Wally Akervik

2022 Inductee
Wally Akervik was born in Duluth, Minn., and was a four-sport athlete at Duluth Central High School, helping his Trojan team reach the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament.

Ann Ninnemann

2022 Inductee
Ann Ninnemann was born in St. Paul, Minn., and began playing ringette at the age of four. By her own admission, she played ringette through the sixth game and then hesitantly transitioned to ice hockey in the seventh grade.

Pat "Duffy" Dyer

2022 Inductee
Pat “Duffy” Dyer was born in Virginia, Minn., and played youth hockey in that Iron Range community. After high school, he graduated from UW-Superior with a bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology and would go on to a long career at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth.

Rebecca Hamilton-Hildebrandt

2022 Inductee
Rebecca Hamilton-Hildebrandt (or “Coach Becky” as she is better known locally) was born and raised in Sauk Prairie and began playing hockey in 1982, the first year that Sauk Prairie had a hockey association.

Karyn Bye

2023 Inductee
Karyn Bye was born and raised in River Falls where she played youth hockey in a generation where she needed to hide her gender to play, and, in fact, used her initials K.L. Bye as an identity, rather then her first name.

Sis Paulsen

2023 Inductee
Sis Paulsen was born and raised in Eau Claire. She played youth hockey for the Eau Claire Youth Hockey Association, and high school hockey for Eau Claire North High School.

Terry Watkins

2023 Inductee
Terry Watkins was born and raised in St. Paul, Minn., where he played youth hockey followed by high school hockey at Cretin High School.

Paul Doud

2024 Inductee
Paul Doud was born in Houghton, Mich., and played youth hockey in the Copper Country Youth Hockey program in Houghton.

Molly Engstrom

2024 Inductee
Molly Engstrom was born and raised in the small northwestern town of Siren, Wis., and played youth hockey from the ages of six to twelve in nearby Webster.

Sue Pope

2024 Inductee
Sue Pope from Madison has been an “influencer” when it comes to girls’ and women’s hockey long before that term became popular on social media.

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Born in Winnipeg, Canada, March 4, 1919. the Elkos moved to the United States when he was 17 years of age. Pete Elko hod a remarkable and varied career as a player with several outstanding teams. A short resume of his career includes the following: played for the Whiting, Indiana Standard Oil team in the Chicago Arena league in 1937-38, and was voted to be a member of the Chicago All-Star team which took on the Eagle River Falcons in the Chicago Stadium.

Following retirement as on active player, Elko turned his talents to coaching, at which he was most successful. Coached the Eagle River Grode School teams before becoming the Falcons coach in 1948. In 1950, he took the job as building manager for the Grand Rapids, Mich. stadium, and then in 1953-54 was publicity and promotion director for the Milwaukee Chiefs of the IHl. In 1960-61 Elko operated the Eagle River Sports Arena and sponsored and coached the Northernaire team. Returned as coach of the Falcons in 1977 through the 1981 season.

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