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Brooks Boys Hockey Preview

2006-07 record: 4-15-0, didn't make tourney

Returning lettermen (14): John Gallagher, Sr., forward; Frank Conway, Sr., forward, Andover; Jake Hoesler, Sr., defense; Ben Swift, Sr., forward; Greg Delgiudice, Sr. forward; Brad Forgetta, Sr., forward, Haverhill; Brooks Goodyear, Sr., defense; Aaron Stanley, Sr., goalie; Mike Johnson, Jr., forward; Mike Linskey, Jr., defense; Brian Wilber, Jr., defense; Joe Napolitano, Jr., forward; Nick Vozzella, Soph., forward; Nick Galanos, Soph., forward, Atkinson

Newcomers: R.J. Tuller, Sr., forward; Taylor MacGivillary, Jr., forward; Josh Kirkman, Soph., defense; Tyler Stillings, Frosh., goalie

Candidates in all grades: 35

Captains: Frank Conway, Jake Hoesler (assistant), Brooks Goodyear (assistant), John Gallagher (assistant)

Returning leaders: Frank Conway 8 goals

Returning honorees: None

Assistants: Craig Geragosian, Willie Waters

Opener: Nov. 30 at Pingree, 6 p.m.

Odds and ends: Captain Frank Conway of Andover scored nine of his team-best 13 points over Brooks' final seven games last year. ... Conway also plays baseball (.294 last season) and led the football team in receiving with 10 catches for 288 yards and three touchdowns. ... Nick Galanos of Atkinson, N.H. was second on the team with seven goals a year ago. ... Haverhill's Brad Forgetta also plays on the baseball team. He hit .333 in seven games last spring. ... John Gallagher and Nick Vozzella stood out on the soccer team.

Coach Dave Ries (2nd year, 4-15-0): "We have a very experienced team. We should be pretty strong defensively. A big question mark is how well our goaltenders do and how well our goal scorers do. We should be a pretty physical team that uses our size and our strength to our advantage to create room for our smaller, quicker guys. It is not going to be anything fancy."