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Beanpot 2017 Notes: Harvard Breaks ‘Curse,’ Earns Historic Win Over BU
Share this: BOSTON — It wasn’t exactly an 86-year championship curse like the Red Sox finally broke in the 2004 World Series, but Harvard had a pretty big drought of its own. However, the No. 3 Crimson broke their Beanpot “curse,” which existed since 1993, on Monday with a 6-3 victory over No. 4 Boston University at TD Garden. Oh, and how sweet it was for Harvard. “This is a group that has really kind of tackled making sure that our culture was right and has great leadership,” Harvard coach Ted Donato said. “And I think this was something that they really wanted. They wanted to leave this kind of legacy that they were the group that was gonna break the curse, so to speak. “I’m really
Beanpot 2017 Notes: Boston University Ends Drought Vs. Boston College
Share this: BOSTON — The last time Boston University beat Boston College in the Beanpot heading into Monday night’s semifinal, the New England Patriots had three rings, the Red Sox had just won their second title since 1918 and the Celtics and Bruins still were trying to break decades old championship dry spells. In other words, it had been a while, as BU coach David Quinn pointed out Monday. But one night after the Pats won their fifth Super Bowl and locked up Boston’s 10th title since the turn of the century, the Terriers finally ended their puzzling stretch of negative results in the Beanpot against their archrival with a 3-1 victory at TD Garden. It was BU’s first Beanpot win over BC since the 2007
Boston University Tops Harvard In Double-OT Thriller To Snap Beanpot Slump
by Zack Cox on Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:33PM BOSTON — The Boston University Terriers and Harvard Crimson have squared off in three consecutive Beanpot tournaments. Their first two meetings ended in routs. Tuesday’s most certainly did not. Nope, the BU-Harvard matchup that kicked off the 2015 Beanpot was an instant classic, one that pitted the most explosive offense in Hockey East against a senior goaltender playing the game of his life. It took until the 2:18 mark of double overtime — three ho...