The Huskies skated even with BC through 65 minutes, forcing the Beanpot semifinal to a shootout. The Huskies won the shootout 2-0, advancing to the Beanpot final.
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Monday, January 307:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
Pre-Bracketbuster Selection
34th Annual Women’s Beanpot
4:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
5:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston College Eagles
from Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Craig White
Game airing exclusively on WRBB Sports Extra
Wednesday, February 16:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Drexel Dragons
from Matthews Arena
with TBA
Thursday, February 28:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Beanpot “Hype Week” Edition
Friday, February 33:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Craig White
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at VCU Rams
from the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh and Brandon Challener
It may have been a loss, but it was one of the most thrilling Beanpot title games in recent memory, if not for the stellar play of both teams, but the fact that in the 13 goals scored, neither team took the lead by more than one at any given time. At exactly six minutes into overtime, Jimmy Hayes got the game winner, ruining Northeastern’s hopes of ending their 23-year Beanpot drought.
From Jared Shafran’s game recap:
“I’ve been in a lot of big games,” head coach Greg Cronin said. “And that game had more drama and back-and-forth character from both teams [than any other]. And I said to myself after the third period, ‘It’s a shame someone’s going to lose this.’ If someone came in and bought tickets, they got every penny’s worth of their money.”
1st period:
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2nd period:
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>>> On Tuesday, Greg Cronin responded to swirling internet rumors of his departure from Northeastern with a simple, succinct answer to the question of whether he planned to stay at Northeastern: “Yes.”
On a related note, Cronin is now in Europe with Team USA as they participate in the IIHF World Championships. The team won its first game, an exhibition against pool-play opponent Austria. Meanwhile, all of the team’s games will be televised by Versus, the network announced today:
>>> With a new CAA basketball schedule rotation released this week, voices from around the league are chiming in with their thoughts on the conference schedule. Mike Litos, as usual, hits the nail on the head:
I’ve got to figure that coaches took budget into account, as well as traditional rivals (i.e., DU/YouDee and Mason/JMU), probably before looking at strength. It’s easy to rationalize the competitive angle. After all, the rotating H/H and single away or home game provides eight games each year and will theoretically balance out competitiveness.
Now, for some other odds and ends:
>>> Florence Shelling and Switzerland were upset by Russia in the quarterfinal round of the IIHF Women’s World Championship, losing 5-4 in overtime after giving up a 3-goal lead. (IIHF.com)
>>> The Daily Collegian has a recap of Northeastern’s 4-2 loss to UMass in the consolation round of the Baseball Beanpot.
>>> Hockey recruit John Gaudreau was named USHL Rookie of the Year. (HockeysFuture.com)
22nd Annual Baseball Beanpot – Consolation Game
3:15 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
3:30 p.m. – Northeastern Baseball: Huskies vs. UMass Minutemen
from Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.
with Patrick McHugh, Dan Groob, and Kainani Stevens
2:50 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
3:00 p.m. – Northeastern Baseball: Huskies vs. William & Mary Tribe
from Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
with TBA
The Eagles pound the Huskies with five runs in the 6th inning, strolling to a 6-1 win and a berth in the Beanpot final next week.
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Game broadcast on WRBB FM & WRBB Sports Extra
12:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
1:00 p.m. – Northeastern Baseball: Beanpot 1st Round vs. Boston College
from Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
with Alex Faust
Game broadcast on WRBB-FM
12:50 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
1:00 p.m. – Northeastern Baseball: Huskies vs. Georgia State Panthers
from Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Alex Faust
Game broadcast on WRBB Sports Extra
11:50 a.m. – Huskies Pre-Game
12:00 p.m. – Northeastern Baseball: Huskies vs. Georgia State Panthers
from Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
with Brandon Challener and TBA
In one of the most exciting and unpredictable Beanpot championships in recent memory, the Boston College Eagles got a game winning goal in overtime from Jimmy Hayes to defeat Northeastern 7-6.
The win gives BC back-to-back Beanpot titles for the first time since the mid sixties and keeps Northeastern hoping for next year as the Huskies haven’t had bragging rights in the tournament since 1988.
Hayes got the final tally exactly 6:00 into the extra period, on a rebound from a shot by Chris Kreider and was all alone to finish a game which the Huskies had led three different times.
The Eagles scored two goals in a 1:32 span in the middle of the third period to get the lead back at 6-5 with under nine minutes remaining and looked like they were in position to win but the Huskies would not be denied as Wade MacLeod scored his fourteenth goal of the season to tie the game at 6-6 with just 1:46 left in regulation.
“I’ve been in a lot of big games,” head coach Greg Cronin said. “And that game had more drama and back-and-forth character from both teams [than any other]. And I said to myself after the third period, ‘It’s a shame someone’s going to lose this.’ If someone came in and bought tickets, they got every penny’s worth of their money.”
10 different Huskies registered a point in the loss and sophomore goaltender Chris Rawlings made 39 saves. Rawlings was later given the tournament’s Eberly Award, which goes to the netminder with the highest save percentage.
Kreider scored twice in the game, both on power plays in the second and third period, and was named the tournament’s MVP.
These two teams will go head-to-head twice more this weekend, when they’ll play a home-and-home Hockey East series. The Eagles are tied with UNH atop the standings, while the Huskies are in sixth, one point behind Maine. Friday night’s game will be at Conte Forum in Newton and the teams will wrap up their 4-game season series the following night at Matthews Arena.
One thing’s for sure, if the next two games are anything like the one played at the TD Garden last night, it’s going to be a wild ride.
“When we got that tying goal,” MacLeod said, “I thought we were going to carry that momentum into OT. I thought it was going to be our year, but it was not to be.”
Northeastern and BC swap the lead in an epic back-and-forth battle for the Beanpot, but BC came out a step ahead in overtime, winning 7-6.
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