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2007 Inductee TODD WILLIAMS – PLAYER 2006 Inductee Todd was born and raised in Huron and began playing hockey early in elementary school. His parents are Dennis and Gladys Williams. He has three younger brothers, Doug, Tyler, and Jeff, all of whom participated in Huron hockey. Todd’s earliest memories of hockey were of him and his brother Doug being invited by their neighbor, Tucker Thompson, to join his son’s pickup hockey games at Prospect Park. These pickup games turned into regular weekend and nightly outings and lead to further recruitment of other neighborhood friends. This group of friends eventually played together on many Huron hockey teams throughout their school years. Todd played hockey in Huron beginning with Squirts and finishing with the Varsity. He started out as a goalie in Squirts, but quickly realized that he enjoyed the speed and scoring associated with playing center and forward. Todd played for state championship teams in Bantams, and he was a member of Huron’s Varsity state championship teams in 1979, 1981, and 1982. In addition, he was selected to several state tournament all-star teams while in Bantams and Varsity. Todd’s most memorable hockey moment was scoring the winning goal in overtime in the 1982 Varsity State Championship game. Todd’s coaches during his high school playing days for the All Stars included Milt Herrick, John Hershman, and Jim Hyland. After graduating from Huron High School in 1982, Todd attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and graduated from the Carlson School of Management. While in college, he stayed active in hockey by participating in campus intramurals. Athletics are still an important part of Todd’s life. He has completed marathons in Duluth, Chicago, and Washington, DC as well as sprint triathlons in the Twin Cities. Currently, Todd is the Chief Credit Officer and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Bank in Edina, MN. Todd resides in Farmington, MN. DAVE PETERSON – PLAYER 2006 Inductee Dave was born and raised in Huron and began playing hockey in the 4-H building when he was 5 years old. His parents are Larry and Joyce Peterson. His first coach was Lynn Mees. Other coaches he played for include Pat Ivory, Larry Peterson (his dad), Verdell Rice, John Hershman, Mike Held and Jim Sheridan. Dave worked hard to become a well-trained goalie by attending camp in Bemidji, Minn. and two years at the International Goal Tenders School in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Back in the “Good Old Days” the goalies had to purchase their own gear. It’s been reported that Dave has the oldest leg pads that are still being used. He’s had them since he was 17 years old. Dave’s hockey career for the All Stars included several individual awards and team state championships. They were as follows: Peewees: 1981 - Most Valuable Defense; 1982 - 2nd place in State Tournament and named to All-Tournament Team; 1983 - State Champions and named to All-Tournament Team; Bantams: 1984 - named to All Tournament Team; 1985 - State Champions, named to All-Tournament Team / Most Valuable Player; Varsity: 1986 - State Champions; 1987 - 2nd place in State Tournament; 1988 - State Champions and named to All-Tournament Team. After high school, Dave played goalie on the Men’s League from 1992-2002. This included traveling to tournaments in Watertown; Sioux Falls; Fargo, N Dak; Windom and New Ulm, Minn. Dave started coaching when his son started playing hockey in 2001. He started with Termites, and then moved to Mites and Squirts as his boys moved up. Dave also started a goalie practice in 2002 that includes goalies from each age level. During the 2006/2007 season Dave is focusing on goalies. While in school his biggest fans, beside his parents, were his sister Lorna and nieces Carissa and Jessica. While playing Men’s League and coaching, his fan base grew to include his wife Brenda and children Shauna, Dirk and Dillon. Dave is co-owner of PJ’s Machine & Repair, Inc of Huron and owner of Pete’s Gun Shop. