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BILL PELEGRIN – PLAYER
2007 Inductee
Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Huron in
1978. Bill’s Huron Hockey career started as a member of Bruce Bergman’s skating
school pushing a chair around the Hippodrome and ended as part of the 1991 Huron
All-Stars Championship team. Bill attributes much of his individual and team
successes to coaches Bruce Bergman, Charlie Miner, Brett Warren, Mike Held,
Randy Otto, Dennis Jones, and Jim Sheridan. And all the Big Kids that took the
extra time to pass on their knowledge to the next generation of All-Stars.
Bill played left-wing for the All-Stars. He was member of the 1988 Bantam State
Championship team, 1989 All-Stars runner-up team, and the 1990 and 1991
All-Stars State Championship teams. Bill was awarded several individual awards
and selected to all-state teams through his bantam and varsity years. After High
School Bill attended SDSU and was a member of the SDSU Jackrabbits hockey team
for two years. Bill then finished his college education, graduating from Mankato
State University with a degree in Business Administration Aviation Management.
Bill and his family moved back to Huron for a short time where he had the
opportunity to coach Huron Lady All-Stars. He was very grateful to be given the
chance to give something back to Huron Hockey. Bill currently resides in Kansas
City with his wife, Kristi (Otto), and daughters Katie (11), and Maggie (6).
TOBY BARTEL – PLAYER
2007 Inductee
Toby was born and raised in Huron. He became interested in hockey
at a young age while watching his brothers Mel and Dale play on a newly evolving
dynasty in organized hockey. His early memories of organized hockey begin back
in 1969 while playing in pick up games at Huron’s outdoor rinks.
His first state title came in 1974 while playing for the Super Beadles when they
won the State Bantam Tournament. He moved up to the All-Star’s varsity team in
1975 and assisted in their State tournament win again. The All-Stars would claim
this title again in 1976 and 1977. They would settle for the runner up title in
1978, Toby’s senior year.
Toby’s honors include being named to the All State Team and voted Most Valuable
Defenseman in 1977. In 1978 he again was named to the All State Team and voted
Most Valuable Forward by his teammates.
After graduating from Huron High School, Toby was instrumental in organizing the
first men’s team in Huron, starting in 1979 through 1982. Teams they played
included Ellsworth Air Force Base Men’s team, Aberdeen Men’s team and the
Brookings Men’s team. He also coached Peewee hockey during the 1975, 1976, and
1977 seasons. Toby went on to referee varsity games and tournaments starting in
1979 and then began working for the South Dakota State Hockey Association as a
state referee traveling all over eastern and central South Dakota until 1989.
When trying to pick his favorite memory, Toby says that they are too numerous to
choose just one. He has so many memories and friendships from this great sport.
Toby currently works as an engineer for the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern
Railroad. He resides in Yale with his wife of 26 years, Jaci. He has two
children. Branden, deceased at age 19 and Mallory, who lives in Huron with her
fiancée, Larry Aldridge and their 2 children, Dontaevian, 21 months and Denaesia,
1 week. (Future All-Stars and Lady All-Stars players?)
JACK VOSLER – COACH/CONTRIBUTOR
2007 Inductee
Jack is described as a true pioneer in Huron hockey. The first
real hockey game in Huron was organized by him. When others in the state became
interested in hockey he was part of the delegation to visit with Minnesota
hockey reps. Jack was very instrumental in getting hockey organized not only in
Huron, but at the state level. He was the first president of the state hockey
organization.
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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