- made many strides in his bui !ding program. side track in the race for center positions and Coach Shercliffe To win the WCHA title this year is the goal of UMD nnd has tested several wing candidates who might fill the cavity. every other team. Shercliffe acknowledges the balance of the Alan Young, a junior wing, will start out the season as a center. league, thus multiplying the difficulty for the Bulldogs. Al- Lyn Ellingson, the team's smallest player, injured an ankle though he can't promise UMD loyalists a championship, he em- in pre-season training and will have to work his way back into phatically vows a determined effort to achieve the highest suc- the lineup as the injury heals. He will probably see consider- cess possible. -8- DULUTH ARENA-AUDITORIUM HOME OF THE BULLDOGS The home of the UMD Bulldogs is Duluth's Are na Audi- so le . Eve ry seat in the building has a cle ar, unobs truc ted vie w torium built in 1966 at a cost of 6.5 million do llars. The multi- of the ice s urface. A ve ntilating system capable of c hanging purpose building cons is ts of an are na , auditorium, exhibition the air every e ight minutes and a ir conditioning provide for ex- ha ll and seven meeting rooms. celle nt spect ator comfort. There are two s pacious press boxes A 2,000 car parking lot paved , lighted and comple te ly main- to accommodate radio, te levi s ion and the press medi a . A four- t a in ed and guard ed year round is the same leve l as the central s ided $25,000 scorebo ard above center ice tells the s tory of the lobby area and provides easy access t o eve ry portion of the game to every fan. comple x. The re are fo ur dressing rooms und er the st ands that c an be made into two huge rooms whi ch is done at UMD hockey The hockey arena seat s 5,700 people and is well lit by ga mes. 174 ,000 watts of cross lighting from cat walks and e ight troupe r The structure has been acclaimed as one of the finest fa- spotlights in baskets all contro lled from the technic ian' s con- c ilities of its kind in the country . -9- 99-9961-nrn SNV::JIH:iWV·'I'IV s,awn 1970-71 RESULTS t' Nov. 4-U. S. Not' s 6, UMD 4, (5,967) Jan. 17-UMD 4, U. S. Nat's 3 Nov. 13-UMD 6, Minnesota 3 (5,845) Jan. 22-Mich. Tech 5, UMD 1 Nov. 14-UMD 7, Minnesota 2 (5,885) (5,809) Jan. 23-Mi ch. Tech 3, UMD 2 Nov. 20-UMD 5, No . Dokoto 4 (5,765) Jon. 29-UMD 8, Michigan 5 Nov. 21-No. Dokoto 6, UMD 5 Jon. 30.Michigon 4, UMD 3 Nov. 25-UMD 10, Providence 3 (4,862) Feb. 5-Mi ch. State 5, UMD 4 Nov. 26-UMD 5, Cal gory 3 (5,503) (5,295) Feb. 6-UMD 8, Mi ch. State 4 (5,539) Nov. 27-UMD 6, Mich. Tech 1 (5,720) Feb. 12-UMD 5, Notre Dome 5 Dec. 4-Wisconsin 2, UMD 1 (5,332) Feb. 13-UMD 6, Notre Dome 3 (5,661) Dec. 5-UMD 6, Wisconsin 4 Feb. 19-Denver 7, UMD 2 Dec. 26-Denver 7, UMD 4 (5,670) Feb. 20-Denver 6, UMD 1 Dec. 27-UMD 4, Denver 3 (5,583) Feb. 25-No. Dakota 6, UMD 3 Jon. 1-UMD 10, Colorado 4 (4,912) (5,864) Feb. 26-UMD 5, No . Dokoto 3 Jon. 2-UMD 6, Colorado 4 (5,091) (5,615) Mor. 5-Mich. Tech 5, UMD 3 Jon. 8-Minr,esoto 5, UMD 1 Mar. 6-Mich. Tech 6, UMD 2 Jon. 9- Mi nnesoto 3, UMD 1 Mor. 12-UMD 4, Mi ch. State 3 (OT) Jon. 14-U. S. Not's 4, UMD 2 (3,711) Mor. 13-Denver 9. UMD 3 GOALIE Gms GA Avg . Svs. Avg. Gms. GA Avg. Svs . Avg. Glenn Resch 25.3 108* 4. 2 850 33.6 21 89* 4.2 696 33.1 Chuck Wahlen 5. 3 21 3.8 182 34.3 2 11 5.5 75 '37.5 Jerome Mrozek 3.3 17 5. 1 111 33.6 l 6 6.0 43 43.0 UMD TOTALS 34 146* 4.3 1143 33.6 24 106* 4.4 814 33.9 OPP. TOTALS 34 147+ 4.3 1055 31.0 24 98+ 4.1 700 29.2 *Includes open net goal vs. Denver 12/ 26 +.Includes open net goal vs. No . Dok. 2/ 26 -11- 1970-71 STATISTICS OVERALL (16-17-1) WCHA (10-14) PLAYER Gms. G Asts. Pts. P-M Gms. G Asts. Pts. P-M Walt Ledingham 33 26 28 54 11-38 23 21 16 37 9-34 17 Cam Fryer 34 24 41 22-61 24 9 20 29 15-38 Murray Keogan 21 15 18 33 12-40 13 9 10 19 5-10 Pat Boutette 33 18 13 31 32-86 23 13 13 26 22-52 14 Phil Hoene 34 13 27 9-37 24 9 8 17 6-28 Alan Young 32 9 18 27 16-56 24 7 14 21 13-42 7 15 Greg Hubick 31 22 21-69 21 4 12 16 17-50 10 7 17 David Roy 32 6-12 20 6 3 9 4-8 6 9 i:>okey Trachsel 32 15 44-103 22 4 6 10 33-72 32 5 9 14 Merv Kiryluik 4-8 23 5 5 10 4-8 Mike Stevens 32 0 12 12 18-55 23 0 7 7 14-47 Jim Maertz 28 3 8 11 30-60 21 3 7 10 22-44 Chuck Ness 24 5 5 10 10-20 15 4 1 5 7-14 Lyman Haakstad 32 5 5 10 3-6 20 2 4 6 1-2 3 Lyn Ellingson 21 5 8 6-12 15 2 4 6 5-10 1 Emie Campe 13 4 5 4-8 9 0 2 2 0-0 Dennis Fearing 19 1 2 3 3-6 13 0 1 1 3-6 17 1 2 3 Mark Heaslip 7-17 11 0 2 2 4-8 2 3 Bruce Jordet 9 1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0-0 Larry Trachsel 12 0 2 2 4-11 8 0 2 2 3-9 Mel Grosse 28 0 1 1 14-28 18 0 1 1 8-16 10 0 1 1 Bob Younghans 0-0 3 0 1 1 0-0 0 1 1 Jerome Mrazek 3. 3 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 1 1 Glenn Resch 25. 