- ©2013 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships / Sport Ngin. All Rights Reserved.
- Terms of Use
- Help
The following pond hockey legends have participated in every U.S. Pond Hockey Championship since the inaugural tournament in 2006. They have braved extreme weather conditions year after year in their quest for the Golden Shovel and have helped shape this annual celebration of pond hockey into what it is today. We are proud to recognize their commitment to this event and hold them in the absolute highest regard.
| First Name | Last Name | Team(s) | Division(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett | Abrahamson | Tail Gators | Open |
| Darren | Acheson | Islers / Outside Coastguards | 40+ / Open |
| Dave | Bakken | Wright Homes Almost 40 | Open |
| Ben | Barnett | Vermont Transit/ Middlebury Panthers | Open |
| Jordan | Bronce | Demoralizers/ SB Remodeling | Open |
| Justin | Bronce | Demoralizers/ SB Remodeling | Open |
| Lee | Brooks | Panchero's Mexican Grill/ Kip's Pub/ Schlitz Gusto Guys/ Panchero's | Open |
| Justin | Brown | Wright Homes Almost 40 | Open |
| Dave | Buchanan | Foot Lake All Stars | Open |
| Mike | Burkhart | Ice ApeS / Un-Ruhly/ Wet Ends | Open |
| Rich | Byrne | El Nino/El Nino HC 1/ El Nino HC B2E/ l Nino HC | Open |
| Brad | Carlson | Team Buffett | Open |
| Gordy | Collins | Ron Tugnutt / Kari Takko/Kip's Pub | Open |
| Brendan | Connelly | No Stars | Open |
| Sam | Cornelius | Bullets /Concord/Concord USA | Open |
| David | Crawford | Backcheckers / KARE11 Allstars / KARE11 Velcro Brothers | Open / 40+ |
| John | Crawford | Sunday Slackers/ Geezers in Breezers | 50+ Open |
| Mark | DeYoung | Minneapolis Millers I/ Minneapolis Millers/ Tallahassee Warthog/ Dudeface | Open |
| Jack | Doyle | Middlebury Panthers/ Saint Nicks/ Saint Nix | Open / Senior/ 50-Plus |
| Josh | Edwards | Red Army / Sled Dogs/ O.G. Red Army | Open |
| Ryan | Elbing | Olaf Legends | Open |
| Tom | Ellingson | Valtira/ Valtira-Web Services Sponsor/ Eden Prairie Old Timers +/ EP Old Timers | Open |
| John | Farrell | Team Buffett | Open |
| Michael | Fish | Sally Full / Dubes Brewski | Open |
| Peter | Fitzgerald | The Bullets / Concord/ Concord USA | Open |
| David | Flammang | St Croix Slashers | 40+ Open |
| Pat | Foley | No Stars | Open |
| Jim | Fritz | Red Army-Sled Dogs/ O.G. Red Arm | Open |
| Rob | Fritz | Flying Saucer Attack | Open |
| Randy | Gallatin | Wright Homes Almost 40 | Open |
| Steve | Guenther | Gunny's Boys | 40+ Open |
| Fred | Haberman | Screeching Pterodactyls/ Screeching Pterodactyl 1/ Screeching Pterodactyl 2 | Open |
| Nick | Hanrahan | Isotopes / Whiskey Bandits | Open |
| Rick | Hartfiel | Backcheckers / Islers/ Outside Mouthguards | Open |
| Charlie | Hartwell | Backcheckers | Open |
| Ryan | Hegman | Isles North | Open |
| Mark | Heinert | Demoralizers / SB Remodeling | Open |
| Jake | Heisler | Kari Takko / Schlitz Gusto Guys/ Panchero's | Open |
| Dan | Hendrickson | Tail Gators | Open |
| Tim | Hennessy | St. Croix Slashers/ Doug Woog's Hockey Camp | Open |
