2024 Legends Induction Ceremony
November 1, 2024
Master of Ceremony Ken Cail and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted four new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024, in front of a crowd of 280 family members, friends, dignitaries and other guests.
Master of Ceremony Ken Cail
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 20, 2024 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord for the thirteenth straight year. It marked the NH Legends’ twenty-second year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to the history of the NH Selects twenty-one year history.
During President Mike Gould’s address he welcomed and thanked everyone in attendance for supporting the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees and the NH Selects who had more than 50 players, coaches and family members there in attendance. “We are positive you will thoroughly enjoy the day, and we hope you will return next year as a fan of hockey, play in our golf classic or consider donating as a Supporter”.
Key-Note Speaker Jayme Parker.
The Legends is a New Hampshire non-profit, 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to preserving New Hampshire ice hockey history, maintaining the state’s Hockey Hall of Fame, and promoting the sport to New Hampshire’s youth. Our Hall of Fame Induction event honors New Hampshire’s hockey elite — men and women who have made significant contributions in New Hampshire as players, coaches, officials, builders, or media representatives.
To view the entire induction program click here.
NH Selects Coach Jay Jones and daughter Carey Jones Shugrue.
Class of 2024 Dan Dagesse, Mathew Myers wife Amanda, Fred Quistgard and Ron Gosselin.
Hall of Famers in Attendance: Front Row L to R: Leo Gould; Dan Dagesse; Dick Boucher; Amanda Myers; Ron Gosselin; Walter J. Nadeau; Dick Roy; Rene LeClerc; Andre Prefontaine and Ron Dubreuil. 2nd Row: Ryan Brandt; Fred Quistgard; Bill Mathews; Ken Cail; Tom Moulton; John Normand; Peter Maher; Gary Bishop; Hubie McDonough; Ron DeGregorio and Dave Caron. Missing from photo Pierre Belanger, Tara Mounsey; Brian Murphy and Steve Murphy.
NH Selects Front Row L to R: Stacy Boudrias Landry, Gena Nolin, Kristan Daugherty Tiede, Kelly Boutin Boucher, Heather Hanson Deleo, Kendra Richey Austin, Sara Nelson and Stephanie Acres. Second Row: Lynn Acres, Jay Jones, Bonnie Howard Sisak, Diane Richey, Dave Boudrias, Jay Campion, Mike Mounsey, Tara Mounsey, Carey Jones Shugrue; Ashley Campion Lamb and Dennis Nolin. Missing from photo Jeff Cain. Coaches listed in bold. Of note, Stacy Boudrias later coached.
Gould offered special praise to Bauer as our Presenting Sponsor and St. Paul’s School our Luncheon Sponsor. In addition, our Co-Title Sponsors are NH Amateur Hockey Association and Werner Mazda along with our Social Hour Sponsor New Hampshire Distributors, The NH Mountain Kings and the Mountain Cat Academy. as well as our Ring Sponsor nucar Automotive.
He also thanked the thirty-four other sponsors who also helped make the Hall of Fame ceremony possible through their Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships.
Gold Sponsors: Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc.; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; CSG Hockey; Christian Party Rental; Cornerstone PDC, LLC; Fay’s Boat Yard; Gallagher; Mason + Rich, P.A., C.P.A.; Merrimack County Savings Bank; NEEBCo / Brett Houston; Northeast Delta Dental; Sleepnet; Speedy Printing & Copying; The Rinks at Exeter and Vachon Clukay & Company PC.
Silver Sponsors: Berlin City Auto Group; Club National; Cusa Consulting, LLC; Deco Systems Inc.; EVR Advertising; Milestone Engineering & Construction; Morgan Storage; Northway Bank; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric, Inc.; Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency Inc; The Weston Family and Triplet Computers, LLC.
Bronze Sponsors: Alpine Club; Granite State Capital Management; Granite State Glass; L. A. Brochu Inc.; Legacy Financial Solutions, Inc.; Pro Ambitions and Town & Country Inn and Resort
Photographs of Induction Ceremony were taken by Matt Parker Photography and are posted on his website. Click here to view and/or purchase photographs of the Induction Ceremony. Photographs purchased will be sent directly to your address.
Past President John Normand announced the team which will be honored next October 26, 2025. “They began play in 1923 and continued for more than a decade. Opponents in 1927 included Melrose, Waterville, Berlin and the Boston Hockey. They also participated in Manchester Winter Carnival in January 1924. Their home ice was at Balcom Pond off of Pine Street in Nashua. It gives me great pleasure to announce that next years honored team is the CLUB NATIONAL”.
If you’d like to become a sponsor next year, please email 743hayes@gmail.com or call Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168. Click here to review the 2024 Sponsorship Opportunity Form if you are interesting sponsoring next fall.
2025 Nominations with appropriate documentation can be submitted on-line beginning January 1 and continuing through the end of February.
Bryant Ragus of Spotlight Video Productions in Manchester, NH. (www.videonh.com) has completed the editing of the 2024 Induction Ceremony and interviews. You can find all present and past interviews as well as Induction Ceremony videos on our website or by clicking here.
