University of Minnesota, Duluth HOST/1968 NCAA TOURNAMENT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 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-Ralph Romano (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 Ice Hockey 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 Murray Armstrong, University of Denver Gregory J. Batt, Hamilton College Amo Bessone, Michigan State University William B . Clark, Phillips Exeter Academy Allen Renfrew, University of Michigan ·····••*** 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 Mike Sertich (6-0, 190, Jr., Virginia). Captain 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 goaltender 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 ..