3 0-0 21 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 Team 34 0 1-2 24 0 0 0 1-2 UMD TOTALS 34 147 205 352 275-723 24 98 141 239 196-500 OPP. TOTALS 34 146 220 366 263-591 24 106 155 261 182-400 ,/ CHRISTMAS CITY OF THE NORTH THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT Each year on Thnnksgiving weekend, the University of INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ~linnesota-Duluth and ll'DS\I Radio-Television, host the Christ- ~lost Goals mas City of the North In vitational Hockey Tournament. The He rb Pinder, l\lnnitoba (Hl6fl) - 4 games nrc held in conjunction with numerous other Christmas Steve Ri chardson, Calgary ( Hl70) - 4 City events. Frank Ri c hardson, Calgary ( lfl70) - 4 The Tournament gives men hockey fans a c hance to see Phil Hoene, UI\ID (Hl70) - 4 different styles of hockey as Canadian teams, eastern U. S. C'nm Fryer, UI\ID (lfl70) - 4 teams and othe r midwest teams have appeared. Most Assists With each tournament, this event becomes more successful \Vnlt Ledingham, Ul\1D (1970) - 6 and popular. Joining the Bulldogs this year are the University Total Points of Manitoba, Boston College and Lake Superior Stat e College. Steve Ri c hardson, Calgary ( lfl70) - fl Tournament Champions Most Pennlties Pnt Boulette, UI\ID 0970) - 5 1969 - ~lichigan Tech Most Penalty Minutes 1970 - University of ~1innesota-Duluth Pat Boutelle, UMD (Hl70) - 16 Most Saves (Tournament) TOURNAMENT TEAM RECORDS Gord Konowulyk, Calgary (1970) - 142 Most Goals Best Goals Against Average UMD (1970) - 21 Gordon McRae, Michigan T ech 0969) - 1.0 Fewest Goals Glenn Resch, UMD (1970) - 1.0 Providence 0 970) - 7 Bob Lee, Michigan Tech· (1970) - 1.0 Most Goals (Game) UMD ( 1970) - 10 vs. Providence Fewest Goals (G ame ) 1970 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM UMD 0969) - 1 vs . Michigan Tech -First T emn- Providence (1970) - 1 vs. Michigan T ech Gord Konowalyk, Calgary ...... G Michigan Tech (1970) - 1 vs. UMD Greg Hubick, UMD ...... D Most Penalties (Tournament) Terry Brown, Manitoba ...... D UMD 0970) - 29 Phil Hoene, UMD ...... F Most Penalty Minutes (Tournament) Murray Keogan, UMD ...... F UMD ( 1970) - 79 F rank Richardson, Calgary ...... F -13- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Location: ~1inn eapoli s, ~ln . Nickname: Golde n Gophe rs Colors : ~laroon and Gold Arena: Willi ams Are na (7 ,654) Enrollment: 44 ,000 F ounded: 1851 Pres id ent: Dr. Malcom ~J oos Athle ti c Director: Marsh Ryman Coach: Glen Sonmor, 6th year Coach's Record: 78-74-6 S.J.D.: Ottis J. Dypwic k THE 1970-71 Overall Record: 14- 17-2 1970-71 WC I-IA Record: 0-12-1 Lettermen Lost: 7 OPPONENTS Most Goals Lette rmen Re turning: 14 John Mayasic h (52-53), 42 Series Record with UMD: 49-11-5 Dick Dougherty (53-54), 42 Most Assists Most Pe n. Mins.• John Mayasich (53-54) , 49 Di ck P arad ise (67-68), 98 Most Tot. Pts. Most Shutouts John Mayasich (54-55), 80 Jim Mattson (52-53), 4 The Gophers will be seeking defensemen to re place loses th- rough graduation. Denny Erickson of Duluth East wi ll start the season in the nets, but he'll be pushed by Brad Shelstad and Doug I-l astings, when he becomes e ligible J anuary 1. Mike An- tonovich, 'Dean Blais and John Matschke form the Gophers' numbe r one line but Sonmor is looking for more he lp from the other forwards including Jim Gambucci, Doug Peltier, John Harris and Bruce -::arlson. -14- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA COLORADO COLLEGE Location Grand Forks, No. Oak. Location: Colorado Springs, Col. Nickname : Sioux Nickname: Tigers Colors: Green and White Colors: Black and Gold Enrollment: 8,500 Enrollment: 1,650 Arena: No. Oak. Ice Arena (3,868) Arena: Broadmoor Arena (5,000) President: Dr. Thoma& J. Clifford President: Lloyd ·E. Werner Athletic Director: Len Marti Athletic Director: Jerry Carle Head Coach: Rube Bjorkman, 4th yr. Head Coach: J eff Sauer, 1st yr. Coach' s Record At UNO: 46-42-4 Most Goals S.I.D.: Glen Hutchinson Most Goals Assistant Coach: John ·Gasparini Ron Hartwell· (50-51) , 43 1970-71 WCHA Record: 7-11-0 Ben Cherski (53-54), 40 S.I.D .: Lee Bohnet Most Assists · 1970-71 Overall Record: 11-16-1 Most Assists 1970-71, WCHA Record: . 10- 15-1 Bill Hay (57-58), 48 Lettennen Lost: 7 , Dennis Hextall (64-65), 36 1970-71 Overall Record: 14-17-2 Most Total P oints Lettenn en Returning: 16 Most Pen. Mins. Lettennen Lost: 5 · Bill Hay (57~58 ),' 80 Series Record with UMD: 8-10-1 Rick Wilson (70-7ll, 113 Lettennen Returning: 17 Most Pen. Mins. Most Tot. Pts. Series Record with UM.D: 37-11-0 Bob· Otto (64-65), 1'15 Reg Morelli (59-60) , 65 Most Shutouts Ken Kinsley (53-54), 3 Building his team around 17 lettermen , Coach Bjorkman is ex- pecting an improved Sioux t,eam to climb in the WCHA this The 1971-:72 Tigers will be _young and inexperienced''.but should year. He expressed dissatisfaction with last year's UNO team progress into a: fine hockey team before the, season is over. and is aiming to establish offensive consistency anc! a lower Rookie coach Jeff Sauer is counting on freshmen strength de- goals against average. Brian D.ePiero and Greg Cameron, the fensivel_y with his experienced gro_up of forwards providing the first and second leading scorers last season, will be the nu- offense. The bigg,est loss from last year's squad..is All-Ameri- cleus of the offense and Oave; Murphy will have to come th- can center Bobby Collyard of Hibbing. One ofSauer's most prom- rough in the nets for a marked improvement in the UNO record. ising freshmen is defenseman Jim Stebe of Duluth East. I -15- . DENVER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Location: Denver, Colorado Nickname: Pioneers Location: ~ladison, Wisconsin Colors: Crimson and Gold Nickname: Badgers Enrollment: 9,300 Colors: Cardinal and White Founded: 1864 Enrollment: 34,500 Arena: DU Arena (5,200) Founded: 1849 Arena: Dane County (8,000) Chancellor: Maurice B. Mitchell President: Dr. John C. Weaver Athletic Director: Hoyt Brawne r Athletic Director: Elroy Hirsch Head Couch: Murray Armstrong, Head Coach: Bob J ohnson, 16th year S.I.D.: Jim Mott Most Goals Couch's Record at DU: 335-119-24 Most Goals Jerry walker (60-61) , 56 Ass't. Coach: Harry Ottenbreit, Bert DeHate (67-68), 47 1970-71 WCHA Record: 13-9-0 Most Assists 6th year Most Assists 1970-71 Overall Record: 20-13-1 Bill Masterton (60-61), 56 S.I.D.: Murk France Bob Poffenroth (67-68) 34 Lettermen Lost: 4 Most Total Pts. 1970-71 WCHA Record: 15-7 Most Tot. Pts. Lettermen Returning: 23 Jerry Walker (60-61), 85 1970-71 Overall Record: 25-10-1 Bert DeHate (67-68), 77 Series Record with U~ID: 2-4-0 Most Pen. Mins. Lettermen Lost: 4 Most Pen. Mins. Bruce Dickson (53-54), 90 Lettermen Returning: 18 Bob Busse (64-65), 107 Most Shutouts Series Record with UMD: 27-4-0 Most Shutouts Gerry Powers (67-68), 7 Bob Vroman (68-69), 3 Even a thumbnail sketch of the 1971-72 Pioneers indicates why Coach Bob Johnson feels the Badgers should be a high scor- they have been established us u top contender for the league ing team, but takes into consideration the apparent balance of crown.' The Pioneers have two All-Americans returning, Mike thP. WCHA and admits it will be more difficult for the Badgers Christie and Vic Venusky. Of the 12 returning forwards, all to duplicate the ir third place finish of last year, their first sea- but three scored over 25 points lust seuson and Venasky won son in the WCHA . F our regulars return to le ft wing, but the rie- the WCHA scoring title. In ,\ddition, Couch Armstrong hus hud fense is qu estionable with the loss of John Jagge r and Dan another strong recruiting season. Gilchrist. -lo- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Nickname: Wolverines Location: East Lansing, Mich. Colors: Maize and Blue Nickname : Spartans Enrollment: 34,702 Colors: Green and White Founded: 1817 Enrollment: 41,500 Are na: Mich. Coliseum (3,700) Founded: 1855 President: Robben Fleming Arena: Mich. State Arena(4,000) Athletic Director: Don Canham President: Dr. C. R. Wharton Jr. Head Coach: Al Re nfrew, Athletic Director: Clarence Munn 14th year Head Coach: Amo Bessone, \lost Gonls Coach's Record: 201-162-10 !\lost Goals 21st year Gordon Berenson (61-62), 43 Assistant Coach: Phil Gross !\like Jacobson (64-65), 29 Coach' s Record: 220-284-12 \lost Assists S.l.D.: Will P e rry Most Assists Assistant Coach: Alex Terpay Gordon Wilkie (63-64), 51 1970-71 WCHA Record: 5-17 Don Thompson (70-71) , 38 S.l.D.: Fred Stabley l\los t Tot. Pts 1970-71 Overall Record: 9-21 Most Tot. Pts. 1970-71 WCHA Record : 12-10 Gordon Berenson (61-62), 72 Lettermen Lost: 7 Doug Robe rts (64-65), 61 1970-71 Overall Re~ord: 19-12 !\lost Pen. ~!ins. Le tte rm e n Returning: 11 ~lost Pen. ~!ins. Lettennen Lost: 6 Ross l\lorrison (61-62), 120 Series Record with UMD: 4-12-0 Doug Volmar (66-67) , fl4 Letterme n Returning: 14 !\lost Shut. outs !\lost Shutouts Series Record with UMD: 14-11. Robert Gray (63-64), 4 Joe Selinger (58-59), 4 With only two experi e nced defensemen returning and without The Spartans e njoyed their winningest season in the school's the servi ces of the second, third and fourth leading scorers history last senson and should again be a high scoring team from last year, the Wo lv erines will be pressed to greatly im- this season with the return of Gilles Gagnon, the second lead- prove on las t. year' s record , nlthough Conch Re nfrew is optim- ing scorer in the league last season, nnd tenmmate Don Thomp- istic about his freshman crop. Be rni e Gagnon is t.h e key to the son, who tied for third place in the league scoring last year. offense and if he produces like he did last year and his te am- Sophomore defenseman Bob Boyd wns the highest scoring de- mates come through offe nsive ly, it could offset n glaring thin- fenseman in the league. Conch Bessone considers Jim Wntt of ness in the defense. Duluth "one of the best goaltenders in the league." -17- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME MI CHIGAN TECH Llll'Ht.ion: South ll,•nrl, lndinnn Nil'knnm,•: Fighting Irish ('olors: (;,.[d ,md llluf' Location: Houghton , Mic h. I•: nrollm,•nt: 8 ,000 Nic kname: Hu skies 1-' ll t1nrl,·rl: 1842 Colors : Silvpr and Gold t\n•na: /\Lh. and C lln v. C1•nl!·r (4 ,200 ) Enrollment: 4 ,800 l'n•sirl,•nt: lfrv . T . fl pshurgh , C .S.C. i\rf'na: Df'f' Stadiu m ( 1,696) t\t h l1• ti l' Di r!' ctor: 1-:rl warrl I\'. Kraus!' P resident: Dr. Raymond Smith 111 •1 111 Coac h: C harl,•s Smith , 4th yr. ~l ost ( ;lln ls /\th . DireC'lor : Alan J . Bovard ~11lst ( :lln]s C:o a(' h's lkcorrl at. Nil: (i0-:!2-fi ,\l KmlnndPr HiR- 69) , 3 1 HPad Coach: J ohn Macinnes, l'hil Wittlif'f' (liH-!i!)) , :ll /\ss 't . Com•hps: Tim McNPi ll mid ~lost Ass is t s 16th yr . Mllst t\ssists C . Burroughs P aul Coppo (58-59 , 59-60), 3 1 Coach' s RPcord : 290- 141-23 J ohn NohlP W!l-70) , ;15 S.l.ll.: l{ ogPr 0 . Vulrlis prri ,J,• rry· Sullivnn (6 1-62), 3 1 Ass is tant. Coach: Dan Farre ll Most Tot . l'ls. L,•tt.Pnn,•n Lost.: 3 Mo sl T ot. l'ls. S. I.D .: Denni s Hank s John Nohll' - 18- CHRISTMAS CITY THANKSG{VING TOURNAMENT Dales: November 25 - ~lanitoba vs. Boston College LAKE SllPERIOH STY!'!