Make a Wish Weekend

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey are pleased to once again help support the Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic for New Hampshire and Vermont Seniors. Both the girls and boys New Hampshire teams will proudly be wearing the Legends Jersey.  In addition, for the second year, the Legends are one of the DP Production Group sponsors.

The Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic returns for another year at Gutterson Fieldhouse this weekend.

The Vermont and New Hampshire boys will square off for the 32nd time on Saturday, June 29, while the girls game reaches is set for its 27th meeting. The showcase features the top graduated high school seniors of Vermont and Hampshire.

The girls contest is slated to start at 3:30 p.m., the boys game at approximately 6:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students (ages 7-17). Children 6 and under are free.

Tonight (Friday) there will be a skills competition.

The boy’s team will be coached by Exeter Head Coach Paul DiMarino and Assistant Henrik Barbin.  The girl’s team will be led by Head Coach Aaron House and his Kingswood-Prospect Mount assistants Shane Flood, Tom Jumper and Dave Sykes.  To view the NH boy’s roster click here and for the girl’s click here.

Here’s the link for this weekend-

https://www.dppgnetwork.com/watch-dppg

The skills competition, girl’s game, and boy’s game can all be seen LIVE & on-demand through their link as well as through their Roku channel.

All viewing options are free to watch live and on-demand through their website & Roku channel. There will be an option to download the film through the DP Production Group website at a minimal cost. Viewing through the DP Production website is always free.

MAKE A WISH
Make-A-Wish began in 1980, when a seven-year-old boy in Phoenix, Arizona with leukemia expressed his wish to be a police officer. A group of officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety granted his wish by giving him a custom-made uniform, helmet, badge and even a helicopter ride! The young boy’s delight in having his wish granted inspired the group to form an organization which would grant the special wishes of other children.

Any child between 2 1/2 and 18 years of age who has been determined by their physician to have a life-threatening medical condition is eligible for a wish. Make-A-Wish grants wishes to eligible children regardless of race, religion or socioeconomic status.

The average cost a wish is more than $10,000. Money for these wishes is raised by fund-raising events such as the All-Star Hockey Classic and through the generosity of corporations and people in our communities.

Make-A-Wish® New Hampshire celebrates over 30 years of granting wishes to children battling life-threatening medical conditions. The chapter has granted over 1,600 wishes to date. Alex’s wish for a synthetic ice hockey rink in his backyard makes this continued partnership all the more exciting, as we continue to strive to grant the wish of every eligible child in New Hampshire. For more information on the New Hampshire chapter, please visit www.nh.wish.org, find us on Facebook Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, follow us on Twitter @MakeAWishNH or give us a call at (603)623-9474.

Make-A-Wish® Vermont, established in 1989, grants wishes to Vermont children facing life-threatening medical conditions.  The Vermont chapter’s first wish was a trip for Bonnie, an 11-year-old girl, to meet her favorite television characters: Larry, Darryl, and Darryl of the Bob Newhart Show.  Since that time, the Vermont chapter has granted the wish of every medically-eligible child referred to us, over 830 wishes to date.  For more information on the Vermont chapter, please visit www.vermont.wish.org, like us on Facebook.com/makeawishvt, follow us on Twitter.com/MakeAWishVT, or call us at (802) 864-9393.

High School Senior All-Star Classic

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 17th, at The Rinks at Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted the Senior All-Star Classic Hockey game.

2024 Senior All-Star Players

The very best senior players from Division I, II and III played in front of several hundred family and friends.  Participating players were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association from their respective divisions.

This Legends event was once again sponsored by New Hampshire Distributors (NHD) of Concord.  NHD also provided post-game product samples for each player from PRIME HYDRATION.

Many thanks to the Legends official uniform cleaner –

To view and or purchase any photographs from Matt Parker Photography for the games CLICK HERE.

Players of the Year, L to R; Conor Dunn – Merrimack D II; Kolin Melanson – Berlin-Gorham DIII and Cam Keaveney – Exeter DI

Click here to open the program.

The players were divided into four teams of 16 players each.  Each team then played 25 minute running periods against each of the other three teams.

