BOSTON – Boston College meets reigning champion Northeastern in the title game of the 67th Beanpot on Monday night (Feb. 11) at TD Garden as the Eagles compete for their 21st Beanpot trophy in program history and first since 2016. The game will be televised live on NESN following the conclusion of Harvard vs. Boston University in the consolation game. Pre-game radio coverage begins at 7:15 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• BC is 3-2-1 in its last six games, including a 2-1 victory over 17th-ranked Harvard last Monday to open the Beanpot
• The Eagles are searching for their eighth Beanpot in the last 12 years and first since 2016
• Northeastern, which won its first Beanpot in 30 years last season by downing Boston University 5-2, defeated the Terriers 2-1 in overtime last week to reach a second straight title game
• For the first time in tournament history, the last four champions represent all four competing Beanpot schools
• BU (four years) and BC (three years) now have the longest active trophy droughts
BEANPOT BREAKDOWN
• Boston College is 34-12 all-time against Northeastern in the Beanpot, but the Huskies have won three straight
• NU shut out BC 3-0 in last year's semifinal, marking the Eagles' first Beanpot shutout in 30 years
• The teams last met in the Championship Game in 2014 as Boston College pulled out a 4-1 victory; Patrick Brown scored the first of three straight BC goals with 5:30 left in the third to snap a 1-1 tie
• Boston College also beat Northeastern in the 2011 and 2013 title games
• Prior to facing off in the Championship Game three out of four years from 2011-14, BC and NU had not played one another in the title game of the Beanpot since 1983
• BC is 4-1 all-time against NU with the Beanpot trophy on the line, with the only loss coming in 1980 as Wayne Turner's overtime goal gave Northeastern its first-ever championship
SEMIFINAL RECAP
• Boston College advanced to the Beanpot Championship Game for the first time since 2016 with a 2-1 victory over No.