AHL Manchester Monarchs

NH Legends Of Hockey Luncheon Set For Sunday

Published on March 4, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey, a non-profit organization formed to promote the history and heritage of hockey within the state of New Hampshire, will honor its seven newest members and the University of New Hampshire when it hosts its annual luncheon on Sunday, March 6 at the WayFarer Inn in Bedford, New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Legends Of Hockey Class of 2005 includes: Bernard Arguin, Hampton, NH; Dick Boucher, Manchester, NH; Alphonse Corriveau (deceased), Manchester, NH; Carl Langlais, Berlin, NH; Ken McKinnon, Alton, NH; Dick Roy, Berlin, NH; and Elmo Theriault (deceased), Berlin, NH.

The Wildcats, a perennial favorite to win the Hockey East and NCAA championships, will be the first college team recognized by the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey. Previously, three senior amateur teams from the state's past have been honored: the Concord Budmen (2004), the Berlin Maroons (2003) and the Manchester Blackhawks (2002).

The newest class of inductees will be honored at the luncheon, scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at the Wayfarer Inn, and then introduced during an on-ice ceremony at the Verizon Wireless Arena prior to the Manchester Monarchs 4:05 p.m. match-up with the Providence Bruins. WMUR Channel 9 Sports Director Jamie Staton will Emcee the luncheon. An 11:00 a.m. social hour is also planned.

As part of the day's festivities, the Monarchs will wear vintage UNH jerseys worn by the Wildcats from 1956-61.

Following the game, the vintage jerseys will be auctioned off with proceeds going to The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey, an organization that recognizes the men and women in the state who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of ice hockey through participation, administrative support and community support.

UNH hockey fans are encouraged to attend the Monarchs-Bruins contest and honor the school's long and successful history of ice hockey. March 6 is an open date for the Wildcats.

Tickets for the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey luncheon are $30 and can be purchased by calling Dick Theriault at (603) 895-2450. Theriault can also be reached via e-mail at dtheriaultd@msn.com.

NH Legends Of Hockey Inductee Bios...

BERNARD ARGUIN
Born: November 30, 1930
Berlin, New Hampshire
Lives: Hampton, New Hampshire

Bernard Arguin began his ice hockey career while attending school in Victoriaville, Quebec, from 1944-47.

Arguin captained Berlin's Notre Dame hockey team to consecutive New Hampshire Ice Hockey State Championships in 1948 and 1949. He was the leading scorer on the team during his senior season.

Arguin was also named to the All New England Tournament Team (held in Providence, Rhode Island) as a wing in 1949. He was the first New Hampshire player to receive such an honor.

Later that same year, Arguin began a long and successful career with the Berlin Maroons that lasted until 1964. He played wing on the Berlin team that won the Senior Amateur Hockey Association's U.S. National Championship in 1954.

The timing for the championship could not have been better for Arguin, who served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before returning to Berlin during that championship year.

From 1965-80, Arguin officiated at all levels of ice hockey. His officiating career included work with college, high school, senior amateur and house and travel leagues throughout New England.

In 1977, Arguin was named president of the New Hampshire Ice Hockey Officials Association. Soon after his appointment, he spearheaded a directive that made it mandatory for high school hockey players to wear protective headgear.

Arguin was also instrumental in starting the ice hockey program at Winnacunnet High School and he evaluated hockey officials at University of New Hampshire hockey games for the ECAC from 1980-83.

RICHARD BOUCHER
Born: March 7, 1935
Berlin, New Hampshire
Lives: Manchester, New Hampshire

Dick Boucher is one of the legendary hockey players to come from Hockey Town USA (Berlin, New Hampshire). His hockey career began in grammar school where he starred on the Angel Guardian team and won two Parks and Recreation League titles.

Boucher next played wing on the Notre Dame varsity team from 1950-53. Notre Dame won three state championships during his tenure. Boucher also participated in three New England High School Championships held in Providence, Rhode Island.

Boucher played for the Berlin Maroons from 1953-62, and in 1954 he played wing on the team that won the Senior Amateur Hockey Association's U.S. National Championship.

Boucher next played for the Concord Shamrocks and the Alpine Hockey Club (1962-65) before a serious injury ended his playing career.

Boucher was one of the original organizers of the Manchester Blackhawks and was the team's business manager from 1965-71.

Boucher received an honorable mention on the All New Hampshire Millennium Team in 2000.

Boucher is the chairman of the board and was the prime organizer of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey.

ALPHONSE CORRIVEAU (DECEASED)
Born: June 21, 1916
Manchester, New Hampshire

Al Corriveau was a youth hockey trailblazer and instrumental in the building of the two local ice arenas. He served as president of the Junior Hockey League and Queen City Hockey, Inc., was an owner of the Manchester Blackhawks and the Manchester Monarchs of the New England Hockey League and was a sponsor of Men's Senior "A" Hockey League teams.

