21 December

1971: Boston University defeated Northeastern, 4-1, in the semifinal of the ECAC Christmas Tournament at Boston Garden in front of 2,602 fans. The Terriers pressured the Huskies in the first period, putting 16 shots on net, but they were unable to get the puck past Dan Eberly. BU continued its relentless attack in the second, putting 21 shots on net, beating Eberly four times. Guy Burrows started the scoring just 1:34 into the period, with assists going to John Danby and Bob Gryp. Ric Jordon, assisted by Danby and Bob Brown, scored on the power play at 7:08 to double BU’s lead. With 4:02 left in the period Danby, assisted by Gryp and Burrows, scored another power play goal to make it 3-0. Less than a minute later, Paul Giandomenico, assisted by Peter Thornton and Steve Dolloff, scored to give BU a 4-0 lead after two. The Terriers let up in the third and Northeastern was finally able to get a goal when Allan Dunkle scored on the power play at 4:43. It was a quite night for the Terrier goalies, as Dan Brady made just 11 saves in the first two periods before being relieved by Tim Regan, who made 12 saves in the third. Meanwhile, Eberly was busy in the Huskies’ net, making 43 saves for the game.