Twenty-first Induction Ceremony Tickets on Sale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Golf Classic Results

Last Friday, July 14th, the board of directors held their seventeenth NH Legends of Hockey Golf Classic at the Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown.

The event was kicked off with a message from John Normand, President of the (Legends). He thanked the players, volunteers, board members and the thirty-two generous sponsors led by long-time Gold Sponsor St. Paul’s School, along with nucar Automotive Group and The Rinks at Exeter. In addition, eighty-eight businesses and individuals donated wonderful certificates and items for our raffle and auction, all of which makes our Golf Classic the successful tournament it has become known for.

Click here to view our thirty-two sponsors. To view the businesses and individuals who donated gifts in kind to our golf classic click here.

He also acknowledged the twelve Hall of Famers in attendance.  Lee Blossom; Dick Boucher; Ryan Brandt; Chris Brown; Dick Dodds; Mark Evans; Rene LeClerc; Roger Letourneau; Bruce Parker; Ken McKinnon; Steve Murphy (and John Normand completes the list).

The Class of 2023 will be inducted on October 22 at Concord’s Grappone Center at the Twenty-first Legends of Hockey Induction Ceremony. 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.

In addition, the Concord Eastern Olympics Hockey Club and their history will also be honored this year. Click here to read a press release for the five incoming Hall of Famers.

In addition, John asked for a moment of silence in remembrance of two spouses of long-time board members, Mary Ellen Gould and Virginia Martin – and to former board member Jay High who all passed since last year’s Golf Classic.

A full field of one hundred and thirty-two players had a blast and the course was once again top notch (even with the rain) led by General Manger Jason Jozokos and his entire team at Stonebridge.

Photographs Seven-hundred and one photographs taken by Matt Parker Photography can be viewed at no charge and any can be purchased for a nominal fee. Please visit his site by clicking here. You may enter your name in search bar to view photos. There is a small sample of photos at the bottom of this article.

Dan Smith lets go his putt at the nucar Putting Contest

 

Ken “Captain” McKinnon, Dave Kruse, Tom Foote and Steve Rich

Volunteers Our volunteers worked very hard all-day long keeping the registration, raffle and on course contests running smoothly. Many thanks to Matthew Murray, Sean McDonough and Chrissi Patterson of Vachon Clukay & Company PC of Manchester as well as Nancy Swenson; Joanie Vallieres; Lynda Heath; Sandy Adams and Julie Sedgwick all who worked tirelessly to ensure the re-registration and raffle ran smoothly.

And on the putting green, board members Dick Boucher, Dan Zapton and Jack Mudge led the putting contest where ultimately, Dave Kruse was crowned the champion for 2023.

In addition, on the “Scott “Ace” Citroni Hole”, Hole 4, board member Eric Swenson, HOF Jim Rivers led volunteers which included Kearsarge Youth Hockey Association (KYH) representatives Stephanie Perkins and her son Bridger. On Hole 13, board member Ray Bernard and HOF Steve Murphy along with Dara Gove and daughter Lynlee Gove (Kearsarge) also helped raised funds towards their equipment purchases.

In addition to the NH Legends of Hockey donation to KYH. The Samantha C. Smith board elected to donate $3,000 in memory of Jay High to the Kearsarge Youth Hockey program. Click here to read the full story.

The following board members got a chance to play, but also volunteered many hours to help make this event a great success: Peter Bedford; Dave Corriveau; Mike Gould; Jim Hayes; Roland Martin; John Normand; Dwayne Robinson and Dan Smith.

 

 

Team Psychedelic Psychos Dick Turelli, John Filyaw, Dwayne Robinson and Dan Borden enjoying Scenic IPAs

 

Congratulations to our Champions, Mark Placy, Don Steenbeke Jr, George Colburn and Lee Blossom.

 

Putting Contest Directors Jack Mudge, Dick Boucher and Dan Zapton

POST GOLF AUCTION. Still some great items available, BUY NOW only. 

All Champions

2023 – Lee Blossom, Mark Placy, Don Steenbeke Jr., George Colburn
2022 – Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, Mark Placy, Don Steenbeke Jr.
2021 – Mark Bozek, George Chase, Bob Oziomek, Tim Pratt
2019 – Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, Mark Placy, Don Steenbeke Jr.
2018 – Mike Desmond, Mike Bayer, Jason Bergeron, Scott O’Neil
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

2024 Golf Classic Mark your calendar now for next year’s Golf Classic scheduled for Friday July 12, 2024.  The 2024 shot-gun start will be at 8:30.  Registration will begin at 7:15 and continue to 8:00 am.

To view the tournament program click here.

  • Roland Martin II, Roland Martin, Mike Martin and Tim Roberts.