<: cou,1,:m: U~ID vs. Lake Superior State Location: Sault StC'. ~larit', ~lichigan November 26 - Boston College \'S . Lake Superior Founde d: Hl4(i U~ID vs. ~laniloba Ni c kname: "Soo Lakl'rs' November 27 - ~lanitoba vs. Boston College Enrollment.: 1.850 U~ID vs. L ake Superior State Colors: Royal Blul' and Go ld Sponsor: University of ~linnesota-Duluth Home k e : Pullar Stadium (2.500l \\'DS~l Radio-Television - Duluth Coach: Ron ~lason Tournament ~lnnagers: Ra lph Romm10 Hl70-7 l Record: 13-H-4 Bruce ~k Leod Series Standing: First Ml' Pt ing Playing Site: Duluth Arena Auditorium Sports Information Dirl'c!nr: lknny ~ld'lwrson L e tte rm en Losl: Team Headquarters: Radisson Duluth Hot C' l G Letterme n Returning: 14 BOSTON COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF ~l,\N ITOlli\ Location: Cheslnul Hill , ~lassachuselts Location: Winnip<'g, ~lanilolw Founded: 1863 FoundPd: 1877 Nickname: Eagles Enrollment: 15,000 Enrollment: 10,000 Nickname: ·"Bis<'lns" Colors: ~laroon and Gold Colors: Brown and Gold Home lcC': ~kl-luch Forum (4,000) HomC' Ice: Bison GardC'ns (3,000) Coach: John "Snooks" Ke lly Coach: i\ndy RakogC'orgc l!=l70-71 Record: 11- 15 Hl70-7 1 R<'co rd: IG-4 Se ri es Standing: BC \\'on 1, Losl 0 Series Standing: UM() Won 7 , Los t. 1 Sports Information Director: E - HJ- SCHEDULE NOVEMBER JANUARY 5 ALUMNI 1-2 WISCONSIN 6 U.S. OLYMPIC 7-8 MICHIGAN 12-13 MINNESOTi\ 14-15 Michigan Tech 19-20 North Dakota 21-22 Denver 25-26-27 TOURNAMENT DECEMBER FEBRUARY 3-4 Colorado College 1-2 Notre Dame 17-18 Minnesota 12-13 NORTH DAKOTA 26-27 DENVER 18-19 Michigan State 31 CZECH OLYMPIC 25-26 MICHIGAN TECH MARCH 1&3 COLORADO COLLEGE -20- UMD ROSTER NO NA~!E POS. YR. HGT. WGT . HOMETOWN NUMERICAL 7 Pat Boulette ...... LW So. 5-8 170 ...... Windsor, Ont. 1 JEROME MRAZEK ...... G 24 Ernie Campe ...... D So. 6-0 175 ...... Toronto, Ont. 2 GORD McDONALD ...... D 10 Lyn Ellingson ...... C Jr. 5-7 150 ...... Duluth, Minn. 3 POKEY TRACHSEL ...... D 5 De nnis Fearing ...... D So. 5-11 175 ...... Hibbing, Minn. 4 JIM MAERTZ ...... D 22 Cam Fryer ...... RW Jr. 5-10 175 ...... Unity, Sask. 5 DENNIS FEARING ...... D 17 Lyman Haakstad ...... C So. 5-8 165 ...... Gr. Prairie, Alt. 6 MIKE STEVENS ...... D 23 Mark Heaslip ...... RW Jr. 5-10 185 ...... Duluth, Minn. 7 PAT BOUTETTE ...... LW 15 Greg Hubick ...... D So. 5- 10 180 ...... Strausburg, Sask. 8 MIKE LEN CE ...... LW 21 Roger Hunt...... RW Fr. 5-11 190 ...... Toronto, Ont. 10 LYN ELLINGSON ...... C 16 Merv Kiry luik ...... RW So. 5-10 170 ...... Dauphin, Man. 12 BOB YOUNGHANS ...... C 25 Ken L arson ...... RW Fr. 6-1 190 ...... Duluth, Minn. 14 DAVID ROY ...... C 18 Wa lt L edingham ...... LW Jr. 5-11 185 ...... Weyburn, Sask. 15 GREG HUBICK ...... D 8 Mike Lence ...... LW So. 5-10 165 ...... St. P aul, Minn. 16 MERV KIRYLUIK ...... RW 4 Jim Mae rtz ...... D Sr. 5-11 175 ...... - Duluth, Minn. 17 LYMAN HAAKSTAD ...... C 2 Gord McDona ld ...... D Fr. 5-9 165 ...... Windsor, Ont. 18 WALT LEDINGHAM ...... LW 1 J e rome Mrazek ...... G So. 5-11 165 ...... Pr. Albert, Sask. 19 ALAN YOUNG ...... C 20 C hu ck Ness ...... LW Jr. 5-10 170 ...... Duluth, Minn. 20 CHUCK NESS ...... LW 14 David Roy ...... C Jr. 5-8 165 ...... Toronto, Ont. 21 ROGER HUNT ...... RW 6 Mike Stevens ...... D Sr. 5-11 190 ...... Winnipeg, Man. 22 CAM FRYER ...... RW 3 Pokey Trac hsel...... D Jr. 6-0 195 ...... Duluth, Minn. 23 MARK HEASLIP ...... RW 30 Ke n Turko ...... G Fr. 6-0 17 5 ...... Thunder Bay, Ont. 24 ERNIE CAMPE ...... D 19 Alan Young ...... C Jr. 5-8 165 ...... Toronto, Ont. 25 KEN LARSON ...... RW 12 Bob Younghans ...... C Jr. 5-10 155 ...... Minneapolis, Minn. 30 KEN TURKO ...... G -21- 18 WALT LEDINGHAM JR . 5'11" 185 WEYBURN SASK . ,~·-:~~,- I I &.••--- . 1971-72 CAPTAIN E arn ed All-Ame rican and All- WCHA honors last seas on as he THE broke UMD scoring record with 26 goals .. . has scored 42 times in two seasons ... top vote getter on WC I-I A team ... had two three-goal and one fo ur-goal games in 70-71. . . elected 7 1-72 PLAYERS Bulldog capta in ... played junior hockey at Weyburn ... drafted by C hicago Black Hawks . .. has break away s peed. Gms. G. A. Pts . P-M 1969-70 27 16 11 27 2-4 1970-71 33 26 28 54 11-38 Totals 60 42 39 8 1 13-42 -22- 7 PAT BOUTETTE SOPH . 170 WINDSOR , ONT . Coming off an outstanding frosh scuson ... 2nd in gouls with 18 ... hardnosed pnformer who likes to drive off wing ... playcd junior hockey at Windsor ... should be one of top WC'HA forwurds this season. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M Hl70-71 33 18 13 31 32-86 20 CHUCK NESS JR. 5'10" 170 DULUTH, MINN. Hus developed into a steady performer with flashes of brillinnce ... handles puck very wcll . .. tallied 11 goals as frosh performer .. one of top Central athlPlrs ... earned prep all-state hockey and football honors ... does some penalty killing. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M 1969-70 26 11 4 15 6-12 1970-71 24 5 5 10 10-20 Totals 50 l(j 9 25 16-32 -23- 1 JEROME MRAZEK SOPH . 5' 11" 165 PRINCE ALBERT, SASK . Leading contender for starting role .. . played 3 .3 games last season as backup to graduated regular Glenn Resch . . played junior hoc key at Moose Jaw in 1969-70 then joined Weyburn and led them to Memorial Cup final. .. dra fted by Philadelphia last June. Gms G.t\. Avg. Svs. Avg. Hl70-71 3.3 17 5. 1 111 33.6 30 KEN TURKO FR. 6' 175 THUNDER BAY, ONT. t\ top conte nd er for goaltending job with strong background . .. gumded nets for Fort William Cana- di cns last season and was named top netminder in the league .. . joined Port Arthur ~lars following Canadie ns e limination ... standup style a ided by good size. -24- 24 ERNIE CAMPE SOPH. 6' 175 TORONTO, ONT. A sometimes performer in 70-71. .. Campe has elevated himself into a varsity berth with his perse- verance ... did not play Junior A hockey and came to UMD after being out of hockey a year ... has poise of a veteran. