Class of 2022 Announced

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.

Five Enter Legends Hall of Fame

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 School hockey 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.

Normand offered special thanks to Bauer and Julie King as our (Presenting Sponsor); 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 Normand – President

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
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Sen. Lou D’Allesandro
Brian Murphy’s Ring

Six Enter Legends Hall

Master of Ceremony Bob Lipman

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 Ross
Coach Tom Carroll
Legends 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 Smith
All 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).

Legends to induct 6 into 2019 Hall of Fame Class

Standing in second row, Coach D.P. Brown in 1922

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.

Legends Enshrine Six

Concord, NH

Co-Masters of Ceremonies Chris Garrett and Ken Cail

Co-Master of Ceremonies, Ken Cail and Chris Garrett, and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted six new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2018, in front of a crowd of more than 250 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 21, 2018 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

It marked the NH Legends’ seventeenth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA).

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 2018 Hall of Fame Class was: Brendan Creagh of Hanover, Brian Foster of Pembroke and Rich Ryerson of Concord were inducted as players. Dartmouth College coach Bob Gaudet entered the Hall as a coach. Don McKinnon as an official and the late Tony Urban posthumously as a builder. To view the entire induction program click here.

2018 NH Legends Inductees (L to R) Rich Ryerson, Bob Gaudet, Brian Foster, Pamela Urban-Morin for Anthony (Tony) Urban, Don McKinnon and Brendan Creagh. 

NH Legends of Hockey President John Normand

John Normand, (shown Above) current President of the Legends’ Board of Directors, welcomed the large audience and thanked them for supporting the 2018 Hall of Fame inductees and the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association. Normand offered special thanks to St. Paul’s School (Michele Chicione) as the Luncheon Sponsor; Vachon Clukay & Company PC (Bob and Kathy Vachon) & NH Amateur Hockey Association (Paul Comeau) as the Co-Title Sponsors and New Hampshire Distributors (Tom and Chris Brown) as the Social Hour Sponsor.

Normand 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; Bogacz Photography/Digital Media; Capital Sporting Goods; Christian Party Rental; Fay’s Boat Yard; Morgan Self Storage; Speedy Printing & Copying and Werner Mazda.

Silver Sponsors: Berlin City Auto Group;  Capital City Paving; Cusa Consulting, LLC; Di Niro Construction; Milestone Engineering & Construction;  Northway Bank; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric, Inc. Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency and Triplet Computers.

Bronze Sponsors: EVR Advertising; Granite State Capital; Granite State Glass; L.A. Brochu, Inc.; Label Tech, Inc.; Steve Mathieu & LFS Tax Group and Town and Inn and Resort.

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 2018 and MRYHA.

Senator Lou D’Allesandro

More than 40 directors, coaches former alumni and current players of the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association were in attendance.

Front Row L to R: Matthew Desmond; Nicholas Bayer; Dylan O’Neil; Conner O’Neil; and Will Sloper.
Back Row L to R: Hubie McDonough; Tim Johnson; Jennifer Gupta; Mike Bayer; Mike Desmond; Steve Bellemore; Scott O’Neil; Dave Corriveau; Mike Durant; Steve Tempesta and Bob Sloper.

Shown above L to R: MRYHA

Hall of Famers’ Rich Ryerson and his father Dick Ryerson

The Ryersons became the 5th father and son Hall of Famers.  The others include Hubie McDonough and his sons Hubie and Kyle; Elmo Theriault and his son Dick; Dan Stuckey and his son Mark and Wayne Pecknold and his son Rand.

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.

Keynote speaker Dick Umile

 

All Hall of Fame members in attendance: Front Row L to R: Hubie McDonough; Bob Gaudet; Rich Ryerson; Brandan Creagh; Pamela Urban-Morin; Brian Foster; Don McKinnon; Dick Ryerson and Pierre Belanger.  Back Row L to R:  Ryan Brandt; Ken McKinnon; Rod Blackburn; Dick Roy; Dick Boucher, Lee Blossom; Peter Maher; Rene LeClerc; Gary Bishop; John Normand; Jim Griffin; Jim Tufts; Ken Cail; Roger Letourneau and Bruce Parker.  Missing from photo:  Steve Murphy; Mark Evans; Jeff Giuliano;  Andre Prefontaine; Roland Lavigne and Kyle McDonough.

