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The Beanpot refers primarily to a college men's ice hockey tournament between 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 frantic crowds from all four schools in annual sellouts. The success of the men's ice hockey tournament has spawned "Beanpot" tournaments in other sports, including women's ice hockey, baseball (with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst replacing Boston University, which dropped many men's sports to comply with Title IX regulations, in 1996 for the Fenway Park event), softball, and men's and women's soccer. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Fenway redirects here. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

Format

The competitors are:

• Boston College (27-time finalists, 13-time winners; last championship in 2004)
• Boston University (45-time finalists, 27-time winners; last championship in 2006)
• Harvard University (24-time finalists, 10-time winners; last championship in 1993)
• Northeastern University (12-time finalists, 4-time winners; last championship in 1988)

The tournament lasts two rounds, with first-round opponents being rotated from year to year. The second round features the consolation game between the two teams that lose in the first round, and the championship game between the victors. In recent years the existance of the consolation game has been criticized as meaningless, with some looking to turn the final round into a doubleheader with the Women's Beanpot Championship game. The tradition of the tournament has won out each time, allowing all four teams to know exactly how they match up with each other every year. For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Northeastern University (NU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 (1954 and 1955). All subsequent Beanpot games have been played in February (except 1978, see below). Matthews Arena, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the worlds oldest indoor hockey arena. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February is the second month of the calendar year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...

The second through 43rd Beanpots (1954 through 1995) were held at the old Boston Garden. Since 1996, the Beanpot has been held at the Garden's replacement, currently called the TD Banknorth Garden. The competition generally takes place on the first and second Mondays in February, and often draws the largest crowds of the college hockey season outside of the Frozen Four. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boston Garden ISBN 0738511528 The Boston Garden was an arena built in 1928 and demolished in 1998 after the completion of its new successor arena, the FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... TD Banknorth Garden, named after its sponsor, TD Banknorth, is often called simply the Garden, or the traditional Boston Garden and formerly known as the FleetCenter and the Shawmut Center, is a sports arena in the North End neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Monday (pron. ... The Frozen Four is the trademarked name of the final two rounds of the NCAA Division I championship of ice hockey in the USA. Schools advance in a single-elimination tournament from four regional sites to a single site, where the national semifinals and final game are played. ...

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. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Blizzard of 1978 was a severe Noreaster that affected the New England area of the United States, and to a lesser but still significant extent the New York metropolitan area. ... The god Woden, after whom Wednesday was named. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

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. BU and BC, which have two of the nation's top ranked[1] college hockey programs, are rivals and the Beanpot provides a stage for them to settle their annual feud.

Boston College dominated the early days of the Beanpot, winning 8 titles in the first 13 years, while Harvard took four and BU just one. But since 1966, the Boston University Terriers have won 26 Beanpots in 41 years, including 10 of the past 12.

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 since taking over as head coach in 1973-74 Parker has won 19 more championships. Jack Parker (born March 11, 1945 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is the current head coach of the Boston University Terriers mens ice hockey team. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Northeastern, the only Beanpot team that has never won an NCAA hockey title, failed to win a Beanpot until 1980, when an overtime goal against Boston College gave the Huskies a win. Northeastern won three more titles in the 1980s, but has failed to capture the Beanpot since 1988. 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. The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960 in Saint-Laurent, a district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL) and has become near-synonymous with the Boston...

The 2006 Beanpot took place February 6 and February 13. Boston University defeated Boston College 3-2 in the championship game for their 27th Beanpot title. BU has now won exactly half of the Beanpot tournaments. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 2007 Beanpot is scheduled for February 5 and February 12. On February 5, Boston University beat Northeastern 4-0 while Boston College beat Harvard 3-1. On February 12, Northeastern will play Harvard in the Consolation Game at 5 pm and Boston University will play Boston College in the Championship Game at 8 pm. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

The tournament will be televised by NESN through at least 2011, under a television deal announced in October 2006.[2] The New England Sports Network is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Championship Game Results

Eight Beanpot championship games have required overtime (indicated by †), although none have gone to multiple overtimes. All championship games have been played in February except where noted by D, J or M (December, January or March). Results of each Beanpot game ever played are listed separately. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Beanpot refers primarily to a college mens ice hockey tournament between four major college hockey schools of the Boston, Massachusetts area, held annually since the 1952-53 season. ...

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Championship Game Goals Scored

Through 2006 Beanpot

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See also

• Beanpot Tournament
• Boston College Eagles
• Boston University Terriers
• Northeastern University Huskies
• Havard University Crimson