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M 1970-71 13 1 4 5 4-8 5 DENNIS FEARING SOPH. 5' 11" 175 HIBBING, MINN. A top Northern Minnesota prep prospect in 1969-70, .. saw early season action before being side- lined with a shoulder separation ... led Hibbing to 1970 State Tournament. .. capt nined Bluejackets in senior year. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M 1970-71 19 1 2 3 3-6 I -25- r 15 GREG HUBICK SOPH. 5'10" 180 STRASBOURG, SASK. Has the tools to be one of the WCHA's top performers ... excites crowd with his hitting and ru s hing ability ... an alternute captain of the 71-72 BuLldogs .. . played Junior hockey at Weyburn ... was hon- ored for his inspiration leadership at Weyburn ... plans on being married during Christmas vacation .. . drafted by Montreal last June ... top scoring defenseman last season with 22 points. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M 1970-71 31 7 15 22 21-69 4 JAMES MAERTZ SR . 5'11" 175 DULUTH, MINN . Third season as Bulldog ·defensive r-egular . .. sets example with his enthusiasm ... two brothers Dick and Dave precede him at UMD ... 70-71 alternate captain ... prepped at Duluth East. .. will occupy start- ing berth. Gms. G. .. - A. Pts. P-M 1968-69 12 1 4 5 16-32 1969-70 28 l .. 2 11 13 33-68 1970-71 28 3 8 11 30-60 Totals 68 - 6 - 23 29 79-160 -26- 6 MIKE STEVENS SR . 5'11" 190 WINNIPEG, MAN . One of only two seniors on tenm ... lrns tallied 24 pts. in two st'a,-,rns .. . 1rntpd for his hip c hecks ... good rushing defe nsemnn ... drnfted by St. Louis in 1!170 .. . playpd junior hock,•~· with West Kildonan. Gms . G. i\, Pts. P-M 1060-70 28 3 0 12 12-24 1!170- 71 32 0 12 12 18-55 Totals 60 3 21 ·24 30-70 3 STEVE 'POKEY' TRACHSEL JR . 6' 195 DULUTH, MINN . Became an immediate UMD regular following an outstanding prep career ... used on power plays be- cause of outstanding shot.. .collected 103 minutes in penalties last season to set Bulldog record ... honored at. season end with "Most Improved" player award. Gms . G. A. Pts. P-M 1969-70 28 4 8 12 15-38 1970-71 32 6 9 15 44-103 Total 60 10 17 27 59-141 -27- 10 LYNN ELLINGSON JR . 5'7" 150 DULUTH ,MINN . Bulldogs smallest player who exci: r><; fans with his determination and hustle ... outstanding penally killer ... battle for starting slot han,1, - "e n by numerous injuries . .. played on high s c hool line with teammate Chuck Ness ... MIAC golf champion and top local amateur. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-~1 1969-70 24 2 3 5 0-0 1970-71 21 3 5 8 6-12 Totals 45 5 8 13 6- 12 17 LYMAN HAAKSTAD SOPH . 5'8" 165 GRAND PRAIRIE, ALT . Slated to a regular after part time service last year ... has shown greatest improvement of returnees ... worked on s umme r program to build strength ... leading scorer at Ponoka in Alberta Junior League ... excellent forechecker. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M 1970-71 32 5 5 10 3-6 -28- 11 DAVID ROY JR . 5'8" 165 TORONTO, ONT . Has a ltern ated be ing center and right wing ... has tallied 23 goals in two seasons ... outstanding skat- er .. . pl ans to graduate in June and attend Law School. . . top s cholar .. . chosen by teammates as an al- tern ate captain ... will marry former Miss Duluth, J amie Van Nispin in August. Gms . G. A. Pts. P-M 1969-70 28 13 10 23 7- 14 1970-71 32 10 7 17 6-12 Totals 60 23 17 40 13-26 19 . ALAN YOUNG JR . 5'8" 165 TORONTO, ONT . Has fo und a home at center fo llow ing t wo seasons at right wing . .. scoring ability has been impre s- sive in early going .. . top penalty killer ... excellent speed and hustle ... played junior hockey in OHA ... tallied 44 points in two seasons ... top student. Gms. G. A. Pts . P-M 1969-70 25 6 11 17 12-40 1970-71 32 9 18 27 16-56 Totals 57 15 29 44 28-96 -29- 22 CAM FRYER JR . 5.'10" 175 UNITY ,SASK . Strength in the corners and a booming shot are Fryer' s trademarks ... tallied 17 goals last season as No. 2 scorer with 41 points ... hampered hy inj uries in pre-UMD days ... has come into his own the past two seasons. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-M Hl69-70 26 8 20 28 6-12 1970-71 34 17 24 41 22-61 Totals 60 25 44 69 28-73 16 MERV KIRYLUIK SOPH . 5'10'' 170 DAUPHIN, MAN. Another 70-71 part timer who has moved into a varsity berth ... he lped Dauphin to 69-70 Manitoba Junior Hockey Championship ... although he can call on a booming s hot, did not get first goal until mid-season. Gms. G. A. Pts. P-~I 1970-71 32 5 9 14 4-8 -30- ALL TIME PUCK RECORDS TOP 10 UMD SCORERS G A PTS. Keitli Christiansen 75 121 196 YEAR COACH w L T CAPTAIN MVP Pat Francisco 69 64 133 Mike Tok 61 ~7 108 49-50 Henry Jensen 4 3 1 Wally Heikala Bob Hill 25 65 90 50-51 Henry Jensen 2 3 0 Jim Krysiak Bob Bell 38 51 89 51-52 Gordon Eddols 2 8 0 Wally Hiekkinen Bruce McLeod 41 40 81 Gordon Eddols 52-53 9 3 0 Wally Heikkinen Walt Ledingham 42 39 81 53-54 Gordon Eddols 10 7 0 Bob Boyat Owen Rogers 35 41 76 54-55 Robert Boyal 9 8 0 John Bymark Ron Busniuk 25 50 75 55-56 Connie Pleban 17 6 0 Alex Sisto Murray Keogan 36 37 73 56-57 Connie Pleban 16 4 3 Harvey Flaman Flaman 57-58 Connie Pleban 12 5 1 Harvey Flaman Jerry Kleisinger 58-59 Connie Pleban 10 8 1 Larry Cronkite Ron Pretlac 59-60 Ralph Romano 15 5 0 Ron Pretlac Mike Haley 60-61 Ralph Romano 15 3 0 Haley Bill Lenardon 61-62 Ralph Romano 6 14 3 Lenardon Mike Mithrush 62-63 Ralph Romano 7 15 2 Lenardon John McCormick 63-64 Ralph Romano 11 14 0 Bill McGann Lenardon 64-65 Ralph Romano 14 12 1 Owen Rogers Keith Christiansen COACHES RECORDS 65-66 Ralph Romano 7 19 2 Owen Rogers Bob Hill 16 0 Keith Christiansen 66-67 Ralph Romano 12 Christiansen w L T 67-68 Ralph Romano 5 23 0 John McKay_ Rick Newell Frank Kovach ( 1931) 68-69 Bill Selman 6 23 0 Bruce McLeod, Newell Ron Busniuk 2 5 0 Hank Jensen 0949-51) 69-70 Bill Selman 13 14 1 Busniuk Ron Busniuk 13 6 1 Gordon Eddols ( 1952-54) 70-71 Terry Shercliffe 16 17 l Glenn Resch Walt Ledingham 21 18 0 Bob Boyat ( 1955) 9 0 0 Connie Pleban ( 1956-59) 55 23 5 Ralph Romano ( 1959-68) 92 120 9 Bill Selman ( 1968-69) 19 37 1 Terry Shercliffe ( 1970- 16 17 1 -31- BULLDOG RECORDS INDIVIDUALS-CAREER M:nt Gools ...... 