Beanpot LXXIII: "Please, sir, I want some more"

[Darius]

Someone I know in VT blacked out as well. I’m pissed.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

ESPN+ blacked out in southern CT as well.

 

[ericredaxe]

Prob because it is on NESN

 

[Darius]

It’s been on nesn forever and I’ve been watching on espn+ almost as long.

 

[mookie1995]

Due to nesn??

 

[Scarlet]

Just saw the game is also on the NHL Network. Maybe that’s why it’s not on ESPN+?

 

[ericredaxe]

Could be… although here on the north shore (wile it says Beanpot on the guide) they are actually showing a documentary on the best rookie seasons in history.

 

[ericredaxe]

Gotta say that im glad im not in Boston right now given that I may not make it theoigh all of the 3rd period LOL

(I am aware of the “grumpy old man” aspect of rhat statement LOL)

Good game so far: Go BU!

 

[sterlippo1]

Just saw the game is also on the NHL Network. Maybe that’s why it’s not on ESPN+?

I think it is on ESPN+. I get that and just was trying to watch but it’s blacked out here. ESPN+ plus lineup of live sports has the game but when you click on it, it tells you it’s blacked out here. I pay 129.99 a year for it and can’t watch even from my phone because I’m in Boston. Ridiculous IMO.

 

[ericredaxe]

Probably blacked out in any of NESN’s primary coverage areas

 

[Split-N]

To have a college hockey tournament of this pedigree and magnitude decided by a gimmick is a travesty. I'd feel the same if my team won.

 

[ericredaxe]

Northeastern "won" the championship with a shootout win over Harvard in 2023.
BU "won" the game last night to advance to the championship.

Have there been other cases yet?

The 3 on 3 overtime and shootout is entertaining in regular season games, but the Beanpot is not the place for it.

For a few years - didn't they first do a 5 on 5, 5 min OT before moving on to the 20 min overtimes.

 

[ericredaxe]

Apart from it being kind of gimmicky.... it does make for shorter evenings.

Although I think all of us from every school look back fondly on some of those late nights where both games went into OT or double OT and all the excitement and anguish that went along with it.

 

[DNAEagle]

Just not a good way to decide a winner in a tie game, not sure who is in charge of these things but the coaches should push hard for a change.

 

[BC/HE]

Just not a good way to decide a winner in a tie game, not sure who is in charge of these things but the coaches should push hard for a change.

The NCAA made the change several years ago to only allow full sudden death overtimes in the post season. All regular season games must use the 3 on 3 5-minute OT and a shootout would be used to determine an in season tournament placement but the game remains a tie. I remember when this was announced that this Beanpot scenario would come up and even more so it would happen in the championship game.

 

[DNAEagle]

I would hate to see the Championship decided by a shoot out but for sure it is going to happen at some point.

 

[BCeagle]

Northeastern "won" the championship with a shootout win over Harvard in 2023.
BU "won" the game last night to advance to the championship.

Have there been other cases yet?

The 3 on 3 overtime and shootout is entertaining in regular season games, but the Beanpot is not the place for it.

For a few years - didn't they first do a 5 on 5, 5 min OT before moving on to the 20 min overtimes.

I think most fans would agree and for the Beanpot tradition it is just a shame for a team lose that way, and it goes against fairness to settle a long, hard fought game by both teams. They wouldn't do this in the NCAA playoffs, so why do it here in an established institution of the city. They should make exceptions to a tournament like this.

 

[ericredaxe]

I would hate to see the Championship decided by a shoot out but for sure it is going to happen at some point.

2023 - didn't NU beat Harvard in the shootout to win the championship?

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

I actually had a draft prior to these game written on this thread reminding folks of the possibility of this shootout nonsense.

I cannot wish enough bad things to happen to the folks that have allowed this to happen. Can someone right a letter to Charlie Baker about this? Surely he should understand this.

I still say that if this cannot get resolved, the Beanpot committee allows this tournament to go rogue and you play a non-NCAA sanctioned tournament (exhibition with no NPI ramifications) with non-NCAA refs and whatever else is necessary to play this game as it was intended and done for decades and decades.

 

[BCeagle]

I would hate to see the Championship decided by a shoot out but for sure it is going to happen at some point.

Well it looks very possible and hope we can avoid this next Monday being these two teams are close in talent and level of play. Winning a Beanpot on a shootout is unthinkable for either team.