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Huron Masonic Lodge #26, Yelduz Shrine and president of the James Valley Shrine Club. JIM SHERIDAN – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2006 Inductee Jim was born and raised in Huron and attended school at HHS with the Class of 1959. Due to circumstances beyond his control he joined the US Marine Corps in 1958. He served a 3 year tour – 21 months in California and 15 months in the Far East. In 1967 Jim married Bonnie Engbretson in Huron, and they have made Huron their home for nearly the past 40 years. In 1971 Jim started working for the Huron Police Department. A few years later, in 1973, he left the city force and went to work for the Beadle County Sheriff’s office. Jim retired from the position of Chief Deputy Sheriff in January, 2006. Jim and his wife have two sons, Tony and J.J., both of whom played hockey in Huron. Jim joined the Huron Hockey Association in 1975. This was Tony’s first year of playing hockey. This game of hockey became a big part of the Sheridan’s life from that point on. During the years 1977 and 1978 Jim was president of HHA. It was during this time frame that Huron had its first refrigerated ice rink. Jim spent many hours and days getting that system up and running. Thanks to Jim and the “Ice Man” (Hall member Bruce Bergman), it happened. Jim started helping out with the All Stars varsity team in 1983. This was the same year that youngest son J.J. started his hockey days as a mite player. There were many great years working with Huron coaches John Hershman, Milt Herrick, Mike Held, Charlie Miner and others. Jim enjoyed the good times that were had on the old red bus. Jim comments that “we brought home a lot of hardware in that vehicle”. Hockey got into Jim’s blood in the mid-70s and still rages there today. Jim currently serves as the Hall of Fame board chair. You can still catch Jim around the rink helping out on special projects or watching an All Stars home game. Recently, Jim and several other Hall of Fame members painted the upstairs boardroom. Jim has been one of the few that have been active during 4 decades of Huron hockey. BRIAN RICE – PLAYER 2005 Inductee Brian grew up with hockey and was by definition a “rink rat”. As a small child he followed his dad, Verdell, to Ravine Lake and the outdoor hockey rinks in Huron when he was coaching. Brian’s father was in the first group of Hall of Fame inductees in 2003. Brian played organized hockey in Huron all throughout his school years (1973-1986) and played Center. He played on the Huron Bantam All-Stars and then played on the Huron Junior All Stars for 4 years (1983 to 1986) when the team won the State Championships all years except the dreaded snowstorm of ‘85. He was the state’s leading scorer in his Junior and Senior years and throughout the years received several awards and was chosen to all-state teams. In 1985 he was chosen Most Valuable Forward and in 1986 Most Valuable Player. Throughout his 4 years of high school he coached Squirt level teams and later helped with Bantam teams. Brian also played one year (1986) of college club hockey at SDSU. Brian played intramural hockey and finished his Business Administration degree at Mankato State. Brian married his high school sweetheart, Deb Brauer, in 1990 and moved to the mountains in Colorado. While living in Colorado and Sioux City he began his refereeing in earnest on the high school and Junior A level. For the last 6 years he has continued to referee that level of hockey in South Dakota while living in Brandon and playing in the Sioux Falls Men’s Leagues. He has enjoyed refereeing in the last 5 South Dakota State Junior Tournaments and Championship games. The winter months do not go by without finding Brian on the ice several times a week. Brian and Deb live in Brandon, and have a 20-month-old daughter named Elaina. RICK BERGMAN – PLAYER 2005 Inductee Rick was born and raised in Huron. His parents are Bruce and Sharon Bergman and he has two hockey-playing brothers, Terry Bergman of Elkhart, Indiana and Jim Bergman of Huron. He is married to Karen and they have twin sons, Connor and Kyle, age 14. Rick and his family live in Northfield, MN. Rick’s father was in the first group of Hall of Fame inductees in 2003. Rick began playing hockey in 1973 at the age of ten. His traveling hockey career started with the Bantam Super Beatles and they were Bantam State Champions in 1976-77 and 1977-78. He went on to play for the All-Stars for three seasons, two of which were South Dakota State Championship teams (1979 & 1981) and as the State Runner-up in 1980. His senior year he was chosen as assistant captain and was voted Most Valuable Defenseman by his teammates. Also during his high school years, he and Charlie Miner helped to coach Squirt teams in Huron. While attending South Dakota State University, Rick played on the South Dakota State Men’s Club Hockey team. He was instrumental in developing that team at the college club level. Also, while in Brookings he began coaching PeeWee, Bantam and High School level teams. He served as both assistant coach and head coach during his time there. In addition, Rick earned his officiating certificates and refereed at all levels, including a Junior National Tournament. In 1987 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from South