Gerald "Jerry" Borofsky

Jerry Borofsky's hockey story begins before he could properly skate. Growing up in Boston, his father — a Boston University hockey player — had him holding a stick and passing the puck almost as soon as he could stand on the ice. By sixth grade he was playing on frozen ponds with his brothers, neighbors, and his dad. That early foundation never left him.

Jerry went on to play three years of high school hockey in Brookline, a post-graduate year at Hebron Academy, and then Division 1 hockey at Cornell University. After serving in the Army and completing graduate school at Michigan State, he kept playing — a men's league, then youth hockey coaching when his children started playing, then old-timer leagues for the better part of four decades.

For the past 30 years, Jerry and his wife Jean — also a 2026 inductee — have organized and managed two weekly mixed-gender, mixed-age pickup skates in Groton. Today they still lace up together twice a week. Eighty-two years after first stepping on the ice, Jerry Borofsky is still out there.

Career Highlights

• Played D1 hockey at Cornell University
• Teams include Brookline High School, Hebron Academy, Cornell, and multiple old-timer leagues
• Coached youth hockey for his children's teams
• Co-founded and managed two weekly community pickup skates for 30+ years
• 82 years of active hockey and still skating twice a week
• Inducted into the USA 80+ Hockey Hall of Fame, Class of 2026, alongside his wife Jean