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
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 hayes743@comcast.net and 603-731-4148. Checks should be made out to NH Legends of Hockey and mailed to:
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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.
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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 hayes743@comcast.net 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.
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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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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.
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.
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The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce the five inductees who will make up its 21st Hall of Fame class:
Mick Mounsey 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.
They will be formally enshrined during a ceremony on October 22, 2023. The ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
The Hall of Fame Induction luncheon tickets will be available to the general public on September 1st. Please contact executive director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or (603) 731-4168.
Here is a closer look at the inductees.
Mick Mounsey: A state champion at Concord High School playing with his big sister, future U.S. Olympic gold medalist Tara Mounsey, Mick went on to become one of the best defensemen in UNH history. He played four years for the Wildcats from 2000-04, winning two Hockey East championships and helping the team reach two Frozen Fours. His 157 games played rank among the most in program history, and he enjoyed a brief career in the ECHL, winning a Kelly Cup with the Idaho Steelheads.
Nelson Hutchings: Now 99 years young, Hutchings has spent the last 45 years as the scorekeeper and publicity agent for the Rochester Men’s Hockey League. Born in Portsmouth in 1923, he is set to turn 100 in July. It is estimated that Hutchings has been on hand for roughly 2,900 league contests, rarely missing a game. In addition to keeping the clock and the scoresheet, he would also report results and stats to local newspapers.
Dave Caron. A native of Biddeford, Maine, who now makes his home in Belmont, Caron is credited with spearheading the creation of the Belmont-Gilford cooperative team, bringing together a diverse network of people to garner community support and, ultimately, NHIAA approval. He also served as a coach and on the Board of Directors for the Lakes Region Lakers from 1982 to 2011, and as a USA Hockey official from 1989 to 2019.
Walter J. Nadeau: A native of Berlin, Nadeau’s more than 30 years of service to the Berlin and Coos County Historical Society has established him as the keeper of the hockey legend in Berlin, overseeing a permanent exhibit that celebrates the city’s long and successful hockey history. He served as a board member and secretary in that organization, and currently serves as vice president. He spent more than two years researching and editing biographies, and acquiring photos, of the 40 Legends of Hockey members from Berlin as part of that exhibit.
Paul Comeau: For nearly 30 years, Comeau was actively involved in youth hockey in both the state’s Seacoast region and also at the state level for USA Hockey. Paul also served as President of NHAHA for several years. Born in Everett, Mass., he grew up in Salisbury and served many years as the president of New Hampshire East youth hockey before later becoming the Director of Hockey for that organization. He also wore the hats of coach, official and game scheduler during his tenure, helping make the game accessible to scores of youth across the region.
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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 2022, in front of a crowd of 285 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 23, 2022 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord for the eleventh straight year.
It marked the NH Legends’ twentieth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to the history of the boy’s and girl’s hockey programs from Kimball Union Academy.
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. 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.
Inducted into the 2022 Hall of Fame Class was: David Lassonde, David Flint, Chris Brown, Ryan Frew and Tom Moulton. To view the entire induction program click here.
During President Normand’s address he welcomed and thanked everyone in attendance for supporting the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees and the Kimball Union Academy Boy’s and Girl’s hockey history. “We are sure you will thoroughly enjoy the day, and if so, we hope you will return next year as a fan of hockey, play in our golf classic or consider donating as a Supporter”.
In addition, John asked the crowd to remember our teammates we’ve lost since our last induction, including: Rod Blackburn, Don McKinnon, Dick Ryerson and Harvey Smith as well as another hockey friend – former board member Jay High. We miss you all !
Normand offered special thanks to St. Paul’s School (Rector Kathy Giles, Luncheon Sponsor); NH Amateur Hockey Association and President Matt Roy & Werner Mazda and Bob Werner as our (Co-Title Sponsors), New Hampshire Distributors and Tom and Chris Brown as the (Social Hour Sponsor) and nucar Automotive Group and Shawn Hanlon as (Ring Sponsor).
John also thanked the 36 other sponsors who also helped make the Hall of Fame ceremony possible through their Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships. Those sponsors are:
Gold Sponsors: Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc.; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; Brine – Capital Sporting Goods; Christian Party Rental; Eastern Propane & Oil; Fay’s Boat Yard; Mason + Rich, P.A., C.P.A.; Merrimack County Savings Bank; NEEMCo; Northway Bank; Paul the Plumber; Sleepnet; Speedy Printing and Copying The Rinks at Exeter; The Rowley Agency Inc.; Vachon Clukay & Company PC and Warrior Sports Group.
