12 December

1949: Boston University defeated long-time rival M.I.T., 11-1, at Boston Arena as Jack Garrity scored 6 goals and added 2 assists to tie the all-time Terrier record for points in a game. His 8 points tied the record set by former Terrier great Gerry Desrosiers against Middlebury on 11 February 1937 and tied by John Chambers on 7 January 1941, also against Middlebury.


Garrity opened the scoring at 4:25 of the first period on an unassisted goal and then earned his first assist of the game on Jack Martin’s goal just 37 seconds later. The Terriers struck again when Irving Haynes scored, assisted by Ed Cahoon at 10:45. Garrity, this time assisted by Dick Kelley, scored his second of the game just 19 seconds later to put BU firmly in control. He completed his hat trick with 50 second remaining in the first period on another unassisted goal.


Garrity scored the only two goals of the second period, the first on an assist from Kelley at 12:56 and the second unassisted 1:37 later. The two goals gave Garrity four consecutive goals in the game, a rare feat. His bid for five consecutive goals was denied by his teammate Lloyd Robinson, who scored at 10:14 of the third, with an assist going to Bill Downing. Garrity completed his double hat trick 2:42 later on another assist from Kelley.


M.I.T. finally got a goal when Les put the puck past Ike Bevins at 13:12 of the third, just 16 seconds later, to break Bevin’s shutout bid. However, any boost the Engineers may have gotten from the goal lasted only 20 seconds, when Martin scored his second goal on Garrity’s second assist and eighth point of the game. Robinson closed out the scoring at 15:54 on the fourth unassisted goal of the game.