New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Announces 2008 Inductees
February 8, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey today announced it will add eight people to its Hall of Fame, while also honoring Phillips Exeter Academy for its outstanding hockey history.
Inductees will be enshrined March 2, 2008 at the C.R. Sparks Event Center in Bedford. The annual event, to follow the 11:00 a.m. social hour and luncheon, will salute seven men and one woman in four categories.
Builder: Bill Antonucci of Wolfeboro; Ron Peters of Hudson; the late Malcolm Kenneth Gordon of St. Paul's School; and the late Gerry Grassie of Rochester. Coaches: the late George Charles Akerstrom of Bedford. Players: Steve Arndt of Concord; and Tricia Dunn-Luoma of Derry, now of Saint Louis Park, MN. Media: George Naum of Manchester.
Antonucci is a founding member of the Back Bay Hockey Association. Peters is widely known in the southern reaches of the state as the Father of Hockey. Gordon, who died in 1964, is revered as the Father of American Schoolboy Hockey, having coached, among others, the legendary Hobey Baker. Grassie, who died in 2002, was a founder of the Seacoast Spartans youth hockey organization.
Akerstrom, died in 2001, coached for 33 years at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden. He had more than 300 victories.
Arndt, a varsity regular for Dartmouth College between 1969 and 1972, was a longtime player with the Concord Budmen. Dunn-Luoma, a standout at the University of New Hampshire, earned Gold (1998) Silver (2002) and Bronze (2006) medals competing with the US Olympic women's team.
Naum is widely known through the state for his outstanding sports photography for the Manchester Union Leader and Sunday News.
Phillips Exeter Academy has a rich men's hockey tradition that dates to 1912, and a women's history that began in 1974.
Tickets for the induction ceremony and luncheon are $30 each and can be purchased at nhlegendsofhockey.com or contact Jim Hayes at hayes743@comcast.net or phone 603-226-4022.
Following the induction, the Manchester Monarchs play the Springfield Falcons in an AHL match-up at 4:05 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Prior to the opening face-off, there will be an on-ice ceremony recognizing the inductees. Also, the Monarchs will wear custom jerseys honoring Phillips Exeter Academy. Those jerseys, immediately following the game will be auctioned. Monarch game tickets for this game can be purchased by calling (603) 626-7825 or by visiting www.manchestermonarchs.com.
As a special pre-game event, one of those custom jerseys will be auctioned at the luncheon and can be personalized. In addition, in mid-February, the Legends will place two jerseys for sale on eBay, also to include personalization.
The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey has invested great energy and time in its Hall of Fame project which honors Granite State men and women who have contributed significantly to the sport of ice hockey.
The Association seeks to enrich our archive of artifacts that reflect the state's venerable hockey heritage. The directors work to raise money to preserve the donated artifacts, including historical literature, records, photos, film, clothing, equipment, trophies, etc. Many of those artifacts are on display in Berlin; Concord and Manchester.
Anyone wishing to donate any artifacts is welcomed to do so.
The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is a self-governing, non-profit Association incorporated with the State of New Hampshire. For more information on the Legends of Hockey, visit their web site at nhlegendsofhockey.com.
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