Silver Sponsors: Berlin City Auto Group; L.A. Brochu, Inc.; Club National; Cusa Consulting, LLC; Deco Systems Inc.; EVR Advertising; Milestone Engineering & Construction; Northeast Delta Dental; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency; Stan Mikita Hockey School – AHIHA; Triplet Computers, LLC and The Weston Family.
Bronze Sponsors: Alpine Club; Granite State Capital Management; Granite State Glass; Legacy Financial Solutions. Inc. Pat Brady and Town & Country Inn and Resort.
Photographs of Induction Ceremony and Stanley Cup® were taken by Matt Parker Photography and are posted on his website.
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President John Normand announced the team which will be honored next fall. The Concord Eastern Olympics history will be honored at the 21st Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sunday October 22, 2023 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. The Eastern Olympics played from 1967-68 through the 1973-74 season.
If you’d like to become a sponsor next year, please email hayes743@comcast.net or call Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168. Click here to review the 2022 Sponsorship Opportunity Form if you are interesting sponsoring next fall.
2023 Nominations with appropriate documentation can be submitted on-line beginning January 1 and continuing through the end of February.
Video of Induction Ceremony can be purchased before the end of the year, by contacting Bryant Ragus (Spotlight Video Productions) at info@videonh.com The video will be available on a memory stick and has both the Induction Ceremony as well as pre-event interviews may be purchased for $15.00 through Spotlight Video Productions in Manchester, NH. (www.videonh.com)
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The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce the five inductees who will make up their 20th Hall of Fame class.
Chris Brown will be inducted as a builder, while David Flint, David Lassonde and Tom Moulton are being inducted as coaches, as is Ryan Frew, who is being inducted posthumously. In addition, the Kimball Union Academy boys and girls hockey history will also be honored this year. The boys program began in 1935-36 while the girls team began in 1984-85.
They will be formally enshrined during a ceremony on Oct. 23. The ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord beginning with a social hour at 11:30 a.m.
The Hall of Fame Induction luncheon tickets will be available to the general public on Sept. 1. Please contact executive director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or (603) 731-4168.
Here is a closer look at the inductees.
Chris Brown: A former player and coach with Concord Youth Hockey and Concord High School, Brown is responsible for creating and organizing the popular 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament, whose mission was to honor past hockey history and support recreational projects in the Concord area. Approximately 700 players take part in the annual event at White Park in Concord, N.H., making up nearly 100 teams that compete in eight divisions over a three-day weekend. Over the 11 years the non-profit has donated over $550,000 back to the local community and local booster clubs
David Flint: The native of Merrimack, N.H., has been the head coach of the women’s hockey team at Northeastern University since 2008 and has led that program to a.287-137-41 record over 13 successful seasons. During his tenure, the Huskies have won five Hockey East tournament championships and played in six NCAA tournaments. This past season, they went 31-5-2, won Hockey East and lost to Minnesota-Duluth in overtime in the NCAA semifinals. In 2020-21 he was named the national Division 1 Coach of the Year after guiding NU to the national championship game. Prior to Northeastern, Dave coached the St. Anselm College women’s team for 13 years. He was also an assistant coach with the 2010 U.S. Women’s Olympic team along with 2008 and 2009 World Championship teams.
David Lassonde: USA Hockey’s national goaltending coach, Lassonde grew up in Rochester, N.H., and played at Spaulding High School and Providence College. Prior to USA Hockey, Lassonde spent more than three decades as a Division 1 assistant coach, including 23 years at the Granite State’s two D-1 programs, Dartmouth (2014-20) and UNH (1988-91 and 1997-2011). His tenure consisted of 1,227 games that saw his teams make 20 trips to the NCAA tournament and five trips to the Frozen Four. With USA Hockey he’s coached in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and four World Junior Championships, among other international events including the World Deaf Ice Hockey Championships (2017).
Tom Moulton: A native of Danvers, Mass., and a longtime resident of the Seacoast region, Moulton was an assistant coach for the U.S. Sled Hockey Team that won its first gold medal at the Paralympic Games in 2002, after entering the event ranked sixth out of six teams. He remained an assistant to former Boston Bruins great Rick Middleton on that U.S. team, and has been an ardent supporter of youth hockey, men’s league hockey and sled hockey for decades, both in New Hampshire and at the national level. It was just announced that their 2002 Sled team was selected for induction into the Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Ryan Frew: A Concord, N.H., native who grew up playing on state champion Concord High School teams alongside, among others, Olympic gold medalist Tara Mounsey, Frew coached junior hockey in the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs organization from 2004 until his death in 2020, making him the longest-tenured junior coach from New Hampshire ever. Highlights include his Jr. Monarchs team winning the USA Hockey Junior National Championship in 2012 and also winning an Eastern Hockey League championship in 2016.
