Jason Herter Jason Herter ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman . He is currently the head coach with the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League ( USHL ) . Drafted in the first round , eighth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft , Herter played one National Hockey League ( NHL ) game , scoring an assist in a game with the New York Islanders during the 1995 – 96 season . Herter represented Canada at one International Ice Hockey Federation - sanctioned event , winning gold at the 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki , Finland . Herter also represented Canada at the 1990 Goodwill Games where Canada finished in fourth place . Personal life . Herter was born on October 2 , 1970 in Hafford , Saskatchewan . Herter attended Notre Dame College in Wilcox , Saskatchewan for four years . Playing career . Notre Dame Hounds . Herter played minor hockey at Notre Dame College for the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association ( SHA ) . During the 1986 – 87 season , he played on the Hounds team that placed second at the 1987 Air Canada Cup in Gloucester , Ontario . Herter remained with the Hounds for the next season when the team moved from minor hockey to Junior A , joining the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ( SJHL ) . In the team ' s first season , Herter scored 38 points in 54 games as the Hounds won the Credential Cup as SJHL champions . After winning the Anavet Cup and Abbott Cup , the Hounds advanced to the 1988 Centennial Cup in Pembroke , Ontario . There , Herter scored two points in five tournament games — including one goal in a 9 – 7 victory over the Thunder Bay Flyers — as the Hounds defeated the Halifax Lions 3 – 2 in the final game to win the national Junior A championship . University of North Dakota . Following his Centennial Cup - winning season with Notre Dame , Herter moved to the University of North Dakota to play college hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) . Midway through his freshman season , Herter was ranked as the top player available at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau . Herter finished his freshman season with eight goals and 24 assists in 41 games . His 24 assists and 32 points set single - season freshmen assist and point records at North Dakota , although his point record has since been broken . Following the season , Herter entered the 1989 NHL Entry Draft ranked second overall among North American skaters , dropping one position in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau ' s final draft ranking . On June 17 , 1989 , he was drafted 8th overall by the Vancouver Canucks . Despite being drafted , Herter returned to North Dakota for his sophomore season . He also had the option of joining the Saskatoon Blades , the team that held his Western Hockey League rights , but chose North Dakota because the Canucks had five other prospects playing there . Throughout the season , Herter suffered from chronic groin injuries and a knee sprain which limited him to only 38 games . However , despite his injury - plagued season , Herter scored eleven goals and 39 assists . Nine of his eleven goals were scored on the powerplay , a North Dakota single - season record for a defenceman . Further , his 39 assists and fifty points are both fourth all - time for a defenceman in a single season with the Fighting Sioux . For his performance , Herter was named to the WCHA Second All - Star Team as well as the All - Tournament Team at the 1990 WCHA Men ' s Ice Hockey Tournament . At the completion of his sophomore season , Herter chose once again not to sign a professional contract and returned to North Dakota for his junior year . Vancouver Canucks . Following his junior season with North Dakota , Herter signed a three - year , $ 500 , 000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks that included a $ 100 , 000 signing bonus , despite Fighting Sioux coach Gino Gasparini suggesting he play his senior season . Herter then joined the Canucks for his first professional training camp and played in five pre - season games before being assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals , Vancouver ' s International Hockey League ( IHL ) affiliate . Herter ' s chronic groin injuries continued throughout his rookie professional season and he played in only 56 of Milwaukee ' s 82 regular season games and one of five playoff games . New York Islanders . In December 1995 , Herter was recalled by the New York Islanders after multiple injuries to Islanders defencemen . On December 7 , Herter made his NHL debut in a 7 – 4 loss to the Hartford Whalers . Herter was one of the bright spots in the Islanders ' loss , as he was on the ice for three of New York ' s four goals and none of Hartford ' s seven goals . He also assisted on Zigmund Palffy ' s second goal of the game and was partnered on defence with NHL All - Star Mathieu Schneider . International play . Herter represented Canada at one International Ice Hockey Federation - sanctioned event . In July 1989 , he was among 32 players invited to the Canadian national junior team ' s summer evaluation camp in Kitchener , Ontario for the 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . Later that year in December , Herter was invited to the national junior team training camp , after which he was named to the final Canadian roster for the tournament despite finishing training camp with a groin injury . Herter finished the tournament with one assist in seven games as Canada achieved a 5 – 1 – 1 record to win the gold medal . In July and August 1990 , Herter was a member of the Canadian team at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle , Washington . After finishing the round robin with a 3 – 0 record , the Canadian team lost 5 – 4 in a shootout against the United States in their semifinal game and 6 – 1 to Sweden in the bronze medal game to finish the tournament in fourth place . Post - playing career . After retiring from ice hockey , Herter became a scout with the United States Hockey League ( USHL ) . He then became head coach of the Overland Park , Kansas - based Russell Stover U16 ice hockey team of the Midwest Elite Hockey League ( MWEHL ) . In April 2008 , Herter joined the Fargo Force as an assistant coach behind former University of North Dakota head coach Dean Blais .