Al Bloomer High School Locker Room:

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Al is a USA Hockey Director Emeritus and the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Walter Yaciuk Award for his contributions to USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program.  He served as National Coach in Chief and Director USA Hockey’s Coaches Section from 2004 – 2012. Al has been involved with USA Hockey for over 45 years. He has been a member of the Youth Council, the Legal Council, and USA Hockey’s Player Development Committee.  He currently serves on the USAH Playing Rules Committee and Youth Council Officials Retention Sub Committee.  Al received the 2010 USA Hockey Presidents Award in recognition for his contributions to USA Hockey.  

Along with Eric Bonanno and Bliss Littler, Al was a guiding force with the AWHL/NAHL Tier II Junior “A” Billings Bulls. For 12 seasons, Al was on the bench as the team’s Associate Head Coach. He was elected an inaugural member of the Billings Bulls Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.

In 1978 Al was a founding member of the Billings Amateur Hockey League. He served the organization in numerous roles including Director, President and Coach in Chief. In 1982 he led a group in the design, funding, and construction of Centennial Arena. In 1983 the Bloomer family was granted a life time membership in the BAHL.  Al led the organization of Montana Amateur Hockey in 1991 and their acceptance into USAH. He served as a director and their first Affiliate President. In 2015 he was honored with the Ray Tillman Heart of Montana Award.  

Upon graduation from Canton High School in upstate New York, he became a Division I player at St. Lawrence University. He was elected to the Canton High School Hall of Fame in October 2102. Al co-captained the Saints his senior year and received All-ECAC honors.  Following graduation, he continued his hockey while in graduate school with the McGill University Redmen in Montreal, PQ, where he was the first US-born skater elected team captain and honored as the team’s MVP. 

Al is retired from the oil and gas business and lives with his wife Carol in Red Lodge, MT. They are the proud parents of Rob (Missy) and Jeff and the grandparents of Megan, Alyssa, Luke, and Sage.

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Additional Locker Rooms Coming Soon:

  • Borrus Locker Room

  • Brumwell Locker Room

  • Doty Locker Room

  • Montana’s First Designated Female Locker Room at an Ice Rink

  • Picicci Locker Room

  • Smith Locker Room

  • Strong Locker Room

  • Studiner Locker Room

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