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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 2021, in front of a crowd of 300 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.
Ken Cail – Master of Ceremony
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 24, 2021 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
It marked the NH Legends’ eighteenth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to the history of the boy’s and girl’s hockey programs at Exeter High School.
About The Legends of New Hampshire Hockey
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. 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.
2021 Inductees – Bruce Valley, Lauren Slebodnick, Ben Lovejoy, Brian Murphy and Paul J. Chalue
Inducted into the 2021 Hall of Fame Class was: To view the entire induction program click here.
Prior to Father C. Peter Dumont giving the invocation, he sent healing thoughts and prayers to Hall of Famer Rod Blackburn. In addition, he remembered our Hall of Fame teammates we’ve lost since our last induction, including: Red Gendron, Seaver Peters, Dick Bradley and this past Thursday, Richard Ryerson.
In addition to other hockey friends who have passed, including former board member Father Robert Marchand, as well as Ryan Frew and JM Sahr. We miss you all.
Father C. Peter Dumont
During President Normand’s address he welcomed and thanked the three-hundred in attendance for supporting the 2021 Hall of Fame inductees and the Exeter Boy’s and Girl’s hockey history.
Players, alumni, coaches, staff and booster of Exeter High Schoolhockey teams Front Row: L-R Exeter Girls Co-Captains Caitlyn Knowles and Emma Sughrue, Coach Kaela Mitchell, Coach Elicia Zecchini. Middle Row L-R: Tom Maher, Girls Head Coach Geoff Taylor, Coach John Lesage, Ben Lovejoy, Kevin Belanger, Don Evans, Jim Proulx. Third Row L-R: Athletic Director Bill Ball, Boy’s Captain Keegan Knight, Paul DiMarino, Captain Henry Fraser, Peter Maher and Assistant Boy’s Coach Rich Kane.
John also thanked the 32 other sponsors who also helped make the Hall of Fame ceremony possible through their Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships. Those sponsors are:
Gold Sponsors: Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc.; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; Brine – Capital Sporting Goods; Christian Party Rental; Club National; Fay’s Boat Yard; Merrimack County Savings Bank; NEEBCo; Northway Bank; Paul The Plumber, LLC; Pitco Frialator, LLC; The Rowley Agency and Speedy Printing & Copying.
Silver Sponsors: Cusa Consulting, LLC; De Niro Construction; Deco Systems Inc.; L. A. Brochu Inc.; Milestone Engineering & Construction; PretiFlaherty; Proulx Oil & Propane; Ray’s Electric, Inc. Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency Inc.; Triplet Computers, LLC and The Weston Family.
Bronze Sponsors: Alpine Club; Berlin City Auto Group; EVR Advertising; Granite State Capital Management; Granite State Glass; Label Tech, Inc. and Town & Country Inn and Resort.
All Hall of Famers Front Row L to R: Dick Dodds, Lauren Slebodnick, Ben Lovejoy, a member of the George Thurston family and Peter Maher. Back Row L to R: Bruce Valley, Bill Matthews, John Dodds, Ken Cail, Denis Martin, Dick Boucher; Dick Roy, Frank Roy, John Normand, Bob Gaudet, Paul Chalue, Merrill Fay, Gary Bishop, Rene LeClerc, Ken McKinnon, Bruce Parker and Brian Murphy. Missing from photo: Dana Barbin, Pierre Belanger, Willie Bibeau, Ray Champagne, Mark Evans, Steve Murphy and Andre Prefontaine. Joe Marsh – Key Note Speaker
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President John Normand announced the team which will be honored next fall. The Kimball Union Academy Boy’s and Girl’s hockey history will be honored at the 20th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sunday October 23, 2022.
Kimball Union representatives L to R: Woodie Haskins ’69, Bob Blood ’74, Bob Blood ’74, Ben Lovejoy, Girl’s Coach Sam Ftorek, Jackson Blood Pride, Boy’s Coach Tim Whitehead, Boy’s Assistant Coach Bryant Harris ‘04
So again, please mark your calendar for the 19th Annual Induction Ceremony slated for next October 23rd at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. If you’d like to become a sponsor, please email hayes743@comcast.net or call Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168. Click here to review the 2021 Sponsorship Opportunity Form if you are interesting sponsoring next fall.
2022 Nominations with appropriate documentation can be submitted on-line beginning January 1 and continuing through the end of February.
