[GAME PREVIEW] 2010 Beanpot Championship
Written by Greg Ezell   
Monday, 08 February 2010 09:52
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If I were to have a poll on who would be facing in the finals of the Beanpot tournament every year, I would estimate that the results would be 99.9% in favor of Boston University vs. Boston College. That isn't a knock on Northeastern or Harvard and their respective hockey programs, but if you follow college hockey in Boston, it is either for BC or BU.

I'm not going to spend this article getting into the meat and potatoes of the cross-town rivalry because there is literally so much to talk about, but rather I'm going to profile the two teams and give you my honest, un-BC-biased prediction.

Season Series

BU holds a 2-1 record against BC this season with a 3-2 win at Fenway Park on January 8, 2010 and a 5-4 overtime win on January 22, 2010 at Chestnuthill. BU's only loss to the Eagles came on December 2, 2009 when BC beat them 4-1 at the Agganis Arena.

Previous Beanpot Games

The Beanpot this year pitted Boston College against Harvard while Boston University squared off against Northeastern.

Boston College advanced with a 6-0 win over Harvard. Junior goalie John Muse had 33 stops for Boston College while three seniors contributed with goals and six players had points. The number 14 team in the nation saw goals from senior Ben Smith, senior captain Matt Price, freshman Pat Mullane, freshman Chris Kreider, junior Brian Gibbons and finally senior Carl Sneep.

Honestly, it wasn't much of a game as Harvard struggled all night to get any type of offense going. John Muse was sensational for the Eagles, notching a shutout and stopping 17 shots in the second period.

Boston University had the late game last week and faced off against Northeastern. The Terriers had a tough time with Northeastern, but were able to come away victorious with a hard fought 2-1 win. With 5:47 left in the game, freshman Alex Chiasson netted the game winner and sent BU to the finals.

Northeastern, unlike Harvard, was no push over as they battled with the Terriers throughout the game and put pressure on BU goalie sophomore Kieran Millan. Millan bailed the Terriers out though, coming up with a flashy glove save late in the game to all but seal the deal. He had 26 saves on 27 shots.
The Numbers

Boston University has the most Beanpot championships between the four schools with 29. Boston College is second with 14, Harvard with 10 and Northeastern with 4. BU will go for number 30 while Boston College looks to keep up with the Terriers and notch championship number 15.

Last year Boston University defeated Northeastern 5-2 and will look to defend their title, but it will be hard for them, though they are 2-0 against BC in their last 2 games.

Prediction

It will pain me to say this, but I see Boston University taking this game 2-1 in overtime.
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