Legends Board of Directors. Front Row L to R: Dan Zapton; Jack Mudge; Tom Moulton; Jim Hayes; John Normand; Peter Maher and Mike Gould. Back Row: Ray Bernard; Tom Ferguson; Peter Noonan; Mike Young and Matt Roy. In attendance but missing from photo, Roland Martin and Pierre Belanger.

After the game, the coaches convened to select players to represent New Hampshire in the Make a Wish game against Vermont this summer.

The 32nd Annual Boy’s & 27th Annual Women’s VT/NH All-Star Hockey Classic benefiting Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish New Hampshire will take place at the Gutterson Field House at the University of Vermont on June 29th.  Players will once again be adorned in the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey uniforms.

The Skills competition will be held Friday night Jun2 28th.  At this time, the game time for the girl’s game and boy’s game has not been determined.

To view the rosters for the two game, CLICK HERE for the girl’s roster and CLICK HERE for the Boy’s.

Go to http://www.allstarhockeyclassicvtnh.org/ for details of the Vermont event for our Boys and Girls teams

Coaches Mike Poulin Berlin-Gorham; Joel Brown Portsmouth; Mike Young Dover and Tom Beaulieu Alvirne

Coach of the Year DI, Shawn Dunn Windham

High School All-Star Doubleheader

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 19th, at The Rinks at Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted two boy’s Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games.

All Star Double Header 2023

Players of the Year L to R: Brandon Chrisom (D II – St. Thomas Aquinas); Owen Guerin (D III – Belmont Gilford); Brooks Craigue (D I – Concord)

The 12:00 noon game featured the very best senior players from Division I and II and were played in front of several hundred family and friends. The 12:10 pm game was for Division III players. Participating seniors were selected for both games by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association.

This Legends event was once again sponsored by New Hampshire Distributors (NHD) of Concord.  NHD also provided post-game product samples for each player from PRIME HYDRATION and Crystal Geyser Spring Water.

2023 All Star Double Header

Team Red – Division I/II Game

Click here to open Division I/II program.

Noon Time Game

After a scoreless first period, both teams scored twice in the second. Ryan Kelley (Bishop Guertin) started off the scoring with an assist from Joel Beard (Keene). Team Red tied it up, on an unassisted goal from Cam Snee (Exeter). Team White took the lead again on a goal from Guertin’s John Mantone assited by Logen Vogel and Tim Keily also of Bishop Guertin. Team Red then tied it once again on a goal from Exeter’s Ryan Davis with an assist to Ben Padykula (Londonderry).

Team Red took the lead in the third on a goal from Brenda Thornton (Bedford) with an assist going to Roger Davis (Exeter). Then on a goal from Joel Beard (Keene) the game was tied once again with an assist going to Joey Tarbell (Concord).

But with just 4:19 left, Cam Snee (Exeter) scored the game winner (his second of the game) with assists going to Jack Doherty (Pinkerton) and Wyatt Bell (Dover).

Team Red goaltenders were 1st period Damien Carter (Pinkerton 10/10), 2nd period Brett Davis (Dover 10/12) and Evan Johnston (Bedford 7/8).

Team White goaltending duties for the first two periods were from Vito Mancini (Windham 8/8 and 12/14) while the 3rd period duties were from Jake Webber (Goffstown 8/10).

12:10 Game

All Star Double Header 2023

Division III Game

Click here to open Division III program.

In the Division III contest, there was another great game.  Team White took the lead after one period on an unassisted goal from Jackson Collins of Belmont-Gilford.

In the second, Team Red came out flying scoring four straight goals.  The first was from Sam Seavey (Kennett) assisted on Landyn Croteau (Berlin-Gorham), then Aidan Jenkins (Sanborn-Epping) with assists from Brody Duquette (Berlin-Gorham).  The third of four was scored by Sam Gosselin (Sanborn-Epping) and assisted by Sam Seavey while the last goal in the period from Team White was scored by Jackson Robinson (Belmont-Gilford) with an assist going to Isaac Winsor (Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield).

