Plus its two goalies. Size, strength, quickness, speed and skills are all positives. Tufts believes the key to getting back to the championship game is to improve as the season goes along. The two-time defending Division II state champions are rebuilding this season. Dionne, MacArthur and Visconte, all forwards, are the tri-captains.
Mercer returns in goal.
Casian, a senior, will play on defense. The rest of the newcomers are underclassmen. Key among the sophomores are defensemen Rich MacDonald and Ryan Stevenson, center Sean McIsaac and goalie Matt Forbes. Garrett Miller and Paul Koenig, both defensemen, highlight the freshmen class. St. Thomas Thirteen lettermen return for the Saints, who finished last year with an 8-13 record in Division I and made it to the quarterfinals in the playoffs.