1995: Boston University won the final college hockey game played at the old Boston Garden, defeating Providence College, 3-2, to win its 4th Hockey East championship and complete the second leg of what would be the second "triple crown" season (Beanpot, league championship, NCAA title) in Terrier history. PC 's first period goal by Chad Quennville was matched by BU's Ken Rausch. Mike Grier put the Terriers ahead in the second before the Friars knotted the score on a Brady Kramer slapper past a screened Derek Herlofsky. Then, late in the second, Chris Drury muscled his way off the sideboards and passed to Matt Wright, who wheeled, closed on the net and whipped a shot past PC goalie (and tournament MVP) Bob Bell for the game-winner. Bell had 40 saves and Herlofsky, 24. Wright scored the last college goal at the Old Garden; a month earlier, he'd scored the final Beanpot goal at the Old Garden in BU's 5-1 win over BC in the championship game. All three Terrier goals in the HE championship game were scored by walk-on players: Wright, Rausch and Grier.
1972: Five years to the day after losing to Cornell, 4-1, in the 20th NCAA championship game, Boston University returned the favor, shutting out the Big Red, 4-0, to win its second consecutive NCAA title. A then record crowd of 14,995 fans filled the Boston Garden for the 25th NCAA championship to see the top two teams in the East in a rematch of not only the 1967 NCAA championship, but also the ECAC championship of a week earlier (also won by BU). Forward Ron Anderson scored a power play goal in the first period and defenseman Ric Jordan added one power play goal in the second period. Each scored again in the third period. Goalie Tim Regan, who made 39 saves to lead the Terriers to the championship and only allowed one goal in the final two games, was named Most Outstanding Player.
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