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Brothers Dominate League; Take On Europe
When the Brothers decided to pass up sec­ tional play for a European hockey tour, they decided that the only thing left to do was win a divisional championship. They not only did just that. The icemen posted a dominating 11-0-1 league record and maintained a top 10 state ranking through­ out the season. The league leading offense, led by seniors Tom Benzel, John Koch, and co-captain Joe Miller, helped the Brothers
to victories o f 8-1 over Baldwinsville, 10-3 over Bishop Cunningham, and an 11-3 thrashing over archrival Bishop Ludden. The defensive effort was led by co-captain Steve Ahlquist, M ark Herron, and stand­ out goalie Reid Heiser, who combined to allow a league low 2.0 goals against per game. The Brothers “never-say-die” atti­
tude, which brought them from behind in several contests, led the team to an aston­ ishing 15-3-1 overall record, which was one o f the best in Section Three. The Brothers will remember the 1987-88 hockey season as one o f the finest in school history, and with 12 returning lettermen, the future looks just as bright.
Coach Mike Gagliardi, Co-Captains Steve Ahlquist, Joe Miller, Ass't Coaches Don McClure, Kevin Conroy
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1st row: V. Christian, J. Koch, M. Christou, J. Venning, S. Emko, R. Heiser
2nd row: Coach M. Gagliardi, S. Ahlquist, M. Herron, W. Kennedy, J. Yockell, S. Ahlquist, R. Windhausen, Coach K. Conroy 3rd row: P. Deskin, S. Je- vis, M. Keyes, J. Miller, T. Benzel, Coach D. McClure