Duane Edward Derksen is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin[1] and led the Peoria Rivermen to a Kelly Cup championship in 2000.
In his freshman season, Derksen served as a backup to future NHL All-Star Curtis Joseph, playing in only a quarter of Wisconsin's games.
Wisconsin was so incensed by the performance of the referee that assistant coach Bill Zito accosted the official after the game with two other players, an incident for which all three were suspended by the NCAA.
He spent three fairly unspectacular seasons bouncing between minor leagues, producing decent numbers but not playing well enough to get a shot at the NHL level.
With his playing days behind him, Derksen transitioned into Sales and marketing working in the field for two years before returning to college to earn a business degree.
[5] He continues as an account manager, most recently with Ingersoll Rand (as of 2021), but did eventually return to ice hockey as an assistant coach in the summer of 2020.