President John Normand announced the team which will be honored next fall.  The Alpine Club, who played in the 1960’s will be honored at the 18th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sunday October 20, 2019.

L to R: Norm Gamache; Roland Martin; Dick Boucher and Roland Jutrus. 

John recognized all the Past-Presidents in attendance for their outstanding leadership and service.

NH Legends former Presidents (L to R) Roland Martin, Dick Boucher, current President John Normand, Rene LeClerc and Greg Moffett.

So again please mark your calendar for the 18th Annual Induction Ceremony slated for next October 20th 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.

2019 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).

Induction Ceremony October 21st – Tickets on Sale

Seventeenth Annual Induction Ceremony

The festivities begin with the social hour at 11:30 and this year, Co-Master of Ceremony Ken Cail and Chris Garrett will kick off the induction and celebration at 12:30 pm. The induction ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center.

Cail maybe best known as the “Voice of the Monarchs” from 2001 to 2017 and currently works for Binnie Media and can be heard on the Pulse at 107.7, host of “Cail and Company” as well as 107.3. Garrett worked 25 years as program director for Greg and the Morning Buzz – might be best known in New Hampshire as the “Doctor of Rock”, but sports run deep through his veins. Garrett also works for Binnie Media and can be heard afternoons on 106.3, Frank in Nashua.

The program includes Dick Umile as the Keynote Speaker, who last year concluded his 28th and final season as Head Coach for the UNH Wildcats.

We are pleased to announce that St. Paul’s School will be our Luncheon Sponsor and Vachon & Clukay & Company PC is a Title Sponsor.  New Hampshire Distributors, LLC will be our Social Hour Sponsor.

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 six deserving individuals will be inducted into our New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame: This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include: Brendan Creagh of Hanover, Brian Foster of Pembroke and Rich Ryerson of Concord are being inducted as players. Dartmouth College coach Bob Gaudet is entering the Hall as a coach. Don McKinnon is being inducted as an official and the late Anthony “Tony” Urban is being inducted posthumously as a builder.

In addition, the Legends will also pay tribute to the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA). To read biographies of the six inductee’s click here.

Any businesses or individuals wishing to assist with sponsorship or purchase tickets, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes. Jim’s information can be found on this sponsorship form. Deadline is October 12th for both sponsorships and luncheon tickets, which are now available and our event is open to the public.


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Legends to Induct Six

head coach bob gaudet

Dartmouth Head Coach Bob Gaudet

June 7, 2018

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is pleased to announce six inductees for its 2018 Hall of Fame class, who will be formally inducted during a ceremony on October 21, 2018.  The ceremony will be held at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord NH.  The ceremony is open to the public and tickets can be purchased by contacting Executive Director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net.

In addition, the hockey history of the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA) will be recognized. Hall of Fame Induction tickets will be available to the general public on September 1st.

Our event will begin with an 11:30 am social hour and for the first time, our ceremony will have Co-Master of Ceremony, Ken Cail and Chris Garrett and the Key Note Speaker will be Dick Umile.

Brendan Creagh of Hanover, Brian Foster of Pembroke and Rich Ryerson of Concord are being inducted as players. Dartmouth College coach Bob Gaudet is entering the Hall as a coach. Don McKinnon is being inducted as an official and the late Tony Urban is being inducted posthumously as a builder.

Here is a closer look at the six inductees:

Brendan Creagh. In three years playing for Hanover High School in the late 1980s, Creagh was the team’s leading scorer all three seasons and left as the all-time leading scorer among defensemen. After a prep year at Phillips Andover he moved on to the University of Vermont, where he played four seasons and served as assistant captain as a senior year. A skilled, puck-moving defenseman, he played briefly in the AHL and enjoyed a four-year career in the ECHL.

Brian Foster. After starring for the Concord Capitals and then the Manchester Junior Monarchs, where he won an EJHL championship, Foster joined the UNH hockey team on a full scholarship. After two seasons backing up standout Kevin Regan, he assumed the starting role as a junior and went 19-11-4 with a 2.68 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. He stopped 40 shots in one of the most memorable games in UNH history, a 6-5 overtime win over North Dakota in the NCAA tournament. As a senior he posted a 2.98 GAA and .908 save percentage, was named First Team Hockey East and Second Team All-America. After that went on to a 12-year pro career in the CHL, ECHL and AHL.

