Supporters Campaign Now Open

Our Annual Supporter’s Drive began on January 1 and continues through December 31, 2018.

Last fall we supported the Laconia Youth Hockey Association by purchasing hockey equipment for them.  Earlier this winter, the NH Legends of Hockey provided equipment (including goaltenders equipment, sticks and other items) to the Laconia Lakers Youth Hockey Organization at the Merrill Fay Arena.  The Lakers had participated in our Annual Golf Classic last July with a foursome and John McKenzie and his son Aidan provided primary assists on our Par 3 Hole.  They were two of several included board member Dave Beauchamp who witnessed our first ever Hole In One which was holed by Scott Citroni and from that day forth, the fourth hole is called “The Scott Citroni Hole”.

This year, we will again select a program from submissions received by July 1.

Our effort will be in alliance with the New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association and will be helpful to limited-income families. A portion of this year’s Supporter Drive proceeds will be utilized.

L to R: Dave Beauchamp (Legends), John McKenzie (Laconia), John Normand (Legends) John Guerin (Laconia), Dan Zapton (Legends) and Dave Saball (Legends) and five youth players.  Missing from photo Legends Hall of Famer Merrill Fay.

Joining is very easy, just fill out this form and send along with a check or log onto our website, click on the Supporters tab and use your credit card. You can join annually for as little as $25 or select $50, $100 or $150 or more.

Your commitment and the support are critical to the overall success of our Annual Supporter’s Drive and help us further our mission.

Our mission is quite simple and extremely important. We celebrate and continue to support the rich history of ice hockey in New Hampshire and the continued growth of hockey in the state. Also, our support of youth, high school and prep school levels continues.

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is a self-governing non-profit corporation. We are a 501(c)(3) organization which means we follow IRS regulations and our tax ID is 56-2421910.

To view last year’s supporter list, go to tab labeled previous.

On behalf of the Board of Directors we extend our profound thanks in advance.

Millville Bruins Trailer

This puzzle was donated to the NH Legends of Hockey by Bob Hart of Concord and photographed by Board Member Mark Bogacz. The Bruins played used this trailer to carry their hockey equipment to all away games. Bob retrieved this artifact from his parent’s house (Joseph and Alice Hart) in Concord.

A little about the Bruins – The Millville Bruins began play in 1926-27 and finished in 1938-39 with their main rival being the Sacred Heart Hockey Club in the capital city. According to periodicals, they played most of their home games in Concord, however some of their games were played on the Hopkinton Rink which was built on Kimball Pond (behind the old Horseshoe Tavern) for the 1932-33 season, the 180’ x 80’ rink with 3 ½’ boards were built, in addition, thirteen 500 watt lights were placed over the ice surface and was known for one of the finest rinks in the state. Of note, for the 1932-33 season, the Hopkinton Hockey Club was formed and played all their home games there.

Seven New Members Enshrined

Concord, NH

Bob Norton

Master of Ceremonies Bob Norton welcomes the crowd

Master of Ceremonies, Bob Norton, and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted seven new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2017, in front of a crowd of more than 260 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was presented by Cusa Consulting, LLC of Hampton, NH and was held on October 22, 2017 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

It marked the NH Legends’ sixteenth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to Men’s and Women’s team from New England College.

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 2017 Hall of Fame Class were five players: The late Maurice Couture, Jim Griffin, Roger Letourneau, the late Wayne Pecknold and the late George Thurston. Howell P. Campbell is being inducted posthumously as a coach; and Clarence T. Lessard is being inducted posthumously as a builder. To view the entire induction program click here.

2017 Inductees

John Normand, (shown Above) current President of the Legends’ Board of Directors, welcomed the large audience and thanked them for supporting the 2017 Hall of Fame inductees and the New England College men’s and women’s hockey programs. Normand offered special thanks to Cusa Consulting (Mark Thurston) as the Presenting Sponsor; St. Paul’s School (Mike Hirschfeld) as the Luncheon Sponsor; NH Amateur Hockey Association (Paul Comeau) as the Title Sponsor and New Hampshire Distributors (Chris Brown) as the Social Hour Sponsor.

Normand also thanked the 25 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; Capital Sporting Goods; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; Christian Party Rental; Club National; Fay’s Boat Yard; Speedy Printing & Copying and Vachon Clukay & Company PC.

