Boston University takes on Northeastern on BU’s senior night at Agganis Arena. Close game, but the defending National Champs came out on top 5-3.

The next night, on Northeastern’s (16-16-2) ice and senior night, BU (16-15-3) did it again, winning 4-3.

By: Joe Ballway, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
When it comes to the Beanpot, Boston University is a different animal.
Year after year, the Terriers seemingly find a way to win–regardless of
personnel, and regardless of how well they’ve played all season.
So when BU scored two late goals to cut Boston College’s lead to 4-3 in
Monday’s championship game, I don’t think anyone doubted that the
Terriers still had a chance to capture their 13th Beanpot in 16
attempts.
No one, perhaps, except for John Muse.
The BC netminder continued his recent string of stellar play, stopping
31 of 34 shots, including a flurry of desperation attempts by BU in the
closing minutes of the game. Muse finished the tournament with a .955
save percentage–a performance worthy of both the Eberly Award (top
goaltender) and tournament MVP.
Of course, that isn’t to take anything away from the BC offense, which
provided Muse with 10 goals of support over two games. Down 1-0 after
the first period on Monday, the Eagles responded with three
second-period strikes, wearing down the BU defense with their trademark
speed and relentless forechecking.
Steven Whitney got it started with a power-play tally from the slot just
one minute into the period; Carl Sneep and Chris Kreider (more on him
later) put BC ahead 3-1 with even-strength goals late [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Try telling the teams playing in the Beanpot tournament that the games really don’t mean anything in the grand scheme of the NCAA hockey season.  Just try and you may end up face down on the ground, or ice, depending on where you choose to do so.
Four local teams will square off in the 58th year of the college hockey tournament known as the Beanpot in order to win bragging rights for another year.  Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern will lace up their skates and hit the ice (and probably each other) in a one and done style tournament beginning Monday, February 1.
For the Boston University Terriers, who are not only defending Beanpot champions but also defending national champions, the team has the opportunity to make up for what has been a lost season so far.  With high hopes for a repeat championship at the beginning of the year, the team is now sitting three games under .500 at 6-9-2 and are long shots for another national title this season.  The team will look forward to taking some of their frustrations out on their local rivals as some call the tournament the “Boston [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer

Just when hockey fans thought it was all over.  The hometown Boston Bruins had defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime to take the crown in the 2010 Winter Classic on New Years Day.  Then NCAA hockey did something just as great.  They gave fans Duke and UNC.  Well, at least the college hockey version of it.
Duke and UNC have been college basketball rivals for as long as most people can remember and are separated by just eight miles on Tobacco Road.  Boston College and Boston University are just down Commonwealth Ave, but hockey is where their hearts lie.
In a rematch of last years national championship game, BU once again got the best of BC in front of the beloved Green Monster and in front of over 38,000 screaming fans and took the game 3-2.  The story was not so much the game itself, however, but instead where it was being played: an iced over Fenway.
“It was really a terrific venue for the BC-BU rivalry. And I think it was a terrific atmosphere to play a game in,” BC coach Jerry York said through ESPN.  “We told our [...]