1982-83 Cobber Hockey

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Skaters wrap up '83 season

The Cobber hockey team played their last game of the 1982-83 season against Gustavus Adolphus College,  St. Peter, Minn., Feb.19.

An 8-7 loss gave Concordia a 6-10 record, which was good for a fourth-place finish, in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Their overall record was 9-18.

"We knew it would be a building year since we had only one senior on the squad," said hockey coach Al Rice. "We had good speed, but had trouble putting the puck in the net until the end of the season."

As in their final contest, the Cobbers lost a number of games by one goal, which is typical of young teams, according to Rice.

"Playing well under the pressure of close games is something that only comes with experience," he said. "Next year we'll have more experience so we can strengthen our defense."

Junior Andrew Odegaard from  Roseau,  Minn., and sophomore David Swanberg from  East  Grand Forks, Minn., both at the wing position, and senior center Lonnie Vatnsdal, also from Roseau, provided a bright spot for the team. Among them, they accounted for 57 goals and 52 assists throughout the season.

1982-83 Cobber Hockey  9-18
 Opponent       W/L  CC Opp H/A Date
 Bemidji State   L    1   4
 Gustavus        L    6   8
 Augsburg        L    5   7
 St. John's      W    6   5
 St. Cloud       W    4   2
 St. Scholastica L    3   4
 St. Scholastica W    6   2
 Bemidji         L    2   9
 U of Manitoba   L    5   7
 U of Manitoba   L    3   8
 Bethel          L    3   7  Forfeited
 Bethel          L    4   9  Forfeited
 St. Olaf        L    5   6
 St. Olaf        L    4   5
 St. Mary's      L    7   9
 St. Mary's      W   12   8
 St. Cloud       L    3   5
 Hamline         L    3   4
 Hamline         W    5   4 (OT)
 St. John's      W    9   3
 St. Thomas      L    1   9
 St. Thomas      L    3   7
 Augsburg        L    3  11
 Augsburg        L    1   9
 St. John's      W   11   7
 Gustavus        L    4   5 (OT)
 Gustavus        L    7   8

Jon Rutar        0        2      2
Tony Kiancher
Mel Bailey       4       3       7
Andy Odegaard   25      19      44
Steve Nornes     8       7      15
Shawn Anderson   4      10      14
John Stensgard  10       7      17
Mark Parker      6      10      16
Lonnie Vatnsdal 10      22      32
Craig Shaw       1       2       3
Tom Strinden     5       7      12
Mike Pitenberger 6      15      21
Lyndell Vatnsdal 2      10      12
Gary Bergos      1       4       5
Sam Bakken       8       9      17
Brent Pietsch    1       0       1
Andy Mack        1       8       9
Dave Swanberg   22      11      33
Mark Vatnsdal    1      11      12
Chip Ammerman    0       1       1
Dave Larson      4       6      10
Jeff Bergom      3       3       6
Todd Johnson     1       0       1

 1982-83          MIAC    OVERALL
    SCHOOL       W  L  T
    St. Thomas  14  2  0
    Augsburg    13  3  0
    Gustavus    12  4  0
    St. Olaf    10  5  1
    Concordia    6 10  0  9-18-0
    St. Mary's   5 10  1
    St. John's   4 12  0
    Hamline      4 12  0
    Bethel       3 13  0
    St. Thomas-10th Title

 1/1    STEVE LITTLE G Jr, Colorado Springs, Co
 2/2    JIM PELOWSKI G Roseau
 3/3    JON RUTAR F Hibbing
 4/4    TONY KLANGHER D Minneapolis
 6/6    MEL BAILEY D Rosemount
 7/7    ANDY ODEGAARD F Roseau
 8/8    STEVE NORNES F Bloomington
 9/9    SHAWN ANDERSON F Moorhead
 10/10 JOHN STENSGARD LW, C Fargo, ND
 11/11 MARK PARKER F East Grand Forks
 12/12 LONNIE VATNSDAL C Roseau
 13/13 CRAIG SHAW LW, RW, Bloomington
 14/14 TOM STRINDEN W Grand Forks, ND
 15/15 MIKE PITSENBERGER C Rosemont
 16/16 LYNDELL VATNSDAL D Roseau
 17/17 JOHN LATTERELL F St. Louis Park
 18/18 SAM BAKKEN F Rochester
 19/19 SCOTT ENGUM D Minot, ND
 20/20 DAVE NOAH F Fargo, ND
 21/21 DAVE SWANBERG F East Grand Forks
 22/22 MIKE BERG W Fargo, ND
 23/23 CHIP AMMERMAN D Roseau
 24/24 DAVID LARSON D Roseau
 25/25 JEFF BERGOM D Grand Forks, ND
 26/26 TODD JOHNSON D Melfort, Sask
          GARY BERGOS LW Moorhead
           REID CHRISTOPHERSON F Moohead
           ERIC DAHLGREN G Cambridge
           ANDY MACK F Soldotna, Sask
           BRENT PIETSCH F Litchfield
           GARY TOLKINEN D Anoka
           MARK VATNSDAL D Roseau

Head Coach: Al Rice
 
 

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