Scott Crowder
Induction Year: 2025
Birthday: August 12, 1985
City/Town: Salem, MA
Born in Salem, MA, Scott grew up in Nashua and played youth hockey there. He was a State Champion at Bishop Guertin as a freshman in 2000-01 playing for coach Gary Bishop, himself a NH Legends Hall of Fame member. Scott stayed with BG another year before joining the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs for three
seasons beginning in 2002-03. He logged 118 games with the Monarchs and was captain and an EJHL All-Star in his last year. In all, Scott would tally 36 goals and assist on 56 others, capping off that final season by accumulating 53 points in 54 games. In addition, he won the award for community leadership. Scott headed to UMass-Amherst for four full seasons and 134 games in Hockey East where he distinguished himself as a member of the NCAA Hockey East All-Academic Team. He graduated in 2009 with a degree in Sport Management before completing his MBA in 2023. After an impressive career, Scott hung up his skates and poured his energy into building the sport of outdoor hockey.
In 2010, Crowder approached the town of Meredith, New Hampshire to promote his vision to launch the New England Pond Hockey Classic (NEPHC). Scott’s enthusiasm and business acumen persuaded the town to open its doors and welcome players and fans to the ice on Lake Winnipesaukee. Springing from Scott’s desire to start a small event business, that inaugural gathering, with 77 teams, has now grown into the nation’s premier pond hockey tournament, drawing over 2,200 players on 275 teams competing on 26 rinks each winter. The ‘classic’ draws players, fans, friends and hockey enthusiasts to Meredith and the region, providing a spectacular venue for players to get outdoors and play hockey.
While the New England Pond Hockey Classic is predominantly a male-dominated event, all divisions are co-ed and also includes two female-only divisions. Findings from an economic study of Scott’s Montana hockey tournament, similar in scope to the NEPHC, has calculated the financial impact and benefit to the New Hampshire region to be over three million dollars. While that’s good news for businesses, it’s great news for the enthusiastic collection of hockey players who are drawn to New Hampshire to play the game they love.
Scott’s efforts to build tournaments and promote hockey has made him one of the sport’s most influential
ambassadors in the Granite State. Through events in NH, VT, MN, MT and NYC, he has built the largest pond hockey tournament platform in North America, generating millions in economic impact and media impressions – reviving the spirit of the game and redefining the outdoor hockey tradition.