1975-76 Cobber Hockey
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Hockey coach Al Rice credited the freshman line for giving this team the additional strength it needed to get the Cobbers through the season in third-place MIAC standings. The Cobbers skated to an 8-5-1 conference record and 13-11-1 overall. Cobber icemen bagged a small victory when they defeated Gustavus Adoiphus on its own rink, a first home defeat in the school's history.
Developing well are freshmen Dave Perry, Moorhead; John Villalta, International Falls, MN; Jeff Frider, Hibbing, MN; Rod Winkier, Milestone, Sask., Canada; and frosh goalies Jim Froeber, Crookston, MN and Brian Kines, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada.
Outstanding player named to the MIAC all-star team is Gary Samson, a junior from Hibbing, MN. Gary was named "Most Valuable Player" last year, a first for a sophomore, and was named to the all-conference team his freshman and sophomore years. Also named to the MIAC all-star hockey team is Garth Lutz, a senior from Mistatim, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1975-76 Cobber Hockey 12-11-1 Opponent W/L CC Opp UND JV L 3 6 UM Crookston W 12 4 Superior St L 5 6 (OT) Superior St L 2 5 St. Cloud W 6 2 U.S. Air Force L 4 5 U.S. Air Force L 4 10 Mankato St W 6 2 Mankato St W 5 4 (OT) St. Cloud St L 4 6 St. John's L 5 6 St. Olaf W 5 0 St. Olaf W 7 1 Hamline L 1 4 Hamline W 3 0 St. Thomas W 9 2 St. Thomas T 4 4 (OT) St. Mary's W 15 3 St. Mary's W 10 3 Gustavus L 2 10 Gustavus W 6 5 St. John's L 3 4 Augsburg W 5 2 Augsburg L 5 9
Season Stats MIAC Overall
Name G A Pts G A Pts Randy Beck 5 7 12 11 16 27 Garth Lutz 6 5 11 17 10 27 Gary Samson 7 12 19 10 16 26 Jeff Frider 5 14 19 8 18 26 Greg Simoneau 4 4 8 9 16 25 Ed Webb 2 7 9 7 13 20 Ron Torfin 5 7 12 8 11 19 Jim Kallevig 2 7 9 6 12 18 John Villalta 8 6 14 10 8 18 Dave Perry 7 6 13 9 8 17 Gary Johnson 5 5 10 9 7 16 Rod Winkler 3 6 9 6 10 16 Rob Verchota 2 5 7 2 13 15 Ray Weisgarber 9 2 11 11 2 13 Lew Erickson 2 6 8 4 8 12 Lynn Hanson 2 4 6 2 7 9 Jim Nelson 4 2 6 4 4 8 Craig Broman 0 1 1 0 1 1
No Goalie Stats Available.
1975-76 MIAC Pts OVERALL 1. Gustavus 13-1-0 26 2. Augsburg 10-4-0 20 3. St. Thomas 8-5-1 17 3. Concordia 8-5-1 17 12-11-1 5. St. John's 7-7-0 14 6. Hamline 6-8-0 12 7. St. Mary's 2-12-0 4 8. St. Olaf 1-13-0 2 Gustavus-10th Title
MIAC Individual Scoring Games G A Pts 1. Scott Smith Augsburg 14 11 24 35 1. Jeff Keys St. Thomas 14 20 15 35 3. Gary Hansen Gustavus 14 21 12 33 3. Stacy Christensen St. John's 14 18 15 33 5. Tim Evans Augsburg 14 20 12 32 6. Jim Peterson Aug sburg 14 9 18 27 7. Greg Vanelli St. Thomas 13 5 21 26 7. Pat West Gustavus 14 10 16 26 9. Steve Hansen Gustavus 14 11 14 25 9. Jim Williams Gustavus 14 8 17 25 11. Peter Hammer St. Mary's 14 13 11 24 11. Tom Lindsey Gustavus 14 4 20 24 13. Gary Hughes Augsburg 13 10 13 23 13. Gordy Przbylski St. John's 14 12 11 23 15. Mike Cody Gustavus 12 15 7 22
Roster 1 John Rehkamp G 2 Kevin Sorenson G 3 Gary Samson D 4 Jim Kallevig D 5 Gary Johnson W 6 Lew Erickson D 7 Joe Mireault 8 Greg Simoneau W 9 Ed Webb C 10 Jeff Frider W 11 John Villalta C 12 Ray Weisgarber W 13 Dieter Hoch 14 Rob Verchota C 15 Ron Torfin C 16 Garth Lutz C 17 Lynn Hanson W 18 Rod Winkler D 19 Dave Perry D 20 Randy Beck W Craig Broman D Jon Donavan D Jim Nelson D Dave Morinville G Jim Froeber G John Homola G Brian Kines G
All-MIAC Team
Larry Moore G Gustavus Brad Wuem G St. Olaf John Mulvihill D Gustavus Bruce Edwards D Gustavus Gary Samson D Concordia Greg Vanelli D St. Thomas Jon Bergherr D Augsburg Gary Hughes D Augsburg Gary Hansen F Gustavus Mike Cody F Gustavus Steve Hansen F Gustavus Stacy Christiansen F St. John's Garth Lutz F Concordia Jeff Keys F St. Thomas Dean Cocchiarella F St. Thomas Dennis Doyle F Hamline Scott Smith F Ausburg Tim Evans F Augsburg Peter Hammer F St. Mary's
MIAC MVP: John Mulvihill, Gustavus
Honorable Mention Cobbers: Lew Erickson, Jeff Frider
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