"It is with our deepest respect that we honor these Massachusetts natives.
We honor them for their achievements, contributions and dedication to the sport".

Bob Rogers Massachusetts Hockey Webmaster

Just some of the items at the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame
(Left) Robbie Ftorek's Pee Wee Jacket
(Right) Kevin Ahearn's World Hockey Association Championship Trophy

The World Hockey Association Champion New England Whalers

John P. Chase
Harvard University 1924-1928 Forward
USA Olympic Team 1932 Silver Medal
Coach:
Harvard University  1942-1950
John Chase began his formal hockey career at Milton Academy playing on the 1922-23 team. Transferring to Exeter Academy the following year he played there one year before matriculating at Harvard in the fall of 1924. Born: June 12, 1906, Milton, Massachusetts

He played as a regular at center ice as a freshman and as a first line center on the varsity for three years. He was selected as team captain his senior year. Chase also excelled at baseball at Harvard and as an amateur player in later years.
Following graduation from Harvard, Chase was sought after by professional teams, but he chose instead to pursue a business career. He did, however, continue his hockey career with such teams as the Boston Athletic Association, Boston University Club, and Brac Burn Hockey Club. All were strong contenders because of Chase's presence in the lineup.
In 1932 he captained the United States Olympic Team which captured the silver medal at Lake Placid, New York, losing the final game to Canada 2-1 in a heartbreaker. When his playing days were over Chase coached the Harvard varsity for eight years, from 1942 through 1950. Not only was John Chase a graceful, heady player and playmaker, he was also a very talented coach at Harvard University.
John was inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.

Do you know where the word hockey came from?
Do you know where the game of ice hockey began?

The word hockey comes from old French "hocquet" which meant "stick". The origins of ice hockey are unclear, but it's widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing hockey to North America. Soldiers stationed in Nova Scotia, Canada, played the earliest games. In 1879, a group of college students at McGill University in Montreal organized competitions and had developed the first known set of hockey rules.

The sport migrated south to the United States during the 1890s. The first known hockey games took place between Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities in 1895.

The first Olympic Games to include ice hockey for men took place in 1920 in Antwerp. However, the first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix.