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Beanpot (ice hockey)
 [^]  The Beanpot is an ice hockey tournament among the four major college hockey schools of the Boston, Massachusetts area, held annually
since the 1952–53 season. The tournament gives the winner bragging rights over its cross-town rivals, and the quest
for this highly sought-after trophy is contested in front of fanatic crowds from all four schools in annual sellouts.
Format
The competitors are: The tournament lasts two rounds, with first-round opponents being rotated from year to year.
The second round features the consolation game and the championship game. In addition to the tournament trophy,
two individual awards are given out each year. The Eberly Trophy goes to the goaltender
with the highest save percentage who plays in both of his team's games, while the Beanpot MVP is awarded to tournament's most valuable player.
History
The first Beanpot was contested at Boston Arena in December 1952. No tournament was played during the 1953 calendar year.
The next two tournaments were held in January. All subsequent Beanpot games have been played in February.
The second through 43rd Beanpots were held at the old Boston Garden. Since 1996, the Beanpot has been held at the Garden's replacement,
currently called the TD Garden. The competition generally takes place on the first and second Mondays in February
and often draws one of the largest crowds of the college hockey season outside of the Frozen Four.
The 1978 Beanpot has taken a mythic place in Boston sports lore, as several hundred fans were stuck in the Garden
for several days after the Blizzard of 1978 dumped more than two feet of snow during the night of the first-round games. The championship
and consolation games were moved to Wednesday, March 1. Every championship game to date has featured either Boston College or Boston University,
or both—Harvard and Northeastern have never met in the Beanpot final. Boston College controlled the early years of the Beanpot,
winning eight titles in the first thirteen tournaments, with Harvard taking four and BU just one. Between 1966 and 2009, however,
the Boston University Terriers historically dominated the Beanpot, winning 28 out of 43 titles, prompting fans to nickname the contest the
"BU Invitational". An apt name, as BU has made it to the title game 53 of 66 years, only missing 13 times. However, in recent years,
the balance of power has again tipped towards the Eagles of Boston College, who have won six titles in seven years between 2010–2016.
In that stretch, BC won five consecutive titles from 2010-2014, losing out in the first round in 2015,
and regaining the title most recently in 2016. The beginning of BU's Beanpot dominance was also the first year on the ice for Jack Parker.
Parker won titles in each of the three years he played for the Terriers, and after taking over as head coach in 1973–74,
Parker won 21 more championships.  [^]  Northeastern, the only Beanpot team that has never won an NCAA hockey title, failed to win a Beanpot until 1980,
when an overtime goal by Wayne Turner against Boston College gave the Huskies a win.
Turner's wrist shot has often been called the most important goal in Northeastern history, and is generally considered the marquee sporting moment
for the university. It is also known as the "Shot Heard Round the Beanpot". Northeastern won three more titles in the 1980s, but failed
to capture the Beanpot for 30 years until breaking their streak in 2018. The Huskies came close to winning their fifth title in 2005
when they rallied from a 2–0 goal deficit to tie BU, but fell in overtime
when Chris Bourque—son of former Boston Bruin Ray Bourque—scored the winning goal. They have made it
to championship game five times in the past eight years, but fell to Boston College in 2011, 2013, and 2014 and to Boston University in 2015.
The 2015 installment saw another close Northeastern loss, coming back from a 3–1 deficit in the 3rd to force overtime,
but were defeated only 51 seconds into the extra period off a power play goal by Matt Grzelcyk. Northeastern won their latest championship in 2018
with a dominating 5–2 victory over BU, in a rare year where the Huskies were the strongest team in the field,
having come into the tournament ranked highest in the pairwise over the other three Beanpot schools. Harvard shared some success
with Boston College in the early years of the tournament, winning four titles in the first 10 years,
as well as making the title game each of the first four tournaments and winning the very first title game. However,
they have only seen sporadic success since, winning 11 titles in the 65 years of the tournament, most recently capturing their first title
since 1993 in 2017. They had only made the title game three times in between, in 1994, 1998, and 2008.
