02/21 against Pingree: W 5-1
02/23 against Brooks (away): w 1-0
02/25 against NMH: W 7-2
Boys Hockey (14–10–3) extended its winning streak to three with victories over Pingree on Saturday, Brooks on Monday, and Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) on Wednesday. Across these games, Andover scored 12 goals while allowing just three.
Coming off a win against Cushing Academy, the team carried its momentum into its match against Pingree. As Max Krasovsky ’27 described, after conceding an early goal in the first period, Andover responded in the second and quickly took control.
“We know [Pingree was] going to come out and try to play hard, but we had a little bit of a rough start. They took an early lead on us in the first period, then in the second, we netted a couple of goals that were honestly kind of bad on their goalie’s part. And so we just got momentum, and from that, the game was basically over,” said Krasovsky.
Krasovsky added that the team stayed focused despite the matchup’s stakes differing for each side.
He continued, “This is not our biggest matchup, but we know it’s theirs, and so we kind of tried to treat that accordingly. We knew they’re gonna play hard and try to upset us. So everybody was ready, everybody was focused, and it’s important to win games like this with the position we’re in, considering playoffs.”
Andover carried that momentum into Wednesday’s matchup against NMH. According to Zachary Fedele ’26, recent practices greatly contributed to the team’s performance.
“We’ve been doing a lot of battle drills, and we’ve been making sure to keep the intensity high and not drop it down throughout the weeks, and make sure we keep the same energy level throughout every game and every practice,” said Fedele.
Michael Barrett ’28 said the late point in the season added urgency for both teams, especially with seniors nearing the end of their careers.
“We knew that it’s near the end of every one of these team’s seasons. So they’re all going to come out strong, they’re going to come out hard, they’re going to come out fast, [and] their seniors could [be playing their] last games for both teams. So every team’s been battling hard because it really is some of these guys’ last games. So it was definitely like a hard-fought game. They had some big guys. They could lay the body, but we were clicking. We were doing our systems well, and we could really put the puck in the back of the net today with some good shots,” said Barrett.
Barrett also credited Co-Captains Alexander Small ’26, David O’Neill ’26, and Louis Felix-Beaulieu ’26 for setting the team’s tone and energy.
“The energy was great. The captains Alex, David, and Louis all had good energy. They got us ready for the game [with] good warm ups. Everyone was talking, everyone was ready, and we took that team very seriously,” said Barrett.
Barrett reflected on Boys Hockey’s goals as it approaches the playoffs and Andover/Exeter (A/E) weekend.
“It’s the seniors’ last day so it’s definitely going to be a good game. Both teams are going to really want the win and it’s going to be a special win towards the end of our season. And what we’re going to take away is what we’ve been doing these past few games. We’ve been able to string some wins together. We’ve been putting the puck in the back of the net, playing our systems well, [and] finishing hits. We’re gonna have a good week of practice leading up to it and we’re gonna get the hype from the school,” said Barrett.
Boys Hockey will play Phillips Exeter Academy at home on Saturday, February 28.
