Maine Sports Hall of Fame

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The Maine Sports Hall of Fame is sports hall of fame in the U.S. state of Maine. According to the hall, it was founded in 1972 to serve two main purposes:

Maine State of the United States of America

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively. Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland. The capital is Augusta.

  1. "Appointing and bestowing recognition awards and scholarships to outstanding Maine high school scholar-athletes"
  2. "To formally honor and memorialize Maine athletes and sports figures who have brought distinction to the state of Maine"

To be eligible for induction into the hall, nominees must:

  1. be a Maine sports figure whose achievements have brought distinction and honor to the state of Maine in any field of sport
  2. be a Maine sports figure or one who has made a major contribution to the development and advancement of sports in the state of Maine
  3. be a Maine sports figure having five (5) years of retirement from their last competitive event in their sports field of expertise (in extraordinary circumstances this can be waived)

The 2017 class of inductees included Bob Bahre, former owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Oxford Plains Speedway; Angela Bancroft, an Ironman Triathlon competitor and coach; Brett Brown, National Basketball Association head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers; Dan Burke, founder of the Portland Sea Dogs of Minor League Baseball; Dick Capp, former tight end in the National Football League; Ian Crocker, five-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming; Norm Gagne, high school hockey coach; soccer players Glenn, Kyle, and Jay Hutchins; Leslie Krichko, Olympic skier; Sarah Marshall Ryan, standout high school and college basketball player; Tom Reynolds, college alpine skiing coach; and Anna Willard, Olympic track and field athlete. [1]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

Oxford Plains Speedway 3/8 mile racetrack in Oxford, Maine, USA

Oxford Plains Speedway is a 3/8 mile racetrack located in Oxford, Maine. Established in 1950, the track was originally a half mile before being shortened to a 3/8 mile track. With 14,000 seats, the speedway has the largest seating capacity of any sporting venue in Maine. The main race held there is the HP Hood Oxford 250, which has run under various sanctions over the years, including in the early 1990s the NASCAR Xfinity Series in a combination race with what is now the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, but later became an American Canadian Tour Late Model race, and now a Pro All Star Series Super Late Model race. The 250 green flag lap race has often featured stars from NASCAR's three national series, even when it was not an Xfinity championship race in the early 1990s, as it is currently held during the NASCAR late-summer off week. Among the NASCAR stars who have raced the annual Oxford 250 are 17 drivers who have won NASCAR Sprint Cup Series majors, with eleven of them Sprint Cup Series champions, and five of those are now NASCAR Hall of Fame members.

An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. It is widely considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.

Inducted in the 2016 class were Jack Kelley, Kristin Barry, Sheri Piers, Kirsten Clark, the Cross family, Pennie Page Cummings, Doug Friedman, Dan Hamblett, Ralph Payne, Ed Phillips, Travis Roy, and Amy Vachon. [2] The 2015 class comprised William Alfond, Peter Carlisle, Glenn Dumont, Anna Goodale, Roger Levesque, Rob Pendergist, Marcie Lane Schulenberg, Eric Weinrich, and Amy Winchester. [3] Sandy Thomas, a Maine native and basketball player for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was the first female inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. [4]

John Henry "Jack" Kelley is an American former ice hockey coach. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelley was the first general manager and head coach of the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). During the 1972-73 season, he won the Howard Baldwin Trophy as the WHA coach of the year, and also led the Whalers to the Avco World Trophy. He previously served as head coach at Boston University, leading the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA hockey championships in 1971 and 1972. In his 10 year coaching career at Boston U (1962–71), he compiled a .720 winning percentage and won six Beanpot Tournaments.

Kirsten Lee Clark is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in Portland, Maine, she made her World Cup debut in November 1995 and retired from international competition following the 2007 season.

Doug Friedman is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with two brief stints in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as an enforcer, Friedman racked up over 1,400 penalty minutes in just under 500 games in the AHL/IHL. He played four years with Boston University in NCAA Division I before beginning his professional career with the Cornwall Aces of the AHL. He was the only player taken from Edmonton in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. He finished his career with the Worcester IceCats of the AHL in 2001.

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References

  1. ↑ "Maine Sports Hall of Fame 2017 inductees announced". Portland Press Herald. January 10, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 Maine Sports Hall of Fame class announced". Bangor Daily News. December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maine Sports Hall of Fame announces 2015 inductees". The Washington Times. Associated Press. January 16, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Balint, Bill (October 21, 1993). "Coaches to get the most attention at banquet". Indiana Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved February 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
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