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1996-1997

1996-1997 Bemidji State Univ. Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Matt Anderson (G)	-		Detroit Lakes, MN, USA	6'0"	181	L
	#30	Neil Cooper (G)	52	1973	Fort Frances, ON, CAN	5'10"	170	-
	#35	Pat Fermoyle (G)	-		Warroad, MN, USA	5'10"	154	-
	#33	Adam Pavlatos (G)	-		Duluth, MN, USA	5'10"	174	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Greg Ambrose (D)	51	1974	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	201	-
	#2	Eric Andersen (D)	49	1976	Swan River, MB, CAN	6'1"	218	L
	#28	Matt Christy (D)	-		Grand Rapids, MN, USA	5'10"	181	-
		Brad Collins (D)	-		Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	-	-	-
	#7	Mike Donaghue (D)	52	1973	Bemidji, MN, USA	5'11"	174	L
	#27	Troy Edwards (D)"C"	53	1972	Broadview, SK, CAN	6'0"	220	-
		Kelly Johnson (D)	-		Biwabik, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#4	Shawn Pomplun (D)	52	1973	Warroad, MN, USA	5'10"	179	-
		Ryan Salmon (D)	-		Stillwater, MN, USA	6'1"	194	-
		Joel Wheelock (D)	-		Bloomington, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#6	Scott Wilson (D)	-		Grand Forks, ND, USA	5'11"	181	-
	#24	Kyle Young (F/D)	50	1975	Cloquet, MN, USA	6'2"	194	R
FORWARDS
		Nate Agard (F)	-		Stillwater, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#16	Jerod Bina (RW)	51	1974	Grand Forks, ND, USA	6'3"	201	R
		Travis Bolles (F)	-		Columbia Heights, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#25	Calvin Chartrand (F)	49	1976	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'7"	172	-
	#21	Mike Dick (C)	50	1975	Altona, MB, CAN	6'0"	181	R
		Derek Gabardi (F)	-		Hibbing, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#8	Aaron Gunn (RW)	51	1974	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
		Jay Hanson (F)	-		Sartell, MN, USA	6'3"	240	-
	#34	Vince Huerd (C)	-		MN, USA	6'0"	170	-
	#12	Josh Klingfus (RW)	52	1973	Rochester, MN, USA	6'1"	205	R
		Nathan Krohn (F)	-		Bemidji, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#17	Marc Lafleur (C)	50	1975	Hearst, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	R
	#19	Jim Logan (LW)"C"	52	1973	Nipigon, ON, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#23	Bruce Matatall (LW)	53	1973	Regina, SK, CAN	5'11"	194	L
	#26	Aaron McClellan (C)	-		Lino Lakes, MN, USA	5'11"	185	-
		Nick Meiers (F)	49	1976	Bismarck, ND, USA	5'10"	194	R
	#18	Ed Melville (C)	-		Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	181	-
		John Neuman (F)	-		St. Louis Park, MN, USA	-	-	-
		Jeff Nordaune (F)	-		Glenwood, MN, USA	-	-	-
	#9	Aaron Novak (LW)	50	1975	Cloquet, MN, USA	5'10"	185	R
		Chris Pace (LW/RW)	50	1975	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	5'11"	174	L
	#15	Dan Pelletier (F)	50	1975	Regina, SK, CAN	5'10"	181	-
	#31	John Power (RW)	-		Detroit Lakes, MN, USA	5'11"	190	-
		Mike Ruedebusch (F)	-		Huron, SD, USA	-	-	-
	#10	Jeff Sobb (C)"C"	-			5'8"	174	-
		Tony Ward (F)	-		Chaska, MN, USA	-	-	-

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 25Av Age: 21.84 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Bemidji State Univ. Staff

Head CoachBob Peters

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1996-1997 Bemidji State Univ. Captains

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Bemidji State Univ. Facts

Plays in: NCAA Division I
Team Colors: Green + White
Town: Bemidji, MN, USA Map
Founded: -

