Master of Ceremony Ken Cail and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Board of Directors inducted five new members into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2022, in front of a crowd of 285 family members, friends, dignitaries and guests.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon was held on October 23, 2022 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord for the eleventh straight year.

It marked the NH Legends’ twentieth year hosting the event and the Legends also paid tribute to the history of the boy’s and girl’s hockey programs from Kimball Union Academy.

The Legends is a New Hampshire non-profit, 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to preserving New Hampshire ice hockey history, maintaining the state’s Hockey Hall of Fame, and promoting the sport to New Hampshire’s youth. Our Hall of Fame Induction event honors New Hampshire’s hockey elite — men and women who have made significant contributions in New Hampshire as players, coaches, officials, builders, or media representatives.

Inducted into the 2022 Hall of Fame Class was: David Lassonde, David Flint, Chris Brown, Ryan Frew and Tom Moulton. To view the entire induction program click here.

During President Normand’s address he welcomed and thanked everyone in attendance for supporting the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees and the Kimball Union Academy Boy’s and Girl’s hockey history. “We are sure you will thoroughly enjoy the day, and if so, we hope you will return next year as a fan of hockey, play in our golf classic or consider donating as a Supporter”.

In addition, John asked the crowd to remember our teammates we’ve lost since our last induction, including: Rod Blackburn, Don McKinnon, Dick Ryerson and Harvey Smith as well as another hockey friend – former board member Jay High.  We miss you all !

Normand offered special thanks to St. Paul’s School (Rector Kathy Giles, Luncheon Sponsor); NH Amateur Hockey Association and President Matt Roy & Werner Mazda and Bob Werner as our (Co-Title Sponsors), New Hampshire Distributors and Tom and Chris Brown as the (Social Hour Sponsor) and nucar Automotive Group and Shawn Hanlon as (Ring Sponsor).

John also thanked the 36 other sponsors who also helped make the Hall of Fame ceremony possible through their Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships. Those sponsors are:

Gold Sponsors:
Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc.; Black Ice Pond Hockey Association; Brine – Capital Sporting Goods; Christian Party Rental; Eastern Propane & Oil; Fay’s Boat Yard; Mason + Rich, P.A., C.P.A.; Merrimack County Savings Bank; NEEMCo; Northway Bank; Paul the Plumber; Sleepnet; Speedy Printing and Copying
The Rinks at Exeter; The Rowley Agency Inc.; Vachon Clukay & Company PC and Warrior Sports Group.

Silver Sponsors:
Berlin City Auto Group; L.A. Brochu, Inc.; Club National; Cusa Consulting, LLC; Deco Systems Inc.; EVR Advertising; Milestone Engineering & Construction; Northeast Delta Dental; PretiFlaherty; Ray’s Electric Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency; Stan Mikita Hockey School – AHIHA; Triplet Computers, LLC and The Weston Family.

Bronze Sponsors:
Alpine Club; Granite State Capital Management; Granite State Glass; Legacy Financial Solutions. Inc. Pat Brady and Town & Country Inn and Resort.

Photographs of Induction Ceremony and Stanley Cup® were taken by Matt Parker Photography and are posted on his website.

Click here to view and/or purchase photographs of the Induction Ceremony. Photographs purchased will be sent directly to your address.

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The Induction Ceremony photos:

President John Normand announced the team which will be honored next fall. The Concord Eastern Olympics history will be honored at the 21st Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Sunday October 22, 2023 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. The Eastern Olympics played from 1967-68 through the 1973-74 season.

If you’d like to become a sponsor next year, please email hayes743@comcast.net or call Jim Hayes at 603-731-4168. Click here to review the 2022 Sponsorship Opportunity Form if you are interesting sponsoring next fall.

2023 Nominations with appropriate documentation can be submitted on-line beginning January 1 and continuing through the end of February.

Video of Induction Ceremony can be purchased before the end of the year, by contacting Bryant Ragus (Spotlight Video Productions) at info@videonh.com The video will be available on a memory stick and has both the Induction Ceremony as well as pre-event interviews may be purchased for $15.00 through Spotlight Video Productions in Manchester, NH. (www.videonh.com)

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.