The Terriers pot a power-play goal off the stick of Abby Cook from the blue line. During that stretch, BC won five consecutive titles from 2010–2014, losing out in the first round in 2015, and regaining the title in 2016. The Eberly TrophyThe tournament quickly outgrew the 4,500 seating capacity of the Boston Arena and the second through 43rd Beanpots (1954 through 1995) were held at the old 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 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. www.bu.edu In both games, the teams played a scoreless 5-minute overtime period before continuing the game for placement purposes. 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. Get New England sports news delivered directly to your inbox by subscribing to NESN’s The Lead daily e-mail, and be on top of everything that matters to fans of New England sports 365 days a year. If no score is reached before the 5-minute period ends, the game is considered a tie and all statistics recorded in the additional overtime periods are not counted. Photo by Jackie RicciardiJust when the BU women’s ice hockey team’s defense of their Beanpot tournament title was looking unlikely, But despite a valiant tussle with third-ranked Northeastern (25-3-2), the Terriers (20-6-4) fell 4-3 in double overtime in the 42nd Women’s Beanpot Tournament championship game Tuesday night at Walter Brown Arena, before a record women’s Beanpot crowd of 1,790. Boston University 2, Boston College 1 (OT) 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 (with the University of Massachusetts Amherst replacing Boston University, which does not offer varsity baseball), softball, men's and women's soccer, women's rowing (which also features MIT) and cycling. Hosting the tournament this year is yet another advantage. Northeastern 11, Boston College 0 Harvard 5, Boston University 3 . In 2020, the Huskies would win their third straight championship against BU in double overtime, solidifying their legacy as a 21st-century Beanpot dynasty and effectively ending their reputation as the underdogs of the tournament. Boston University 2, Boston College 1 (OT) … Harvard defeated Boston University 5–2 in the consolation game, and Northeastern defeated Boston College 4–2 in the Championship for their second straight title and 6th overall. Boston College 4, Boston University 1 Northeastern 4, Harvard 0.
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. BOSTON -- What a couple days it's been for Northeastern's hockey programs. Note: Unofficial statistics are included (As of 2019–20, all tournaments games played past 5 minutes of overtime are considered ties per NCAA rules, and all statistics are not counted) Past participants have included Boston College, Boston University, The Boston College Office of Undergraduate Admission and the Boston University Office of Undergraduate Admission also play in the annual Four games are listed for each Beanpot, in the order they were played. Owing to this phenomenon, fans have nicknamed the contest the "BU Invitational", an apt name as BU has made it to the title game 54 of 68 years (as of 2020), winning their most recent title in 2015. Corinne makes an unreal save on Alina Mueller to keep us within a goal! “You have four teams battling it out. The cocaptain of ninth-ranked Boston University knocked in the tying goal with just 22.8 seconds left to play in regulation.
But BU captain Sammy … This section explains in detail the results of the previous five Beanpot tournaments as of February 2020. “We all knew that it was a thing, and we really wanted it.”But victory was by no means a given. The Huskies won the 42nd annual Women's Beanpot on Tuesday at Walter Brown Arena in a 4-3 overtime thriller.
BU won the last two matchups with BC, completing a weekend sweep last month, 6-0 and 2-1.