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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Bill Spohn was born and raised in Madison. He played youth hockey for the Lakewood Lakers, the predecessor of the Madison Capitols. Spohn began his officiating career in 1967 and has strived since that time to improve the game of hockey and the performance of on-ice and off-ice officials.

Spohn has worked as an on-ice official at all levels of amateur hockey both nationally and internationally. He spent 15 years working as an NCAA on-ice official in the WCHA, and 31 years in the high school ranks with the WIAA. His credentials in the development of the officiating program include serving as the USA Hockey Central District Referee-in-Chief, and the USA Hockey National Referee-in-Chief. Spohn was elected Director Emeritus by USA Hockey in 1994. Spohn serves as an Instructor and Supervisor of Officials for the USA Hockey Officiating Program, and is the President of the Wisconsin Hockey Officials Association (WHOA), the Database Coordinator for WHOA and is the Scheduler for the USA Hockey Junior Development Officiating Program. Spohn is currently a member of the USA Hockey Playing Rules Committee and the USA Hockey Playing Rules Handbook Committee.

Two of Spohn’s many accomplishments were in the development of national training camps and the Playing Rules Situation Handbook. Spohn has been at the forefront, leading the development and implementation of communication and technology to aid in the development of the officiating program. He fostered the development of the current Level 4 officiating program, and helped develop the concept of evaluating officials to promote skill development and advancement.

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