Story byThe Derry News, N. H. Jamie Pote, The Derry News, N. H. Thu, December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM UTC·3 min readStarting with its debut season back in the 1999-2000 season, Mark McGinn built the Salem High boys hockey program into one of the strongest, most respectable and competitive program in the Granite State. That included last year, when the Blue Devils finished 11-7-1 and advanced to the second round of the New Hampshire Division I state tournament. The loss to Hanover ended McGinn’s coaching career. He retired and handed the keys to Peter DeMarino, who has served as the assistant coach for the last 14 years. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDeMarino returns a strong nucleus of varsity players, including sharpshooter Gavin Doughty (16-17), Brody Chisholm (11-17-28) – along with his brothers Elliot and Asher Chisholm – defenseman Cam Chase (8-11-19), and sophomore goalie Thomas Griffin (2.63GAA), who was tremendous last year as a freshman.