  • Dave Kuhman, Rene LeClerc, Steve Grzywacz and Pete Ackerson

  • Gerry Bergeron, Ed Staph, Scott Richards and Ken Collins.

  • Steve Rich, Dave Kruse and Tom Foote

  • Stephanie Wilkinson, Todd Montwill, Pete Lafauci and Alex Pearl

  • Parker Mabbett

  • Dan Smith, Jim Hayes and Jim Rivers

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NH High School All-Stars Take on VT

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

The Vermont and New Hampshire boys will square off for the 31st time on Saturday, July 1, while the girls game reaches is set for its 26th meeting. The showcase features the top graduated high school seniors of Vermont and Hampshire.

The girls contest is slated to start at 4 p.m., the boys game at approximately 6:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students (ages 7-17). Children 6 and under are free.

On Friday night there will be a skills competition.

The boy’s team will be coached by Mike Young, Tyler Briand and Chris Hitchcock of Dover, and Paul DiMarino and Henrik Barbin of Exeter. Both Young and DiMarino serve of the Legends Board of Directors The girl’s team will be led by John Dodds, Tucker Garrity-Hanchett and Alex Dodds of Hanover and Jamie Long of Oyster River. John Dodds is in the NH Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame. To view the NH boy’s roster click here and for the girl’s click here.

Here’s the link for this weekend-

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

The skills competition, girls game, and boys game can all be seen LIVE & on-demand through their link as well as through their Roku channel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023 ANNOUNCED

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.

Around the Boards – March 2023

In this month’s issue we will touch on the following: Our 2023 Supporter Campaign; Hall of Fame Museum – Videos; Golf Classic and the Concord Eastern Olympics.

SUPPORTER CAMPAIGN:

Through March 23, 2023 here are the results of our 96 overall supporters and our 35 current Hall of Fame Supporters. Many thanks to all of you for your support and we hope many others of you will join or rejoin in the coming weeks. CLICK HERE to read the complete article on the Supporters Campaign from January 1. Thanks go out in advance, to all of you joining in February. You can mail a check or pay online.

HALL OF FAME:

Within our Hall of Fame you may view a wonderful history of our Induction Ceremonies dating back to 2004 as well as footage of the Concord Coachmen and the 1932 Winter Olympic games in Lake Placid. CLICK HERE to check out the videos on our Legends Museum Video Clips page.

GOLF CLASSIC:

Save the date reminders went out to all the golfers from our successful 2022 Golf Classic. Next week we will mail the Golf Classic brochure to all of last year’s golfers. Don’t have your chance to play be eliminated due to tardiness – and we do anticipate a sellout once again. See you in July on the 14th at Stonebridge Country Club. This year we a opening re-registration at 8:45 with our NEW START TIME of 10:00 am. CLICK HERE to open and print entry form. The first 132 are guarantied to play.

Concord Eastern Olympics Logo

CONCORD EASTERN OLYMPICS:

At this fall’s twenty-first Induction Ceremony the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey will also honor the great history of the Concord Eastern Olympics who played in the late sixties through the 1973-74 season. When it was formally announced at last fall’s induction ceremony in attendance were the following players from that team. Bill Seabury, Chuck Kyle, Roger Letourneau, Bruce Parker, Burns Hovey and Steve Murphy and many others will be there this fall. CLICK HERE to view the Eastern Olympics All-Time Scoring individual records which were meticulously prepared and archived by Charlie Dave each and every game.

Capital Sports of Concord are making up some Eastern Olympics hats of which a few lucky people will randomly win at the ceremony. So please plan on coming to help us recognize our new inductees and honor the Concord Eastern Olympics.

High School All-Star Doubleheader

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

All Star Double Header 2023

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

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

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

2023 All Star Double Header

Team Red – Division I/II Game

Click here to open Division I/II program.

Noon Time Game

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

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

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

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

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

12:10 Game

All Star Double Header 2023

Division III Game

Click here to open Division III program.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 High School News & Awards

HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR DOUBLEHEADER

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALL-STATE SELECTIONS

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

Girls Division

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

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

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

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

Division I

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

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

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

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

Division II

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

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

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

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

Division III

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

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

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

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

 

Around the Boards – February 2023

In this issue we will touch on the following: Our 2023 Supporter Campaign; Hall of Fame Nominations for 2023; High School and Prep School All-State Teams; The boy’s high school Senior All-Star Doubleheader; The history of hockey in Concord and the 1992 National Championship girl’s Pee Wee team.

Supporter Campaign: January was once again a huge month for individuals joining the Supporter Campaign. We closed the month with 71 individuals joining and of that number 27 are in our Hall of Fame. Thank you for your support.

Our gifts should arrive in the next few weeks and your items will be mailed at that time.

