Concord’s Tara Mounsey skates into US Hockey Hall of Fame
Tara Mounsey, a native of Concord and a US Olympic gold medalist, was announced as an inductee of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Here’s everything you need to know.
Tara Mounsey, famed US Olympic hockey player and gold medalist, was recently announced as a member of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025. She’ll be joined by other notable names like Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise, Bruce Bennett, and Scott Gomez. Mounsey and the rest of the class will be officially inducted during the 2025 US Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will be held on December 10 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Speaking about the inductees, the president of USA Hockey, Mike Trimboli, said, “The collection of talent that is part of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is truly remarkable.” He added, “Their extraordinary contributions have positively impacted our game and continue to do so today.”
Additional details regarding the ceremony and when it will be televised are forthcoming.
Mounsey has always been a trailblazer in women’s sports
Tara Mounsey grew up in Concord, New Hampshire, and played hockey at Concord High School, where she originally started on the boys’ team. After leading the school to the 1996 state championship, she won the New Hampshire (Class L) Player of the Year award, becoming the first female player to do so.
Mounsey went on to have a stellar collegiate career at Brown University, both as an ice-hockey player and as a field hockey player. She became a two-time All-American during her time at the school, and was named the Ivy League ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year in 1996-1997. She was later honored as a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist for the 1999-2000 season. She wrapped up her Brown career with 70 assists and 48 goals, and then took her physical prowess to the global stage during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
During Mounsey’s time at the Olympics, she was part of the gold medal winning women’s hockey team (the first to ever win gold!), who went undefeated on their run that year. She scored two goals and four assists during the tournament, and took to the Olympic ice again in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. That year, Mounsey and her teammates won the silver medal—she netted seven assists across five games, which was more than any other ice hockey player in the competition.
After retiring from the ice, she received her graduate degree from Boston College. She currently works at New England Baptist Hospital in Massachusetts as a nurse practitioner. Mounsey has also served as a medical coordinator for the Boston Celtics for 13 years.
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