Team Red came out again scoring two straight with Brody Duquette (Berlin-Gorham) scoring the first from Sam Seavey and Jack Robinson (Kennett) with the second from Sam Gosselin with assists to Brady Powicki (Sanborn-Epping) and Aidan Jenkins.

Team White battled hard, down 6-2, came back with three straight goals, while just falling short, 6-5.

The first goal for them was scored by Jesse Gertz (Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield) with an assist from Abram Martel (Pembroke-Campbell).  Jack Lager (Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield) scored an unassisted game while Jesse Gertz scored his second of the game and finished out the scoring.

The winning goaltender for Team Red was Colin Duprey (Sanborn-Epping) while Team White’s goaltender was Calvin Quinn (Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield).

After the games, the coaches convened to select players to represent New Hampshire in the Make a Wish game against Vermont this summer.

The 31st Annual Boy’s & 26th Annual Women’s VT/NH All-Star Hockey Classic benefiting Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish New Hampshire will take place at the Gutterson Field House at the University of Vermont on July 1st.

The girl’s game will begin at 4 pm and the boy’s game at 6:30 pm. The Skills competition will be held Friday night.

Those players chosen for the Boy’s team will be contacted by the coaches in the near future.
Go to http://www.allstarhockeyclassicvtnh.org/ for details of the Vermont event for our Boys and Girls teams

Players will once again be adorned in the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey uniforms.  The Coaches for the Vermont game should be contacting the players very soon.

To view and or purchase any photographs from Matt Parker Photography for Div. I/II CLICK HERE. For Div. III CLICK HERE.

2023 High School News & Awards

HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR DOUBLEHEADER

Tomorrow, on Sunday March 19th the NH Legends of Hockey will once again host the Senior All-Stars in their annual doubleheader at The Rinks at Exeter. Teams were selected by the NH High School Coaches Association. In addition, New Hampshire Distributors is the major sponsor along with one of their products, PRIME HYDRATION.

The Division I/II game begins at 12:00 noon – Click here to view program.
The Division III contest begins at 12:10 pm – Click here to view program.

Photos of both games will be available to view and or purchase through Matt Parker at https://mattparkerphotos.smugmug.com/

The Coaches will select a group of seniors who will participate in the 31st Annual Men’s & 26th Annual Women’s VT/NH All-Star Hockey Classic benefiting Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish New Hampshire will take place at the Gutterson Field House at the University of Vermont on July 1st.

The women’s game will begin at 4 pm and the men’s game at 6:30 pm.  The Skills competition will be held Friday night. date.  The New Hampshire Senior All-Star Team will be selected by the Coaches Association after today’s action.

Those players chosen for the Boy’s team will be contacted by the coaches in the near future.
Go to http://www.allstarhockeyclassicvtnh.org/ for details of the Vermont event for our Boys and Girls teams.

ALL-STATE SELECTIONS

The 2022-23 NHIAA All-State Hockey Teams as selected by the NH High School Coaches Association.  Certificates are provided by the NH Legends of Hockey and will be mailed to their Athletic Directors.

Girls Division

Coach of the Year: John Dodds (Hanover) Player of the Year: Maeve Lee (Hanover)

First Team
Jenna Lynch, F, Sr., Bishop Guertin; Maeve Lee, F Jr., Hanover; Riley Dunn, F, Jr., Pinkerton; Ava Bartoli, D, Jr., Berlin-Gorham-Kennett; Maggie Farwell, D, Sr., Oyster River-Portsmouth; Diana Pivirotto, G, Sr., St Thomas-Dover-Winnacunnet

Second Team
Evey Heppler, F, Fr., Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry; Kelly Zhang, F, Sr., Senior Oyster River-Portsmouth; Juliana Grella, F, Jr., St Thomas-Dover-Winnacunnet; Maddie Gibeault, D, Sr., Pinkerton; Kali McDonnell, D, Sr., Hanover, Eleanor Edson, G, So., Hanover

Honorable Mention
Lauren Thomas, F, Sr., Bedford; Nora Bradley, F, So., Hanover; Lilyan Blood, F, Jr., Exeter; McKenzie Wessling, D, Sr, St Thomas-Dover-Winnacunnet; Mauren Ladzinski, D, Jr., Keene; Amelie Cowieson, G, Sr., Oyster River-Portsmouth

