In response to Jay "Sieve" Thomas' gloating about the "Beanpot" rivalry going on this weekend in Beantown, I would like to remind him that Inside College Hockey Power Rankings, currently list the Badgers as No. 4 - down 1 from an embarrassing loss to the MN Gophers on Saturday. The Gophers are far and away the most hated team in the WCHA. They throw dead rodents on the ice when they come to Madison to play. Meanwhile, the little BU Terriers are still languishing at #14 - oh Hi. Just to point out how critical a win for the little pups is on Valentine's Day, the Terriers haven't gone two years without a Beanpot title since 1993-94.
But Hey - no pressure. See you at the Frozen Four, Sieve.
Alright, time for some smack talk. Let's look at BU's records: Hockey East Titles: Five (‘86, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97) NCAA Titles: Four (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995) Most Prominent NHL Player: Keith Tkachuk
Of course, I need not remind you of the prominent role BU players had on the 1980 US Hockey Team at Lake Placid. You also forgot to mention the number of times that BU has made the championship game in the Beanpot: 11th straight year in the final, 21st time in the last 22 years. Of course, that does not count the fact that BU has won the Beanpot 25 times in its 52 year history.
That said, I will not dispute the fact that the last couple of years have been down years for my Dogs. It's even sweeter when your hated rival is defeated. I would take the Beanpot any day over the Frozen Four, just because of the heated rivalry among all four teams.
Of course, I certainly would not argue with another championship banner being hoisted in Agganis Arena. I even have a chance to go to the game on Monday.
Alright, time for some smack talk. Let's look at BU's records:
Hockey East Titles: Five (‘86, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97)
NCAA Titles: Four (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995)
Most Prominent NHL Player: Keith Tkachuk
Of course, I need not remind you of the prominent role BU players had on the 1980 US Hockey Team at Lake Placid. You also forgot to mention the number of times that BU has made the championship game in the Beanpot: 11th straight year in the final, 21st time in the last 22 years. Of course, that does not count the fact that BU has won the Beanpot 25 times in its 52 year history.
That said, I will not dispute the fact that the last couple of years have been down years for my Dogs. It's even sweeter when your hated rival is defeated. I would take the Beanpot any day over the Frozen Four, just because of the heated rivalry among all four teams.
Of course, I certainly would not argue with another championship banner being hoisted in Agganis Arena.
I even have a chance to go to the game on Monday.
Jason http://radio.weblogs.com/0142115