Dave Strong, Monroe, was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Tom Penders spoke for his father, Jim Penders, who was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Tom Penders came for his father, Jim Penders, who was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Wes Matthews, of Bridgeport, spoke when he was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Wes Matthews, of Bridgeport, smiles when he was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012.

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Wes Matthew, of Bridgeport, smiles when he was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Ed Finnegan, Stratford, speaks when he was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Ed Finnegan, Stratford, was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at UConn Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, speaks after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Tom Penders, of Stratford, representing his father Jim Penders; David Strong, of Monroe; Ed Finnegan, of Stratford; Sue Merz, of Greenwich; and Wes Matthews, of Bridgeport; were announced as the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, before she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, smiles after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, speaks after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

David Strong, of Monroe, speaks with Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, after they were announced as two of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, laughs with Ed Finnegan, of Stratford, after they were announced as two of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz smiles after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at University of Connecticut's Stamford campus Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, speaks after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Tom Penders, of Stratford, representing his father Jim Penders; David Strong, of Monroe; Ed Finnegan, of Stratford; Sue Merz, of Greenwich; and Wes Matthews, of Bridgeport; were announced as the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, before she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, smiles after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, speaks after she was announced as one of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

David Strong, of Monroe, speaks with Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, after they were announced as two of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo

Sue Merz, a native of Greenwich and gold medalist with the 1998 U.S. women's hockey team, laughs with Ed Finnegan, of Stratford, after they were announced as two of the six inductees into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Helen Neafsey | Buy This Photo