When Mazzoleni came last year, he wouldn't originally commit to one goalie and gave Jonas a good look. In the end, however, he turned to Prestifilippo and Jonas has sat behind him for the third straight year.

It's now Jonas' chance to emerge from Prestifilippo's long shadow and Mazzoleni said that he will give him every chance to succeed.

"Oliver just needs to get in their and play and know there's no J.R. Prestifilippo staring over his shoulder," Mazzoleni said. "That's tough because you always know if you have an off night they're going to go back to that kid. If we're going to be successful, Oliver has to carry the brunt of the load."

Jonas has shown flashes of brilliance in the past. His freshman year, he made 26 saves in an overtime win against B.C. in the Beanpot semi-finals and earned an earned Honorable Mention ECAC Rookie Team honors that season.

Replacing an injured Prestifilippo again his sophomore year, Jonas started all three ECAC quarterfinal games against RPI and was spectacular, leading the Crimson to a 2-1 victory in Game One and almost upsetting RPI in Game Three with another great performance.

If the same Jonas shows up this year, the Crimson will be lucky, but Jonas is also known to give up the long goal every once in a while and could try fans patience on occasion. Mazzoleni believes, however, that Jonas' new role as starter will help alleviate some of those past problems.

"Oliver just has to relax and let things happen," Mazzoleni said. "It's been a component of always having to impress instead of just realizing and taking a deep breath and knowing the coaches have confidence in you."