1996-1997 Bemidji State Univ. Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
15 players

Experience

Bemidji State Univ.: 1 335 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Bemidji Regional Event Center
Location: Bemidji, MN, USA
Capacity: 4 600
Construction Year: 2010

Bemidji State Univ. Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/25/2026 12:07 AM UTC	Bemidji State Univ.	Bowling Green State Univ.	-	NCAA
01/24/2026 01:07 AM UTC	Bemidji State Univ.	Bowling Green State Univ.	-	NCAA
01/18/2026 01:07 AM UTC	Univ. of St. Thomas	Bemidji State Univ.	3 - 2	NCAA
01/17/2026 01:07 AM UTC	Univ. of St. Thomas	Bemidji State Univ.	5 - 1	NCAA
01/11/2026 12:07 AM UTC	Bemidji State Univ.	Michigan Tech	3 - 4	NCAA

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Bemidji State Univ. History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NCAA	18	6	5	-	3	2	60	48	26	1.44	2	-
2024-2025	NCAA	38	11	17	-	4	1	93	114	42	1.11	6	Conference SF loss
2023-2024	NCAA	38	17	12	-	3	4	117	111	61	1.61	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	NCAA	36	14	17	5	-	-	94	97	39	1.08	5	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NCAA	39	19	20	0	-	-	118	121	42	1.08	3	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NCAA	29	16	10	3	-	-	82	70	24	0.83	4	-
2019-2020	NCAA	37	22	10	5	-	-	119	71	65	1.76	2	-
2018-2019	NCAA	38	15	17	6	-	-	95	94	45	1.18	5	-
2017-2018	NCAA	38	16	14	8	-	-	103	95	49	1.29	4	-
2016-2017	NCAA	41	22	16	3	-	-	94	79	64	1.56	1	-
2015-2016	NCAA	39	17	16	6	-	-	96	96	27	0.69	6	-
2014-2015	NCAA	38	16	17	5	-	-	101	90	29	0.76	5	-
2013-2014	NCAA	38	10	21	7	-	-	92	118	24	0.63	8	-
2012-2013	NCAA	36	6	22	8	-	-	74	110	17	0.47	11	-
2011-2012	NCAA	38	17	18	3	-	-	101	109	25	0.66	9	-
2010-2011	NCAA	38	15	18	5	-	-	89	102	21	0.55	10	-
2009-2010	NCAA	37	23	10	4	-	-	128	87	29	0.78	1	First round loss
2008-2009	NCAA	37	20	16	1	-	-	106	97	25	0.68	1	Frozen Four
2007-2008	NCAA	36	17	16	3	-	-	102	82	29	0.81	1	-
2006-2007	NCAA	33	14	14	5	-	-	97	109	23	0.7	2	-
2005-2006	NCAA	37	20	14	3	-	-	125	97	25	0.68	2	First round loss
2004-2005	NCAA	37	23	13	1	-	-	123	95	32	0.86	1	First round loss
2003-2004	NCAA	36	20	13	3	-	-	131	94	33	0.92	1	-
2002-2003	NCAA	36	14	14	8	-	-	95	98	24	0.67	3	-
2001-2002	NCAA	35	12	18	5	-	-	116	146	22	0.63	2	-
2000-2001	NCAA	34	4	26	4	-	-	77	133	11	0.32	6	-
1999-2000	NCAA	34	13	20	1	-	-	107	155	27	0.79	3	-
1998-1999	NCAA II	30	17	13	0	-	-	114	103	34	1.13	-	-
1997-1998	NCAA II	34	22	10	2	-	-	168	110	46	1.35	-	Final loss
1996-1997	NCAA II	34	25	7	2	-	-	186	110	52	1.53	-	NCAA Champion

Bemidji State Univ. Stars And Cult Players

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

The BSU program was suspended from the 1950-1959 time frame due to the roof of their arena collapsing.