1998-99 MIAC Men's Hockey Preview Book

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1998-99 MIAC Men's Hockey Previews

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Coaching Staff
Head Coach : Steve Baumgartner |
e-mail: baumgart@cord.edu |
Office phone: 218-299-4166
Alma Mater/Year : Concordia, 1982
Record at CC (yrs):13th yr, 127-163-17 |
Career record: 13th yr, 127-163-17 |

Assistant Coach Mark Rice |

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SID Information
S.I.D: Jerry Pyle |
Office Ph.: 218-299-3194
Home Ph: 701-282-0684
Fax: 218-299-4189
E-Mail Address: pyle@cord.edu |
WWW Address: http://www.cord.edu/dept/sports/ |

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1997-98 Concordia Hockey Schedule
A 11/22 St. John's      L 0-6
A 11/23 St. John's      L 4-5
A 11/27-29 MIAC Thanksgiving
    Tournament in Bloomington
    11/27 St. Mary's     W 7-4
    11/28 St. Thomas     L 2-5
    11/29 Augsburg       L 1-6
A 12/5   Gustavus        W 3-0
A 12/6   Gustavus        W 6-3
A 12/12 Bemidji St.     L 1-7
H 1/2    Bethel          W 5-2
H 1/3    Bethel          L 3-5
H 1/9    St. Mary's      L 1-2
H 1/10   St. Mary's      L 2-3
A 1/16   Hamline         W 8-5
A 1/17   Hamline         W 10-2
H 1/20   Bemidji St.     L 5-6 OT
H 1/23   UM-Crookston    W 4-0
A 1/24   UM-Crookston    W 6-3
H 1/30   St. Thomas      L 0-6
H 1/31   St. Thomas      T 2-2
A 2/7    U of Ala. Huntsville L 2-4
A 2/8    U of Ala. Huntsville L 1-9
A 2/13   St. Olaf        W 6-5 OT
A 2/14   St. Olaf        W 4-3
H 2/20   Augsburg        L 2-4
H 2/21   Augsburg        L 2-8

Record: 10-14-1 overall, 7-8-1 MIAC

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1998-99 Concordia Hockey Schedule
Date     Opponent          Time
A 11/13 St. Thomas        7:00 pm
A 11/14 St. Thomas        2:00 pm
A 11/17 UM Crookston      7:00 pm
H 11/20 Air Force Academy 7:00 pm
H 11/21 Air Force Academy 7:00 pm
A 11/26-28 MIAC Thanksgiving Tourney
    @ Bloomington Ice Gardens
    11/26 vs Gustavus      5:45 pm
    11/27 vs               TBA
    11/28 vs               TBA
A 12/4 Bethel College    7:00 pm
A 12/5 Bethel College    2:00 pm
A 12/11 St. Mary's        7:00 pm
A 12/12 St. Mary's        2:00 pm
H 1/8   Hamline           7:00 pm
H 1/9   Hamline           2:00 pm
A 1/15 U Ala./Huntsville 7:30
A 1/16 U Ala./Huntsville 1:30
H 1/27 UM Crookston      7:00 pm
H 1/29 St. John's        7:00 pm
H 1/30 St. John's        2:00 pm
H 2/5   St. Olaf          7:00 pm
H 2/6   St. Olaf          2:00 pm
A 2/12 Augsburg          7:00 pm
A 2/13 Augsburg          2:00 pm
H 2/19 Gustavus          7:00 pm
H 2/20 Gustavus          2:00 pm
   2/26-27 MIAC Semi-finals
   3/5-6   MIAC Championship
   3/12-13 NCAA Quarterfinals
   3/19-20 NCAA Final Four

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Team Information
1997-97 Record: 10-14-1 overall, 7-8-1 MIAC, 6th place

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1997-98 Stats for returning players

20 Mike Gast       24 11 12   23   -3
33 Rob Gramer      22 7 10   17   -1
21 Ken Putt        25 7   9   16   -1
9 Brock Blikre    25 10   6   16   -9
11 Paul Thacker    25 4   7   11   -3
26 Brent Kuehne    25 5   6   11   -6
22 Paul Bender     25 4   7   11 -11
2 Guy Clairmont   23 2   4    6    8
27 Corey Rupp      25 1   4    5   -4
7 Bryan Knutson   25 1   2    3 -17
5 Nick Bourdon    25 2   0    2   -6
29 Bryan Howard    25 1        1

Goaltenders           GP   SOG SVS GA SV%   GAA Record
29 Bryan Howard    16.48   551 490 61 .889 3.70    6-8-1
1 Shawn Morse      1.91    57   51   6 .895 3.14    1-0

