Henry Welsch had shared the crease in '23 and was expected to compete for the job with Massachusetts transfer Luke Pavicich.

They were shutout four separate times in that span and ended the regular season with just 39 goals in Hockey East play, by far the lowest mark in the conference.

While Lowell's average goals against wasn't much much worse than their contemporaries, their nearly invisible offense left the team with no margin for error.

The River Hawks finished last in the conference and ended with just 8 wins on the year, by far the worse season under Bazin.

Even with Welsh holding New Hampshire to 1 goal, the team suffered its third consecutive blanking and quietly ended a forgettable year.