Zdeno Chara named Keynote Speaker

Zdeno Chara to Serve as Keynote Speaker at New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Manchester, NH – The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is proud to announce that former Boston Bruins captain and Hockey Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara will serve as the keynote speaker at the organization’s 23rd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. Our keynote speaker is sponsored by New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association.

Chara, one of the most respected defensemen in National Hockey League history, enjoyed a remarkable 24-year professional career. Standing at 6-foot-9, he remains the tallest player ever to skate in the NHL. Best known for his 14 seasons with the Boston Bruins, Chara captained the team to the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship, the franchise’s first in nearly 40 years. Over his career, he was named to six NHL All-Star Games, won the Norris Trophy in 2009 as the league’s best defenseman, and was awarded the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2011. In 2023, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey, a nonprofit organization established in 2001, is dedicated to preserving the state’s rich ice hockey history and honoring those who have made significant contributions to the game. Each fall, the organization inducts a new class into its Hall of Fame while also celebrating the sport’s impact across the Granite State.

“We are thrilled to welcome Zdeno Chara as our keynote speaker,” said Jim Hayes, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey. “His leadership, commitment, and passion for the game embody the values our Hall of Fame celebrates, and his presence will make this year’s ceremony truly memorable.”

The 2025 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 26th.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available now.  To purchase your tickets for this event click here.

For sponsorship information click here.

For additional information on the Induction Ceremony click here.

Twenty-third Induction Ceremony Tickets on Sale

Tickets for the luncheon and ceremony are now available to the general public for a cost of $50.  The purchase deadline is October 7th.   We are anticipating a crowd of 300.  To obtain your ticket(s) click here to open the credit card payment form.  Please note, tickets are NOT being mailed.  However, your name will be at the RE-Registration Table.  The Grappone Center located at 60 Commercial Street in Concord.  Please use the north entrance.

The festivities begin with the Social Hour at 11:30 and this year,  Ken Cail, Master of Ceremonies, will kick off the induction and celebrations at 12:30 pm.

We are pleased to announce Zdeno Chara as our Keynote Speaker. To read our press release on our keynote speaker click here.

We are pleased to announce that Bauer is once again our Presenting Sponsor, nucar Automotive Group is our Luncheon Sponsor, St. Paul’s School and Werner Mazda are the Co-Title Sponsors.  In addition, the Boston Bruins are the Ring Sponsors, the NH Amateur Hockey Association is our Keynote Speaker Sponsor and New Hampshire Distributors, Mountain Kings Academy and the Mountain Cats Academy will be the Sponsors of our Social Hour.

At this time, there are Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship Opportunities. Businesses or individuals wishing to assist with sponsorship and or purchase tickets, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes.  To find out details about sponsorships levels click here.  To purchase your 2025 Sponsorship click here. Our non-profit Tax ID is 56-242-1910.

The deadline for sponsorships is October 7th. Please contact the NH Legends of Hockey for more details.
Email: nhlegendsofhockey@gmail.com
Phone: 603-731-4168 (Jim Hayes Cell)

We are proud to announce the following individuals will be enshrined into our Hall of Fame. They are: Chris Grassie, Tim Schaller and Paul Thompson (Player); Louis Chabot (Coach) and Scott Crowder (Builder).  To read the official announcement of this year’s inductees click here.

In addition, we will be recognizing teams Club National of Nashua and honoring their hockey history.  The Club sponsored a traveling hockey team that competed across New England that included matchups with opponents from Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire from 1923 to 1928.  Their home rinks included Sandy Pond (then Balcom Ice Pond), Nashua Country Club and South Common. In 1926, Club National was a founding member of the New England Hockey League and league champions that season.  Club National players Art Lesieur and Ted Stackhouse were Stanley Cup Champions with Montreal and Toronto respectively. These players, along with other local talent, were standout contributors and respected figures in the Nashua hockey community. Club National players left an indelible mark on the city of Nashua and the sport of hockey.  Click here to listen to Ken Cail, Ed Lecius and Ian Wood discuss the history of the Club National Hockey team on Cail & Company.  Click here to listen to Ken & Ian Wood discuss the 5 inductees as well as more on the Club National Hockey Team. We look forward to seeing you at our event.

 

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025 ANNOUNCED

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Paul Thompson heads up ice against U-Maine

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025 ANNOUNCED

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce the five inductees who will make up its 23rd Hall of Fame class.

Louis Chabot will be inducted in the Coaches Category, Chris Grassie, Tim Schaller and Paul Thompson in the Player Category and Scott Crowder in the Builder Category.

The five will be formally enshrined during a ceremony on October 26, 2025. The Induction Ceremony & Luncheon will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. In addition, the Legends will honor the hockey history of the Club National who played in the 1920’s in Nashua.

