It has become Boston's "social event of winter season." The first two Monday nights of February in Boston are reserved for the Beanpot, an annual hockey tournament that features Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern. It all started on Dec. 26, 1952 at the old Boston Arena.

The hottest contest on the ice is back in 2020, and with tickets for this year's Beanpot Tournament on sale now, Boston-area college hockey fans can get in on the excitement! It's a four-way battle royal as the Northeastern University Huskies look to defend their title against the Boston University Terriers, the Boston College Eagles, and the Harvard Crimson — and you'll want to catch it all ...

Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern play in the 2020 Beanpot on Feb. 3 and 10. Here are the live updates, how you can watch and the history of one of college hockey's ...

BOSTON — The Beanpot remains the most parochial of college hockey tournaments, as much a part of Boston’s fabric as the marathon in April and the Fourth of July fireworks on the Charles River ...

Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern play in the 2020 Beanpot on Feb. 3 and 10. Here are the live updates, how you can watch and the history of one of college hockey's ...

The 2020 Beanpot tournament begins Monday night at TD Garden with two exciting semifinal matchups. The first game features two-time defending champion Northeastern taking on Harvard. The Huskies also won back-to-back titles in 1984 and 1985 but came up short in their three-peat bid in 1986. The last ...

The 68th annual Beanpot tournament, pitting Boston’s top college hockey programs against each other, will take over the ice for the first two Mondays in February.

Northeastern’s Brendan van Riemsdyk celebrates his second-period goal that proved to be the game winner over Harvard in the semifinals of the annual Beanpot tournament at Boston’s TD Garden on Feb. 3, 2020 (photo: Rich Gagnon). When it comes to the Beanpot tournament, there may be no more ...

Traditionally, 17,565 was the listed attendance for every single Beanpot night since the tournament moved from the old Boston Garden to the current TD Garden venue in 1996. It was somewhat clear that the Beanpot, with the dominance of Boston University and Boston College, was beginning to lose its luster.