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...pound, 14-inch trophy called the Beanpot. Boston bragging rights. Most Valuable Player (Captain Ted Drury). Team confidence and self-respect. A boost in national rankings. That, and so much more, is Harvard's after last night's 4-2 upset of the Terriers, who had eaten up Harvard and the 'Pot's beans for three years...
Basking in the glow of television camera lights and fighting off reporter after reporter, Harvard players and coaches each saw this victory in their own personal way. It was the first Beanpot win for Coach Ronn Tomassoni, who had nothing but praise for the seniors on his team who had trudged through three 'Pot blowouts. It was the first Beanpot for freshman goalie Tripp Tracy (30 saves), who said he hadn't experienced a victory such as this during his career out west in Michigan. And it was the victory of a season for Drury, who kept the upset...
...Gatineau, Quebec native's play was only fitting for a night when the Crimson skated with an intensity, a physical ferocity and team effort it has not shown on Causeway Street in a long time. That gutsiness made this one of the most exciting Beanpot finals ever. With the game tied at two heading into the third, the Garden rocked back and forth throughout the final stanza, but the young Crimson had enough Dramamine for the long haul. Tracy was solid, keeping the Terriers' attack hoping and hoping for a fair bounce. It never came...
They say the Beanpot's about tradition, and both teams rich in history began the Beanpot as they traditionally do. BU tossed some lip and some hip to intimidate the heck out of Harvard, which scrounged for the puck in fear during the opening minutes...
...seemed right there that Harvard was destined for another Beanpot blowout. But the Crimson transmogrified from its feline self into a jungle cat just minutes later, with BU's Stephen Foster out for roughing. Martins unloaded a cannon shot into the high left corner of the net at 13:14, just seconds into the power-play, to tie the game...