75-Keith Christiansen (63-67) Most Goals (defenseman) ...... 25-Bobby Hill (62 -66) Most Assists ...... 121-Christiansen ( 63-67) GOALTENDING Most Assists ( defenseman) ...... 65-Hill (62 -66) lowest Ave. Goals Per Game Most Total Points ················-··········l 96-Christiansen (63-67) Career ...... 4.1-Bill Halbrehder (61 -65) Most Total points (defenseman) ...... 90- Hill (62 -66) Season ...... 3.6-Hallbrehder ( 62-63) Most Penalty Minutes ...... 121-Christiansen (63-67) Highest Av.e. Goals Per Game Career ...... 4.9-Dave leBlanc (65-68) Fewest Penally Minutes ...... 8-Dave Stepnes (61 -641 Season ...... 5.8 Jerry Wherley ( 61-62) Mosl Saves, Career ...... 2,285-leBlanc (65-68) INDIVIDUALS-SEASON Mast Saves, Season ...... 977-leBlanc 66-67) Most Goals ...... 26- Walt Ledlnghan (70-71) Most Goals Allowed, Career ...... 312-leBlanc ( 65-68) Most Goals (defenseman) ...... 9-Hill (64-65) Most Goals Allowed, Season ...... 125-leBlanc (66-67) Most Assists ...... 39-Chrisliansen (66-67) Most Goals Allowed, Game .12- Wherley vs. Mich . Tech (61-62) Most Tolal Points ...... 62-Chrisliansen (66•67) Highest Ave. Saves Per Game, Career .... 34.9-leBlanc (65-68) Most Consecutive Points ...... 9-Chdstiansen vs. Cola. Highest Ave. Seves Per Game, Season ...... 38.2-leBlant (66-67) Most Penalty Minutes ...... 103 Pokey Trachsel (70-71) Best Pct. of Saves, Career ...... 8.99-Halbrehder (61-65) Fewesl Penalty Minutes ...... 0-larry Krawchuk (68-69) Best Pct. of Saves, Season ...... 9.01-Halbrehder (64 -65) 0-lynn ELiingson (69-70) Mast Shutouts, Season ...... 1-Halbrehder (61 -62 & 63-64) Most Shu louts, Season ...... 1-Halbrerder (62-62 & 63•64) INDIVIDUALS-GAME 1-Ron Hill (64-65) !-Glenn Resch (69-70) Moll Goals ...... 4-Pat Frnncisco vs . Brown ( 12· 17-66) Most Assists ...... 6-Christiansen vs . Minnesolo ( I 1 -19-66) Most Total Points ...... 6-Chris,iansen vs . Minneesola ( I 1-1 9-66) Mast Penally Minutes ...... 20-Francisco vs. Minnesota ( l •20-67) -32- BULLDOG RECORDS TEAM-GAME Best Pct ...... 539 (1964 -65; 14-12-1) Worst Pct ...... 179 (1967-68; 5-23-0) LEADING SCORER BY SEASON Most Wins ...... 16 ( 1970-71) Games Gaols Assists TP Most Wins in Row ... 4 (1961 -62 & 1966-67) Most losses ...... 23 (1967-68 & 1968-69) 1955-56 Harvey Fla man 23 30 24 54 Most losses In Row ...... 11 (1967-68) 1956-57 Fla man 21 24 32 56 Most Goals Scared ...... :147 ( 1970-71) 1957-58 Elmer Schwartz 21 14 31 45 Mast Assists ...... 205 (1970-71) 1958-59 Mike o·Handley 19 18 7 25 Most Total Paints ...... 352 (1970-71) Fewest Goals Allowed ...... 95 ( 1963-64) 1959-60 O'Handley 18 22 14 36 Most Goals Allowed ...... 146 (1967-68, 68-69 & 70-71) 1961-62 Mike Mithrush 22 8 15 23 lowest Gaols Per Game ...... 3.8 ( 1963-64) 1962-63 Bill lenardon 24 9 17 26 Highest Ave . Goals Scored Per Game ...... 5.6 ( 1963-64) 1963-64 Keith Christiansen 24 16 20 36 Most Shutouts ...... 1 (1962-63; 1963-64; 1964-65) 27 23 35 58 Most Times Shutout ...... 2 (1967-68) 1964-65 Christiansen Most Number of Penalties ...... 1J5 ( 1970-71) 1965-66 Christiansen 23 13 27 40 Most Penalty Minutes ...... 723 ( 1970-71) 1966-67 Christiansen 28 23 39 62 Most Goals ... 15 vs . St. Thomas ( 1-8-63) 1967-68 Ron Busniuk 27 10 10 20 Biggest Victory Margin 15•0 vs . St. Thomos ( 1-8-63) 1968-69 Busniuk 29 7 20 27 Most Assists ..... 13 vs. Army ( 1 2-29-66) Most Total Points ...... 23 vs . Army ( 12-29-66) 1969-70 Murray Keogan 28 21 19 40 Most Penalty Minutes vs...... Minnesota ( 1-20.67) 1970-71 Walt Ledingham 33 26 28 54 Most Goals Allowed ...... 1 2 by Michigan Tech ( 2-23-62) Mast Assists Allowed ...... 18 by Denver ( 3-5-68) Most Total Points Allowed ...... 29 by Denver (3-5-68) Opponent·, Biggest Victory Margin 12-2 vs . Michigan Tech(2-23-62) -33- BULLDOG RECORDS MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS 1956-57 Harvey Flaman-Regina, Sask . 1957-58 Jerry Kleisinger-Regina , Sask. 1958-59 Ran Pretlac-Fort William, Ont. NCAA CHAMPS WCHA CHAMPS 1959-60 Mike Haley-Duluth 1960-61 Bill lenardon-Mike Mithrush-Fort William, Ont. 1952 Mi chigan 1952 Colorado College 1961-62 John McCormack-Fart William, Ont. 1953 Mi chigan 1953 Minnesota 1962-63 lenardon 1954 R.P.1. 1954 Minnesota 1963-6-4 Keith Christiansen- Fort Frances, Ont. . 