Silver Sponsors: Berlin City Auto Group; Bogacz Photography/Digital Media; Capital City Paving; Di Niro Construction; Milestone Engineering & Construction; Morgan Storage; Northway Bank; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric, Inc. Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency and Triplet Computers.

Bronze Sponsors: Beauchamp Estate Services; Central Paper Products Co.; EVR Advertising; Granite State Glass; L.A. Brochu, Inc. and Town and Country Motor Inn.

State Senator Lou D’Alesandro, 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 2017 and the New England College hockey teams.

Senator Lou D'Allesandro

Senator Lou D’Allesandro

More than 33 administrators, staff and former alumni of New England College were in attendance, including President Michele Perkins and 10 of the original team members from 1969-70 season. They were: Jake Mulligan; Jim Millar; John Millar; Mark Sullivan; Jay Jones; Joe Massakowski; Bill Whittemore; John Lineberry; Gerry Drypolcher and Coach Leo Callahan.

Coach Leo Callahan

Coach Leo Callahan

 

Shown above L to R: John Millar; Dean Sennett; Jim Millar; Jake Mulligan; Coach Leo Callahan and Jim Hayes. Back Row L to R: Bill Whittemore; Joe Massakowski; Dave Higgins; Rick Loh; Jim Griffin; Gerry Drypolcher, Red Gendron; Travis Banga; Head Coach Tom Carroll and Clayton Jardine. Missing from photo: Mark Sullivan; Jay Jones; John Lineberry; Michele Perkins; Marie Muhvic; Mark Peterson; Duncan Matthews; Gary Deroy; Wendy Hayes; Gary Deroy; Brian Stone; Bill Beaney; Marshall Irving; Dan Zapton; TJ Whitelaw; Scot Barry and Marty White

Tom Carroll with Leo Callahan

Current Head Coach Tom Carroll with the Original Coach from 1969-70, Leo Callahan.

The jerseys shown above were auctioned at the ceremony. There are six jerseys still available and if you are interested in purchasing one, please email hayes743@comcast.net Jerseys can be adorned with a number of your choice and are $95.00 each. Shipping is not included.

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. To view and or purchase click here.

Concord Mayor, Jim Bouley, extended a welcome on behalf of the Capital City and briefly traced the history of ice hockey in the City of Concord, from the first hockey game played in 1883 at St. Paul’s School to the more recent Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship at White Park. Bouley remarked that the Black Ice event will be held at Concord’s White Park again this year in late January.

Key Note Speaker Red Gendron

The Key Note Speaker was Red Gendron current Head Coach of the UMaine Black Bears. Gendron, a Berlin native, and twice had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with the NJ Devils. Gendron is a New England College alum of 1979, Legends Hall of Fame Class of 2007, and is in his fifth season as head coach at the University of Maine.

All Hall of Fame members in attendance: Front Row L to R: Mark Evans; Peter Champagne; Bob Norton, Gary Bishop; Dick Boucher; Leo Gould, Peter Maher; John Normand and Bruce Parker. Back Row L to R: Pierre Belanger; Bob Diefendorf; Ken Cail; Red Gendron; Jim Griffin; Merrill Fay; Roger Letourneau; Mark Thurston; Rand Pecknold; Pierre Lessard; Jeff Giuliano; Dick Roy and Ryan Brandt. Missing from photo: Steve Murphy; Brian Stone; Andre Prefontaine; Ken McKinnon; Roland Lavigne;

President John Normand announced the team that will be honored during the 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame Ceremony.

MRYHA (Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association) will be honored at the 17th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony which has a tentatively scheduled date of Sunday October 21, 2018.

Board Members from MRYHA in attendance were L to R: Steve Bellemore; Jason Bergeron; Mike Durant; Mike Desmond; Jen Cassidy; Jen Gupta and Jeff Giuliano .

John recognized all the Past-Presidents in attendance for their outstanding leadership and service. Shown below is Roland Olivier, John Normand, Dick Boucher, Tom Champagne and Roland Martin.

So again mark your calendar for the 17th Annual Induction Ceremony tentatively slated for next October 21st 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.

2018 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. A DVD set of the Induction Ceremony as well as Interviews may be purchased for $15.00 through JoyMark Photography and Video Production in Concord (www.JoyMark.com).

Tickets Now on Sale – Through October 15

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (Legends) will host the Sixteenth Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon on Sunday, October 22, 2017 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.

