Tuesday, February 14, 2006


Last night, with a 3-2 win over BC, my Terriers won a 27th Beanpot Championship. The Beanpot is supposed to determine the best team in Boston every year, pitting BU against BC, Harvard, and Northeastern. What makes 27 Beanpots so impressive is that it's out of only 54 total Beanpot tournaments; that's half of all Beanpots. That stat is absolutely ridiculous considering BC won 8 of the first 12; BU has won it 23 times in the last 37 years, including 10 of the last 12. The crowd seemed to be pro-BC aside from our student section, which was as strong as ever, dominating the noise in the Garden. After a slow start, trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Terriers came back strong in the second and took a 2-1 lead on a couple of nice goals, one of which starting with an amazing move by Peter MacArthur, who ended up winning the MVP of the tournament. It was a great game atmosphere, but considering we don't have premier basketball or football to root for, students show up strong for hockey, especially at the Beanpot.

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