| Dave | Hosford | The Palm Isle | Open |
| Paul | Huidobro | Gunny's Boys | 40+ Open |
| Billy | Jenkins | The Dusters/ The Boneyard/ Mushrats/ White Line | Open |
| Greg | Johnson | Gunny's Boys | 40+ Open |
| Peter | Johnson | Old Time/ Carlstown Chiefs | Rink Rat |
| Pete | Johnston | The Palm Isle | Open |
| Justin | Kapsen | The Bullets/ Concord/ Concord USA | Open |
| John | King | El Nino/ El Nino HC 1/ El Nino HC B2 | Open |
| Tom | King | El Nino/ El Nino HC 1/ El Nino HC B3 | Open |
| Geoff | Kragness | The Bullets/ Concord/ Concord USA | Open |
| Erick | Kyllonen | 10 Meter Radius | Open |
| David | Leslie | Tail Gators/ Islers/ Outside Mouthguards | Open |
| Jeff | Marshall | Gunny's Boys/ The Viernes Brothers | Open |
| Jesse | Martin | Olaf Legends | Open |
| Mike | McMahon | Panchero's Mexican Grill/ Kip's Pub/ McTree Farm/ Panchero's | Open |
| Peet | Moseley | Woodhill Trespassers | Open |
| Tom | Moudry | Foote Lake All Stars | Open |
| Michael | Mullins | Old Time/ Carlstown Chiefs | Open |
| Dave | Murphy | Healthy Scratch | Open |
| Brad | Nelson | Pulled Hammies | Open |
| Steve | Nelson | 10 Meter Radius | Open |
| Craig | Newman | Demoralizers/ SB Remodeling | Open |
| Sonja | Nyberg | The Fighting Weasels | Women |
| Nic | Pakler | Sally Full | Open |
| Dave | Paradise | RBC Dain Rauscher/ Johnny Upton & Associate/ Tail Gators | Open |
| Nick | Parnell | Red Army-Sled Dogs/ O.G. Red Army | Open |
| Pat | Peschel | The Wiz/ Screeching Pterodactyl 1 | Open |
| Brett | Peterson | Wheaties/ Cold Hands | Open |
| Ian | Peterson | Woodhill Trespassers | Open |
| Sarma | Pone | Fighting Weasels/ the fighting frogs/ Barbette | Women |
| Dean | Reder | Foote Lake All Stars | Open |
| Laurie | Richmond | The Fighting Weasels | Women |
| Jake | Ritchie | Backcheckers | Open |
| Chris | Rivard | Isles North/ Silver Backs | Open |
| Jesse | Sampair | Woodhill Trespassers | Open |
| Alex | Seitz | 10 Meter Radius | Open |
| Jamie | Seppanen | Isles North | Open |
| Dave | Shute | Wright Homes almost 40/ Tail Gators | Open |
| Matt | Skoglund | Middlebury Panthers/ Vermont Transit | Open |
| Garrett | Smaagaard | Big Ding/ CHRW/ Don Cherry's Team/ Motorboat | Open |
| Brandon | Smieja | Demoralizers/ SB Remodeling | Open |
| Joshua | Spaulding | Flying Saucer Attack | Open |
| Ryan | Spencer | Old Time/ Carlstown Chiefs | Open |
| Charlie | Stack | Sally Full | Open |
| Dan | Starkey | Kari Takko/ Schlitz Gusto Guys/ Panchero's | Open |
| Amelia | Steinkraus | The Fighting Weasels | Women |
| Mike | Stevens | Team Buffett | Open |
| Ty | Suhr | Isles North | Open |
| Darce | Swaggert | Scouts? / Massholes | Open |
| Randy | Swanson | Foote Lake All Stars | Open |
| Keith | Townsend | Olaf Legends | Open |
| Brian | Wachtler | Screeching Pterodactyls/ Screeching Pterodactyl 1/ Screeching Pterodactyl 2 | Open |
| David | Warner | Backcheckers / Zamboni Drivers | Open |
| Eric | Wenkus | Panchero's Mexican Grill/ Kip's Pub | Open |
| Keith | Wolter | Old Time / Carlstown Chiefs | Open / Rink Rats |
| Curt | Wright | Wright Homes Almost 40 | Open |