1976-77 Cobber Hockey

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Young hockey team skates an ''outstanding" season

Concordia's icemen finished their season with an outstanding 13-10-1 overall record and an 8-5-1 in the MIAC conference. The Cobbers gave up their bid in the NAIA by losing 8-5 and 5-2 to Gustavus in final season action.

Jeff Frider, a sophomore wing from Hibbing, MN, was named Most Valuable Player for the season. He led the Cobbers in both assists with 25 and total points scored with 42 for the year. Lew Erickson, a junior from Roseau, MN, was named Cobber captain for the 1977-78 season.

Other individual statistics for the season were Ray Weisgarber, a sophomore from Regina, Sask., with 20 goals; Randy Beck, a junior from Puposky, MN, with 45 minutes in penalties, and Erickson with 20 penalues.

The Cobber team loses three seniors to graduation - Gary Samson of Hibbing, MN, Jim Kallevig of Eveleth, MN, and Greg Simoneau of Mistatim, Sask. Coach Al Rice said this means he must pick up a couple of defensemen to fill in, but he is looking forward to next year with underclassmen who performed so outstandingly throughout this season.
 

1976-77 Cobber Hockey   13-10-1
Opponent        W/L CC Opp
U of Winnipeg     W  4  3
U of Winnipeg     W  4  2
St. Scholastica   L  7  9
UW-Stout          L  5  6 (OT)
Bemidji State     L  2  4
St. Cloud State   W  4  2
St. Cloud State   W  7  6
UW-Superior       L  5 10
UW-Superior       L  6  8
Cambrose Lutheran W  5  2
St. Olaf          W  6  4
St. Olaf          W 14  1
St. John's        L  3  4
St. Mary's        W  9  4
St. Mary's        W 11  4
Hamline           W  5  2
Hamline           W  7  5
St. John's        T  4  4 (OT)
St. Thomas        W  7  5
St. Thomas        L  7  8 (OT)
Augsburg          L  2  8
Augsburg          W  6  5
Gustavus          L  5  8
Gustavus          L  2  4

Season Stats
Name            G  A Pts
Jeff Frider    17 25 42
Ray Weisgarber 20 17 37
John Villalta  15 17 32
Randy Beck      7 24 31
Dave Perry     15 14 29
Gary Samson     8 21 29
Lew Erickson    8 15 23
Greg Simoneau   6 14 20
Jim Kallevig    7 11 18
Ed Monacelli    6 11 17
Jay Johnson     3  9 12
Jim Nelson      9  2 11
Gary Gangelhoff 3  8 11
Brad Nordberg   4  5  9
Joe Raiche      0  8  8
Bob Hilderman   3  2  5
Rax Lewis       3  1  4
Rod Winkler     2  2  4
Frank Bellanger 1  0  1
Al Griffith     1  0  1
Jim Dyrhaug     0  0  0
Bob Marvin      0  0  0
Graig Branson   0  0  0

1976-77                 OVERALL
   1 Gustavus   12-2-0
   1 Augsburg   12-2-0
   3 Concordia   8-5-1  13-10-1
   4 St. Thomas  8-6-0
   5 St. John's  6-7-1
   6 Hamline     6-8-0
   7 St. Mary's 3-11-0
   8 St. Olaf   0-14-0

    Gustavus-11th Title
    Augsburg-2nd Title

 Roster
   Kevin Sorenson G, Jr, Coleraine
01 Brian Kines G, So, Moose Jaw, Sask
02 Jim Froeber G, So, Crookston
03 Gary Samson    
04 Jim Kallevig, D, Sr  
05 Ed Monacelli W, Fr, Hibbing   
06 Lew Erickson W, Jr, Roseau  
07 Al Griffith W, FR, New Hope    
07 Rex Lewis       
08 Greg Simoneau  
09 Brad Nordberg W, Fr, Rainy River, Ont.   
10 Jeff Frider W, So, Hibbing
11 Jim Nelson W, So, Mahtomedi    
12 Ray Weisgarber W, So, Regina, Sask
13 Craig Broman W, Jr, Minneapolis
13 Bob Hilderman  D Fr Wilcox, Sask. 
14 Dave Perry W, So, Moorhead    
15 Gary Gangelhoff D, Fr, Bemidji
16 John Villalta C, So, International Falls 
17 Jay Johnson C, Fr, Moorhead   
18 Joe Raiche D, So, Milestone, Sask    
18 Rod Winkler D So Milestone, Sask.    
19 Frank Bellanger D, Fr, Minneapolis
20 Randy Beck C, Jr, Puposky   
   Jim Dyrhaug  W Fr. Bemidji  
   Bob Marvin C Fr. Warroad   
   Craig Broman W Jr. Minneapolis

Head Coach Al Rice  Ast Coach Ron Torfin

NAIA All American  Gary Samson
All-MIAC 
Gary Samson, Jim Kallevig, Randy Beck, 
Dave Perry, Lew Erickson, John Villalta

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