Men's Hockey 1996-97 Archive
Overall: 17-12-0
MIAC: 11-5-0 (3rd)
Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Schedule
Regular Season
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 9 | ALUMNI GAME | |
| Nov. 15 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | W 6-2 |
| Nov. 24 | ST. NORBERT'S | L 3-2 |
| Nov. 28-30 | Thanksgiving Tournament @ Bloomington Ice Garden |
2nd out of 8 teams |
| Bethel | W 3-2 | |
| Augsburg | W 4-2 | |
| St. Thomas | L 5-6 | |
| Dec. 6 | Augsburg | W 9-3 |
| Dec. 7 | AUGSBURG | W 7-3 |
| Dec. 13 | Mankato State | L 0-10 |
| Dec. 28-29 | Boston Cod Fish Bowl | |
| Norwich | L 6-2 | |
| Farmingham St. | W 5-4 | |
| Jan. 3 | ST. JOHN'S | L 4-3 OT |
| Jan. 11 | St. Mary's | W 5-1 |
| Jan. 13 | ST. MARY'S | L 9-1 |
| Jan. 18 | MANKATO STATE | L 1-6 |
| Jan. 20 | St. John's | L 2-4 |
| Jan. 24 | St. Olaf | W 4-1 |
| Jan. 25 | ST. OLAF | W 6-2 |
| Jan. 31 | ST. THOMAS | L 4-1 |
| Feb. 1 | St. Thomas | W 6-4 |
| Feb. 7 | Hamline | W 6-2 |
| Feb. 8 | HAMLINE | W 11-0 |
| Feb. 14 | BETHEL | W 3-1 |
| Feb. 15 | Bethel | L 3-4 |
| Feb. 21 | Concordia | W 11-1 |
| Feb. 22 | Concordia | W 8-2 |
Postseason
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 1 | MIAC Tourney-Semifinals Gustavus at St. Thomas |
W 8-5 |
| Mar. 2 | MIAC Tourney-Semifinals Gustavus at St. Thomas |
W 3-1 |
| March 7 | MIAC Tourney Championship Finals Gustavus at St. John's |
L 2-4 |
| March 8 | MIAC Tourney Championship Finals Gustavus at St. John's |
L 4-5 |
Home games are in uppercase.
Head Coach: Don Roberts
Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Class | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Rathburn | Goalie | Senior | 6'3" | 180 | Burnsville |
| 2 | Scott Smyser | Defender | Sophomore | 6'1" | 200 | Grand Forks, ND |
| 4 | Scott Grabham | Defender | Junior | 5'11" | 190 | Minnetonka |
| 5 | Andrew Cariveau | Forward | Sophomore | 6'0" | 195 | Austin |
| 6 | Jon Fritz | Defender | Senior | 6'3" | 190 | Apple Valley |
| 7 | Chris Porter | Forward | Senior | 5'8" | 170 | Burnsville |
| 8 | Matt Grabow | Forward | Sophomore | 5'11" | 170 | ?Detroit Lakes |
| 9 | Jason Hurd | Forward | Sophomore | 6'1" | 200 | Mosinee, WI |
| 10 | Mike Hoolihan | Forward | Sophomore | 6'3" | 210 | Burnsville |
| 11 | Chad Olson | Defender | Sophomore | 6'0" | 180 | Winona |
| 12 | John Hirsch | Forward | Junior | 6'0" | 180 | Madison, WI |
| 13 | Robert Beckl | Defender | Junior | 6'0" | 190 | Sckolor, Czech Republic |
| 14 | Matt Merritt | Forward | First Year | 5'8" | 150 | Aspen, CO |
| 15 | Tim McDonald | Forward | Junior | 6'1" | 185 | Bloomington |
| 16 | Magnus Gille | Defender | Sophomore | 6'1" | 180 | Mantorp, Sweden |
| 17 | Marty Anderson | Defender | Junior | 5'11" | 200 | Ely |
| 18 | Rolf Simonson | Forward | Senior | 5'9" | 165 | Burnsville |
| 19 | Kevin Conrad | Forward | Junior | 5'8" | 170 | Minneapolis |
| 20 | Kirk Thoreson | Junior | Forward | 6'1" | 190 | Mason City, IA |
| 22 | Jason Klipsic | Center | Junior | 5'8" | 155 | Madison, WI |
| 23 | Brad Hendrickson | Defender | First Year | 6'0" | 205 | Burnsville |
| 24 | Andy Tripp | Forward | Sophomore | 5'8" | 170 | Eden Prairie |
| 25 | Shawn Reid | Forward | Junior | 5'8" | 175 | Lakeville |
| 26 | Matt Olson | Defender | Junior | 5'9" | 165 | Bloomington |
| 27 | Jon De St. Hubert | Forward | Senior | 6'0" | 185 | Bloomington |
| 30 | Jason Poirier | Goalie | Sophomore | 5'11" | 185 | Cottage Grove |
| 35 | Tom Hawley | Goalie | First Year | 5'11" | 180 | Edina |