Dakota State, with a coaching certification in hockey. After relocating to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area in 1988, Rick continued refereeing and did so at the following levels: USA Hockey (PeeWee, Bantam, Midget, Junior Gold and Junior A), Minnesota State High School League, and at the collegiate level, NCAA (MIAC, WCHA and NCHA). Ongoing knee injuries prevented him from refereeing at that level any longer so he continued his involvement in hockey by focusing on coaching. His coaching experience in Minnesota began with assisting the Farmington Squirt A program and then as the Mite and Pony coaching coordinator. He developed a coaches’ training program for the Farmington Youth Hockey program, and many of the practices he developed are still being used today. Rick’s sons’ involvement in youth hockey allowed him an opportunity to continue his coaching in the Farmington program. He has coached one or both of the boys’ teams each year as they have moved through the Mite, Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam ranks. The family relocated to Northfield, MN in 2004, so his coaching expertise has enriched the Northfield program as well. He has continued to refine his coaching skills and has earned his Level 4 USA Hockey Coaching Certification. Rick has managed over the years to get off the coaching bench and participate in various men’s leagues in the Twin Cities area. He currently plays with the Northfield group, and enjoys his time on the ice a great deal. Over the years Rick has made his way back to return to Huron to participate in alumni games and, of course, the annual Christmas Day scrimmages. He has especially enjoyed sharing the ice at the Bergman Arena with his brothers, former teammates, and especially Kyle and Connor. The past two summers have brought Rick back to his hockey roots in Huron by allowing him to assist with the Dakota Hockey Experience held at the Bergman Arena. JOHN HERSHMAN – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2005 Inductee John Hershman was very instrumental in the development of powerhouse varsity hockey teams in Huron during the late 70s thru the mid-80s. Bringing some of his National Guard training into the program, John was well known for teaching young men self respect, respect for others, how to be a team player, and discipline. He and his wife Mary had two sons, Michael and Barry. They lost Michael in a tragic vehicle accident in 1998. John joined the Junior All Stars coaching staff in 1977, working primarily with the team’s defensive players and was the goalie coach. In 1980 John took over the duties of Head Coach. During the years he spent on the coaching staff the All Stars were State Champions seven of those years (1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986). Only the forfeit of the State Championship game in 1985, due to a major blizzard, kept Huron from winning six titles in a row. The few years the All Stars were not State Champions they did play in the State Championship game. John stepped down from the coaching staff after the 1986 season so he could watch his two sons, Michael and Barry, ages 8 and 5 at the time, play hockey. With the exception of three years the family lived in Rapid City, both of the boys participated in the Huron Hockey Association and played on the Junior All Stars. In the mid-90s, at the request of the Association, John served as Head Coach one more year. He served for several years on the Association’s Board and is a past president. While winning all those State titles was great, the real highlight for John during those years with the team was providing a great many young people an opportunity to be involved and participate in something. John commented that during his coaching career Huron had great kids who worked hard and worked together. John and his coaching staff were not there just for the practices and the games. They made themselves available to the players anytime they needed help or guidance. CHARLES MINER – PLAYER 2004 Inductee Charles was born and raised in Huron. His parents are Nelson and Dorothy Miner. Charles and his wife Pam have three children: Jennifer, 16; Nelson, 15; and Nathan, 13. Their family also includes Toby and Vicky and daughters Megan and Heather of Eden Prairie, MN and Jason and Diann and their son, Jacob of Sioux Falls, SD. Charles started playing hockey in 1976 at the age of 12. In 1977 and 1978, coached by Verdell Rice at the Bantam level, he played on two state championship teams. In 1979 through 1982, John Hershman, Jim Hyland and Milt Herrick were his coaches. During this time period, the Huron All Stars won Varsity state championships in three of the four years. In 1980 they