2019 Golf Classic Another Overwhelming Success

Thank you to everyone that supported our Fourteenth Annual Golf Classic. Our event was held July 12 at the Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown.

The event was kicked off with a message from Jim Hayes, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (Legends). He gave special thanks and recognition to our perennial Gold Sponsor, St. Paul’s School of Concord. “We are extremely grateful to all the players (128), sponsors (28), contributors (Gifts in kind) and volunteers that help make this event one of the best in the state, each and every year”.

Rene LeClerc watches his majestic shot on Hole 6

Photographs
873 photographs taken by Matt Parker Photography can be viewed and or purchased for a nominal fee.   Scroll to the bottom to view a sample of these photographs.

Listed below are our eleven Silver and sixteen Bronze Sponsors.

Silver Sponsors: Amoskeag Beverages, LLC –Capital City Paving – Club National – Gamache Enterprises Legacy Financial Solutions –– Morgan Self Storage – New Hampshire Distributors, LLC – North Country Tractor – Northway Bank – Rowley Insurance Agency – Triplet Computers, LLC

Bronze Sponsors: Ackerson State Farm Insurance Agency – Arcomm Communications – Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac-Buick-GMC – Christian Party Rental – Deco Systems Transportation Service – EVR Advertising – Fay’s Boat Yard – Granite State Capital – Karr & Boucher PLLC – L. A. Brochu Inc. – Law Offices of Roland E. Olivier – Manchester 40+ Hockey League – Milford Lumber Co. Inc. – R & T Electric Inc. – Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency Inc. – Sleepnet.

If you, or someone you know would like to sponsor or donate Gifts in Kind next year, please email Jim Hayes hayes743@comcast.net to discuss that opportunity.

Gifts in Kind
One Hundred and Thirteen businesses and individuals donated gifts in kind for the tournament. To view complete list, click on (Gifts in Kind)

In addition, Jim acknowledged two individual from the Class of 2019 who will be inducted October 20 at Concord’s Grappone Center at the Eighteenth Annual Legends of Hockey Induction Ceremony. With us today is Tom Carroll, New England College Men’s Hockey Coach and Denis Martin who starred at Providence College.

Others being inducted as follows: Freddy Meyer and Deron Quint are being inducted as players; 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.

Volunteers
Our volunteers worked very hard all-day long keeping the registration, raffle and on course contests running smoothly. Many thanks again: to Dick Boucher; Ryan Brandt; Dave Elliott; Jay High; Steve Murphy; Dick Roy; Eric Swenson; Dick Theriault; Arlene Robbins (Bob Vachon, Kathy Vachon, Monique Hopkins all of Vachon Clukay) and Jean Mathieu; Sarah Paollucci and Anne Crawford of Legacy Financial.

The following board members got a chance to play, but also volunteered many hours to help make this event a great success. Dave Corriveau; Mike Gould, Jim Hayes; Lane Mabbett; Roland Martin; Steve Mathieu; Dwayne Robinson and Dan Zapton.

In addition, on the “Scott Citroni Hole”, Hole 4, board member Eric Swenson led the volunteers which included Laurel Chace and Landon Chace from the Keene Youth Hockey Association helped raise money which will be used for necessary equipment for the upcoming season.  Keene also entered a team in the tournament.

Front L to R: Leon Watkins, Chris Stroshine, Bert Poirier, Mike O’Donnell
Back L to R: Bobby Rodrigue, Jonathan Poirier, Kyle Macie, Scott Sartorio, Chris McIntosh, Steve Walsh, Steve Tenney Jr and Ron Clace

For the second straight year, Legacy Financial provided three Hole In One prizes from US Hole in One. Those included $5,000 cash on # 16, a set of Callaway Irons on # 4 and Airline Tickets for two on Hole # 6. Also, North Country Tractor of Concords’ riding John Deere lawn mower for the first Hole In One on Hole # 4.

