By Jake Seiner/DFP Staff
Junior forward Joe Pereira will be out approximately a month after having hernia surgery Wednesday, according to BU coach Jack Parker.
Parker said he was hopeful Pereira would return for BU’s Jan. 8 meeting with Boston College at Fenway Park. Pereira will definitely miss Friday’s game against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is unlikely to return in time for BU’s Jan. 2 meeting with the No. 15 University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Pereira had been due to have the operation for some time, Parker said, and with only two games on the Terriers’ schedule for the next four weeks, the team decided now was the optimal time for Pereira to undergo the procedure.
The junior was on the short list of players Parker complimented Wednesday for having put forth a full effort the entire season, along with the senior Eric Gryba, sophomore Ross Gaudet and the entire freshman class.
Pereira has tallied three goals and six assists in 15 games this season. Over the past few weeks, Parker has occasionally bumped Pereira up to first-line duties while freshman Alex Chiasson battled the flu and a chin injury.
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