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2002 First Team All-State  [Senior] 2002:  State's leading Scorer
2001 First Team All-State  [Junior] 2001:  State's leading Scorer

   2000 First Team All-State  [as a Sophomore]

 

Gino Guyer is the only player
to ever make "First Team All-State" as a sophomore.  
John Mayasich had the statistics for it, but was classified simply as "All-State".
The grouping "First Team All-State" did not come into effect until 1980.

Freshman
Duluth News-Tribune,  Dec 12, 1998
Gino Guyer scored four goals and added an assist as the Raiders upset Roseau 6-3.   Gino had a hat trick in the second period.  Roseau was the top-ranked team in Class AA.
Duluth News-Tribune,  March 14, 1999
Gino was the second leading scorer in the Iron Range Conference (21 g, 29 a, 50 pts) .   [Behind his line-mate, senior Josh Miskovich, with 25 g, 32 a, 57 pts..]
Sophomore
Grand Rapids Newspaper,  Nov 28, 1999
Gino Guyer, outstanding as a freshman last season, retunes as top-line center.
Gino (along with line-mate Andy Sertich) lit up the Iron Range Conference last season.
St. Paul Pioneer Press,  March 14, 2000
First Team All-State.   Gino scored on one of every five shots on the net.   Had 23 goals, 27 assists [for 50 points], and was a plus-27 for the Raiders.
Junior
The Son Also Rises     Mpls Star-Tribune,  Jan 5, 2001

Hockey is simply in Gino's blood -- something that can be confirmed by DNA testing.  He is coached by his father.  He grew up a prototypical rink rat, "learning to skate one step after learning to walk".  With his father as coach, he absorbed so much information through repetition that the sport became a sixth sense.

Gino's grandfather played for the Taconite Hornets, and often brought his sons to the little rink in the center of town.  Gino's father recalls, "From the time we could walk, we were up there".

Gino recalls backyard battles with his brother, Andrew, and cousin, Jamie.  They would be out there as late as midnight.  Sometimes the neighbors would call and complain because they were trying to get some sleep.
Greenway Has a Ball as Cinderella     Mpls Star-Tribune,  March 9, 2001

It was a tribute to those glorious days of one-class Minnesota state hockey tournaments.  On the one side is Greenway, a northern school with an enrollment of 391.  On the other side was Eden Prairie, enrollment 2,256. 

Eden Prairie was leading 4-3 in the closing moments of the third period.  Greenway tied the game with 12 seconds left. 

With 39 seconds into overtime, Gino Guyer scored his second goal of the game for a 5-4 Greenway win.
Glad He Stayed Home   Duluth News-Tribune,  March 15, 2001
 
Guyer remained at Greenway for his junior hockey season, turning down (for the second consecutive year) a spot on a year-round bantam team in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

He was Minnesota's leading scorer this season and led the Raiders to a third-place finish in the Class AA boys hockey tournament.

For that, he was named the Associated Press' Minnesota player of the year.   Gino was selected ahead of Minnesota's Mr. Hockey, Marty Sertich of Roseville, by a 6-4 vote.
Senior
Guyer Forgoes Junior Hockey    Duluth News-Tribune,  July 18, 2001

Gino Guyer and Andy Sertich have become close friends since the Sertich family moved from Hermantown to Coleraine six years ago.  The Guyers lived next door, and before long Andy and Gino were hanging out and honing their hockey skills at the local rink just three blocks away.  As juniors they led Greenway to third place in the state tournament last season.  The two will return to Greenway next season for perhaps their final year as teammates.

Both considered forgoing their senior year to play junior hockey.  "I have a lot of friends here who are important to me.  You only get one senior year," said Gino.
Hit On Guyer    Duluth News-Tribune, Dec 19, 2001

Greenway's Gino Guyer crashed to the ice after getting slashed to the wrists midway through the second period Tuesday night by Cloquet's Nate Wood.  Neither player was very close to the puck, and the crowd at Greenway's arena didn't appreciate what they felt was a cheap shot on last year's Player of the Year.

Sparked by Wood's penalty, Greenway scored five goals in less than six minutes to rout Cloquet 8-0.  Gino led the way with his first hat trick of the season.
Obvious to (Almost) Everyone     Mpls Star-Tribune  March 11, 2002
Gino Guyer didn't see it coming, even if everyone else did.  He was named the state's 18th Mr. Hockey, given annually to the top senior in the state.  "It was like, 'Wow', when I heard my name called," Gino said.  "I was the lucky one who got picked."
Guyer Wins AP Honor Again     Mpls Star-Tribune  March 14, 2002
Gino had 35 goals and 50 assists in 26 games: the ingredients for this season's AP Player of the Year.   The first two-time recipient, Guyer was the clear choice of a panel of statewide media.
Season Games Goals Assists Points Pts/Gm
1998-99   21 29 50  
1999-2000 24 23 27 50 2.08
2000-01 31 38 49 87 2.81
2001-02 26 35 50 85 3.27


 

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