Champions
Congratulations to our Champions, Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, Mark Placy and Don Steenbeke Jr. took home the title at minus 15.

2019 Champions: Ryan Sahr, Mark Placy, Don Steenbeke Jr and Lee Blossom

Second place winners were Richard Boone, Nate DiNapoli, Scott Hodgkins and Mindy Reid, while third place honors were awarded to Mike Gould, Brian Gould, Steve Piwowarski and Joe Piwowarski

2020 Golf Classic
Mark your calendar now for next year’s Golf Classic scheduled for Friday July 10, 2020. 

2019 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 and we thank you in advance. Golf Classic ark your calendar now, or next year’s Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday July 10, 2020. 

2019 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 and we thank you in advance.

All Champions
2019 – Lee Blossom, Ryan Sahr, Mark Placy and Don Steenbeke Jr.
2018 – Mike Desmond, Mike Bayer Jason Bergeron and 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

On Course Contests
Longest Drive All # 1 – Don Steenbeke Jr.
Closest to the Line #2 – Jack Donovan
Closest to the Pin # 4 – Jeff Harnish 2’3″
Closest to the Pin # 6 – Brooks McQuade 6’9”
Closest to the Pin # 13 – Tom Carroll 6”
Closest to the Pin # 16 – Tim Mitropoulos 1’10”
Closest to the Pin #18 Second Shot – Rich Miyara
* Putting Contest Champion – Steve Grzywacz
* In a putt-off against Parker Mabbett, Patrick Dodds; Greg Holley, Steve Grzywacz was crowned Champion and took home $100 cash while Ray Cook putters, (donated by Brett Houston of NEEBCO) went to Greg Holley and Patrick Dodds.

Photo Gallery

  • Ron Clace watches his ball in flight
  • Nate DiNapoli strokes his ball as teammates Richard Boone, Mindy Reid and Scott Hodgkins watch
  • Jay High and Ryan Brandt volunteer at Hole 6
  • Abe Tuttle, Greg Holley, RJ Downer and Brian Saucier
  • Rene LeClerc watches his majestic shot on Hole 6

    • Vermont boys rumble past N.H. 6-1 in Make-A-Wish Hockey Classic

    Austin Danforth, Burlington Free Press

    The Vermont boys erupted for four goals in the third period to blow past New Hampshire 6-1 in the annual Make-A-Wish Hockey Classic all-star game at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

    After victories in 2017 and 2018, the victory completes the Green Mountain State’s first three-game winning streak in the annual series, which New Hampshire now leads 17-9-1. The margin of victory matches Vermont’s largest ever (7-2, 1999).

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    MA Hockey Hall of Fame Ceremony

    Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame

    On June 15th, nine new Hall of Fame members will be inducted into Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.  A number of these inductees have a New Hampshire connection including: Umile, UNH ’72 long-time UNH Head Coach and Legends of Hockey Hall Member; McShane, UNH ’71 and coached in NH at Phillips Exeter, New Hampton and Dartmouth; Sweeney who graduated SPS in ’84 before attending Harvard and John P. Chase whose son George W Chase was a faculty member and Hockey Coach at SPS, as is John’s grandson, George W. Chase III who taught and also coached ice hockey.

    Those inductees includes: long time dedicated Massachusetts Hockey volunteer Nick Demarco (Builder), retired Norwich coach Michael H. McShane, former player and current Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney and retired UNH coach Dick Umile. Also, this class includes five posthumous inductees: George V. Brown, John P. Chase, James “Jim” H. Fullerton, Victor “Vic” Heyliger and Edward “Eddie” W. Shore. To view article, CLICK HERE:

    2019 Golf Classic Deadline Approaching

    Well, the Stanley Cup Champion will soon be crowned, and most everyone here in northern New England are rooting hard for the B’s.  However, on July 12th another Champion will be crowned, the Fourteenth Champion of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Golf Classic.

