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...know that almost anyone can win it. Whoever is the Beanpot favorite usually gets licked I think the best strategy is just to sit back and play possum...
...some sort of mischief," he says. "And if you ask people who know me, some smart alec in sure to say I haven't changed a bit."CrimsonHisham I. YoussefBoston College forward GARY SAMPSON (10, in dark jersey) and his Eagle mates look like the favorites heading into the Beanpot. But Snooks Kelley, who coached the Eagles during 20 Beanpots, says, "Whoever is the Beanpot favorite usually gets licked...
...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...