took second place. Charles was also seen on the ice coaching at the Squirt level and refereeing games during his high school years. Charles played his first five years as a defenseman and his final two as a forward. In his junior and senior years, he was selected to the South Dakota All State Team. He feels extremely fortunate to have played with many talented players and to have been coached by some of the best coaches the state has ever seen, in any sport. After graduating from high school, Charles began farming southeast of Huron. Today he continues to farm there and makes his home with his family. In the spring of 2004, Charles received the “Friends of Hockey” award for his continued support of Huron Hockey. By believing in giving back to the association that gave him so much and his competitive nature, Charles has helped to coach state championship teams at the Bantam and Varsity levels. Today, Charles is a coach for the JV / Varsity hockey teams. SCOTT KLINKEL – PLAYER 2004 Inductee Scott was born and raised in Huron on the north edge of Prospect Park. Scott, his older brother Brian and their friends would put on their skates at home and make sparks all the way to the hockey rink at the park. They would play hockey and skating games until they were frozen. Scott played defense for the Huron All Stars. There was never a moment when total body sacrifice was not an option. Blocking shots and always taking the body at the blue line kept opponents from having many scoring opportunities. Scott was known for “his hip check” and the nickname “Slapper” in the Bantam years. Scoring from the point was always a threat. Scott was on the winning State Championship teams in both Bantam and Varsity levels. He was selected to three All State Teams, as well as honorable mention during his freshman, sophomore and junior years at the Varsity level. Scott and his family moved to Aberdeen in 1991. His son Chad started hockey that year. Scott coached him from Squirts through Bantams. He would often pick kids up after school and take them to the outdoor rink for some rink rat action. When the Girls program started in 1998, Scott and his wife Rhonda were instrumental in helping with Aberdeen’s program. His daughter Jennifer would often volunteer him to help out at practices and games. Jennifer went on to play part of her freshman year in college at UND. Chad is now playing for the Minnesota Owl’s, where he gets to showcase his physical and powerful offensive skills. DR. PAUL HOHM – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2004 Inductee Dr. Paul was born and raised in Beadle County. He graduated from Huron High School in 1935; Huron College in 1939; and attended and graduated from the University of Chicago Medical School. Dr. Paul and his wife, Carol, have three children: Dr. Richard Hohm, Fort Collins, CO; Dr. Robert Hohm, Huron; and daughter Marilyn Hoyt of Huron. He has practiced medicine at the Tschetter & Hohm Clinic for the past 58 years and is still at the Clinic every day. In the early years of the ice hockey program in Huron, Dr. Paul was very interested in helping make the program a success. It is said that he gave generously to the organization so that Huron could have another activity for the youth of Huron, especially during the long and cold winter months. Although he had no children that participated in the sport of hockey, he was quite often seen at the Hippodrome and Beef Complex at the State Fair ground watching the kids of Huron skate. According to Hall of Fame member Bruce Bergman, Dr. Paul was always available to treat the hockey players when they became injured. This meant a lot to the families of those skaters and it was also important to get the players back to playing hockey as soon as possible. Dr. Paul has always been community minded. Through all his successes he has never forgotten others less fortunate and always strived to make things better. He has always given back to his community. For over three decades, he cared for the student athletes at Huron College at no cost and photographed all the college football and basketball games providing his own equipment and film. He has generously contributed to the improvements of the Memorial Park Baseball Field, the wood floor in the arena, and Greater Huron to assist with economic development in our community for any project he felt would make Huron better. He helped established the Christen Hohm Lusk Community Foundation which provides financial support each year for worthy projects and organization in our town. Recently, he designed, financed and supervised the building of the Hohm Courts, which hosts tennis, volleyball and basketball competitions. He has been honored by his