1964-65 Ch ristiansen 1955 Michigan 1955 Colorado College 1965-66 Bob Hill-Duluth 1956 Mi c higan 1956 Mi chigan 1966-67 Christiansen 1957 Colorado College 1957 Co lorado College 1967-68 Rick Newell-Winnipeg 1958 Denver 1958 North Oak., Denver 1968-69 Ron Busniuk-Fort William, Ont. 1959 North Dakota 1959 No. League Play 1969-70 Busn iuk 1960 Denver 1960 Denver 1970-71 Walt Ledingham - Weyburn, Sosk. 1961 Denver 1961 Denver Tl:AM CAPTAINS 1962 Mi chigan Tech 1962 Mi chigan Tech 1963 North Dakota 1963 Denver Harvey Flaman-Regina, Sask. 1956-57 1964 Michigan 1964 Denver 1957-58 Flaman 1965 Michigan Tech 1958-59 Larry Cronkite-International Falls 1965 Mi chigan Tech 1966 Mi chigan State 1966 Michigan Tech 1959-60 Ron Pretlac-Fort William, Ont. 1967 Cornell Haley-Duluth 1967 North Dakota 1960-61 Mike 1968 Denver 1961 -62 Bill lenardan-Fort William , Ont. 1968 Denver 1969 Denver 1962-63 lenardan 1969 Mi chigan Tech 1963-6-4 Bill McGann-Duluth 1970 Cornell 1970 Minnesota 1971 Boston· University 196-4-65 Owen Rogers--Frenchman Butte, Sask. 1971 Mi chigan Tech 1965-66 Rogers 1966-67 Keith Christiansen-Fort Frances 1967-68 John McKay-Duluth 1968-69 Bruce Mclead, Fart Frances & Rick Newell, W inn ipeg 1969-70 Ron Busniuk-Fort W illiam 1970-71 Glenn Resch - Regino -- Murray Keogan - Biggar, Sa sk . Jim Maertz - Dulut h -34- THE WCHA IN 70-71 Final WCHA Standings 1970-71 WCHA Denver Post w L T Pct. All-Star Team ~lichigan Tech 18 4 0 818 Pos. Name School Pts. Ht. Wt. Yr. Denver 15 7 0 .682 Wisconsin 13 9 0 .591 Goalie Morris Trewin, Mich Tech 69 6-0 160 So. Michigan State 12 10 0 .545 Defense Rob Murray, Mich. Tech 95 6-1 185 Sr. Minnesota 9 12 1 .432 Defense Mike Christie , Denver 79 6-0 190 Jr. Minnesota-Duluth 10 14 0 .417 Forward Walt Ledingham, Duluth 120 5-11 175 So. North Dakota 10 15 1 404 Forward Don Thompson, Mich. State 87 5-5 150 Jr. Colorado College 7 11 0 .389 Forward Roh Collyard, Co lo. College 81 5-8 165 Sr. Michigan 5 17 0 .227 1970-71 All-American Teams Top 10 WCHA Scorers Western Team Morris Trewin, Michigan Tech ...... Goalie GP G A PTS PENS PIM Rob Murray, Michigan Tech ...... Defense Mike Christie, Denver U ...... Defense Vic Venasky, C, Denver 22 14 39 2 25 1 Walter Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth ...... Forward Gilles Gagnon, C, Mich. State 22 23 38 15 3 6 Donald, Thompson, Mi chigan State ...... Forward Walt Ledingham, Mn -Dul. 23 21 16 37 9 24 Vic Venasky, Denver U...... Forward Don Thompson, C, Mich. State 22 12 25 37 11 22 Bob Collyard, C, Colo. College 18 11 26 37 5 10 Ed Hays , C, Denver 22 11 22 33 5 10 Eastern Team Randy Sokol!, w. Mich. State 22 13 19 32 11 22 Bruce Bullock, Clarkson College ...... Goalie Jim Boyd, C, Wisc. 22 12 20 32 13 34 Robert Brown, Boston U ...... Defense Bernie Gagnon, C, Michigan 21 18 12 30 19 57 Steven Warr, Clarkson College ...... Defense Norm Cherrey. W, Wisc. 22 15 15 30 6 12 Joseph Cavanagh, Harvard U ...... Forward Steve Stirling, Boston U ...... Forward Kevin Pettit, Cornell U ...... Forward -35------ WCHA RECORDS Season-Individual Most Shutouts-Season Most goals - J erry Walk er, Denver (1960-61) ...... 56 Most assists - 13ill Masterton, Denver ( 1960-61) ...... 56 Gerry Powers, Denver ( 1967-68) ...... 7 Jim \lattson, \linnesota (1952-53) ...... 4 Most total points - ,J erry Walker, Denver ( 1960-61) ...... 85 M06t penalty minutes - Ross Morrison, Mi chigan Gerry Schultz, :,.,; orth Dakota ( 1953-54) ...... 4 (Schultz's shutouts we re consecutive') ( 1960-.61) ...... i .. :-...... 120 George Kirkwood, Denve r ( 1960-6 ll ...... 4 Buddy Blom, Denvt'r (1 963-64) ...... 4 Bob Gray, ~li chi gan ( 1963-64) ...... 4 One Game-Individual ~l ost Consecutive s hu touts - Gerry Sc hultz Most goals - C lure Smith, Colorado College North Dakota ( 1953-54) ...... 4 (against lJ . of British Columbia, March 8, 1954) ...... 7 Bill Re ichert, North Dakota Team-Season (against Minn., Duluth , 1954-55) ...... 7 Most total points - Clare Smith, Colorado College (ugainst U. of British Columbia, March 8, 1954) Best Overall WCHA Record: (7 goals, 2 assists) ...... 9 Denv er, 1960-61 , . 950 ( 19-1-0) Mi c higan Tech, 1961-62, .864 (10-3-0) Mi chigan, 1955-56, .861 {15-2-1) Goalie-Season Best Overall Season Record: GP GA SO Avg. Denver, 1960-61, .984 (30-1- ll Gerry Powers, Denver (1967-68) 34 65 7 1.91 Michigan Tec h, 1961-62, .906 (29-3-0) George Kirkwoods, Denve>r ( 1960-61) 32 59 4 1.84 Michigan, 1948-49, .891 (20-2-3) -36- WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 *Minnesota at Michigan State *Colorado College at Notre Dame *Notre Dame at Michigan *Minnesota ot Minnesota, Duluth *Michigan State at Wisconsin *Notre Dome at North Dakota THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 *Minnesota, Duluth at Colorado College Western Ontario U. at Michigan Chrl stma s City of the North T ourn. *Denver at North Dakota (9 pm CST) Michigan State at Bowling Green State Duluth R.P.I. at Wisconsin *Minnesota at Michigan Tech FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 Christmas City of the North Toum. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 *North Dakota at Michigan Duluth *WI sconsln at Colorado College *Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth *Michigan at Mich lgan State *Denver at Michigan State *Notre Dame at North Dakota *Minnesota at Colorado College Western Ontario U. at Michigan *Michigan Tech at Notre Dame SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 Michigan State at Bowling Green State *Wisconsin at North Dakota *North Dakota at Michigan R.P.I. at Wisconsin U.S. Olympics at Denver *Wisconsin at Colorado College Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 Colorado College at Denver *Denver at Mlchlgon Stote (1:30 pm EST) (non-WCHA) Christmas. City of the North Toum. Duluth WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 15 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 *Michigan State at Michl gan *Mlnnesats at Colorado College *Michigan State at Denver *Min nesota Duluth at North Dakota FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 *Denver at Mi chi gan Tech *Michigan Tech at Notre Dame *Michigan at Wisconsin *WI sconsln at North Dakota *Michigan State at Denver ~Minnesota, Duluth at Minnesota *Minnesota at Michigan State U.S. Olympics at Denver *Michigan Tech at Wisconsin *Colorado College at Notre Dame FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 SATURDAY,DECEMBER 18 *Notre Dame at Michigan SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 *Michigan State at Wisconsin *Michigan State at Colorado College *Minne sota, Duluth at North Dakota *Mlnnesot~, Duluth at Colorado College *Minnesota Duluth •t Minnesota *Denver at Michigan Tech *Denver at North Dakota * Michigan Tech at Wisconsin *Michigan at Wisconsin *Minnesota at Ml chlgan Tech Notre Dame vs Boston College -37- *WCHA Game SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 *Colorado College at Wisconsin *Michigan State at Colorado College *Wisconsin at Minnesota, Duluth *North Dakota at Minnesota (3:30 pm MST) (2 pm CST) FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 *Michigan at Minnesota, Duluth WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 *Denver at Minnesota, Duluth * North Dakota at Michigan State *Michigan at Michigan State St. Lou Is Tournament *Notre Dame at Colorado College Air Force at Colorado College *Minnesota at Wisconsin MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 *Michigan Tech at Denver FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 *Denver at Mlnnesoita, Duluth SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 *Michigan Tech at Michigan *Notre Dame at Minnesota TUESDAY, DECEMBER28 *Michigan at Minnesota, Duluth *Colorado College at North Dakota *North Dakota at Michigan State St. Louis Tournament (9 pm CST) *Notre Dame at Colorado College Great Lakes Tournament, Detroit *Minnesota, Duluth at Denver IMA Tournament, Flint, Michigan *Minnesota at Wisconsin *Michigan Tech at Denver SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 MONDAY, JANUARY 10 *Michigan Tech at Michigan Great Lakes Tournament, Detroit Dame at Minnesota *Michigan Tech at Colorado College *Notre IMA Taurnlfflent, Flint, Michigan *Colorado College at North Dakota Corne I I at Notre Dame Horth Dakota at U. of Hew Hmnpah Ire *Minnesota, Duluth at Denver Hew York Tournament, Syracuse FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 *Michigan at Denver *Notre Dame at Michigan State Air Force Aced. at Denver Horth Dakota at U, of Hew Hampshire Minnesota, Duluth at Michigan Tech FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 Hew York Taumament, Syracuse ··Colorado Col I ege at Wisconsin FRIDAY," DECEMBER 31 *North Dakota at Minnesota *Michigan at North Dakota SATURDAY,JANUARY 15 (9 pm CST) Czech Hatlonals at Minnesota, Duluth *Wisconsin at Notre Dame *Michigan at Denver SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 *Denver at Minnesota *Minnesota, Duluth at Michigan Tech Lake Superior St. at Mi ch igan Tech *Wisconsin at Minnesota, Duluth *Notre Dame at Michigan State -38- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SATURDAY, JANUARY29 *Notre Dome at Wisconsin *Michigan at Michigan Tech *Colorado College at Denver *Michigan at North Dakota *Michigan at Notre Dome *Wisconsin at Notre Dome SATURDA~ FEBRUARY 12 *Minnesota at North Dakota *Denver at Minnesota *Mi chigon State at Minnesota *Wisconsin at Michigan State Lake Superior State at Michigan Tech *Denver at Colorado College *Michigan Tech at Minnesota, Duluth *Notre Dome at Wisconsin TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 *Michigan at Michigan Tech *Denver at Colorado College *Ml nnesoto, Duluth at Notre Dome *North Dakota at Minnesota, Duluth *Michigan at Notre Dame WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 *Minnesota at North Dakota *Minnesota, Duluth at Notre Dome *North Dakota at Minnesota, Duluth *Michigan Tech at Minnesota, Duluth *Colorado College at Michigan Tech WEDNESDA~ FEBRUARY 16 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 * Air Force at Colorado College *Wisconsin at Michigan State *Colorado College at Michigan *North Dakota at Denver FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 *Michigan State at Michigan Tech *Colorado College at Minnesota, Duluth *Wisconsin at Minnesota *Colorado College at Minnesota *Minnesota, Duluth at Michigan State FRIDAY, MARCH 3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 *Notre Dome at Denve· *Co lorodo College at Minnesota, Duluth *Colorado College at Michigan *Wisconsin at Michigan *Michigan State at Notre Dame * North Dakota at Denver *Michigan Tech at North Dakota *Minnesota at Michigan *Michigan State at Michigan Tech *Denver at Wisconsin *Wisconsin at Minnesota SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 *North Dakota at Mich. Tech WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 *Colorado College at Minnesota *Michigan State at Michigan SATURDAY, MARCH 4 *Minnesota Duluth at Michigan State *Michigan State at Notre Dame FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 *Notre Dame at Denver *Minnesota at Michigan *Michigan State at Minnesota *Wisconsin at Mi chi gon *Denver at Wisconsin *Colorado Col I ege at Denver *Michigan Tech at No •. Dakota *North Dakota at Mich. Tech FRONT ROW, L to R, Jerome Mrazek, Chuck Ness, Cam Fryer, David Roy, Captain-Walt Ledingham, Greg Hubick, Lyman Haak- stad, Mike Stevens, Ken Turko. MIDDLE ROW, L to R, Ass't. Coach-Bruce Rogers, Ernie Campe, Ken Larson, Bob Younghans, Mike Lenee, Steve Trachsel, Merv Kiryluik, Dennis Fearing, Coach-Terry Shercliffe. BACK ROW, L to R, Kermit Watters-Mgr., Bryan Malcom-Mgr., Lyn Ellingson, Mark Heaslip, Alan Young, Pat Boutette.