Meet the 2012-2013 Alexandria Blizzard

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Saturday, October 13, • 7 p.m. at the Runestone Community Center against Granite City

2012 BLIZZARD SCHEDULE

Oct. 13......Granite City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19......Breezy Point at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Oct. 20......Breezy Point at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Oct. 27......Alexandria at Twin City, 7:45 p.m.

Nov. 10......Alexandria at Flying Aces, 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 16......MN Flying Aces at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Nov. 17......Breezy Point at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Nov. 18......Alexandria at Breezy Point, 4 p.m.

Nov. 21......Alexandria at Granite City, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 23......Twin City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Dec. 7......Quad City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Dec. 8......Quad City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Dec. 14......North Iowa at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Dec. 15......Alexandria at Breezy Point, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21......Granite City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Dec. 22......Alexandria at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Jan. 4......North Iowa at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Jan. 5......Twin City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Jan. 11......MN Flying Aces at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13......Alexandria at Twin City, noon

Jan. 18......MN Flying Aces at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Jan. 19......Alexandria at Breezy Point, 7 p.m.

Jan. 25......Breezy Point at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Jan. 30......Twin City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Feb. 2......MN Flying Aces at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Feb. 8......Twin City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Feb. 9......Granite City at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22......Alexandria at North Iowa, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 1......Alexandria at Granite City, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 2......Alexandria at Twin City, 7:45 p.m.

Mar. 8......Alexandria at Granite City, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 9......Alexandria at MN Flying Aces, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota......MN Flying Aces

Granite City......GC Lumberjacks

Twin City......TC Steel

North Iowa......NI Outlaws

Breezy Point......BP North Stars

Quad City......QC Jr. Flames

KYLE MILLER

GOALIE

1

Height: 6’1” Weight: 185-lb.

Birthday: June 4, 1994

Home: Prior Lake, MN

WILL BECKER

DEFENSE

2

Height: 5’10” Weight: 185-lb.

Birthday: May 26, 1992

Home: Waterloo, IA

AUSTIN RUDNICK

DEFENSE

3

Height: 5’8” Weight: 190-lb.

Birthday: September 24, 1994

Home: Champlin, MN

IAN ECKLUND

FORWARD

4

Height: 6’3” Weight: 180-lb.

Birthday: May 29, 1993

Home: Proctor, MN

DANNY PELZER

FORWARD

6

Height: 5’8” Weight: 160-lb.

Birthday: March 3, 1994

Home: Princeton, MN

BRYCE MITZEL

FORWARD

7

Height: 5’9” Weight: 175-lb.

Birthday: May 5, 1994

Home: Rapid City, SD

JAKOB JORGENSON

FORWARD

8

Height: 5’10” Weight: 180-lb.

Birthday: May 8, 1993

Home: Denver, CO

LEVI ERICKSON

FORWARD

9

Height: 6’0” Weight: 185-lb.

Birthday: November 14, 1993

Home: Park Rapids, MN

RICHIE BROWN

DEFENSE

10

Height: 5’10” Weight: 180-lb.

Birthday: August 24, 1992

Home: Cambridge, MN

GARRETT SKINNER

FORWARD

11

Height: 5’11” Weight: 175-lb.

Birthday: August 5, 1993

Home: Alexandria, MN

KYLE KUNTZ

DEFENSE

12

Height: 6’2” Weight: 200-lb.

Birthday: August 27, 1992

Home: Devils Lake, ND

TERRY LEABO

DEFENSE

14

Height: 5’10” Weight: 175-lb.

Birthday: August 2, 1993

Home: Moorhead, MN

RYEN ZERFAS

FORWARD

15

Height: 6’2” Weight: 205-lb.

Birthday: September 4, 1993

Home: Brookings, SD

MICK DHEIN

FORWARD

16

Height: 6’1” Weight: 195-lb.

Birthday: July 27, 1993

Home: Richfield, MN

TANNER DUFFNEY

FORWARD

17

Height: 5’10” Weight: 175-lb.

Birthday: August 17, 1993

Home: Maple Grove, MN

KARSON KUNTZ

DEFENSE

18

Height: 6’2” Weight: 200-lb.

Birthday: August 27, 1992

Home: Devils Lake, ND

TOM SCHMIDT

FORWARD

19

Height: 6’2” Weight: 195-lb.

Birthday: April 5, 1995

Home: Alexandria, MN

SPENCER PARATALO

DEFENSE

20

Height: 6’0” Weight: 180-lb.

Birthday: August 17, 1992

Home: Chisholm, MN

JOE ANDERSON

FORWARD

22

Height: 5’10” Weight: 175-lb.

Birthday: June 2, 1994

Home: Hibbing, MN

JACK WENSMAN

FORWARD

23

Height: 6’0” Weight: 180-lb.

Birthday: November 5, 1994

Home: Alexandria, MN

NATE METTENBURG

FORWARD

26

Height: 6’0” Weight: 170-lb.

Birthday: July 16, 1994

Home: Sauk Centre, MN

NIKOLAI SHERSTIUK

DEFENSE

27

Height: 6’3” Weight: 195-lb.

Birthday: December 27, 1994

Home: Moscow, Russia

CODY FREDERICKS

GOALIE

30

Height: 5’9” Weight: 160-lb.

Birthday: February 20, 1994

Home: Lakeville, MN

CHASE WILSON

GOALIE

33

Height: 6’2” Weight: 185-lb.

Birthday: May 14, 1993

Home: NA

JEFF CROUSE

HEAD COACH

First year as head coach for the new NA3HL Alexandria Blizzard

HIGHLIGHTS

Served as head coach for North Iowa Outlaws. Served as assistant with Blizzard for three years

BRYANT BLACK

BUSINESS MANAGER

Second year with the Blizzard as the business manager

HIGHLIGHTS

Bryant also serves as the business manager for the Brookings Blizzard, an affiliate with Alexandria