By Reece Bastien – Contributor

Over the weekend of Jan. 13 and 14, the men’s hockey team traveled to upstate New York to face off against Clarkson University. This was the first confrontation between the two clubs. Bishop came in with a solid record of 3-3-1 prior to the matchup and Clarkson boasted 9-6-0.

In the first game, goaltender Jack MacFarland made his debut in the crease sporting the BU logo. The team performed well, however, they proved to be a little rusty following the winter break. BU men came out on the wrong end of a 5-2 game. MacFarland looked solid in his debut, stopping 25 out of 30 shots. Fred Nicolas, assisted by Henri Dessereaux, managed to pot one for the team. Dessereaux also added one goal of his own.

MacFarland once again got the nod in the net for Bishop’s second game. However, Clarkson proved their strength in another 5-2 game, the BU men falling short. Clarkson recorded 38 shots, and Macfarland stopped 33, an impressive showing. Ryan Massicotte found the back of the net for his second point of the weekend, followed by Kalum Gendron who managed to score a goal as well. Dessereaux continued his solid performance with an assist and his third point of the weekend. Keyan Hogan also delivered for the team, recording assists in both games as well blocking shots alongside his defense partner Jack McGowan. McGowan had an assist himself and continued to show his physical presence all across the ice.

BU ranked 13th in Amateur Athletic Union Division II standings at this point, and they looked to climb that chart this past weekend in the Boston area.To start off the road trip, they faced off twice against Babson University who entered the weekend with a 6-8-0 record. Bishop’s won 14-1 and 20-1 in sweeping games against Babson, who proved to be no match for the purple. On Sunday the BU men faced Quincy, sitting 3-3-0 at the DIII level. Bishop’s stunned with a 9-5 win including a comeback from when they were down 4-1.

Club hockey will have two back to back home games on Jan. 27 and 28. Make sure to check the team Instagram @buclubhockey for more details on times and results.