Chuck Michaud | ORR Athletic Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Plaque Biography

Chuck Michaud was the head coach of ORR’s hockey team from 1985 until 1992. When he accepted that position, the hockey program hadn’t had a winning season in nine years. Four years after he took over, ORR made the state tournament for the first time in 13 years with a 13-4-2 record. ORR became a regular contender or champion in the South Coast Conference under Coach Michaud, with his teams qualifying for the post-season state tournament numerous times, coming to within a game of the EMass Division finals in 1992. Chuck was also an assistant coach for the successful ORR football and baseball programs. A true testament to his popularity stands outside the ORRJHS in a roller hockey rink built with funds raised by his colleagues and players. Chuck’s friend and assistant coach Ray Andrews once remarked, “Chuck made a tremendous impact on all the kids at Old Rochester, not just the hockey players.”

Original Hall of Fame Plaque

Original 2016 Hall of Fame plaque for Chuck Michaud

THE COMPLETE STORY

Expanded Historical Profile

Chuck Michaud led the Old Rochester Regional hockey program from 1985 through 1992. When he became head coach, the Bulldogs had gone nine years without a winning season. Within four years, Michaud guided ORR to a 13-4-2 record and its first state-tournament appearance in 13 years.

Under Michaud, Old Rochester became a consistent South Coast Conference contender and champion and qualified for the state tournament numerous times. His 1991–92 team advanced to within one game of the Eastern Massachusetts Division final. Michaud also contributed to the school’s successful football and baseball programs as an assistant coach.

His influence was felt well beyond wins and losses. Colleagues and former players raised funds to build the roller hockey rink outside Old Rochester Regional Junior High School that bears his name. As assistant coach and friend Ray Andrews observed, Michaud made a tremendous impact on students throughout Old Rochester, not only on the hockey players he coached.

The inducted 1991–92 hockey team provides a detailed example of that turnaround. ORR went 10–0–0 in the SCC and 16–3–1 overall, beat Bourne twice and won two state-tournament games before falling 2–1 to eventual champion Westwood. The team’s yearbook identifies Jason Medeiros, Mike Kelly, Jason Smith and Matt Regan as captains, with Ray Andrews and Greg Centeio assisting Michaud. The players’ banner and the coach’s tribute to “THE TEAM” remain part of the Hall’s record of that season.

ARCHIVAL MEDIA

Photo Gallery

Historical photographs, action images, team photographs and later-life images will be assembled here as verified source material becomes available.

Coach Chuck Michaud with captains Jason Medeiros, Mike Kelly, Jason Smith and Matt Regan during the 1991–92 championship season.

Yearbook action photograph and Coach Chuck Michaud’s message honoring the 1991–92 team.

INDUCTION CEREMONY

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SOURCES & HISTORICAL NOTES

Documenting the record

October 16, 2026: plaque biography reconciled directly against the existing photograph of the physical 2016 plaque. The inscription matches. Printed errors and induction-era claims remain part of the plaque record; this is not independent verification of every historical claim. No photographs were added or changed.

ORR hockey yearbook photograph supplied September 20, 2026; it pictures Coach Chuck Michaud at the rink with Hall of Fame member James Gardiner. Primary image is a faithful cleaned and cropped derivative; original source retained as an archive reference.

October 14, 2026: text-only editorial review against the existing Hall biography and source notes. Connects the coach’s history to the independently documented Hall team record and yearbook roster. This review does not certify an exact physical-plaque match or current record status.

October 18, 2026: primary portrait replaced using the newly supplied historical photograph. AI-assisted image cleanup; not a claim of recovered original fine detail. Original source retained.

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