By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff
In the locker room following the Boston University men’s ice hockey team’s season-ending loss to the University of Maine, then-senior forward Luke Popko and then-junior forward Joe Pereira sat next to each other without much to say. Popko was not moving. He seemed reluctant to take off his jersey because once he did, it would mean his four years of hockey at BU were actually over.
That scene stuck with Pereira, who now serves as a captain for the Terriers. Pereira and the only other senior on the team, goaltender Adam Kraus, are the last two remnants of an originally seven-member class.
Both are 23 years old, neither were drafted and this season, both are attempting to get the 2010-11 version of the Terriers back to playing BU hockey following an underwhelming effort from the team last season.
If there is anybody on the team that is right for that job, it is Kraus and Pereira. Their personalities balance each other well. Pereira is an energetic player with a quick wit but also an awareness of when to be serious. Kraus is well spoken and calm, and, despite only playing in four career games, still maintains a positive attitude.
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