USM men’s ice hockey is returning 18 players from last year’s roster, which is often a large attribution to a successful season.
Last season, USM was eliminated in the first round of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) East Tournament by Salem State College, ending their season at 11-14-1.
This years group of returning players includes top scorers junior James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) and senior John Lounsbury (Winthrop, MA). LeBlanc finished off the ’03-’04 campaign with 14 goals and 11 assists, good for a team-leading 25 points on the season. Lounsbury had five goals and a team-leading 19 assists for the Huskies.
Missing from this year’s roster is Franco Narcisi (Laval, Quebec), a sophomore last year, who was the third leading scorer on the team. Forward Chad Lauze (Gorham, NH) who scored 21 points last years for the Huskies was also lost due to graduation.
The Huskies will open their season on November 19 at Trinity College in a game that starts at 7:45 p.m.