Word: beanpots
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...times are a changing at least a bit. The occasional droplet of American talent that made it into the league has expanded to a small trickle. And a number of the players breaking in are Beanpot alums. Harvard, B.U., B.C., and Northeastern haven't produced a Lafleur yet, but they have sent the NHL some players who are now making their marks or show promise of doing so in the not-too-distant future...
Certainly the most famous Beanpot alum now skating in the NHL is Ranger Dave Silk. Silk's achievements are myriad. In his freshman year at B.U., he notched 35 tallies and 30 assists on his way to being named the New England Hockey Writers Association Rookie of the year. He collected another 58 points in 1978, the year the Terriers took the Beanpot and the National Championship. Though he was out of action for part of the 1979 season, Silk still managed to score 28 points for a Terrier team which once again captured the coveted...
...Beanpot, for Silk, is a case in point. A Scituate native, Silk grew up watching the Beanpot title change hands. When he finally got to play in the tournament, it was no ordinary game. "Well, it was the first time I had ever been out on the Boston Garden ice. As far as I was concerned, that was Bruin ice and that was sacred ice. Getting out there was something...
Silk achieved a little more than just skating on to the hallowed ice. In the six games of his Beanpot career--Silk had to skip his senior year to play on the Olympic team--he connected for 12 points, a total which puts him in the top-15 all-time Beanpot scorers. Of course, playing on two tourney-winning teams isn't a bad dividend either...
...really do miss it," Silk says. Not playing in the Beanpot in order to play in the Olympics and the pros may not be the ultimate sacrifice, but there were good times in the tournament...