- Ron DeGregorio
Ron DeGregorio is the current president of
USA Hockey . He was elected the organization's fourth president since 1937 in 2003. He was award theLester Patrick Trophy the same year.Career
DeGregorio has been involved with
ice hockey for more than 40 years. DeGregorio was first appointed to a USA Hockey post in 1973, when he was named the registrar for the New England District. He was elected to the USA Hockey board of directors in 1975, and later became the vice president of youth hockey. He was the treasurer in the 1980s. In 1995, DeGregorio was elected vice president and chairman of the USA Hockey International Council. He held those positions until 2003, when he was elected president. He has also represented theU.S. at numerous international events, including theWinter Olympics . As president, DeGregorio has been responsible for numerous ceremonial functions; for example, DeGregorio honouredMike Modano during an on-ice presentation as the top US-born scorer in theNational Hockey League . [cite web
url=http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=d14f4ecd-629d-4d59-aea7-3053e7ebe49c
title=NHL notebook
accessdte=2007-12-19
date=2007-11-20
publisher=CanWest ] For his efforts to build ice hockey in the Untied States, he was award theLester Patrick Trophy in 2003.DeGregorio is the originator of "Mini One-On-One", an ice hockey competition for youth. It has been broadcast on the
Boston Bruins ' television network. Outside of ice hockey, DeGregorio is the president of the PenFacs Group, a firm that specializes in investment and insurance.Personal life
DeGregorio currently resides in Salem,
New Hampshire with his wife Susan. He was once the one of the three owners of theKentucky Thoroughblades of theAmerican Hockey League .References
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title=Ron DeGregorio
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*cite web|url=http://www.usoc.org/73_8813.htm
title=Ron DeGregorio elected USA Hockey president; Walter Bush name chairman of the board
publisher=USA Hockey
date=2007-06-15
author=Chuck Menke
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