By Reece Bastien – Contributor

Coming into the new year, your BU Club Hockey team finds itself ranked number one in the AAU 2nd division. Having held the title for over two months, the team is coming into the new year poised and eager to make some noise.

With a record of 6-1-0 heading into their games against Quincy, the team has shown that they can produce offense at will, scoring an average of 6.1 goals a game in the first half of the season. Defensively, they have also been solid, only allowing 3.4 goals per game in a high scoring league. The opponent is a Quincy side with a record of 3-4-0 on the year, ranked 27th nationally. The only area that favors the Quincy team is discipline, averaging only 4.9 penalty minutes a game in comparison to BU’s 11.4 minutes spent in the box.

The first game was set with a seven o’clock puck drop on the 17th of January in Quincy, Massachusetts. BU came out swinging as the clear favorites in the game. Antimmes Laudiere received the nod in net in a 6-0 Bishops win over Quincy, stopping all 17 shots sent his way. Ryan Gudernatsch dazzled with a hat trick performance on the road, joined by teammates Alex Budd, Jo Aubert and Leighton Geraghty in the goal scoring column. With the tone set for the following day, Bishops returned to the hotel ready for some rest and round two. 

Day two in Quincy saw Jack Mcfarland get between the pipes in the back to back. He faced 9 shots allowing one goal as BU cruised past Quincy for an 11-1 victory. Jack Knox posted a hat-trick this time Bishops, adding an assist. Nico Deichmann picked up a goal and added two apples on the night to cap off a five point weekend. Will Côté capped off the trio with a three assist game. Everyone had a chance to eat in this one, with BU registering seven different goal scorers in an absolute demolition of Quincy. 

The team now improves to an impressive 8-1-0 record on the season and will almost certainly look to continue holding the top spot. The boys will be back at home for a double header against Buffalo State Hockey January 25th at 1:30 and the 26th at 11:30 in the swamp. Make sure to come support!