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Hermantown’s Joey Pierce Back on the Ice for Minnesota Wilderness
Pierce s teammates Aaron Pionk and Zam Plante will also skate for the Wilderness for the rest of the NAHL season.
April 6, 2021
CLOQUET, Minn. – After a heart-breaking end to his high school career, Hermantown hockey captain Joey Pierce has laced up the skates again and is now playing junior hockey with the Minnesota Wilderness.
The UMD commit joined the team last week and plans to finish out the season with them. Pierce has played for the Wilderness before and is excited to be playing hockey once again.
“I’m getting the Juniors experience, but I get to live at home still which is great. And I’m getting better playing against bigger, faster, stronger guys. After our season ended, it was pretty emotional so it was good to be able to get on the ice again and have an escape that helps for sure. So it’s nice to be able to get the skates back on,” Pierce said.
Boucher
MUNISING, MI – Munising lost a loving, and dedicated community member on February 15, 2021, when Daniel Boucher, died after a courageous battle with Covid-19.
Dan was born January 29th, 1960, to the late Larry & Ruthann (Wilson) Boucher. He was raised in Munising and graduated from Mather High School in 1978. During his high school years, he participated in several sports and extracurricular activities while also maintaining employment at Hub’s Super Value.
After his graduation from Mather High School, Dan attended Michigan Tech where he majored in Engineering. He used that degree to begin a career as a civil engineer working for the U.S. government. While living in Virginia, Dan and his wife Laurie (Hallifax) Boucher, daughter of Mary Jayne Hallifax, welcomed the pride and joy of their lives, son Zachary in September 1993. In the late 90’s, Dan and his family returned to his hometown of Munising and he began work as a Financial Advisor for Ameriprise Financial. Dan