The Hall of Fame Induction luncheon tickets will be available to the general public on September 1st. Please go to the website or contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at hayes743@gmail.com or (603) 731-4168.

We are proud to introduce the inductees.

LOUIS CHABOT:  Louis enjoyed twelve years of successful international coaching experience, winning his first National Championship and Magnus Cup in 1982-83 as Head Hockey Coach in Bilbao, Spain. In 1983, he appeared with Spain at the World Cup in Budapest, Hungary and followed that up with three consecutive League Championships seasons, from 1983 through 1986, as the Head Hockey Coach in Saint Gervais, France. Louis coached the Mont-Blanc Hockey Club to his fifth Magnus Cup in 1986-87 and competed at the Europa Cup in Rosenheim, Germany. Between the years of 1987 and 1993, Louis was Head Coach in Nyköping 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 as the Owner and Director of Chabot’s Specialized Hockey Programs and Chabot Hockey LLC.

SCOTT CROWDER: Raised in Nashua New Hampshire, and former Bishop Guertin State Champion, Scott has become one of New Hampshire’s most influential hockey ambassadors. Just a year after graduating with a degree in Sport Management, Scott approached the town of Meredith to promote the launch of the New England Pond Hockey Classic. Since its inception in 2010 with 77 teams, the event has grown into the nation’s premier pond hockey tournament, drawing over 2,200 players on 275 teams competing on 26 rinks each winter. Today, through events in NH, VT, MT, and NYC, Scott has built the largest pond hockey tournament platform in North America, generating millions in economic impact and media impressions and, in doing so, has contributed to the revival of the spirit of the game and helped redefine the outdoor hockey tradition.

CHRIS GRASSIE: Chris is the product of Dover and Somersworth Youth Hockey. At Somersworth High School, Chris tallied a hundred points in three years and in his one-year, post-grad stint at Berwick Academy, he was the team’s MVP. Chris continued to build his impressive hockey resumé at the University of New Hampshire where he played four seasons from 1986 – ‘87 through 1989-90. He was captain in his Senior Year and received the Charles E. Holt Coaches Award. He also earned the Rod Langway Best Defenseman Award as a Sophomore in 1988. Chris was offered a try-out with the Winnipeg Jets but instead signed an AHL contract with the Maine Mariners, Boston Bruin’s affiliate. Chris continued his career with three years of professional hockey in the AHL and ECHL.

TIM SCHALLER: A native of Merrimack, NH, Tim played a total of 276 games in the NHL. Described as a “big center with defensive skills that teams like”, he amassed 57 points with 29 goals and 28 assists before retiring from the NHL in September 2023. During his ten-year pro career, he appeared with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings. Tim’s NHL debut came in November 2014 with Buffalo playing the Montreal Canadiens. His first NHL goal was against the Bruins. Tim’s AHL travels took him to Rochester, Wilkes-Barre, Bakersfield and Milwaukee. Prior to his time in the Big Leagues, Tim was Merrimack Rookie of the Year, co-recipient of the Most Valuable Freshman at Providence College, Co-Captain in his Senior Year and in 2013, was named Hockey East’s Defensive Forward of the Year.

PAUL THOMPSON: Paul is from Derry, New Hampshire and played at Pinkerton Academy before joining the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the EJHL for two seasons in 2006–07. He picked up 113 points and scored 51 goals in 50 games and was named EJHL’s Offensive Player of the Year. At UNH, Paul was selected to the Hockey East 1st All Star Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team. He scored 57 times and earned 112 points during his time in Durham. In his Senior year, he was Hockey East Player of the Year, a Hobey Baker Award Finalist and led Hockey East in scoring. Paul is the highest scoring New Hampshire native at UNH in the past thirty years. He also led the nation in power play goals. In his thirteen pro seasons, Paul made NHL appearances with the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers in addition to his time in the AHL.

 

2025 Hall of Fame Nominations

NH Legends Certificate

The Legends Hockey Hall of Fame was established to recognize and honor those men and women who have made significant contributions to sport of ice hockey in New Hampshire by their participation as Players, Coaches, Builders, Officials or as members of the Media. Through our first Twenty-two years, one hundred and fifty-eight deserving individuals have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

If you know of anyone who stands out above the rest and you feel may be a qualified Hall of Fame candidate, the Nominating Committee encourages you to complete the necessary research and submit a nomination form for consideration of this high honor in any one of the above categories.

NH Legends of Hockey Policies and Procedures for Nomination states, “It is important that any nominee be of high moral character and the Induction Committee and Board of Directors shall consider such matters when considering candidates for induction.”

ELIGIBILITY FOR INDUCTION To be eligible for induction in the Player category, the individual must: a) have been born or raised in New Hampshire and played ice hockey at an exemplary level; or b) while an active player, have made a significant contribution to the sport of ice hockey in New Hampshire.

