Boston College built a 4-1 lead and turned back BU’s two goal rally before the Terriers could tie the game to capture the school’s 15th Beanpot Tournament Championship, and second in three years. BC and BU have now split four games this season in four different venues with BC winning at BU and at the TD Banknorth Garden and BU winning at Fenway Park and Chestnut Hill. The rivals could meet again in the Hockey East playoffs in March. In the consolation game, Northeastern fell behind 1-0, but rallied and never looked back in a 4-1 win to capture third place.
Eagles Once Again Getting Most National Attention
BC returned to number ten in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll (which predates the Beanpot games) and is once again the top representative out of Hockey East. Maine, like the Eagles, jumped four spots to take over 12th after a sweep of conference leading New Hampshire, sending the Wildcats down two rungs to 15th. Vermont held steady at 17, UMass dropped three spots to 18, and UMass-Lowell fell two spots to barely hang in the poll at 20. The top four was unchanged with Minnesota holding number one with 46 of 50 first place votes. Denver and Wisconsin held second and third with three and one top votes, respectively. St. Cloud State hung on to fourth and Bemidji State took over fifth, giving the state of Minnesota three of the top five in the poll. Continue reading BC Captures Beanpot, Returns to Top 10 »
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