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Newcomers
Name Pos Gr Ht Wt H'town St HS
Shawn Birch LW Jr. 5-9 175 Ham Lake MN Minnehaha Academy
Jason Dimatteo LW Jr. 5-11 180 Anchorage AK West Anchorage
Mike Guertin LW Jr. 5-11 180 Camrose Alberta Camrose Composite
Kori Pearson D Jr. 5-8 175 Neepawa Man Neepawa Area Collegiate
Travis Rybchniski RW Jr. 6-1 215 Saskatoon Sask Mount Royal Collegiate
Derek Selch C/RW Jr. 5-10 180 Winnipeg Man Westwood Collegiate
Jon Tranby RW Jr. 6-1 200 Moorhead MN Moorhead
Mark Schiller C So. 5-11 175 Detroit Lakes MN Detroit Lakes
Dominic Beaudin C Fr. 5-8r 170 Shippagan Canada Brooks
Brady Burgess C/R/W Fr. 6-0 170 Moorhead MN Moorhead
Eric Lindquist G Fr. 5-11 170 Baudette MN Lake of the Woods

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Key Losses
1997-98 Final Season Stats
Names              GP G   A   Pts +/-
55 Josh Arnold     25 8 28   36   -4
16 Greg Salvevold 24 13 21   34   10

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Season Outlook:

1998-99 Preview Information:

The 1998-99 Cobbers return 18 letterwinners from a team that went 10-14-1 last year., and placed 6th in the MIAC with a record of 7-8-1.

Coach Steve Baumgartner, entering his 13th season at Concordia, is without the services of graduated All-MIAC scorers Greg Salvevold and Josh Arnold.

But he's hoping to be able to build a solid defense around All-MIAC junior defenseman Rob Gramer and last year's No. 1 goalie, sophomore Bryan Howard . Other experienced returning defenders include Guy Clairmont, Bryan Knutson, Paul Bender, and Corey Rupp .

The offense may be more problematic, given the fact graduation took the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 scorers off last year's team:Arnold, Salvevold and 4-year starter Todd Hashbarger. Mike Gast, Ken Putt, and Brock Blikre will be expected to pick up much of that slack.

Baumgartner is hoping for help, particularly on offense, from what he considers a pretty good recruiting class.

The Cobbers open the season at St. Thomas Nov. 13-14 and then host the U. S. Air Force Academy Nov. 20-21 at the Moorhead Sports Center.

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1998-99 Cobber Hockey Roster
No Name Pos Gr Ht Wt H'town St HS
1 Shawn Morse G Jr. 6-1 190 Regina Sask Thom Collegiate
2 Guy Clairmont D Jr. 6-0 195 Grand Rapids MN Grand Rapids
3 Shawn Birch LW Jr. 5-9 175 Ham Lake MN Minnehaha Academy
5 Nick Bourdon C So. 5-10 165 Fargo ND South
7 Bryan Knutson D Jr. 5-10 175 Moorhead MN Moorhead
8 Mark Schiller C So. 5-11 175 Detroit Lakes MN Detroit Lakes
9 Brock Blikre LW Sr. 5-11 175 Minot ND Minot
11 Paul Thacker C/LW Sr. 5-11 190 Willow AK Houston
12 Derek Selch C/RW Jr. 5-10 180 Winnipeg Man Westwood Collegiate
14 Travis Rybchinski RW Jr. 6-1 215 Saskatoon Sask Mount Royal Collegiate
15 Dominic Beaudin C Fr. 5-8r 170 Shippagan Canada Brooks
16 Jason Dimatteo LW Jr. 5-11 180 Anchorage AK West Anchorage
17 Kori Pearson D Jr. 5-8 175 Neepawa Man Neepawa Area Collegiate
19 Mike Guertin LW Jr. 5-11 180 Camrose Alberta Camrose Composite
20 Mike Gast "A" LW So. 5-9 185 Fargo ND South
21 Ken Putt "A" C Jr. 6-2 180 Burnsville MN Burnsville
22 Paul Bender D Sr. 5-11 175 Anoka MN Anoka
24 Erik Nilsen LW So. 5-9 170 Apple Valley MN Minnehaha Academy
25 Jon Tranby RW Jr. 6-1 200 Moorhead MN Moorhead
26 Brent Kuehne RW Jr. 6-1 210 Detroit Lakes MN Landphien
27 Corey Rupp "A" D Sr. 6-1 200 St. Peter MN St. Peter
29 Bryan Howard G So. 6-0 190 Gold River CA Brooks
30 Eric Lindquist G Fr. 5-11 170 Baudette MN Lake of the Woods
33 Rob Gramer "C" D Jr. 5-10 185 Moorhead MN Moorhead
55 Brady Burgess C/R/W Fr. 6-0 170 Moorhead MN Moorhead

Head Coach: Steve Baumgartner, 13th year,
Assistant Coaches: Mark Rice, Josh Arnold

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