UConn men’s hockey will hire Mike Pereira as its new assistant coach, a source told The UConn Blog on Monday. Pereira is the younger brother of former associate head coach Joe Pereira, who left for the same position at Boston University last week. He’s expected to start with the team next week.
Pereira has spent the last five years as an assistant coach at Avon Old Farms, one of the top prep schools for hockey in New England. UConn will be his first collegiate job.
Before coaching, Pereira had an impressive four-year career at UMass from 2010-14, where he racked up 53 goals and 54 assists in 135 games.