Video of Induction Ceremony can be purchased before the end of the year, by contacting Bryant Ragus (Spotlight Video Productions) at info@videonh.com The video will be available on a memory stick and has both the Induction Ceremony as well as pre-event interviews may be purchased for $15.00 through Spotlight Video Productions in Manchester, NH. (www.videonh.com)
Exeter archives
Inductees archives
Sen. Lou D’Allesandro
Brian Murphy’s Ring
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Master of Ceremony Bob Lipman and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted six new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2019, in front of a crowd of 270 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 20, 2019 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
It marked the NH Legends’ eighteenth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to Alpine Club who played in the early to mid 60’s in the Granite State Hockey League.
About The Legends of New Hampshire Hockey
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. 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.
Inducted into the 2019 Hall of Fame Class was: Denis Martin, Freddy Meyer and Deron Quint are being inducted as players; longtime New England College bench boss Tom Carroll is being inducted as a coach; Rod Ross is being inducted in the media category; and the late Downing Potter “DP” Brown is being inducted posthumously as a builder. To view the entire induction program click here.
Class of 2019 – L to R: Tom Carroll, Tim Quint (for Deron Quint) Freddy Meyer, Timothy Brown (for Downing Potter Brown), Denis “Ducky” Martin and Rod RossCoach Tom CarrollLegends Vice-President Mike Gould
Mike Gould, (shown Above) Vice-President of the Legends’ Board of Directors, welcomed the large audience and thanked them for supporting the 2019 Hall of Fame inductees and the Alpine Club. Gould offered special thanks to Bauer (Presenting Sponsor) St. Paul’s School (Kathy Gile, Rector) as the Luncheon Sponsor; Vachon Clukay & Company PC (Bob and Kathy Vachon) & NH Amateur Hockey Association (Matt Roy) as the Co-Title Sponsors, New Hampshire Distributors (Tom and Chris Brown) as the Social Hour Sponsor and Werner Mazda as the Ring Sponsor.
Gould also thanked the 26 other sponsors who helped make the Hall of Fame ceremony possible through their Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships. Those sponsors are: Gold Sponsors: Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; Capital Sporting Goods; Christian Party Rental; Fay’s Boat Yard; Morgan Self Storage; Northway Bank and Speedy Printing & Copying.
Silver Sponsors: Berlin City Auto Group; Capital City Paving; Cusa Consulting, LLC; Club National; De Niro Construction; Milestone Engineering & Construction; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric, Inc. Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency and Triplet Computers.
Bronze Sponsors: EVR Advertising; Granite State Capital Management; Granite State Glass; Label Tech, Inc.; L.A. Brochu, Inc. and Town and Inn and Resort.
Key Note Speaker Ben SmithAll Hall of Fame Members – Front Row L to R: Julie Sasner Smith, Tom Carroll, Tim Quint (for Deron Quint) Freddy Meyer, Timothy Brown (for Downing Potter Brown) Denis “Ducky” Martin, Rod Ross and Pierre Belanger Back row L to R: Dick Boucher; Jack LeClerc, Dick Roy, Bill Matthews, Jim Griffin, Bruce Parker, Roger Letourneau, Leo Gould, Ken McKinnon, Rene LeClerc, Don McKinnon, Jim Tufts and Dunc Walsh. Missing from Photo: Ray Champagne, Rich Ryerson, Bob Norton, Andre Prefontaine, Hubie McDonough III.
State Senator Lou D’Allesandro, longtime Legends supporter and a former Legends Board member, delivered a letter from The Honorable Governor Chris Sununu, State Senate Resolutions and State of New Hampshire Citations honoring the Hall of Fame Class of 2019 and the Alpine Club. More than 40 club members, alumni and family of the Alpine Club were in attendance.
Senator Lou D’Allesandro
More than 40 club members, alumni and family of the Alpine Club were in attendance.
Members of Alpine Club and its Hockey Team L to R: Dick Daigle, Dick Boucher, Roland Jutras, Connie Gagne, Mark Doucet, Jacques Lorandeau, Norm Gamache, Roland Martin, Ken McKinnon (Commissioner of the Granite State Hockey League) and Leo Gould
Photographs of Induction Ceremony were taken by Matt Parker Photography and are posted on his website. Click here to view and or purchase photographs. If you have any questions you may contact Matt at mparker3011@gmail.com.
Vice-President Mike Gould announced the team which will be honored next fall. The Exeter High School Blue Hawks Boy’s and Girl’s hockey teams will be honored at the 19th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sunday October 25, 2020.