It should also be noted that none of the four competing teams have won the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship without first winning the
Beanpot trophy that season. With the exception of the 1949 Boston College Eagles, all five Boston University NCAA championships,
Boston College's four other NCAA championships, and Harvard's sole 1989 NCAA championship, were all accompanied
by a victory in the Beanpot title game. Northeastern has not yet won an NCAA championship. This phenomenon has led fans of the Beanpot schools
to believe dreams for a national title hold water if they indeed succeed in February. Boston College head coach Jerry York has often referred
to the beginning of February as "Trophy Season," in which the Beanpot title is the first of three trophies that he wishes his team to attain,
the others being the Hockey East tournament trophy, and the NCAA tournament trophy.
2014
The 2014 Beanpot took place on February 3 and 10. In the first round of the tournament, Northeastern defeated Harvard in a 6–0 rout
and BC defeated BU 3–1. Harvard would defeat BU in the consolation round 6–2,
marking the first time in tournament history that BU finished last in consecutive tournaments. In a rematch of the previous season's championship,
BC defeated Northeastern by a score of 4–1. It was a tight 1–1 contest through two and three-quarter periods, but the Eagles pulled away
with a deflection goal by senior captain Patrick Brown, who managed to redirect the puck while lying on his back. Kevin Hayes was named MVP
and freshman Thatcher Demko was awarded the Eberly with the third highest save percentage in tournament history.
BC earned its 5th consecutive championship and 19th in program history. BC's senior class became the second in school history to go 8–0
and perfect in the tournament, the first class being the previous year's senior class.
2015
The 2015 Beanpot took place on February 3 and 23, with both rounds being respectively delayed due to historically high snowfall.
In the opening round of the tournament, Boston University defeated Harvard 4-3 in the second overtime after 82 minutes and 18 seconds of play
with Terrier Danny O'Regan scoring the game-winning goal. During the course of the game the Terriers outshot Harvard 67-34.
Northeastern University narrowly defeated Boston College 3-2 with the game-winning goal occurring with 1:34 left in the third period.
This marked the first time since the 2008-09 season that BC has not won the tournament,
while Northeastern made its third straight championship game appearance. BC would defeat Harvard 3–2 in overtime of the consolation game.
In the Championship, BU won its 30th title with a thrilling 4–3 victory in overtime. Northeastern surged late, coming back
from a 3–1 deficit in the 3rd to force another period, but a NU penalty only 9 seconds into OT gave BU a powerplay chance to win the game.
Matt Grzelcyk converted 51 seconds into overtime to give the Terriers the trophy, earning him the Beanpot MVP award.
Harvard's Steve Michalek was awarded the Eberly Award as the best goalie of the tournament. This was the second tournament, the first being in 1987,
that three of the four games went to an overtime period, including both the championship and consolation games.
2016
The 2016 Beanpot took place on February 1 and 8. The first round of the tournament saw Boston College defeat Harvard 3–2
and Boston University defeat Northeastern 3–1. Northeastern defeated Harvard 5–1 in the consolation game and,
for the 22nd time in the history of the tournament, BC and BU competed for the Championship, with the Eagles winning a 1–0 overtime contest.
This was BU's second consecutive title game and BC's first since winning five in a row from 2010-2014. Northeastern failed to make the title game
for the first time since 2012, whereas Harvard has not been to the title game since 2008.
The 1–0 Championship game was the first ever 1–0 result in the history of the tournament.
The championship game was also the sixth of the last eleven title games to go to overtime.
2017
The 2017 Beanpot took place on February 6 and 13. The first round of the tournament saw Harvard defeat Northeastern 4–3
and Boston University defeat Boston College 3–1. Northeastern defeated Boston College 4–2 in the consolation game and Harvard and BU competed
for the Championship, with the Crimson winning their 11th title and first since 1993 by a score of 6–3. This was BU's third consecutive title game
and Harvard's first since 2008. Boston College's loss to Northeastern placed them 4th for the first time since 1993
and was only their seventh 4th-place finish in tournament history. Harvard's victory also marked the first non-BC or BU title
since Harvard's 1993 victory.
2018
The 2018 Beanpot took place on February 5 and 12. The first round of the tournament saw Northeastern shutout Boston College 3–0
and BU defeat Harvard in double overtime, 3–2. Harvard defeated Boston College 5–4 in overtime of the consolation game
and Northeastern met Boston University in the championship, with the Huskies ending their 30-year drought, winning their 5th title and first
since 1988, by a score of 5–2. This was BU's fourth consecutive title game and Northeastern's first since going to three straight between 2013-15.
