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Ron Hermansen Named Disabled Athlete of the Year

By Jared, 05/25/12, 3:45PM CDT

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Ron Hermansen plays for the Rogers Wildcats, a team that represents Minnesota Special Hockey in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Ron was recently named the USA Hockey Disabled Athlete of the Year, an award the recognizes the recipient’s outstanding contributions to disabled hockey through sportsmanship, leadership, community and volunteer service, and actions as a role model for other disabled athletes.

Ron is 44 years old and lives in Coon Rapids with his wife, Shelly, and their two cats. He has competed in a variety of sports since his youth and is very active with Special Olympics Minnesota as one of their Athlete Leadership Program Global Messengers, through which he works to grow opportunities for those with intellectual disabilities by recruiting new athletes, families, volunteers and donors.

Ron first became involved with Minnesota Special Hockey (MSH) in 2008. At that time, the league consisted of four teams and Ron made an immediate impact on his teammates, coaches and the league as a whole. To say that Ron is a leader is an understatement. He possesses innate qualities that draw people to him. Those qualities along with his outward desire for everyone to do and be their best both on and off the ice have literally transformed the lives of his teammates and their parents.


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