Division I

Coach of the Year: Gary Bishop (Bishop Guertin) Player of the Year: Brooks Craigue (Concord)

First Team
Brooks Craigue, F, Sr., Concord; John Mantone, F, Sr., Bishop Guertin; Cam Snee, F, Sr., Exeter; Joey Tarbell, D, Sr., Concord; Maddox Muir, D, Sr., Bedford; Vito Mancini, G, Sr., Windham

Second Team
Aiden Palmeter, F, Sr., Trinity; Logan Vogel, F, Sr., Bishop Guertin; Ty Robinson, F, Sr., Exeter; Cam Keaveney, D, Jr., Exeter; Jack Shoemaker, D, Jr., Concord; Braydon King, G, Jr., Bishop Guertin

Honorable Mention
Aiden Quaglietta, F, Jr., Windham; Lorenzo Corsetto, F, Sr., Pinkerton; Brendan Morin, F, Jr., Londonderry; Ryan Kelley, D, Sr., Bishop Guertin; Casey Kramer, D, Jr., Windham; Damien Carter, G, Sr., Pinkerton

Division II

Coach of the Year: Mike Young (Dover) Player of the Year: Brendan Chrisom (St. Thomas)

First Team
Brendan Chrisom, F, Sr., St. Thomas; Eliot Medlock, F, Jr., Merrimack; Jacob Lapierre, F, Sr., Dover; Gavan Bullen, D, Jr., St. Thomas; Kyle Dunn, D, Sr., Merrimack; Brett Davis, G, Sr., Dover

Second Team
Colin  Chrisom, F, Sr., St. Thomas; Brady McDonough, F, Sr., Dover; Finn Bussirre, F, Sr., Portsmouth – Newmarket; Wyatt Bell, D, Sr., Dover; Xavier Bibaud, D, Sr., Goffstown; Hunter Marshall, G, Sr., Winnacunnet

Honorable Mention
Logan Spagna, F, Sr., Dover; Matt Ryan, F, Sr., Alvirne – Milford; Jonny Pelletier, F, Sr., Somersworth – Coe-Brown; Connor Strum, D, Sr., Somersworth – Coe-Brown; Curtis Leitz, D, Sr., Oyster River; Matt Licata, G, Sr., Merrimack

Division III

Coach of the Year: Mike Poulin (Berlin-Gorham) Player of the Year: Owen Guerin (Belmont-Gilford)

First Team
Will Danais, F, Sr., Kingswood; Evan Guerin, F, So., Belmont-Gilford; Zach Spicuzza, F, Sr., Laconia-Winnisquam-IL; Owen Guerin, D, Sr., Belmont-Gilford; Robbie Murphy, D, Jr., Kennett; Liam Cripps, G, Jr., Pembroke-Campbell

Second Team
Cameron Plumb, F, Jr., Junior Pembroke-Campbell; Jesse Gertz, F, Sr., Hollis Brookline-Derryfield; Brody Duquette, F, Sr., Berlin-Gorham; Shaw Swinerton, D, Sr., Kingswood; Jack Lager, D, Sr., Hollis Brookline-Derryfield; Kolin Melanson, G, Jr., Berlin-Gorham

Honorable Mention
Luke Sabatini, F, Jr., Sanborn-Epping; Michael Cote, F, Jr., Berlin-Gorham; Kip Hedquist, F, Fr., John Stark-Hopkinton-Hills Deer; Andrew Dannehy, D, Sr., Lebanon-Stevens-Mt. Royal; Aidan Mckenzie, D, Jr., Belmont-Gilford; Carson McGreevy, G, So., Belmont-Gilford

 

2022 Double Header Recap

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 20th, at The Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both of the boy’s Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games.  The 12:00 pm game was for Division III players only while the 12:15 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II and were played in front of several hundred family and friends. Participating seniors were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association. 

This Legends event was sponsored by New Hampshire Distributors (NHD) of Concord.  NHD also provided post-game product samples for each player from Ghost energy drinks and Poland Spring Water. 

