3-Time All-State selection at East Providence High School NCAA All-American at Boston College in 1980 Played two seasons of professional hockey in the AHL & IHL Inducted into the Boston College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985 Bill Army was born in East Providence on September 11, 1957. He is a member of one of [...]
By the age of 36, most hockey players are either looking towards retirement or perhaps already playing for the local senior league. Goalie Ross Brooks, on the other hand, did not make his NHL debut until the age of 36 years-8 days, becoming the 4th oldest debuting rookie goalie in NHL history when he manned [...]
Buster Clegg had a connection to the game of hockey in Rhode Island for most of his life, touching all levels of the sport right up to his passing in 2024 at age 87. Born April 21, 1937, he was raised in rural Burrillville, RI. He starred on defense for the town’s famous high school [...]
2-Time RI High School All-Stater & “Player of the Year” in 1954 Coach of 1984 & 1988 US Olympic Teams Coached a total of 15 USA Hockey National, Select & Paralympic Teams 2-Time USA Hockey National Coach-in-Chief While Rhode Island has been known for many successful and influential coaches at all levels of the game, [...]
Inducted into the Trainer’s Wing of the NHL Hall of Fame in 2003 Inducted into the Professional Hockey Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 2003 Tom Woodcock, born and raised in Providence, was inducted into the Trainers Wing of the NHL Hall of Fame in 2003. Like Pete Demers, who was enshrined there four years [...]
