Robert R. Tardif

Year Inducted: 2003

Birthday: March 22, 1925

Died: November 18, 1990

City/Town: Berlin, NH

Graduate of Berlin High School, class of 1943.
U.S. Air Corp veteran with service in World War II.
Coach and mentor for the City of Concord Youth Hockey at the Whites Park outdoor rink in 1964.
Served as coach, and general manager for the Concord Shamrocks in 1964-65. The adult league Shamrocks set the stage for the Concord Coachmen and an indoor arena in Concord.
Served as a member of the Board of Directors at the newly built Douglas N. Everett Arena and began association with the Coachmen in 1966-67.
Helped bring high school hockey to Bishop Brady High School in 1967.
Director of player personnel and general manager for the Concord Eastern Olympics of the New England Hockey League from 1967 to 1974.
Talent scout with the Boston Bruins from 1967 to 1974.
Active in senior hockey with the Concord Budmen, organizing charity events and coaching from 1975-76 to 1990.
Known as “Mr. Hockey in Concord.”