Click to open Division III program and Division I/II program.

Division III Senior Game – In the Division III game, Team Light were led by a pair of goals Paul Vachon (Hollis Brookline-Derryfield) and single tallies by Jacob Roy (Hollis Brookline-Derryfield) and Jack Breault (Kearsarge-Plymouth) while Ben Estrella (Berlin-Gorham) scored for Team Dark. Toby Cromwell (Lebanon-Stevens-MR) tended the net for Team Light while Josh Steven played net for Team Dark as Light won 4-1.

Division I/II Senior Game – In the Division I & II game, Team Red won over Team White by the score of 4-2. Leading the offense for Red was Curtis Rice (Hanover) with a pair of goals while Luke Suhesky (Portsmouth-Newmarket) and Nick Lee (Hanover scored the other two goals. Will Pegnam (Concord) blanked white in the first period while Kevin Jones (Concord) and Jack Bussierre (Portsmouth-Newmarket) each allowed single tallies. For Team White Cooper Kennaly (Winnacunnet) and Ethan Larochelle (Bedford) each scored. In goal for Team White, Matt Desmond (Bedford), Claden Daubney (Oyster River) and Pedro Benites (Bishop Guertin) allowed 2 goals, 2 and zero respectively.

After the 12:15 game, Coaches convened to select players to represent New Hampshire in the (35th) Annual Make a Wish game against Vermont this summer. 
The boy’s and girl’s game will be held at the Gutterson Field House (University of Vermont campus) on Saturday June 25th against the Vermont team. 

Players will once again be adorned in the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey uniforms.  The Coaches for the Vermont game should be contacting the players sometime over the next week.

Division III

To view and or purchase any Division III photographs from Matt Parker Photography CLICK HERE.

Division I & II

To view and or purchase any Division I & II photographs from Matt Parker Photography CLICK HERE.

Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos
Senior All-Star Classic Division I and II Boys Hockey Presented by the NH Legends of Hockey and New Hampshire Distributors on Sunday 3-20-2022 at The Rinks at Exeter. Matt Parker Photos

2019-20 All-State Teams Announced

All-State Teams were selected last week by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association and for the tenth year, the Legends provided certificates for each member of the four divisions.

In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year. Click here to view the 2019-20 All-State recipients.

Those certificates were mailed to the schools’ Athletic Directors for disbursement. 

2019 Senior All-Star Doubleheader Results

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 17th, at the Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both of the boy’s Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games.  The 12:00 pm game was for Division III players only while the 12:15 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II and two terrific games were played in front of several hundred family and friends.

This Legends event was sponsored by New Hampshire Distributors (NHD) of Concord.  NHD also provided post-game product samples for each player from Bang (potent brain and body fuel) and Sparkling Ice.  Click to open Division III program and Division I/II program.

Participating seniors were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association.  At the conclusion of each game, a reception hosted by the Legends took place in the lobby of the Rinks of Exeter for players and their families.  All senior players were announced individually by teams and received a certificate for their selection to the Senior All-Star Classic from John Normand President of the Legends.

In addition, Normand announced the All-State selections as the players came forward.  For the ninth straight year, the Legends provided certificates for each member of the various All-State teams.  In addition, for each division, the Legends awarded certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.  Those individuals were selected by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association and those All-State certificates were mailed out Monday afternoon to the Athletic Directors.

To view the complete list of this year’s All-State recipients Click Here. 

In the Division III game, an open net goal with 4 seconds to go sealed the win for the players dressed in their team’s white jerseys 5-3 over Team Dark.  Goals against were tracked but not saves in this game.  For the winner, Mattieux Tremblay of Pembroke-Campbell started the game and let up one goal, next up was Hunter Sanders of Moultonborough-Inter Lakes and Jameson Bourque of John Stark-Hopkinton shut down the opponents in the last stanza.  For the opponents, Trent Labrecque of Berlin split the duties with Isaac Kaskinski of Monadnock-Fall Mountain and allowed three and one goal respectively.