Corriveau was one of the original "movers and shakers" of ice hockey in Manchester. He founded the Manchester Youth Hockey League, the genesis of what would become one of the largest and most respected youth hockey programs in the country, the Manchester Youth Regional Hockey Association (MYRHA).

As a youth hockey pioneer, Corriveau gathered coaches, organized teams, secured ice time and scheduled practices and games. He provided order within the system by placing the players into age groups and insisting that every player, no matter what his or her abilities were, get equal ice time. His system was first line against first line, second line against second line, and so on.

Initially, some people objected to equal ice time for all players concept, but Corriveau never gave in to the pressure of creating just winners and he ran his program the right way from day one. He always insisted on equal ice time for all kids, period!

The results of Corriveau's method can be seen in hockey players who graduated from the system and then went on to excel in the sport at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of play.

CARL LANGLAIS
Born: November 12, 1941
Berlin, New Hampshire
Lives: Berlin, New Hampshire

Carl Langlais started his ice hockey career while attending grammar school from 1953-55. During that period, he was a First Team All-Star. In addition, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in his league in 1955.

Langlais went on to star with the Notre Dame high school team. He won four state championships from 1955-59. Langlais played for the Notre Dame team that captured the New England Championship in 1957, and he captained the Notre Dame team that represented New Hampshire at the New England Tournament in 1959. For his efforts, Langlais was selected to the All New England Tournament Team.

Langlais next began his tenure with the Berlin Maroons in 1961. For most of the next 13 seasons, he was a regular member of the team. Langlais also suited up for the New England Hockey League's Manchester Blackhawks in 1965-66 and the Quebec Provincial League's Coaticook Canadiens in 1970-71.

Langlais served as a player/coach for the Maroons in 1967-68. The team won the National Amateur Hockey Association Senior Tournament Championship in 1968. Langlais was named a First Team All-Star and won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

Langlais was a certified NHIAA ice hockey official from 1967-80.

KEN McKINNON
Born: March 4, 1938
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lives: Alton, New Hampshire

Ken McKinnon will long be remembered as the first Canadian recruited to play for the University of New Hampshire hockey team. His UNH career lasted from 1958-62. McKinnon captained the Wildcats his senior season and still holds the UNH record for goals in a game with six.

New Hampshire has served as a home since college for McKinnon, who was the founder and president of the Granite State Hockey League. He also played forward for the Concord Shamrocks, the Concord Coachmen, and the Eastern Olympics and later played in the Capital City Hockey League for 12 years.

In addition to playing the game, McKinnon was highly regarded for his officiating. He became a member of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association in 1962, and he wore the stripes until he retired in 1991. He officiated nine New Hampshire High School State Championships, two NCAA Division II Championships, several ECAC tournaments and the Beanpot Tournament.

McKinnon is a member of the UNH Hall of Fame, the Capital City Hockey League Hall of Fame and the Lakes Region Legends Hall of Fame.

McKinnon served as the president of the Wildcat Athletics Council from 2001-03.

RICHARD ROY
Born: September 18, 1935
Berlin, New Hampshire
Lives: Berlin, New Hampshire

Dick Roy's hockey career began in grammar school where he starred on the Angel Guardian team and won two Parks and Recreation League titles in 1948 and 1949. He next played defense on the Notre Dame varsity teams from 1949-53. Notre Dame won four state championships during his tenure. Roy also participated in four New England High School Championship tournaments held in Providence, Rhode Island.

From 1953-67, Roy played 14 consecutive seasons as a defenseman for the Berlin Maroons. He was a key defenseman and instrumental member of the 1954 and 1967 teams that won two New England Championships and two Senior Amateur Hockey Association's U.S. National Championships.

After his playing career ended, Roy continued his involvement in ice hockey as a registered referee with the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association and the United States Amateur Hockey Association from 1967-73. He worked games throughout New England at the senior amateur, collegiate and high school levels.

Roy received an honorable mention on the All New Hampshire Millennium Team in 2000.

ELMO THERIAULT (DECEASED)
Born: April 2, 1918
Paquetville, New Brunswick

Elmo Theriault played for the Berlin Maroons from 1940-51. His career with the storied team was interrupted for a period of three and half years when he served in the military during World War II (1942-45).

Theriault scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of the Maroons when, with one second remaining in overtime, he took a pass from Barney Laroche and hit the back of the net to win the New England Amateur Hockey Association Championship in 1949. Theriault was rewarded for his fine play when officials and writers honored him as a member of the tournament's first team.

Writers credited Theriault's patented long shot with ultimately doing in New Haven in a game that gave the Maroons the right to meet Dedham, Massachusetts for the New England Amateur Hockey Association's Championship in 1951. Theriault and the Maroons went on to defeat Dedham in the championship game.

If you mention the name "Elmo" to any New Hampshire hockey enthusiasts from the 1940's and 1950's, you will likely hear the following: Elmo Theriault had the best wrist shot in hockey, scored more goals from the point than any other defenseman and was one of the toughest defenseman to play the game.

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