Mark McHale, a lifelong resident of Dorchester, was inducted into the Mass. State High School Hockey Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame during a recent ceremony at the Montvale Plaza banquet hall in Stoneham.

Coach McHale began his coaching career in 1983 leading the South Shore Kings in youth hockey. His first high school head coaching job was at Don Bosco High School where he led the Bears for 10 years, winning the Division 1 state title in 1989.

Moving on to college hockey, McHale coached the Suffolk University men’s team for three seasons before returning to high school hockey. He led the Thayer Academy girls’ teams for five years, then the fledgling Lady Bishops program at Archbishop Williams High School in 2005.

Although competing in one of the toughest hockey leagues in the state, Coach McHale’s teams have qualified for the State Tournament seven straight years.

Coach McHale has also coached boys and girls Bay State Game teams to gold and silver medals. With his brother Gerard McHale, a retired deputy supervisor for the Boston Police Department, Coach McHale has also been a long-time head coach of the internationally known Boston Police hockey team. The team has played against Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and three years ago, participated in the World Police and Fire Hockey Games in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McHale retired two years ago from a 36 year career with the Mass. Probation Service.