Red Gendron – Head Coach UMaine Black Bears (photo Peter Buehner)

The festivities begin with the social hour at 11:30 and Master of Ceremonies Bob Norton will kick off the induction and celebration at 12:30 pm. The program includes Dennis “Red” Gendron, a Berlin native, and twice had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with the NJ Devils, as the keynote speaker. Gendron is a New England College alum of 1979, Legends Hall of Fame Class of 2007, and entering is fourth season as head coach at the University of Maine.

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. We are pleased to announce Cusa Consulting, LLC will be our Presenting Sponsor and St. Paul’s School will be our Luncheon Sponsor. In addition, New Hampshire Distributors, LLC will be our Social Sponsor.

This year, the following seven deserving individuals will be inducted into our New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame: This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include: The late Maurice Couture, Jim Griffin, Roger Letourneau, the late Wayne Pecknold and the late George Thurston are being inducted as players; Howell P. Campbell is being inducted posthumously as a coach; and Clarence T. Lessard is being inducted posthumously as a builder. In addition, the Legends will also pay tribute to the New England College Men’s and Women’s hockey programs. To read biographies of the seven 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 13. Luncheon tickets must be purchased by October 15.

 


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NEC Hockey Alumni Weekend – Gendron, Key Note Speaker

New England College

The Legends will also recognize the history both the men’s team and women’s team at the ceremony this October 22. The first varsity men’s team began in 1969-70 and was coached by Leo Callahan. The women’s varsity team began in 2001-02 and was coached by Michele Selzer.

ALUMNI HOCKEY WEEKEND

To kick off the Alumni hockey weekend there will be a NEC varsity scrimmage at 10:00 am you can watch at the Lee Clement Arena with other campus activities and potential skate over the weekend. Contact Head Coach Tom Carroll tcarroll@nec.edu or John Lineberry john@lineberrytennis.com

Sign-up today for the golf outing and social on Saturday October 21 which is being held at the Beaver Meadow Golf Club in Concord beginning at 11:00 am with a high noon start. The cost is $100.00 per player and includes a steak-tip dinner which follows the action. Fees must be received by October 16th and can also be paid with PayPal. Make your own foursome or we can match you with other Pilgrims.

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (Legends) will host the Sixteenth Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon on Sunday, October 22, 2017 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.

Red Gendron – Head Coach UMaine Black Bears (photo Peter Buehner)

The festivities begin with the social hour at 11:30 and Master of Ceremonies Bob Norton will kick off the induction and celebration at 12:30 pm. The program includes Dennis “Red” Gendron, a Berlin native, and twice had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with the NJ Devils, as the keynote speaker. Gendron is a New England College alum of 1979, Legends Hall of Fame Class of 2007, and entering his fifth season as head coach at the University of Maine.

Tickets must be purchased by October 15th and can be done through PayPal below. We will take an alumni group photograph on stage after the event and hope to have well over 50 New England College alumni in attendance. Please pass this email to alumni friends who maybe didn’t receive and we’ll see you in October. Contact Executive Director Jim Hayes ’75 if you have any questions about the ceremony hayes743@comcast.net

All NEC alumni can purchase tickets for the reduced rate of $35.00 each.

Purchase now and please include your mailing address

Last fall former members of New England College Men’s Hockey team in attendance were: Front Row L to R: Jim Peabody; Duncan Matthews; Mark Sullivan; Coach Leo Callahan; Joe Massakowski; Bill Whittemore and Jake Mulligan. Back Row L to R: Bob Tappan; Jay Jones; Gerry Drypolcher; Marty White; Jim Hayes; Brian Stone; Travis Banga and David Higgins. Missing from photo, current Head Coach Tom Carroll.

This will be a great weekend of NEC camaraderie and fun! Please stay tuned for additional details on both NEC events.

To read inductee biographies click here.

The jersey above is similar to the jersey used the first season in 1969-70. Six of these these jerseys will be available to purchase the morning of the induction ceremony. A number of hockey alumni had already ordered with their number on the front and back – get one for yourself, child or grandchildren. Final price has not yet been determined, however estimate is less than $100.00 Contact Jim Hayes at hayes743@comast.net or 603-731-4168 before August 14th.

12th Annual Golf Classic Another Big Hit

Thank you to everyone that supported our Twelfth Annual Golf Classic, presented by Bauer. Our event was held July 14 at the Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown. 