In the Division I & II game, it went to overtime but in the end, remained tied and finished in a 5-5 draw.  Dakota Robinson of Pinkerton started in goal for Team Red and stopped all seven shots he faced, next up was Nate Pushey of Bishop Brady and Nate stopped seven of nine shots and Matt Strickland of Bishop Brady finished up, allowing three goals while stopped seven.  Leading off for Team White was Cameron Donovan of Londonderry who made four of five saves, Chris Eno of St. Thomas Aquinas made  thirteen saves while allowing four goals and Nathan Carrier of Bow stopped all eight shots he faced. Offensive highlights Team Red were provided by five players: Gennaro Marra of Pinkerton and Brendon Banks of Pinkerton; Tyler Blood of Exeter and Ryan Huppe of Exeter (along with three assists) and Cam Larivierre of Concord.  For Team White offense was provided by two goals apiece from Jack Sylvain of Bedford and Max Carpenter of Oyster River while Kambal Vaidya of Bedford had one.

Many thanks to the following DI and DII coaches for their time and effort.  Jim Tufts – Exeter, Dan Belliveau – Merrimack, Peter Bedford – Londonderry, Sam Littlefield – Pinkerton, Peter Harwood – Oyster River, Mike Young – Dover, Bill Widi – Portsmouth-Newmarket, Mark McGinn – Salem, Marty Myers – Bedford, Tom Ferguson – Portsmouth-Newmarket, Jon Ellis – Spaulding

In addition, our thanks go out to the DIII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a successful one: Denis Kolehmainen of John Stark-Hopkinton and Mike Poulin of Berlin as well as Kevin Merrick of Sanborn and Marc Bourque of John Stark-Hopkinton.  We do apologize if any of the coaches were not recognized.

After the 12:15 game, Coaches convened to select players to represent New Hampshire in the Annual Make a Wish game against Vermont this summer.  The boy’s and girl’s game will be held at the Gutterson Field House on Saturday June 29th against the Vermont team.  Players will once again be adorned in the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey uniforms.  The girl’s will play at 4:00 pm and the boy’s game is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm.  The Coaches for the Vermont game should be contacting the players over the next week or so.

To view or to purchase any of the photographs from Matt Parker Photography CLICK HERE.

High School Play-offs / Senior All-Star Doubleheader

NHIAA Semi-Final Matches
The quarter final rounds are now complete.  This week 16 teams (in four divisions) will be competing in this weeks Semi-final round with hopes of moving on and eventually hoisting the State Championship trophy for their respective division.

Here’s a look at this week’s match-ups and good luck to each of the teams.

Division I
# 1 Concord versus # 4 Bedford
# 2 Hanover versus # 6 Bishop Guertin
Division II
# 1 Keene versus # 5 Dover
# 3 St. Thomas Aquinas versus # 7 Kingswood
Division III
# 1 Kennett versus # 5 Belmont-Gilford
# 2 John Stark-Hopkinton versus # 3 Mon-Fall Mountain
Girls Division
# 1 Exeter versus # 5 Oyster River-Portsmouth
# 2 Hanover versus # 3 Bishop Brady-Trinity-West

Please verify start times with your local school.

Senior All-Star Doubleheader 
On Sunday March 18th, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey will host two Senior games at The Rinks at Exeter.  The New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association will be selecting seniors this week to compete in the two games.

Andrew Putney (9) Manchester Memorial and Asa Palker (7) Bedford of Team Red battle for puck with Jeremy Duhamel (18) Bow

The first game is for Division III seniors and is scheduled to start at 12:00 pm. 
The second game is for Division I and II seniors and will begin at 12:30 pm.  All players are urged to arrive one hour before their game.

Ticket prices are $5.00 for all adults high school is $2.00.

Players gather after the Division III Senior All-Star game.

The Legends are providing certificates to all senior players.  Certificates will be distributed at a post-game reception after each All-Star game on Sunday March 18th.

In addition, All-State Teams are being selected this week by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association and for the eighth year, the Legends will provide certificates for each member of the various All-State teams.  In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.

For those underclassmen and girls not in attendance, those will be taken to their schools by coaches or in attendance for disbursement.

