Primarily sharing the goaltending responsibilities of Jonas will be highly prized freshman recruit Will Crothers. Arriving from the same high school as sophomore forward Dominic Moore, Crothers brings with him experience from the Ontario Junior League, where he proved himself as the premier goaltender in the league for the Aurora Tigers.

"He's competitive," Mazzoleni says of the prospect. "We definitely recruited Will as the goaltender of the future here. He hasn't done anything to date to question that but he's [just] a freshman right now."

Labeled as the goalie of the future, Crothers will undoubtedly see some playing time during the year.

"Yes, we're going to play Will Crothers this year," Mazzoleni announced. "There's no doubt about that."

The coach seems highly content with his goaltending situation.

"We're a fortunate that [Crothers] has a senior to work with a watch and we don't have to thrust him in there right away and have him be the guy," Mazzoleni explains. "It's a great situation for Will because we can bring him along slowly and play him against the right teams and let him gain his confidence."

Sophomore Ben Weiss, who saw no competitive action last year but received praises from coaches about his work ethic, could also see time between the pipes this season.

"They're both very talented, hardworking goalies," Jonas concurs about his backups. "The future belongs to them no matter what."