BC's loss to Harvard placed them 4th for the second consecutive year,
an occurrence that only happened once before in tournament history between 1974-75. The Huskies victory also marked a championship
for each tournament school in consecutive years - BU in 2015, BC in 2016, Harvard in 2017,
and Northeastern in 2018 - an occurrence that happened once before between 1980-83.
Other Beanpots
The success of the men's ice hockey tournament has spawned "Beanpot" tournaments in other sports, including basketball,
for 14 years ending in 1976, women's ice hockey, baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, women's rowing and cycling.
The Women's Ice Hockey Beanpot takes place each year on the first two Tuesdays in February, one day after their male counterparts. Northeastern
and Harvard have historically dominated the tournament, with 14 and 11 titles respectively,
but Boston College has won the title two years in a row. Notably, they advanced to the 2007 final with a 4–3, triple overtime victory
over nationally ranked Harvard, in a game that drew national attention. BC's freshman goalie Molly Schaus set an NCAA record
with 73 saves in the contest. In recent years, an informal "Pep Band"
beanpot has been held between the two games of the first round of the women's beanpot, with the bands from each school performing a unique piece.
The final round of the baseball Beanpot is played at Fenway Park. A Beanpot for women's rowing was established in 2007, with the crews
from Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Northeastern University competing.
The first Men's Lacrosse Beanpot was held October 19, 2008 at Harvard University. Harvard's Men's Club Team hosted Boston University, Boston College
and Northeastern University. There are also many non-athletic events attached to the Beanpot.
These typically occur the same time of year as the hockey beanpot. There is a Concert Band Beanpot, Pep Band Beanpot, Beanpot of Comedy, and a Rice
and Beanpot burrito-eating contest, sponsored by Qdoba. The Concert Band Beanpot and Beanpot of Comedy are non-competitive events. Also,
there is the B-School Beanpot Competition, an annual case analysis competition held at Boston University's School of Management since 1996.
Undergraduate business schools from the Greater Boston area participate for cash prizes. The Concert Band Beanpot and Rice
and Beanpot participants are the same schools as the men's hockey tournament. The Beanpot of Comedy, hosted
by NU & Improv'd of Northeastern University, features sketch and improvisational comedy groups from different schools each year.
Past participants have included Boston College, Boston University, Salem State College, Suffolk University, Clark University, and Tufts University.
The Business Beanpot participants are Babson College, Boston University, Bentley College, Northeastern University, and Suffolk University.
Northeastern University has won ten of the twelve Business Beanpots since 1996, and has taken the top two spots four times.
The most recent 1–2 sweep for Northeastern was in 2008. The Boston College Office of Undergraduate Admission
and the Boston University Office of Undergraduate Admission also play in the annual Beancan softball tournament, usually held in July.
On September 26, 2014, the BBC reported that Boston mayor Marty Walsh announced publicly during an official visit
to Belfast that he was supporting a bid to hold a future Beanpot tournament at Odyssey Area in Belfast
and that Walsh reportedly will be hosting a delegation from Belfast alongside representatives from the NCAA
and the four beanpot schools in October 2014 to further discuss the possibility. However, after a large negative outcry from the Boston media,
Walsh later stated that the idea of moving the tournament to a non-Boston venue was taken out of context, and that he only supported
"the hosting of a "Beanpot-like" tournament in Belfast that would feature Massachusetts colleges."
All-time results
Four games are listed for each Beanpot, in the order they were played. There are two opening round games,
a consolation game featuring the losers of the first two games, and a championship game featuring the winners of the first two games.
The teams rotate opening round opponents on a 3-year cycle, so over history every team faces the others an equal number of times
during the opening round. Each row represents one Beanpot. Champions are listed in bold. Games requiring one overtime are in pink,
while games requiring two or three overtimes are in chartreuse and cyan, respectively. Source: Game information obtained
from [ Beanpot official site]. Note: During the 2004–05 season, following Fleet's acquisition by Bank of America and the bank's decision
to terminate the naming rights to the arena, there was no permanent naming rights sponsor for that season. It was known as "YourGarden" that year.
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