When looking at colleges, Matthews resident Body says his mind was pretty much made up.
"I looked at Brown and Notre Dame as well," said Body, who at 6-ft., 2-in. and 180 lbs. will try to live up to his name. "But there is a great tradition here...it's Harvard."
Junior Jim Coady is showing his new linemate the moves, as Body, who gets "better and better with each day he is exposed to good competition," Tomassoni said.
Body, an All-State golfer from New York, will pick up the clubs again for the Harvard team at the end of the hockey season.
For the four freshman blue-liners, the line between high school and college hockey will be drawn very clearly Friday night.
"I think it's good for us," Wenham said, referring to the all-freshman right D. "We can't make mistakes, since every person is just as inexperienced as the person behind him."
"I've been hearing all fall that our defense is a question mark," Tomassoni said. "A question mark can go either way, and from what I've seen it should be a strength.
Five other first-years will don a Crimson jersey during the season, with some making an immediate impact.
Michel Briestroff, who carries an accent from his home in Roubaix, France, spent the last two years in Canada to improve his hockey. Seniors Ted Donato and Mike Vukonich will look to the left wing to find Breistroff. Described by Tomassoni as a "big, strong kid who can fly," the Frenchman should blend well with the two veterans.
Brian Farrell, who also plays left wing, will look to sophomore center Ted Drury for the puck. The pair will also form part of the second penalty unit.
Farrell played his high school hockey at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut, and has previously played with Drury and the Crimson's four senior forwards in last summer's Olympic Festival. He joined classmates Maguire and Body for Hockey Night in Boston last year.
David Kilkpatrick and Gud Gardner will also see some time this winter. While Tomassoni can only dress four lines, Kilkpatrick and Gardner could provide the Crimson with needed depth.