The Beanpot, Boston’s Provincial Hockey Tournament, Gets a Global Boost

But it isn’t just Europeans who are changing the face of the Beanpot. What proved to be the winning goal in Northeastern’s 3-1 semifinal victory over Harvard was scored by Brendan van Riemsdyk, a graduate transfer from the University of New Hampshire, who was playing in his first Beanpot game.

One of Harvard’s captains, Nathan Krusko, is from Alpharetta, Ga. Boston University’s captain, Patrick Curry, hails from Schaumburg, Ill., and David Cotton, who leads Boston College’s team, comes from Parker, Texas, not far from the Oklahoma border. Joining Cotton on the Eagles’ roster are players from Florida, Georgia, Idaho and Las Vegas.

Boston College Coach Jerry York, who owns college hockey’s wins record with 1,083 career victories, grew up in nearby Watertown, went to B.C. High and played for the Eagles from 1963 to ’67, said he had seen the Beanpot evolve.

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