27 December

1952: In front of 3,382 fans Harvard downed Boston University, 7-4, at Boston Arena to win the first Beanpot. Boston University outshot Harvard 40-28, but Crimson goalie Brad Richardson made 36 saves, 16 in the first period. BU’s Paul Kelley had 21 saves for the game. George Chase scored the only goal of the first, unassisted, at 15:25. In the second Harvard took control as they scored 3 more times to BU’s one, for a 4-1 lead after two. Walt Greeley, with an assist to George Chase, scored just 26 seconds into the second give the Crimson a 2-0 lead. The Terriers cut the lead in have on an unassisted goal by Tony Cicoria at 11:34, but Harvard regained the 2 goal lead 2:28 later on Greeley’s second goal of the game, this one unassisted. Harvard upped the lead to 4-1 on Douglas Manchester’s unassisted score at 17:51.

The third period saw another six goals scored, three for each team. BU’s Mario Zanetti, with an assist to Paul Whalen, made it 4-2 just 4:21 into the final period, but Harvard got it right back when Edward Bliss, assisted by John Bray, scored at 5:45. Then Greeley completed his hat trick at 8:36, with an assist to Amory Hubbard to make it 6-2 for the Crimson. The Terriers continued to scrap away and Whalen, assisted by Ray Kelley, scored at 14:41 and Dick Rodenhiser scored unassisted at 19:03 to make it 6-4. It was as close as BU could get, as Hubbard, assisted by Greeley, scored at 19:54 to make the final score 7-4.

The All-Tournament Teams were (points in parentheses):

First Team

Goal – Ray Picard, NU (26)

Defense – Jeff Coolidge, HU (23); Bob Kiley, BC (21)

Forward – Dick Rodenhiser, BU (30); Bob Babine, BC (28); Walt Greeley, HU (28)

Second Team

Goal – Brad Richardson, HU (22)

Defense – Len McNamara, NU (17); Richard Lee, BU (16)

Forward – Dick Clasby, HU (18); Wimpy Burnett, BC (17); Ed Hubbard, HU (14)

and

Most Valuable Player – Walt Greeley, HU

1973: In the first game coached by new Head Coach Jack Parker, Boston University defeated Dartmouth, 3-1, in the first game of the three-night RPI Tournament at Houston Field House in Troy, NY. Dartmouth scored just 18 seconds into the game as Dave Dunbar put the puck past Terrier goalie Ed Walsh. BU responded by an all-out assault on the Big Green’s net, peppering Dartmouth goalie Chuck Walker with shots. Pete Marzo finally got one past him, assisted by Terry Meagher and Vic Stanfield, at 12:25 of the first period. However Walker was outstanding in the first and made 24 saves, to Walsh’s 5, to keep the game tied 1-1 after one.

In the second period Bill Buckton scored, assisted by Bill Burlington and Peter Brown, at 2:44 to give BU the lead. The Terrier assault lessened slightly in the second, but Walker was again outstanding, making another 19 saves, to 9 for Walsh. In the third period it was a much more even affair as Dartmouth was finally able to apply pressure on BU, but the only goal in the period was scored by Buckton, once again assisted by Brown and Burlington. For the period Walker made another 19 saves while Walsh made 15 for BU. For the game Walker made 62 saves to keep Dartmouth in the game and Walsh made 29 saves to earn Coach Parker his first win.