Our event was kicked off with a message from John Normand, President of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (Legends). He gave special thanks and recognition to our Presenting Sponsor, Bauer (Global Headquarters) of Exeter, NH, our Title Sponsor, The Rinks at Exeter, our perennial Gold Sponsor, St. Paul’s School of Concord as well as Co-Title Putting Sponsors, Club National and Charles Schwab, both of Nashua.

“We are extremely grateful to all the players, sponsors, contributors (gifts in kind) and volunteers that help make this event one of the best in the state, each and every year”.

For perhaps the first time in twelve years, it was cooler, but that meant comfortable weather to spend time with our hockey family and friends. Again, we enjoyed another near-capacity field and with generous contributions this year’s Golf Classic was again one our most successful events.

Can you believe it? Shown above in center, Scott Citroni, reacts just after knocking in his ball for a Hole N One on the 4th Hole. Director Dave Beauchamp (green jacket) and others react. This was the first ever Hole N One in twelve years, and from this day forth will be called “The Scott Citroni 4th Hole.”

More than 500 photos from Matt Parker Photography can be viewed and or purchased for a nominal fee.

 

Listed below are our eleven Silver and nineteen Bronze Sponsors.

Silver Sponsors: Amoskeag Beverages, LLC – Bogacz Photography/Digital Media -Gamache Enterprises – Granite State Capital – Morgan Self Storage – New Hampshire Distributors, LLC – North Country Tractor – PretiFlaherty – Pro Ambitions – Rowley Insurance Agency – Triplet Computers, LLC

Bronze Sponsors: Ackerson State Farm Insurance Agency – Arcomm Communications – Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac-Buick-GMC – Beauchamp Estate Services – Capital City Paving – Christian Party Rental – Deco Limo of Boston – EVR Advertising – Fay’s Boat Yard – The Houston Family – Karr & Boucher PLLC – L. A. Brochu Inc. – Manchester 40+ Hockey League – Milford Lumber – Northway Bank – R & T Electric Inc. – Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency Inc. – Sleepnet – The Voice Library.net

Nearly 100 businesses and individuals donated gifts in kind for the tournament. To view complete list, click on Contributors (Gifts in Kind)

In addition, John acknowledged two names from the Class of 2017 who will be inducted October 22 at Concord’s Grappone Center at the Sixteenth Annual Legends of Hockey Induction Ceremony. With us today is Roger Letourneau who played for Berlin High School, the Berlin Maroons, the Concord Eastern Olympics and the Concord Budmen. In addition, Mark Thurston entered a foursome, his grandfather George “Fuzzy” Thurston was from Exeter and was a standout player for the Amesbury Maples senior team for decades, playing his last game in 1969 at the age of 66 for the Amesbury Alumni. He was invited to be part of a “Boston Olympic Team” that traveled to Europe in 1932 for a two-month hockey tour that saw them win 23 of 24 games against national teams across the continent.

The Legends will also pay tribute to the New England College men’s and women’s hockey programs.

Volunteers
Our volunteers worked very hard all-day long keeping the registration, raffle and on course contests running smoothly. Many thanks again: to Dave Beauchamp; Morgan Beauchamp; Dick Boucher; Monique Chauvette; Dave Elliott; Sarah Gilcoine; Jay High; Tom Mailhot; Aidan McKenzie; John McKenzie; Cory Philbrick; Wally Tafe; Dick Theriault; Bob Vachon and Kathy Vachon. In addition the following board members got a chance to play, but also volunteered many hours to help make this event a great success. Dave Corriveau; Jim Hayes; Lane Mabbett; Roland Martin; John Normand; Steve Mathieu and Dan Zapton.

Champions!
Congratulations to this year’s Champions. This year Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, JM Sahr and Scott Towle took home the title. They shot a 59 and bested the team of Greg McClary, Caleb Drouin, Ty Jordan and Colby Jordan on a match of cards.