    Our Annual Golf Classic will be held at the Stonebridge Country Club on Friday July 12, 2019.  Our shotgun start begins at 10:30 am, allowing you time to make an appearance at your office and join us for the beautiful weather, guaranteed!

    Foursomes are filling up quickly so if you’d like to play, or can help by sponsoring and or volunteering, please contact Executive Director Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or 603-731-4168.  Click here for the 2019 Golf Classic brochure. 

    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 back in 2017.  This was the first ever Hole N One in the previous twelve years, and from this day forth will be called “The Scott Citroni 4th Hole.”

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

    Sponsorship, Gifts in Kind Donations and Player Registration and payment  Deadline is Friday June 21, 2019.

    Champions!
    Congratulations once again to last year’s Champions. Mike Bayer, Mike Desmond, Scott O’Neil and Jason Bergeron who took home the title.   So who will win the cup this year?

    2018 Champions – Jason Bergeron, Scott O’Neil, Mike Desmond and Mike Bayer.

    All Champions

    2018 – Mike Bayer, Mike Desmond, Scott O’Neil and Jason Bergeron
    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

    Thank you in advance.

    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.

    2019 Senior All-Star Doubleheader Results

    Exeter, NH – On Sunday March 17th, at the Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both of the boy’s Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games.  The 12:00 pm game was for Division III players only while the 12:15 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II and two terrific games were played in front of several hundred family and friends.

    This Legends event was sponsored by New Hampshire Distributors (NHD) of Concord.  NHD also provided post-game product samples for each player from Bang (potent brain and body fuel) and Sparkling Ice.  Click to open Division III program and Division I/II program.

    Participating seniors were 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.  All senior players were announced individually by teams and received a certificate for their selection to the Senior All-Star Classic from John Normand President of the Legends.

    In addition, Normand announced the All-State selections as the players came forward.  For the ninth straight year, the Legends provided certificates for each member of the various All-State teams.  In addition, for each division, the Legends awarded certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.  Those individuals were selected by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association and those All-State certificates were mailed out Monday afternoon to the Athletic Directors.

    To view the complete list of this year’s All-State recipients Click Here. 

    In the Division III game, an open net goal with 4 seconds to go sealed the win for the players dressed in their team’s white jerseys 5-3 over Team Dark.  Goals against were tracked but not saves in this game.  For the winner, Mattieux Tremblay of Pembroke-Campbell started the game and let up one goal, next up was Hunter Sanders of Moultonborough-Inter Lakes and Jameson Bourque of John Stark-Hopkinton shut down the opponents in the last stanza.  For the opponents, Trent Labrecque of Berlin split the duties with Isaac Kaskinski of Monadnock-Fall Mountain and allowed three and one goal respectively.

    In the Division I & II game, it went to overtime but in the end, remained tied and finished in a 5-5 draw.  Dakota Robinson of Pinkerton started in goal for Team Red and stopped all seven shots he faced, next up was Nate Pushey of Bishop Brady and Nate stopped seven of nine shots and Matt Strickland of Bishop Brady finished up, allowing three goals while stopped seven.  Leading off for Team White was Cameron Donovan of Londonderry who made four of five saves, Chris Eno of St. Thomas Aquinas made  thirteen saves while allowing four goals and Nathan Carrier of Bow stopped all eight shots he faced. Offensive highlights Team Red were provided by five players: Gennaro Marra of Pinkerton and Brendon Banks of Pinkerton; Tyler Blood of Exeter and Ryan Huppe of Exeter (along with three assists) and Cam Larivierre of Concord.  For Team White offense was provided by two goals apiece from Jack Sylvain of Bedford and Max Carpenter of Oyster River while Kambal Vaidya of Bedford had one.

