The Beanpot of 2012

Last night’s Beanpot final between the Boston College Eagles and the Boston University Terriers was just another great example of why the Beanpot is a beloved event in Boston.Held annually since the 1952-53 season, this classic event is a two round (semi-final and final) tournament between Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, and Harvard. The great thing about the Beanpot for these teams is that even if they are last in Hockey East (or the Ivy League for Harvard) there is always this. It’s all about the Beanpot! A week ago, on February sixth two semi-final games were played. One between BU and Harvard, with BU winning and the other between BC and Northeastern, BC winning that game.So, once again it was a classic BU vs. BC in the finals yesterday, the game sure was a classic.

The game was tight as BC went up one nothing, but BU forward Garrett Noonan scored a goal to tie it up. Then BC went up two to one, again Noonan scored. With 6.4 second remaining in OT BC sophmore Bill Arnorld scored thegame inning goal and led the Eagles to their 17th championship. These two teams have combined to win three out of the last four national titles, have tied the season series and are tied for second in Hockey East.Watch out, because this be foreshadowing some key games down the road including the national championship.