BIRTHPLACE: Dollar Bay, Mich.

BORN: March 14, 1891

DIED: 1983

TEAMS/ASSOCIATIONS: Duluth Curling Club, St. Paul Athletic Club, Mpls. Millers, Augsburg College

Hailing from Michigan's Copper Country, Nick Kahler was a high scoring center for every team he played on. He achieved star status at a very early age, was very popular with the press and fans and invariably was elected captain by his teammates on nearly every team he played on.

Kahler was a promoter, often recruiting to build a team and fan attention. While he played with greats like fellow enshrinees: Joe Linder, "Moose" Goheen, Tony Conroy and Vic Des Jardins, he also encouraged, coached, and managed such greats as "Ching" Johnson, Lyle Wright, "Taffy" Abel, Virgil Johnson, Phil Perkins and Andy Mulligan.

Kahler's earliest years were spent playing amateur hockey in the Copper Country and in Canada before joining the Duluth Curling Club for the 1914 season. From there it was on to St. Paul to play with the Athletic Club as manager, coach and player. In 1916 the Athletic Club, with Moose Goheen, Tony Conroy, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Kahler won the coveted McNaughton Cup against Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and then went on to defeat Lachine, Quebec, for the Art Ross Trophy. He continued with the Athletic Club until 1920 and was selected for the 1920 Olympic Team, but financial obligations precluded his participation.

In 1920 Kahler launhced the Minneapolis Millers in the United States Amageur Hockey Association. His 1925 team won the league title, but the start of professional hockey in the United States brought a quick end to the Millers by the end of the 1927 season. Kahler was selected to coach the Augsburg College team to represent the United States in the 1928 Olympics, but the decision was ultimately made to send not team. Kahler returned to hockey for one year in the late 1930s as owner of th enow professional Millers, and saw his team capture the American Hockey Association title.

In addition to his hockey interests, Kahler founded Golden Gloves boxing in Minnesota as well as the Northwest Sports Show in Minneapolis. He was inducted into the Minnesota Sports hall of Fame in 1962 and awarede the Governor's Public Service Citation and Heritage Award in 1967.