    Many thanks to the following DI and DII coaches for their time and effort.  Jim Tufts – Exeter, Dan Belliveau – Merrimack, Peter Bedford – Londonderry, Sam Littlefield – Pinkerton, Peter Harwood – Oyster River, Mike Young – Dover, Bill Widi – Portsmouth-Newmarket, Mark McGinn – Salem, Marty Myers – Bedford, Tom Ferguson – Portsmouth-Newmarket, Jon Ellis – Spaulding

    In addition, our thanks go out to the DIII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a successful one: Denis Kolehmainen of John Stark-Hopkinton and Mike Poulin of Berlin as well as Kevin Merrick of Sanborn and Marc Bourque of John Stark-Hopkinton.  We do apologize if any of the coaches were not recognized.

    After the 12:15 game, Coaches convened to select players to represent New Hampshire in the Annual Make a Wish game against Vermont this summer.  The boy’s and girl’s game will be held at the Gutterson Field House on Saturday June 29th against the Vermont team.  Players will once again be adorned in the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey uniforms.  The girl’s will play at 4:00 pm and the boy’s game is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm.  The Coaches for the Vermont game should be contacting the players over the next week or so.

    To view or to purchase any of the photographs from Matt Parker Photography CLICK HERE.

    High School Hockey News

    NHIAA Championships

    On Saturday, eight teams will arrive at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, hoping to be crowned State Champion of their respective division. Here’s a look at the championship match-ups – and the best of luck to each team.

    Division I 5:00 pm
    # 3 Bedford versus # 5 Trinity

    Division II 2:45 pm
    # 1 St. Thomas Aquinas versus # 2 Dover

    Division III 12:15 pm
    # 1 John Stark-Hopkinton versus # 2 Mon-Fall Mountain

    Girls Division 10:00 am
    # 2 Exeter versus # 5 Hanover

    *Please verify start times

    Senior All-Star Doubleheader

    On Sunday March 17th, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey will host two Senior games at The Rinks at Exeter. The New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association selected seniors last week to participate in the two games. The first game is for Division III seniors and is scheduled to start at 12:00 pm.

    File photo from Matt Parker Photography

    At the 12:15 pm game, seniors from D I and II will compete against one another in their last high school game of their career. Players should arrive one hour prior to their game. Ticket prices are $5.00 for all adults high school is $2.00.

    The Coaches will select a team from the 12:15 pm game to play in the Make A Wish game versus Vermont this summer.

    The Legends are providing certificates to all senior players. Certificates will be distributed at a post-game reception after each senior game on Sunday March 17th.

    All-State Teams Announced

    In addition, All-State Teams were selected last week by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association and for the ninth year, the Legends will provide 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 2018-19 All-State recipients.

    For those underclassmen and girls not in attendance, those certificates will be taken to their schools by coaches or players in attendance and brought to your athletic director for disbursement.

    2019 Supporter Campaign Begins

    Our Annual Supporter’s Drive began on January 1 and continues through December 31, 2019.

    Last fall we supported the Rochester Youth Hockey Association by purchasing hockey equipment for them.  Rochester had participated in our Annual Golf Classic last July with a foursome (Allen Albee, Lauren Albee, Alex Johnston, Tyler Lebsand) while Jen Lentz and her son Connor provided primary assists on our Par 3 “The Scott Citroni Hole”, raising money for their equipment.

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

    Our effort will be in alliance with the New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association and will be helpful to limited-income families.

    HOW DO I JOIN
    Joining is very easy, just fill out this 2019 Supporter Brochure 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, click here.

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

    2019 Nominations Open January 1st

    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 sixteen years, one hundred and thirty-four 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.

    [button url=”https://nhlegendsofhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NH-Legends-Nominee-Form_distributed.pdf” target=”_blank” style=”normal”]Nomination Form[/button]

    • Nominations must be received prior to March 1, 2019.
    • If you are using Chrome, you may experience a problem. Please use alternate web browser.
    • 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.
    • Selected individuals will be recognized at the next annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This fall, the Legends will also be honoring the Alpine Club which played in the 1960’s.

    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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    Lastly, please visit our NH Legends of Hockey Facebook Page and “Like Us” to receive our upcoming Facebook posts.

    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).