Senior All-Star Doubleheader Results

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 19th, at the Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games.  The 12:30 pm game was for Division III players only while the 1:00 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II.

Seniors had been selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association.  At the conclusion of each game, a reception hosted by the Legends took place in the lobby of the Rinks of Exeter for players and their families.

This year, BodyArmor Sport Drink was the Presenting Sponsor.  Body Armor is distributed throughout a good portion of New Hampshire by New Hampshire Distributors of Concord.

Nate Bowler (14) of Bishop Brady, Nate Gariepy (13) of Lebanon and Matt Chorlian (4) of Concord in action during the 1:00 pm Division I – II game.

Action during the 12:30 Division III game are Ethan Becker (18) of Belmont Gilford and unidentified player in red.

At the conclusion of each game, all Senior players were announced individually by teams and received a certificate for their participation of the Senior All-Star Classic from John Normand President of the Legends.

A random drawing took place for each game for a Bauer composite stick of a standard stock pattern of their choice.  Selected was Luca Haeufler (Conval-Conant) from the 12:30 game and Gabe Loud (Hanover) from the 1:00 pm game.

For the seventh straight year, the Legends provided framed certificates for each member of the various All-State teams.  In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.  Those individuals were selected by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association.

To view the complete list of this year’s All-State recipients Click Here.  Certificates for those underclassmen and girls recipients not in attendance were taken by team mates or coaches in attendance for disbursement.

Shown below are Bow High School seniors Doug Champagne, Colin Tracy and Austin Beaudette.

Division III action

Many thanks to the following DI and DII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a great one. Gary Smith – Lebanon; Jim Tufts – Exeter; Mark McGinn – Salem; Sean Dunn – Windham; Peter Bedford – Londonderry and Gary Bishop – Bishop Guertin.

In addition, many thanks to the following DIII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a successful one: Dave Saball and Jason Parent – Belmont-Gilford;, Kevin Merrick – Sanborn:, Shane Maurice, Fred Strum and TJ Wrobleski – Somersworth and Denis Kolehmainen and Marc Bourque – John Stark-Hopkinton.

We apologize if any of the coaches were not recognized.

Senior All-Star Game Results

Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 20th, at the Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games. The 2:00 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II, while the 2:30 pm game was for Division III players only.

Seniors were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association. At the conclusion of each game, a reception hosted by the Legends took place in the lobby of the Rinks of Exeter for players and their families.

(Shown Above) Tyler Gamble #10 moves the puck through traffic. All photos were taken by Matt Parker Photos. To view and or purchase photos, information can be found later in this article.

At the conclusion of each game, all Senior players were announced individually and received a certificate for their participation of the Senior All-Star Classic from John Normand Vice President of the Legends.

In addition, a random drawing took place for each game and selected was Sean McGadden from the 2:00 pm game and Nick Hamel from the 2:30 game. Each player won a Bauer composite stick of a standard stock pattern of their choice. They have been contacted via email already.

Colby Austin red #19 takes out and opponent

Senior players in attendance who had been selected for All-State recognition by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association each received a framed All-State certificate from the Legends.

Players gather after the 2:00 Senior All-Star game

For the sixth straight year, the Legends provided framed certificates for each member of the various All-State teams. In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.

First Team All-State and Division III Player of the Year – Caleb Drouin of Belmont-Gilford with President John Normand

Click on each Division to view the complete list of this year’s All-State recipients Click Here. Certificates for those underclassmen and girls recipients not in attendance were taken by team mates or coaches in attendance for disbursement.

Many thanks to the following DI and DII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a great one. Jim Tufts – Exeter; Jerry Manchester – Windham; Matt Davis – Merrimack; Steve Riker – Dover; Mike Young – Dover; Gary Bishop – Bishop Guertin..

In addition, many thanks to the following DIII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a successful one. Michael Lane – Kennett; Jay Londer – Belmont-Gilford; Dave Saball – Belmont-Gilford; Chuck Yeager – Moultonborough-Inter Lakes.

We apologize if anyone was not recognized.

