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.
  • Arthur Richter - 1980
Richter was one of Eagle River's outstanding hockey players. His career began as a member of the high school team in 1948. Following high school he played with the city team called the Wildcats, and the old Falcon team. This was followed by 17 years as a member of the Northernaires, a team which claimed many championships over the years,including national championships in 1963 and 1964.

He helped form the Industdal League and played four years before retiring from active play. Following his playing days, it was only natural that "Dunnie" would turn to coaching at the youth level, coaching at the Pee Wee and Squirt levels from 1972 to the present.
For his many contributions to the area's sports programs, Richter was the recipient of the Vilas County Sportsman Award in 1976