Born in 1975 in Warwick, RI, John Hynes played his high school hockey at Toll Gate, earning All-State honors before suiting up at Boston University. Over John’s time at BU, the Terriers participated in four straight NCAA “Frozen Four” tournaments. The highlight of his collegiate hockey career came in front of his hometown crowd at [...]
Inducted into the Mount St. Charles Hall of Fame in 2016 Jeff Jillson was born on July 24, 1980 in North Smithfield, RI. A star at Mount Saint Charles Academy and the University of Michigan, he was the 1st pick and 14th overall selection of the San Jose Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. [...]
Inducted into the Bishop Hendricken HS Hall of Fame in 2005 Inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame in 2009 Born into a hockey-loving family in East Greenwich, RI, in 1969, right-winger Steven King was the New York Rangers' first choice in the 1991 Supplemental Draft. Steve was an important member of the US [...]
Inducted into the Burrillville HS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 Inducted into the RI Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2011 Babe was born in Harrisville, RI in 1919. He attended Burrillville High School where he played football and hockey for Tom Eccleston, the legendary Bronco coach. He earned his “Babe” moniker due to [...]
Bill Thayer was born in the Norwood section of Warwick on December 1st, 1921. He was easily one of the greatest all-around RI athletes of his generation. He earned All-State honors for all 3 years in 3 sports - hockey, baseball and football - to this day, one of the very few times that has [...]
There are many families worthy to be called "Rhode Island's First Family of Hockey". The Armys. The Ecclestons. The Gaffneys, The Warburtons, The Belisles, The Zifcaks, The Kilmartins, The Guays, and so many others . . . all have made enormous contributions to the sport's rich legacy in this state. At the very top [...]
2018 Malcolm Greene Chace Award Recipient. Among the many Rhode Island players, coaches, and executives who have distinguished themselves and given back to hockey what hockey has given to them, Ralph Warburton, our first Malcolm Greene Chace Memorial Award recipient, stands tall. Ralph was born in Cranston in 1924. He was an All-State hockey selection at [...]
2019 Malcolm Greene Chace Award Recipient. Larry Reid never learned to skate and did not play hockey. That didn’t keep him from distinguishing himself with his off-ice contributions to the game at the local, regional, national and international level over the last 50 years. He is the 2019 recipient of the Malcolm Greene Chace [...]
Don Mellor was born in Cranston, RI on February 22, 1921, where he lived his entire life. He began skating at age six and recalls first playing hockey with a rubber heal, the closest thing the neighborhood kids had to a hockey puck. He would hone his skills on the city’s frozen ponds. As [...]
Inducted into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974 Inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976 Inducted into the RI Heritage Hall of Fame in 1988 Inducted into the Burrillville H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 Inducted into the RI Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2007 Inducted [...]
