Boys Hockey Co-Captain Alexander Small ’26 is known on the team for his humor and voice. He leads the team by setting right examples.
Max Krasovsky ’27 described how Small uses his humor to keep the spirits high throughout the team. Compared to his fellow Co-Captains, Krasovsky called Small the most vocal.
“He’s a really funny guy, so he’s good with keeping everybody in a good mood, especially with practice. He’s the most vocal in terms of talking on the team, not about anything specific. By nature, that makes him one of the guys people talk to the most across all the grades,” said Krasovsky.
Small’s vocalism and humor helped the team get more comfortable with each other in the Fall. Krasovsky commented on Small’s amicability and how he pushes the team to get better.
“He’s pretty friendly and he’ll talk to anybody. That helped [the] guys get to know each other better. At this point, [Small] helps keep the team spirits up and if he sees something that he thinks we shouldn’t be doing, he has no problem being vocal and pointing that out,” said Krasovsky.
Small described himself as “annoying” to play against. He also compared himself to professional hockey players Brad Marchand and the Tkachuk brothers.
“Most people would describe me as a pest. I’m annoying to play against and get under the opponents skin. I’m a two way center with an edge of a Marchand or a Tkachuk,” said Small.
Small first got into skating at the age of three when his grandpa bought him skates. Ever since then, he has loved the game.
“[My] most memorable moment was winning the Flood Marr [Tournament] for the first time in Andover history. It might be the happiest I’ve ever been and will be a core memory for the rest of my life,” said Small.
Small will play Juniors next year with the hopes of eventually playing in college.