Bob Gaudet. Entering his 22nd as head coach at Dartmouth College, his alma mater, this fall, Gaudet is poised to become the all-time winningest coach in school history. His 305 wins at Dartmouth trail only Eddie Jeremiah (308). Twice he has been named ECAC Coach of the Year (1994-95 at Brown, 2005-06 at Dartmouth), and he led the team to the ECAC Hockey title in 2006 and the Ivy League title a year later. In three decades as a college head coach, he has worked with and developed several players who have gone on to play in the NHL, including Ben Lovejoy of Canaan, who was a Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins.

Don McKinnon. McKinnon moved to Durham in 1960 to assist his wife’s father in the millwork business. He’d refereed Ontario Hockey League games in his native Canada, and would go on the call five NHIAA championship games, including his first one between Hanover and Berlin in 1966. It was estimated he refereed more than 75 games in the Granite State Hockey League before that league terminated in 1967. He was also a fixture in the college game, calling more than 200 games in the ECAC and refereeing games in Divisions I, II and III, as well as the New England Hockey League.

Rich Ryerson. Ryerson skated for four seasons at St. Paul’s School, the last three under legendary coach Bill Matthews, where he earned the reputation as a player who could be used in all situations. He scored 38 points as a junior and served as co-captain as a senior. From there, he went on to Dartmouth, where he played 111 games from 1976-80, scoring 29 goals and adding 26 assists for 55 points. Twice in his career he helped the Big Green reach the NCAA final four.

Tony Urban. Growing up in the Berlin-Gorham area, Urban spent nearly four decades involved with high school hockey in the state. He spent 36 years as chairman of the NHIAA Hockey Committee, and served on the High School Hockey Federation for Hockey Rules Committee from 1977-88. He was inducted into the NHIAA Hall of Fame in 2008 and was instrumental in moving NHIAA championship games from the Whittemore Center at UNH to the SNHU Arena in Manchester.

2011 NH Legends of Hockey Inducts 6 into Hall

Jamie Staton and the Legends B.O.D. welcomes Class of 2011

Despite the unusual October snowstorm, more than 310 people attended at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH Sunday October 30th as the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey held their 10th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon.

Roland Olivier, Legends President welcomed the gathering and thanked the large audience for attending the event and supporting this year’s inductees. He also welcomed several special guests and thanked the event sponsors. An update on the Legends organization was presented including the official launch of our new online museum. He also mentioned five Legends display cabinets with local hockey artifacts are located through out NH. Attendees were encouraged to become supporters of the Legends, watch for future communications and please look at the website.

Olivier presented former Legends presidents, Dick Boucher, Roland Martin, Rene LeClerc and Tom Champagne recognition plaques for the leadership and dedication they provided during their terms.

2011 Inductees – L to R: Dana Barbin; Dunc Walsh; Red Adams; Ryan Brandt; Len Brochu and Art Sistare.

Guest speaker Jeff Serowik first directed his remarks to the class of 2011 by describing what it meant to him being inducted into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009. He then cited how the game of hockey has changed since he was playing in the NHL. He noted how much faster the game has become and the how the skill level has risen.

Here are the newest members of the Hall of Fame by category:

PLAYER CATEGORY:
Karl “Red” Adams of Concord, NH;
Adams played for Concord High School during the 1936-37 and 38-39 seasons. As a sophomore and junior, Concord High won two straight (unofficial) state championships, prior to the formation of the NHIAA. Adams attended UNH in September 1940 and starred in both hockey and baseball. Several of his highlights of his collegiate career was as a sophomore, the first year varsity player was selected to the All-Tournament team in the Lake Placid Tournament. He finished 4th in league scoring with 19 goals and 25 points and he was selected unanimously to the Globe All-New England first team. Adams returned to Concord after college and played for the fabled Sacred Heart Hockey Club culminating with a game against the 1952 U.S. Olympic team right here on Pleasant Street on Jan. 8th.

