Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2010-2011 Captains

Connolly, Pereira, Warsofsky to Wear Letters Next Season

The Terriers had their end of the year banquet and award ceremony last night, but we're not going to talk about the awards, because they were pretty freaking obvious.  If you want to know more about who won, feel free to head over to GoTerriers and check it out.

The important news from the banquet is that Jackie Parker has hand-selected next year's captains, and we found out who they will be.

Senior Joe Pereira Will Get a "C" Next Season

USCHO.COM

Chris Connolly and Joe Pereira will serve as the captains, with David Warsofsky will be the team's assistant captain.

Junior Chris Connolly Will Also be a Captain, and an Offensive Fixture for the Terriers

The Boston Herald

For those of you wondering, apparently Adam Kraus was not in the running for one of the spots.

This seems to make sense.  All three are very hard workers, and seem to be some of the guys who just never take a shift off.  Not only is Pereira the only senior with significant playing time, but he has consistently shown himself to be a 100% effort 100% of the time guy, which is exactly the type of guy that Parker wants setting the tone for next year's team.

We'll see whether Parker's decision to pick the captains himself sets a tone for a BU team that really spent a year basking in the glow of last season's championship.  They'll need good leadership to focus what will be a young team coming off of a horrendous year.

TMA First Star of the Weekend: Joe Pereira

Despite What Hockey East Says

The Bulldog had his best weekend all season long, and skated as well as I have seen him skate as a Terrier.

Joey P did an outstanding job applying pressure to a tough Maine team on consecutive nights, consistently flying through the neutral zone and pounding Black Bear defenders on the forecheck.  He killed penalties, he set screens, he made key passes, and he looked fast as hell.

In addition to his strong complementary play in all phases of the game, Pereiera made a difference on the score sheet, registering two assists on Friday, and three more on Saturday.

It was a true blue collar effort for Joe.

So even if Hockey East says it was Bobby Butler, I say it was Joe Pereira.  

TMA Second Star of the Weekend: Zach Cohen
Zach played physical hockey all weekend and played well with the puck.  He is definitely one of the four or five most important guys on this team.


TMA Third Star of the Weekend: Colby Cohen (DQ'ed)
Colby was here for playing hard and fighting his way through injuries, but his star was revoked when he actually started fighting with a three goal lead with just 20 seconds to play on Saturday.  Tsk tsk Colby.

Christmas Wish: Denied

Joey P Undegoes Hernia Surgery, Out For One Month


The Daily Free Press is telling us that on the eve of tonight's game with RPI, Joe Pereira underwent a procedure he has been putting off to minimize the time away from the team.

"Friday night, when BU plays host to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Terriers will be without the services of Pereira, who is expected to be out a month after undergoing hernia surgery Wednesday, Parker said.

Pereira is aiming to return to the Terriers’ (4-8-3) lineup for their Jan. 8 matchup with Boston College at Fenway Park, Parker said. 

The junior has needed the operation for some time, but chose to put off the procedure until this week in hopes that he’ll only miss two games –– Friday’s game with RPI (8-8-1) and BU’s Jan. 2 contest against the No. 15 University of Massachusetts-Amherst."

Well this figures.  One of the few guys it hasn't been painful to watch goes under the knife.  So much for staying healthy.


Let's hope the estimate of missing just two games is correct.