To be eligible for induction in non-player categories, the individual must: a) have made significant contributions to the sport of ice hockey in New Hampshire: or b) have made significant contributions to the sport of ice hockey while residing in New Hampshire.

In addition, each individual’s contribution may be different. Also to be considered will be the nominee’s ability, sportsmanship or character, or a combination of these qualities.

 

Nomination Form

 

You may start working on your nomination now and must be submitted received between January 1 and prior to March 1, 2025. You should save a hard copy for your records. 

We have included a copy of the Sample Nomination Form for Sandy Sistare which was submitted by Jane Kalinski. This should help you with your nomination process.

If you have questions or need assistance with the nomination process, please contact any one of the New Hampshire Legend’s board of directors who are listed on the web site. You may also contact our Executive Director, Jim Hayes, at 743hayes@gmail.com or 603-731-4168.

Selected individuals will be recognized at our next Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, scheduled for Sunday October 26, 2025. At that time, we will also be honoring the Club National team which began play in 1923 and continued for more than a decade.

Lastly, please visit our NH Legends of Hockey Facebook Page and “Like Us” to receive our upcoming Facebook posts.

Club National Hockey of Nashua NH

Do you have any information on a team that played in Nashua called the Club National?

We are trying to gather as much information as we can about this organization for an upcoming event honoring them. They played between 1923 and 1933. Their games were played at both Balcom Pond and Nashua Country Club. We are planning on honoring the history of the team at our annual induction ceremony. Next year it will be held on Sunday October 26, 2025 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

Here’s some names from photographs and news periodicals to get you started. Aimy Jalbert; G Jalbert; E Jalbert; Napolean Pelletier; W. Foley; L. Viger; Leo Larsen; C. Drapeau; W. Purcell; P. Lloyd; A. Paradis; Fred Paradis; T. Paradis; P. Paradis; Aimy Lavoie, Pete St. Pierre; A. St. Pierre; E. Hurard; Marion; L. Gagnon; T. Skay; Racicot; O. Thibeault; E Hammond; J. Normandin as well as Ted Stackhouse and Art Lesieur who both played in the NHL. Managers mentioned were Au. Burque, Oscar Phaneuf; EH Labine and D Duvarney.

 

 

Your action photographs, film, rosters, news articles and other memorabilia will help create an accurate history of Club National. Contact us with names, pictures and stories. Go to www.nhlegendsofhockey.com/mission/content-contributor/ and contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168 or 743hayes@gmail.com

Club National played against teams from Concord and Manchester, NH, Waterville and Lewiston ME, Melrose and Boston, MA.

 

Please contact us with any information you have about this team.

2024 Legends Induction Ceremony

Master of Ceremony Ken Cail and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted five new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2023, in front of a crowd of more than 300 family members, friends, dignitaries and other guests.

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Induction Ceremony Tickets & Sponsorships Now Available

NH Women’s Select: Jay Jones; Carey Jones; Tara Mounsey; Kendra Richey Austin; Stacy Boudrias Landry and Jeff Cain. 2nd Row: Dave Boudrias; Mike Mounsey; Diane Richey and Gena Nolin. Missing from photo Jay Campion and Steph Acres.

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (Legends) will host the Twenty-second Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the Grappone Conference Center, in Concord, New Hampshire. 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.

The festivities begin with the social hour at 11:30 and Master of Ceremonies Ken Cail will kick off the induction and celebration at 12:30 pm.  Our Key-Note Speaker is Jayme Parker.  Many of you will recognize Jayme from her Outside the Fame show on NESN and her work with all professional sports teams in Boston.

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.  This year, the following four deserving individuals will be inducted into our New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame: Mathew Myers and Fred Quistgard will be inducted as Coaches while Ron Gosselin and Dan Dagesse will be inducted as Builders.  To read brief biographies of the four inductee’s click here.

The entire twenty-two-year history of the Kearsarge Girls Hockey Team and the NH Selects, including the National Pee Wee Champions of 1992, will be honored by the NH Legends of Hockey.

If you are one of the players who pulled on a Kearsarge or Selects Jersey, round up your teammates and join us for the Induction Ceremony.  To view All-Time player roster click the following link:  All Players Kearsarge NH Selects

We are pleased to announce Bauer as our Presenting Sponsor and St. Paul’s School will be our Luncheon Sponsor. In addition, our Co-Title Sponsors are NH Amateur Hockey Association and Werner Mazda while our Social Hour Sponsor is New Hampshire Distributors, The NH Mountain Kings and the Mountain Cat Academy.  Our Ring Sponsor will be nucar Automotive.

Any businesses or individuals wishing to assist with Gold, Silver or Bronze Sponsorships and or purchase tickets, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes.

