Four schools. One frozen pond. Fifty years of Boston's most brutal, beautiful grudge match.
Thousands of exuberant fans fill Boston's FleetCenter arena to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament -- a four-team, midwinter competition featuring the teams from Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University and Harvard University. Joining the 2002 lineup for this commemorative sports event are seven Boston College players from the 1952 squad that participated in the inaugural tournament.
Production
1952 BC players reuniting — geriatric hockey royalty.
Editing
Archival footage spliced with FleetCenter chaos hits perfect nostalgia.
Director
Ken London
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Beanpot is played on the first two Mondays of February, effectively creating a Boston holiday where the city shuts down for college kids hitting each other. No other American city does this.
The 2002 tournament featured in the doc was actually the 50th playing, not anniversary — they started in 1952, making 2002 the golden edition. Math is hard, hockey is forever.
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