2017 Champions: (L to R) Scott Towle; JM Sahr; Lee Blossom and Ryan Sahr.

All Champions
2017 – Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, JM Sahr, Scott Towle
2016 – Lee Blossom, Mark Placy, Ryan Sahr, JM Sahr
2015 – Rene LeClerc, Pete Ackerson, Steve Grzywacz, Dave Kuhman
2014 – Todd Philbrick, Tom Otto, Jim Corbett, Jerry Collins
2013 – Dick Dodds, John Dodds, Scott Peters, Dean Cashman
2012 – Chris Chisholm, Jim Hayes, Ray Martin, Pat McNicholas
2011 – Casey Kesselring, Jeff Graham, Mike Beliveau, Trevor Smith
2010 – Chris Chisholm, Jim Hayes, Ray Martin, Pat McNicholas
2009 – Mike Castagna, Paul Lemire, Doug Leppart, Doug Snyder
2008 – Chris Chisholm, Jim Hayes, Ray Martin, TJ Whitelaw
2007 – Mike Castagna, Mike Ladouceur, Johnna Lory, Rich Tombs
2006 – Ken Roberge, Mike McGinn, Glen Williams, Dwayne Robinson

On Course Contests
Longest Drive All # 2 – Brian Gould
Closest to the Line #1 – Mark Bozek
Closest to the Pin # 4 – Scott Citroni 0′.0″
Closest to the Pin # 6 – Ray Phelan 2’1″
Closest to the Pin # 13 – Lee Blossom 5’3″
Closest to the Pin # 16 – Bob Tappan 1’7″
Closest to the Pin #18 Second Shot – JM Sahr 9’6″
Putting Contest Champion – Lane Mabbett *
* In a putt-off against Scott Richard, Ken Collins and Mike Bayer – thus Lane was crowned Champion and took home $100 cash.

Shown above is keeper of the records, Dick Theriault (clipboard) and his assistant Wally Tafe far right with eventual champion Lane Mabbett (left) and Rich Mayara

Ray Phelan has the perfect follow-through as Laconia Laker player Aidan McKenzie watches. Aidan and his father John McKenzie were there on “The Scott Citroni 4th Hole” along with board member Dave Beauchamp and his son Morgan. Proceeds from the 4th and 6th holes will be used to purchase equipment for families of need for Laconia Youth Hockey. In addition, the Lakers sent a foursome (Greg McClary, Caleb Drouin, Ty Jordan and Colby Jordan).

Shown above is Roger Letourneau (L) keeping a close eye on Hall of Famer Bruce Parker and his putting stroke. John Normand (H of F) recognized all other Hall of Famers in attendance. Steve Arndt; Dana Barbin; Lee Blossom, Dick Boucher; Dick Dodds; Mark Evans; Rene LeClerc; Ken McKinnon; Steve Murphy; Bruce Parker; Wally Tafe and Dick Theriault.

 

2017 Golf Date
Next year’s Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday July, 13, 2018, so please mark your 2018 calendar, grab your players plan on joining us!

2017 Golf Photos
More than 500 terrific photographs were taken by Matt Parker Photography and are available to view and or purchase. Click here to view. If you have any questions contact Matt at mparker3011@gmail.com

2017 Induction Ceremony
NH Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon, honoring players, coaches, builders, and media representatives for their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the sport of ice hockey in New Hampshire. If you’d like to join us and or sponsor this premier event, please contact Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net

We also collect and display hockey-related artifacts in our on-line Museum of New Hampshire Hockey and we support the growth of the sport through various activities, including our youth hockey equipment donation program and our sponsorship and support of the NH High School Senior All-Star hockey games as well as All-State recognition for both New Hampshire high school and prep school teams.

We continue to search for artifacts and film from the old days. Anyone wishing to loan or donate artifacts is welcomed to do so.

Thank you in advance.

Golf Classic – One Week to Go

Annual Golf Classic July 14, 2017

We have another wonderful turnout of players, sponsors and volunteers – but with the announced deadline looming next Friday, June 23, we still have a few openings for foursomes and sponsorships.

So if you’re schedule has opened and you’d like to play, or you can help by sponsoring, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or 603-731-4168.

 

Bauer is once again our Presenting Sponsor and each player will receive a (blue) Bauer performance golf shirt with our embroidered logo on the sleeve as their gift. Click here to view current list of sponsors.

Our mission is simple: “We honor, celebrate and preserve New Hampshire’s rich ice hockey history and support the development of hockey”.

Our 12th Annual Golf Classic will be held at the Stonebridge Country Club on Friday July 14, 2017. It’s a shotgun start which begins at 10:30 am, allowing you time to make an appearance at your office and join us for the beautiful weather, guaranteed!