Jim’s contact information is 743hayes@gmail.com and 603-731-4148.  Checks should be made out to NH Legends of Hockey and mailed to:

Jim Hayes
25 Fire Road 34
Strafford, NH 03884

Please include each attendee’s full name along with your phone number.

Or if you prefer to pay on-line, ticket price is $50.00 per ticket plus credit card fee.  Click here to purchase tickets on-line.

Deadline is October 4th for Sponsorship and Luncheon tickets which are $50.00 must be purchased by October 11th.  Click here to view the Sponsorship form.

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2024 ANNOUNCED

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce the four inductees who will make up its 22nd Hall of Fame class.

Mathew Myers and Fred Quistgard will be inducted as Coaches while Ron Gosselin and Dan Dagesse will be inducted as Builders.

The four will be formally enshrined during a ceremony on October 20, 2024. The Induction Ceremony & Luncheon will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.  In addition, the NH Selects (women’s youth team) will be honored.

The Hall of Fame Induction luncheon tickets will be available to the general public on September 1st. Please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at 743hayes@gmail.com or (603) 731-4168.

Here is a look at the inductees.

MATHEW MYERS: Manchester native Mathew Myers (pictured above) has risen to the position of video coordinator on the coaching staff of the Boston Bruins. From his days as a student manager at UNH, Myers combined his passion for hockey with expertise in video software to build a successful career. He made it to the NHL as a video scout for the Nashville Predators in 2015-16 where he spent two seasons.  He then spent a year with the Buffalo Sabres and he’s been on the Bruins’ staff since 2019.

FRED QUISTGARD: Fred Quistgard has been developing the region’s goalies for more than nearly five decades. Currently the goaltending coach for the Maine Mariners (ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins), Quistgard has been active coaching on the New Hampshire youth, high school, junior and college levels since 1980. Nearly 50 years’ worth of New Hampshire goalies have learned from him through local clinics, private lessons at Puckstoppers Goaltending in Exeter, summer goalie schools, advice columns and USA Hockey development camps.

RON GOSSELIN: For nearly 50 years, Ronald “Ron” Gosselin has been a hockey entrepreneur as a team owner, equipment distributor and hockey school owner. He has owned or part-owned the Manchester “Junior A” Generals in the New England Junior A League, the Sherbrooke Beavers of the Major Junior Quebec Hockey League, the semipro Manchester Blackhawks in the revived New England Hockey League as well as the Manchester Junior A Canadians.

DAN DAGESSE: A native of Colebrook, Dagesse has become embedded in the hockey fabric of both the city of Berlin and the North Country. He has donated more than $550,000 for upgrades to nucar Notre Dame Arena and another $30,000 to Berlin Youth Hockey and the arena on an annual basis. The benefits of his financial support are felt today, with Berlin Youth Hockey having the largest enrollment in its history covering Gorham, Milan, Shelburne, Jefferson, Littleton, Lancaster, Stark as well as Berlin.

Legends Enshrine Five

Master of Ceremony Ken Cail and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted five new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2023, in front of a crowd of more than 300 family members, friends, dignitaries and other guests.

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Twenty-first Induction Ceremony Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now available to the general public. Tickets for the luncheon and ceremony are $40 and the deadline to purchase those is October 13th. A crowd of 275 to 325 is anticipated.

The festivities begin with the social hour at 11:30 and this year, Master of Ceremony Ken Cail will kick off the induction and celebration at 12:30 pm. The induction ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center. Address for the center is 60 Commercial Street in Concord.

The program includes Brian Murphy as the Keynote Speaker. Murphy was inducted into the Legends Hall of Fame last fall. Brian officiated for 32 years in the NHL and retired at the conclusion of the 2019 season. In May of 2020 he was named Supervisor of men’s officials for the Hockey East Association. In addition, Murphy is being inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame on December 6th in Boston.

We are pleased to announce St. Paul’s School is once again our Luncheon Sponsor, New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association and Werner Mazda will be our two Title Sponsors, nucar Automotive Group is our Ring Sponsor and New Hampshire Distributors and the NH Mountain Kings are our two Social Hour Sponsors.

At this time, the Presenting Sponsorship is available, as are Gold, Silver and Bronze Opportunities. Businesses or individuals wishing to assist with sponsorship or purchase tickets, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes. Click here to view our sponsorship form. Our non-profit Tax ID is 56-242-1910.

Deadline is October 5th for sponsorships. Contact Executive Director Jim Hayes for more details. His contact information is hayes743@concast.net and 603-731-4168.

This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include Mick Mounsey who will be inducted as a Player; Nelson Hutchings will be inducted as an Official and Dave Caron, Walter J. Nadeau will be inducted as Builders as is Paul Comeau, who is being inducted posthumously. To read the May news release on the inductees click here.

In addition, the Concord Eastern Olympics Hockey Club and their history will also be honored this year.