▁successful ▁challenge ▁two ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁Hern ▁retired ▁from ▁playing ▁professional ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 . ▁Hern ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁successful ▁business man , ▁ow ning ▁a ▁hab erd ash ery ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁organ izing ▁various ▁ice ▁hockey ▁le agues ▁and ▁printing ▁sched ules . ▁Hern ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁N HL ▁ref eree ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁judge . ▁ ▁Hern ▁died ▁at ▁Ross ▁Memorial ▁Pav il ion ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁a il ment ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁a iling ▁him ▁for ▁six ▁weeks ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁post hum ously ▁into ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Hern ' s ▁grand son ▁is ▁All an ▁F . ▁Nich oll s , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Char l est own ▁Chief s ▁captain ▁Johnny ▁U pton ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁film ▁S lap ▁Sh ot . ▁ ▁R iley ▁Hern ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁go alt enders ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁coming ▁in ▁at ▁ 2 5 th ▁overall ▁according ▁to ▁veter an ▁hockey ▁writers ▁Kevin ▁Allen ▁and ▁Bob ▁D uff ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁book ▁Without ▁F ear : ▁Hockey ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁Great est ▁Go alt enders . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Play offs ▁