Dana Barbin of Exeter, NH;
Barbin played for four seasons for the Exeter High School Blue Hawks. As a junior helped them to the NHIAA State finals however the Hawks came up short 5-3 to Berlin. He served as captain his senior year and selected MVP. Dana attended UNH in the fall of 1977, primarily a forward, played four seasons for the Wildcats. As a sophomore he helped the Cats to the league championship. His senior year he was selected Co-Captain finished his career with 127 points in 125 games. Barbin is one of only three NH natives to score 100 or more points along with Frank Roy and Paul Thompson. Barbin went to play professional hockey in Denmark and Sweden seven seasons. Since 1992 has been the Head Coach for Philips Exeter Academy hockey team. Exeter won the New England Prep Championship in 1998-99 with a 30-3-0 record.

Ryan Brandt of Concord, NH;
Brandt attended the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 1966 playing on the freshman squad. He played the next three years on the varsity team with the Wildcats posting records of 22-7-0 in 1967-68; 22-6-1 in 68-69 and 19-10-2 record. His last two seasons he played for legendary coach “Charlie Holt”. During his senior year he served as the Captain and also received All-Tournament recognition. Ryan played both forward and defense during his college career. After UNH he played four seasons for the Concord Eastern Olympics in the New England Hockey League and later for the Concord Budmen in the late 80’s. He continues to skate in a senior league in Concord and has played on a 60+ team that has won the USA National Championship for the past three years. In addition, he coached for many years in Concord Youth Hockey and officiated high school, prep and Division III College for 5 years.

COACH CATEGORY:
Dunc Walsh of Concord;
Walsh attended Bishop Brady and played four seasons graduating in 1981. As a sophomore and junior Walsh helped lead the Green Giants to the NHIAA State Finals, however Brady came up short to Concord and Central respectively. He attended Plymouth State College and played four seasons there scoring 31 goals and 65 points as a senior, both PSC records. He was captain his junior and senior seasons and scored 137 points during his career, ranking him second all-time. Walsh was named Head Coach for Concord High School for the 1990-91 season, coaching the Tide for last 21 seasons. Walsh has coached the Crimson Tide to six state championships placing him second only behind the legendary Barney Laroche of Notre Dame. His overall coaching record is 364-116-14.

OFFICIAL CATEGORY:
Leonard “Red” Brochu (Died on June 18, 2007)
Always a physical presence, Brochu starred for Concord High School in the late 1940’s. His senior season of 1949-50 Brochu helped the Crimson Tide to the State Semi-finals before bowing to perennial Champion Notre Dame. He played for the Sacred Heart team in the early 50’s and the Concord Shamrocks in the early 60’s and finally with the Concord Coachmen. He along with others assisted founder Russ Martin to develop the Concord Youth Hockey program in 1959-60 at White Park. He helped coach CHS for one season and later coached Bishop Brady in the 80’s. Red’s large stature, 6’2, 250 lbs, enabled him as a referee to always be in control for of the on-ice action. He officiated from 1962-1979, usually between 90-120 games per season of youth, high school, Division II College as well as senior hockey. He served as the first Vice President of NIHOA (National Ice Hockey Officials Association) NH Chapter for two terms over four years in the early 70’s and served on several committees. When Charlie Holt (UNH Coach) was re-writing the collegiate officiating hockey book, he called upon Red for his expertise.

BUILDER CATEGORY:
Sandy Sistare (Died on December 22, 2008)
St. Paul’s School was founded in 1856 as a boy’s only school. St. Paul’s, known as the birthplace of U.S. hockey; the first organized games were played on the frozen Turkey Pond in the 1870s. St. Paul’s became co-educational in January of 1971, when the first 19 girls arrived. Sistare arrived at the prep school in 1968 as a member of the faculty and spent 22 years in Concord working as an educator, administrator and coach. According to Bill Mathews, current rector of St. Paul’s, Sistare was the driving force for starting girl’s hockey at St. Paul’s School. He was the perfect fit as the first girl’s hockey coach, teaching the players the basics of the game and strategy behind the plays as well as instilling in them a love of the game”. From its infancy as a club team in 1979 and continuing for eight seasons through the 1986-87 season. Sistare’s record was 59-29-3 for a winning percentage of .648%. St. Paul’s won the first Independent School Championship in 1986-87. In all, Sistare coached over 80 players, many who went on to play for Bowdoin, Brown, Harvard, Middlebury, Princeton and Yale to name a few and several captained their teams.

Master of Ceremonies Jamie Staton and the Board of Directors congratulated and announced each member of the Class of 2011 into the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame.

 

L to R: Legends secretary Greg Nolin with former presidents Rene LeClerc, Tom Champagne, Dick Boucher, Roland Martin, and current President Roland Olivier.