medical peers by receiving the Distinguished Service Award; honored by his alma mater by receiving the Huron College Distinguished Alumni Award; honored by the City of Huron by receiving the Distinguished Civic Service Award; and honored by the State of South Dakota by being inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. BRUCE BERGMAN – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2003 Inductee Bruce is a native of Washington, Nebraska, and graduated from Bennington High School. He spent two years in the United States Army. He worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., AT&T and Lucent. He retired in 1990 and started Bergman Telecom. His sons’ interest in the sport of hockey got him started working in the program. He coordinated the Squirt program and was instrumental in organizing a beginners program. In the early days, making and keeping ice was a big frustration for Bruce and many others. The Hippodrome and Beef Complex were not the “luxury” arenas of today. Bruce is known as “Ice Man” by many as he continues to assist with the annual ice making and maintenance. His list of contributions to the Huron Hockey association includes designing the "Dakota Cup" traveling State Varsity trophy and the "Verdell Rice" traveling State Bantam trophy, acquiring and installing an electronic scoreboard for the Hippodrome, developing numerous equipment pieces used for maintaining ice, designing Bergman Arena, and sharpening skates which he continues to do today. These and many other accomplishments warranted the re-naming of the Huron Community Activity Center to Bergman Arena in March of 2002. Bruce has served as a State Hockey Board representative for the Huron Association for several years. Bruce is a member of First United Methodist Church. He and his wife Sharon have 3 sons Rick, Terry and Jim, all of whom participated in Huron Hockey, and 5 grandchildren. MILT HERRICK – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2003 Inductee Milt was born and raised in Minnesota. He attended Moorhead College and Brown Institute in Minneapolis. Milt served ten years in the military including destroyer duty in Korea in 1953. His commercial radio career of thirty plus years made him a recognizable voice in Huron. He and his wife Aldy have two sons, Glen and Drew. Milt was one of three who organized the first hockey program in Huron, spending his early years as an intramural coach. Milt, Dallas Wolfe and Jack Vosler took the initiative to meet with Minnesota State Hockey Association representatives to discuss starting a South Dakota League. Milt played a vital role in organizing fundraising to assist in purchasing equipment and sending kids to summer hockey camp in Bemidji, Minnesota. He organized the first hockey bus so the team could travel together rather than individual cars. In addition to organizing and coaching Milt refereed both Bantam and Junior games. During Milt’s career as head coach the Huron All Stars always placed first or second in state tournament play. In fact, the All Stars won first place nine out of ten consecutive years under his leadership and several years never lost a single game. He traveled with his team to Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota. In addition, they traveled to and won a game in Canada. VERDELL RICE – COACH / CONTRIBUTOR 2006 Inductee Verdell Rice grew up in Northwestern Minnesota. He graduated from High School at Fertile, Minnesota, and was a graduate of the University of North Dakota. He served in the US Navy and was an electrical engineer for the Western Area Power Administration for 21 years. He passed away in June 1985 at the age of 46 of cancer. He and his wife, Lyla, had two children, Debbie (Jim) Panerio and Brian (Deb) Rice, and two grandsons. Verdell’s contribution to Bantam hockey in South Dakota was both long and distinguished. He was the Huron Intramural Bantam coach from 1972 to 1980 and coached the Huron Bantam traveling team from 1976 to 1883. His teams won SDAHA championships in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1982. For many years he was a member of the SDAHA Board and participated extensively in the organization. In 1987 the Rice Family donated the Rice Memorial Bantam Traveling Trophy financed with memorial money. Bruce Bergman of Huron constructed the trophy. The Bantam Trophy has been given each year to the State Champions and the engraving has recorded the champions starting with 1976. The words most often heard describing Verdell by his players; fellow coaches and parents were kind, quiet, and patient with his players and always a gentleman. He carried out his intense desire to coach young people in the sport of hockey and, in the