UConn men’s hockey associate head coach Joe Pereira is leaving the program to become an assistant at Boston University, multiple sources confirmed to The UConn Blog. An alumnus of BU, Pereira had been an assistant with the Huskies since 2013, when Mike Cavanaugh took over at UConn. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2018.
Now, Pereira will return to his alma mater and join the staff of new head coach Jay Pandolfo. The West Haven, Connecticut native played for the Terriers from 2007 to 2011 and helped capture the Beanpot, Hockey East regular season and tournament titles as well as the national championship in 2009.