Senior All-Star Doubleheader Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Division III action

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

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

We apologize if any of the coaches were not recognized.

All-State Prep Teams Announced

Manchester, NH

The Prep School Hockey Coaches of NH announced their 2016-17 All-State selections for both the boys and girls divisions. The eight prep schools in New Hampshire are: Brewster Academy; Holderness School; Kimball Union Academy; New Hampton School; Phillips Exeter Academy; Proctor Academy; St. Paul’s School and Tilton School.

Mike Walsh, head coach of Proctor Academy said “we are pleased to continue our partnership with the NH Legends of Hockey”. The Legends have provided certificates signed by their President John Normand and Executive Director, Jim Hayes. The certificates should be mailed to the Athletic Directors next week.

Click here to view Boy’s and Girl’s All-State Teams

Tournament Results for NH Schools

Boy’s Hockey

Regular season records had Kimball Union (30-5-2), Phillips Exeter Academy (23-7-1), Proctor Academy (16-11-1), New Hampton School (18-13-1), Tilton School (17-12-1) and Holderness School (15-13-1) all advanced to NEPSAC post-season tournaments.

Proctor beat Tilton 7-3 in the Lakes Region championship and advanced to the NEPSAC quarterfinals, before losing to Avon Old Farms. Proctor ended their season with an overall record of 16-12-1.

Meanwhile, for the first time in 35 years, the Kimball Union Academy boys’ varsity hockey team captured the New England Prep School Championship Elite 8 Championship, courtesy of a 6-2 win over Rivers at St. Anselm College in Manchester. KUA won the inaugural NEPSAC Elite-8 Title back in 1982, and this victory marks the second time that the Wildcats have been crowned the best high school hockey team in New England.

Coach Tim Whitehead and his team ended their remarkable season with an overall record of 32-5-2.

All New England Team
East 1st Team
Casey Careau – Thayer Academy
Jay O’Brien – Thayer Academy
Michael Lombardi – Kimball Union
Jack Rathbone – Dexter School
Reilly Walsh – Proctor Academy
Logan Bateman – Holderness School

East 2nd Team
Christian O’Neill – Belmont Hill
Neil Shea – Lawrence Academy
Timmy Kent – Lawrence Academy
Eric Jeremiah – St. Sebastian’s School
Mike Young – Rivers School
Aidam Murphy – Dexter School

Girl’s Hockey

After beating KUA (2-1) in the Lakes Region playoffs, New Hampton ended as this year’s season and playoff Champions for the Fourth straight year. The Lakes Region final standings were: New Hampton; Kimball Union; Proctor; Vermont; Holderness, Tilton and Brewster.

NEPSAC DI Playoffs
#5 St. Paul’s traveled to #4 New Hampton for the New England Quarterfinal game. New Hampton won the game 2-1 in OT to advance to the semis.

New Hampton went on to beat Loomis (3-2) and Kent in the Finals (3-1) to win their first ever New England Championship. Also, the championship MVP went to New Hampton’s defensemen Cayla Barnes.

NEPSAC DII Playoffs
KUA #4 hosted Thayer #5 in the New England Quarterfinal game but ended up
losing 5-1.

2017 All-NEPSAC DI Teams
NEPSGIHA Div. I Player of the Year: Cayla Barnes – New Hampton School

All-NEPSAC First Team:
Gillis Frechette – St. Paul’s School
Cayla Barnes – New Hampton School

Div. I Honorable Mention Team:
Finley Frechette – St. Paul’s School
Savanah Norcross – New Hampton School

2017 All-NEPSGIHA Div. II Teams

All-NEPSAC First Team:
Greta Close – Kimball Union Academy

Honorable Mention Team:
Julia Surgenor – Kimball Union Academy
Haley Parker – Proctor Academy
AnnMargaret DiSciscio – Tilton School
Kiara Vazquez – Proctor Academy

2016-17 All-State Hockey Teams Announced

Manchester, NH

All-State Teams were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association and for the seventh year, the Legends provided framed certificates for each member of the various All-State teams.

 

In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year. Click here to view the list of this year’s All-State recipients for all four divisions, Girls, D I, D II and D III. Please note there are three pages.

Certificates will be distributed at the boy’s Senior All-Star Double Header this Sunday, March 19th at the Rinks of Exeter which are scheduled for 12:30 pm (D III) and 1:00 pm for (D I – II).

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

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

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