process, assured that every child had ample opportunity to play and was treated fairly. DAVE STAHL – PLAYER 2003 Inductee Dave played right wing for the All-Stars from 1972 – 1975. His team won the state title in 1972 and 1975. Spook, as Dave was called, scored three goals and two assists in the 1975 championship game, which Huron won 8 to 6. He was voted to the All State team in 1974 and 1975. Dave says he played with a great goalie, Dave McClinn, which in Dave’s opinion “made it very easy to play offense”. Dave received his associates degree in computer programming technology and gained his first data processing job due to having ice hockey listed on his resume. He is currently enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha studying for management information systems major, and is employed by TAG-TMI as a software engineer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dave and his wife Christine, whom he married in July of 2002, reside in Omaha, Nebraska. ERIC HELD – PLAYER 2003 Inductee Eric played center for the Huron All Stars from 1987-1991, winning championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991. Leading the team to victory were coaches, John Hershman, Mike Held, Wayne Schraeder, Charlie Miner, Jim Sheridan, Randy Otto and Troy Warren. In 1991, the team was 26-2-2 and defeated the best Junior Gold teams in Minnesota; arguably, the best team in the history of the All Stars. After graduating from Huron High in 1991, Eric went on to graduate from SDSU with a BS in both Mathematics and Physics and a BA in German. While at SDSU Eric was a member of the SDSU Hockey Club for four years. He later attended the University of Minnesota and played JV for the Gophers playing USHL and Minnesota’s D-3 college teams. He graduated in 1999 from the University of Wisconsin with an MS in Nuclear Engineering, an MA in Physics and PhD in Engineering Physics. In Logan, Utah, Eric has coached the Logan Mites and High School teams. Eric lives in Logan with his wife, Nicole (Mattke of Huron) and children Greta (9), Ericson (7), Gavin (5), and Collette (2). Greta, Ericson and Gavin are coached by Eric and play in a new facility in Logan that was built in part because of the 2002 Olympic Games. Eric is currently employed as a Physics professor at Utah State University. GLEN HERRICK – PLAYER 2003 Inductee Glen grew up in Huron along with brother Drew and parents Milt and Aldy Herrick. Glen and Drew were true “rink rats” in a hockey-obsessed family. As kids they were either tagging along with their dad to hockey practices or playing keep-away and crack-the-whip at the Washington School skating rink. Glen eventually went on to lead the Huron Super-Beadles to two State Bantam titles under Coach Verdell Rice. Being a part of State Championship teams in 1979 and 1981, and State Runner-up teams in 1978 and 1980 highlighted Glen’s All-Star career. Glen served as team Captain in 1981 and was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1980 and 1981. In addition, he was the State’s leading scorer in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and was also a three-time All-State selection. Glen feels fortunate to have played for All-Star coaches John Hershman, Jim Hyland and especially his dad Milt, who were all great role models and mentors. After high school, Glen went to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. Glen played on Army’s Division 1 hockey team for two years, before finally deciding to concentrate on golf, as well as academics and military development (i.e. graduating!!). LAUREN MINER – PLAYER 2003 Inductee Lauren was born and raised in Huron and graduated from Huron High School. His parents are Nelson and Dorothy Miner. Lauren and his wife Lisa have 3 children – Amanda (14), Katie (11) and Eric (6). Lauren started playing hockey in 1976 at the age of 9. In his Bantam years from 1978 to 1980 he was coached by Verdell Rice and played on two State Championship teams. In 1981 through 1984 he was coached by Jim Hyland, Milt Herrick, John Hershman, Kevin Hittle and Jim Sheridan, and the team won the State Varsity Championship four consecutive years. He was voted the Most Valuable Player in the state during his junior year and Most Valuable Team Player by his peers during his junior and senior years. He was selected to play on the South Dakota All State team his sophomore, junior and senior years, and led the state in scoring all three years. Lauren coached and refereed for several years at all levels. Lauren is thankful of and has much respect for his coaches and teammates, and feels very fortunate to have played with “a bunch” of great hockey players.
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