Immaculate High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its 1986 Ice Hockey Team for its achievements on May 4, 2018 at a special dinner and induction ceremony at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, at 6:30pm. Bart Bustema, an award-winning, longtime broadcaster on local radio, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.
Immaculate’s 1986 Ice Hockey team won both a Conference and State championship with only two seniors, Gerry Vincent and Scott Prokop, on the roster and with sophomore Phil Pretto having an outstanding debut as IHS goalie.
Often competing with three lines, this young team had a lot of depth and made their mark in the Conference and States especially given that the hockey program at Immaculate began just three years earlier. The 1986 season marked the team’s second straight year as the top-ranked Division II team in Connecticut. They completed the regular season with an undefeated WCC schedule, losing only one game to non-conference opponent Westhill for a 19-1 overall record heading into the tournament. The team headed into the Division II state tournament semi-finals at Hamden High Rink defeating Glastonbury with a 7-5 victory, and then went on to defeat Wethersfield at the Hartford Civic Center in a sudden-death overtime, 8-7 come-back victory to earn the Division II State title.
Student-athletes on this memorable team included Mike Bonelli, Bob Bongo, Scott Brown, Steve Brown, Raymond Conta, Chris Dacunto, Zach Dargaty, Paul Dumas, Tim Ganse, Ed Hovey, Chris Linkowski, Brian McGovern, Shawn McLean, Mike Pizzo, John Power, Phil Pretto, Gene Previdi, Scott Prokop, Lou Tocco, Gerry Vincent, Mike Walsh and Dave Zandri.
Coach Francisco "Chico" Barata - Boys Soccer Coach 1991-2010
David Bonilla '00 - Cross Country, Basketball & Baseball
Nikki (Weiss) Conte '07 - Soccer & Basketball
Chris Haddad '00 - Basketball & Baseball
1986 State & WCC Championship Ice Hockey Team
Immaculate High School's Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1989 and currently has 79 members and two teams. Inductees exemplify the rich tradition of Immaculate High School athletics and represent those who have brought honor and distinction to IHS since the doors opened in 1962. The ceremony will include a special presentation of Immaculate’s first 1,000 point basketball which will be presented to the school by recipient Paul Hiro ‘68. The public is invited to participate in this very special event. Ticketsare available at www.immaculatehs.org/hof. Contact Denise Suarez, IHS Director of Alumni Relations, at 203-744-1510 ext. 158 for more information.