"When you play good teams, you're gonna face a lot of shots," Jonas said.
Currently, Jonas has a .925 save percentage and also sports a 2.48 goals-against-average. But numbers aside, the senior netminder's most important results are in the win-loss column.
"He's keeping the puck out of the net," senior forward Chris Bala said. "When we've needed him, he's always come up with the saves."
Despite the stellar play of late, there were some doubts about Jonas coming into the season. Sitting for three years in the shadow of J.R. Prestifilippo '00, Jonas saw little to no action. This season, however, Jonas knew he was the Crimson's starting goalie from day one.
This season, Jonas has also assumed Prestifilippo's old job as mentor to the backup goalie.
According to freshman goalie Will Crothers, Jonas does a great job as both a tutor and a teammate.
"I've picked up some of his practice habits. On the ice, I've started to work on the mobility drills that he does," Crothers said. "The best part about Ollie is that he's been my friend, taken me under his wing."
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