Participating players from the 2:00 pm game were eligible to be selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association for the Annual Make-A-Wish team. That game against Vermont is scheduled for Saturday June 25 at the University of Vermont. Those players will be contacted shortly. When available, that roster can be viewed here. In addition, the roster will be posted on the Coaches Association website.

Two large crowds of family members and friends watched the Red All-Stars and White All-Stars in the 2:00 pm game and light, dark in the 2:30 game.

A nandom drawing took place for each game and selected was Andrew Stevens from the first game and Erik Leger from the second. Each player won a Bauer composite stick of a standard stock pattern of their choice. They should contact our Executive Director Jim Hayes hayes743@comcast.net with their choice.

1:00 pm All-Star Game
Team White jumped off to a 2-0 lead after period one and never looked back. Scoring first was Kieran Lombard of Dover with assists be handed out to Evan Royer (Exeter) Brandon Mello (Exeter). Goal number two was scored by Chad Desautels of Windham and was assisted by Jacob Wolford (Trinity).

However, Team Red fought back in period two, as Caleb Drouin (Belmont-Gilford) notched a goal midway through the period on assists from Logan Pacheco (Central) and Colby Austin (Londonderry). Red scored again, as Tyler Gamble (Bedford) lit the lamp with assists going to Brendan Johnson (Memorial) and Robbie Duarte (Nashua North-Souhegan).

Three minutes later, White took the lead for good as Justin Pearson scored with assists going to Cam Richall (Alvirne-Pelham) and Drew Merrick (Trinity). A little more than a minute into the final stanza, Kieran Lombard scored his scored his second and the final goal of the game, with assists going to Matt Norris (Concord) and Lyle Lorenz (Exeter). Final Score Team White 4, Team Red 2.

Goalies for Team Red:
Period One – Ben Nelson, Concord 0 GA
Period Two – Bryson Desjardins, Exeter 2 GA
Period Three – Nick Martinen, Dover 0 GA

Goalies for Team White:
Period One – Colin Holt, Goffstown 2 GA
Period Two – Alex Lindberg, Bedford 1 GA
Period Three – Jordan Puzzo, Pinkerton 1 GA

 

Nate Ash #35 in action at the 2:30 pm game

 

2:30 pm All-Star Game
Unfortunately, in the 2 pm game, a few players switched sides to even out the players which made it difficult to determine who scored.

Therefore:
1st Goal: #14 scored, assisted #15 Team A
2nd Goal #23 scored, unassisted Team B
3rd Goal #15 scored, unassisted Team A
4th Goal # 6 scored, assist #11 Team A
5th Goal # 6 scored, unassisted Team B
6th Goal #15 scored, unassisted Team A
7th Goal #6 scored, assist #14 Team B
8th Goal #15 scored, assists to #14 and 6 Team B
9th Goal #23 scored, assist to #36 Team B
10th Goal #10 scored, assist to #5 Team A
11th Goal #11 scored, unassisted, Team A
12th Goal #23 scored, unassisted Team B, Hat Trick
13th Goal #15 scored, assist to #14 Team A
14th Goal #12 scored, unassisted Team A
15th Goal #5 scored, assist to #15 Team

Players gather after the 2:30 Senior All-Star game

All photos were taken by Matt Parker Photos. To view all photos from the doubleheader, click HERE to view and or purchase.

More About New Hampshire Legends of Hockey
“The Legends recognizes the important role high school hockey plays in the state’s rich ice hockey history,” said Jim Hayes, Legends Executive Director. “In addition to supporting high school hockey with various events, we have compiled and documented the results of all high school hockey championship games – and coaching records – dating back to the 1946-47 season.” To access this information, simply click on the High School Archives link at our website: www.nhlegendsofhockey.com.

The Legends actively solicits historical, hockey-related artifacts for preservation and display to the general public. The Legends online museum catalogs the state’s hockey history and heritage gathered from periodicals, game film, trophies, photos, uniforms, other clothing, etc. The museum is searchable by the number of fields such as team, player, jerseys etc. While there are several hundred photos currently available for viewing, new ones are added on a ongoing basis, so be sure to check back frequently. For more information on the Legends of Hockey, visit our web site at nhlegendsofhockey.com.