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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association/Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame has awarded over $130,000 of scholarships since the program began in 1992. The program started with one scholarship, moved to two in 1993, to four in 1996, and to five in 2002.
To be eligible, candidates need to be a high school hockey sectional. They must then submit an application indicating why they feel that they deserve the scholarship, including high school and community activities. Letters of recommendations must be submitted from the high school principal, teachers, or coaches.
Winners are selected by a committee based on their essay and letters of recommendation, with heavy emphasis put on school and community service activities. Past and current winners are some of the most outstanding young adults in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association and Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame are very proud of these recipients and proud to award these $1,000 scholarships to the future leaders of our Wisconsin communities.
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