Click here to read the complete article on the Supporters Campaign from January 1. Thanks go out in advance, to all of you joining in February. You can mail a check or pay online.

Hall of Fame Nominations: There is less than one month remaining to submit a qualified Hall of Fame candidate. The Legends nomination committee encourages you research, document and submit a nomination form for consideration of this high honor in any one of the above categories. Click here to read the complete article from January 1.

High School & Prep School All-State Teams: The Legends partner with the NH High School Coaches Association (NHHSC) to help support New Hampshire high school hockey. NHHSC is comprised of high school coaches from across the State. At season’s end, The NHHSC meet and select First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention teams for each of the four high school divisions.

The Legends also partner with the NH Prep School Coaches. The coaches will select their All-State Teams for 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.

The Legends provide certificates for all the New Hampshire High School and Prep School All-State players as selected by their coaches.

Senior All-Star Doubleheader: the NHHSC select the best high school seniors from the Boys Divisions I and II as well as the best from DIII. The DI and II game features the teams wearing the Legends jerseys. Both games will be held at THE Rinks at Exeter on Sunday March 19, 2023. The Division I/II game will start at 12:00 pm and the Division III All-Stars will play at 12:10 pm.

Our Legends jerseys are also used in the annual Make-A-Wish hockey games for both the boys and girls against VT each summer.

History of Hockey in Concord NH: The Concord Historical Society hosted a webcast where Executive Director Jim Hayes talks Concord hockey with four wonderful panelists. Bob Norton, Ken McKinnon, Dunc Walsh and George Chase spent an hour talking hockey here in the capital city. Rumors continue to exist that they might do a 24 hour webcast next year. Check out the videos on our Legends Museum Video Clips page. You’ll find this video by clicking here and opening the Misc. tab.

1992 National Championship game: Watch the NH Women’s Select hockey team compete and win the National Championship in Duluth, Minnesota. This team was started by Jay Jones in 1984-85. With the help of Dennis Nolin, Dave Boudrias, Mike Mounsey and others they led this New Hampshire contingent to the National Championship. Watch and listen to Jim Rivers and Jeff Cain commentating the game.
Click here to go to our video page and open the Misc. tab.

2023 Supporter Campaign Begins

Supports Campaign 2023

HOW TO SUPPORT THE LEGENDS

Our calendar runs from January 1st to December 31st.

There are four types of annual Support Levels: White $25; Blue $50; Red $100; Platinum $150 or more. This year, supporters at the Red or Platinum levels will receive a winter hat from Outdoor Cap Company. The hat is charcoal grey with white stripes, Legends logo and acrylic fleece lining for comfort.

The White Level includes: one decal and the supporter’s name on our web site.

The Blue Level includes: one decal; the supporter’s name on our web site; a white baseball hat w Velcro closure and NH Legends of Hockey logo.

The Red Level includes: one decal; the supporter’s name on our web site; winter hat from Outdoor Cap Company. The hat is charcoal grey with white stripes, Legends logo and acrylic fleece lining for comfort.

The Platinum Level includes: one decal; the supporter’s name on our web site; a white baseball hat w Velcro closure and NH Legends of Hockey logo and a winter hat from Outdoor Cap Company. The hat is charcoal grey with white stripes, Legends logo and acrylic fleece lining for comfort.

Tax ID: 56-2421910. *According to IRS regulations, the value of your contribution must be reduced by the value of benefits you receive. To view and or print 2023 Supporter Brochure, click here.

Please send your check, made payable to the NH Legends of Hockey, to PO Box 777, Manchester, NH 03105-0777.

If you’d prefer to pay by credit card, please visit our website, nhlegendsofhockey.com, click the “Membership” and “Join Us” tabs, then select the support level of your choice. Please be sure to include your mailing address, phone, email information and size for mittens or gloves if applicable.

We thank you in advance for your support.

The Board of Directors

 

 

 

2023 Nominations Open

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

If you know of anyone you feel may be a qualified Hall of Fame candidate, the Legends committee encourages you research and submit a nomination form for consideration of this high honor in any one of the above categories.

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

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

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

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

Nomination Form

Nominations must be received prior to March 1, 2023.
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Type your information into the form and save on your desktop. You should print a copy for your own records, then email Jim Hayes hayes743@comcast.net the completed form. In addition, click on Submit form on the top right.

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

If you have questions or need assistance with the nomination process, please contact any one of the New Hampshire Legend’s board of directors who are listed on the web site. You may also contact our Executive Director, Jim Hayes, at hayes743@comcast.net or 603-731-4168.

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Selected individuals will be recognized at our next Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, scheduled for October 22, 2023. At that time, we will also be honoring the Concord Eastern Olympics Hockey Club and its history.