Manchester Monarchs President Darren Abbott congratulated the inductees from the Class of 2011. He also spoke of the close partnership that has developed between the Monarchs and the Legends and the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame over the last 10 years.

Along with the new inductees, the Legends recognized the Sacred Heart (Sacre Coeur) Hockey Club of Concord who began play in January 1931 and concluded play after the 1951-52 season. Five of the nine remaining members of this team were in attendance and they shown in the photo below. Not in attendance were Gene Lauziere, Fats Hooley, Dick Ryerson and Jim Stohrer. Of note, 2011 Inductees Karl “Red” Adams and Leonard “Red” Brochu both played for Sacred Heart.

 

Sacred Heart Team Members – L to R: Tom Champagne; Red Adams; Pike Colgan; Bill Rice and Barney Colgan with Ken Cail.

Jamie Staton read State Senate Resolutions from Senator Lou D’Allesandro for each of the inductees and a Commendation which recognized the Sacred Heart Hockey Club from Governor John Lynch.

Secretary Greg Nolin recognized the 18 returning Hall of Fame members in attendance. They were: Steve Arndt; Pierre Belanger; Lee Blossom; Dick Boucher; Ken Cail; Merrill Fay; Bruce Gillies; Leo Gould; Roland Lavigne; Rene LeClerc; Bill Matthews; John Normand; Bob Norton; Norm Pinette; Dick Roy; Frank Roy; Jeff Serowik and Dede Villeneuve

All Hall of Fame Members Back Row L to R: Steve Arndt; Frank Roy; Dana Barbin; John Normand; Dunc Walsh; Red Adams; Ryan Brandt; Len Brochu; Art Sistare; Bill Matthews; Bob Norton and Lee Blossom.
Front Row L to R: Bruce Gillies; Merrill Fay; Rene LeClerc; Dick Boucher; Dede Villeneuve; Roland Lavigne; Dick Roy; Leo Gould and Pierre Belanger. Missing from photo were Ken Cail and Norm Pinette.

Executive Director Jim Hayes announced the team that the Legends will honor in 2012. He said “we have honored many great teams over our first ten years, and each played an important role in molding our state’s hockey history. The organization we will recognize next year, as selected by the Board of Directors played their first season in 1921-22, won their first of 9 State Titles on February 19, 1963 and their last on March 6, 1976. In total, they have competed in 28 State Championship Title Games. They won the New England Championship in 1967 – and were runner-up the following year. This season marks their 84th season of competition. Please give a warm round of applause for the Berlin High School Mountaineers and their alumni in attendance.”

Treasurer Mike Gould recognized the each of our sponsors who played a significant role in the success of our event and we would like to thank them.

Title Sponsor
Vachon Clukay & Company, PC
Social Hour Sponsor
New Hampshire Distributors, Inc.
Gold Sponsors
Amoskeag Beverages, LLC
Bogacz Photography/Digital Media
Corriveau-Routhier, Inc.
Great State Beverages, Inc.

Silver Sponsors
Berlin City Auto Dealerships
Brine & Everett Sports
ClearChannel – WGIR
Fay’s Boat Yard
Golf and Ski Warehouse
Morgan Storage
Sleepnet
Verizon Wireless Arena

Bronze Sponsors
Berlin IGA Foodliner
Capital City Paving
Central Paper Products, Co.
Christian Party Rental
Dwyer, Donovan & Pendleton
RVR Advertising
Northway Bank
Plodzik & Sanderson, PA
Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency
Tardif Contracting & Landscaping, Inc.
Town and Country Motor Inn

Program Sponsor
Speedy Printing and Copying
Concord, NH

Services Provided by
Spotlight Video Productions, David Pearl – Hooksett, NH
Defining Moments Photography, Amanda Sullivan – Bedford, NH
Text writer – Gavin Faretra
Layout and design – Bonnie Jaillet
Audio / interviewer – Ken Cail

All photographs taken by Defining Moments Photography at our event will be posted on the website through Jan. 15, 2012. Go to www.definingmomentsphotonh.com and click on On-Line Ordering, enter the word legends as the password to view or purchase photographs. You may purchase individual photographs or the entire CD with all the images, including copyrights for $50.00. Accepted cards are VISA, MC and AMEX.