Exeter High School (Coaches, Players and Alumni) Front Row L to R: Jacob Martin, Jude Rogles, Richard Davis, Brendan Doyle, Mark Thurston Back Row L to R: Henrik Barbin, Head Coach Coach Paul DiMarino 2019-20, Matt Tufts and Head Coach Jim Tufts 1977-2019
So again please mark your calendar for the 19th Annual Induction Ceremony slated for next October 25th at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. If you’d like to become a sponsor, please email hayes743@comcast.net or call Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168. Click here to review the 2019 Sponsorship Opportunity Form if you are interesting sponsoring next fall.
2020 Nomination with appropriate documentation can be submitted on-line beginning January 1 and continuing through the end of February.
Video of Induction Ceremony can be purchased by contacting Mark Johnson at MJohnson@JoyMark.com. This year the video is available on a memory stick and has both the Induction Ceremony as well as pre-event interviews may be purchased for $15.00 through JoyMark Photography and Video Production in Concord (www.JoyMark.com).
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NH Legends of Hockey to induct six into Hall of Fame
The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce six inductees for its 2019 Hall of Fame class, who will be formally enshrined during a ceremony on October 20, 2019. The ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord beginning with an 11:30 am Social Hour.
The Hall of Fame Induction luncheon tickets will be available to the general public on September 1st, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or 603-731-4168.
Denis Martin, Freddy Meyer and Deron Quint are being inducted as players; longtime New England College bench boss Tom Carroll is being inducted as a coach; Rod Ross is being inducted in the media category; and the late Downing Potter “DP” Brown is being inducted posthumously as a builder.
In addition, the hockey history of the Alpine Club who competed in the Granite State Hockey League in the early to mid 60’s will be recognized.
Here is a closer look at the six inductees:
DP Brown: A son of the founder of the Brown Company, which ran the largest paper mill in the country in the early part of the 20th century in Berlin, Brown and his family business became one of the first corporations to sponsor/build organized hockey. The founding of the Berlin Athletic Association hockey team in 1921 was followed by the creation of a mill league, city teams and a team at Berlin High School. The success of those endeavors led to the 1937 inception of the Berlin Maroons, who went on to become one of the premier amateur teams in the country.
Tom Carroll: Carroll recently concluded his 16th season as the head coach at New England College in Henniker, continuing to add to his reputation as one of the more successful Division 3 coaches in the region. In 16 seasons, he has compiled a record of 225-165-38, including 16 trips to the NEHC postseason, five trips to the conference championship game, and an NCAA Tournament bid and trip to the Division 3 Frozen Four in 2005, when he was named runner-up for the AHCA National Coach of the Year award.
Denis Martin: A forward, Martin was a member of state champion Berlin High School teams as a junior and senior in the mid-1970s. He went on to play four seasons at Providence College for legendary coach Lou Lamoriello, playing 130 games and producing 35 goals and 91 points, and getting named an East All-Star. He played professional for five years in Europe, in the French National B League, where he was the team’s leading scorer and second-leading scorer in the league. Following his pro playing days, he returned to the States and entered the construction field.
Freddy Meyer: A Sanbornville native, Meyer rose to stardom at Boston University, where he was a puck-moving defenseman who collected 17 goals and 72 points during four seasons. A member of the Philadelphia Phantoms’ Calder Cup-winning team in 2004-05, he went on to play parts of seven seasons in the NHL with the Flyers, Islanders, Coyotes and Thrashers. After retiring as a player, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Manchester Monarchs, and currently coaches the East Coast Wizards of the Eastern Hockey League.
Deron Quint: A Durham native who grew up playing for the Seacoast Spartans, Quint forged a professional career that spanned 20 years and saw stints with six NHL teams: the Jets, Coytes, Devils, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks and Islanders. Drafted by Winnipeg with the 30th overall pick in the 1994 NHL draft, he made his NHL debut a year later. In 463 career NHL games he produced 46 goals and 143 points, and holds the distinction of being the last active player to have skated for the original Winnipeg Jets. He concluded his career by playing for a decade in Europe, largely with Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL, before retiring in 2017.
Rod Ross: Ross never played hockey — opting for football, basketball and baseball while attending Berlin High School — but his love for the sport would help shape a 43-year career in radio broadcasting, most notably for Berlin High School and Notre Dame teams, and the Berlin Maroons on WBRL. It was a career that was born while he was home for the summer one year from Plymouth State College, helping out his father, Charley, a radio announcer in Berlin. Rod Ross moved to WBRL in 1964 and estimated he broadcasted nearly 2,000 games. He moved to Florida with his wife, Debbie, in 2003.
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