Louis Chabot
Induction Year: 2025
Birthday: June 29, 1953
City/Town: Montreal, PQ Canada
Originally from Montreal, Canada, Louis now lives in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Friend, Jack Mudge, remembers his first hockey encounter with Louis. “I met him in the early 1960s on the hockey rink at White Park in Concord. He was up against the boards catching pucks. He showed a raw passion for hockey. He started with a baseball glove, goalie stick and rolled up newspapers in his socks for pads. We became friends over time and played on different Bantam teams and then for Concord High School together.” It was with Jack that Louis would experience one of his earliest coaching positions when the two were the first coaches for the Concord High School girl’s club hockey team in 1972. Louis would later play for the Concord Budmen.
Louis enjoyed twelve years of successful international coaching, winning his first National Championship and Magnus Cup in 1982-83 as Head Hockey Coach in Bilbao, Spain. He appeared again that year with Spain at the World Cup in Budapest, Hungary. As the Head Hockey Coach in Saint Gervais, France, his teams captured three consecutive League Championships from 1983 through 1986. Louis coached the Mont-Blanc Hockey Club to his fifth Magnus Cup in 1986-87 and competed at the Europa Cup in Rosenheim, Germany. In addition to coaching these championship clubs, Louis was active between 1987 and 1993 as Head Coach in Nykoping Sweden, Martigny, Switzerland and Gap, France. He was later an Associate Coach in Geneva, Switzerland for two seasons.
Louis also channeled his hockey knowledge and passion into two long-standing businesses. He’s the Owner and Director of Chabot’s Specialized Hockey Programs, which he started in 1972, and Chabot Hockey LLC that began in 1980. His website message is succinct, “Welcome, this is an exciting time to be coaching hockey. We all have something in common, a passion for hockey. Looking forward to making a positive impact in your hockey experience.” NH Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame member, Fred Quisgard calls Louis a mentor. “I owe my whole coaching career to Louis Chabot. I begged him to hire me as an instructor and he reluctantly gave me a chance to prove myself. If Louis hadn’t taken me under his wing back in 1980, I don’t think I ever would have taken up coaching as a career.”
Over the years, Louis has coached hundreds, if not thousands of young goaltenders and hockey players. He’s known for his dedication to youth and young adults and has set the standard for integrity and excellence in the sport of hockey. Such is his reputation for recognizing hockey talent, that Louis is called upon by talent agencies to review nationwide prospects for placement around the world.