Terriers Maul Harvard, 7-2; Capture Beanpot Tournament

Last night it was Boston University's turn. The final score of the second meeting of the season between the Terriers and Harvard read the same as the first, 7-2, only this time it was B.U. on top, giving the squad its eighth Beanpot trophy in the past ten years.

The Terriers (17-4-1), stung by the December loss to Harvard and last Saturday's upset by Colgate, put on one of their finest performances of the season before a sellout crowd of 15,003 in Boston Garden.

Crimson goalie Brian Petrovek had to face a barrage of 62 shots from the inspired B.U. six as Harvard's vaunted defense crumbled before the onslaught.

Three goals in the space of 35 seconds in the second period broke the game open for the Terriers and put to rest what hopes the Crimson Squad had of successfully defending its Beanpot title.

Bill Buckton tallied twice 18 seconds apart at 2:56 and 3:14 to break a 1-1 deadlock, and Bob Dudley poked one between petrovek's legs at 3-31 to put the championship out of reach for Billy Cleary's squad. The B.U. explosion completely deflated an already disorganized Crimson attack.

Short-Lived Advantage

Harvard started out with the better scoring chances, but they didn't last very long. Even on the first B.U. power play at 1:38. Leigh Hogan was banished to the box for charging Penalty-killer Kevin art book the puck in alone on tournament Brian Durocher, but couldn't finish the play as the Terrier's freshman goaltender was there to poke the puck off Carr's stick. It was an omen of things to come as Durocher repeatedly foiled what scoring bids the Crimson offense could generate.

Unlike the first meeting between the two ECAC rivals, the Terriers provided their goaltender with defensive support up front and fierce forechecking to keep the puck in Harvard's zone. Petrovek, on the other hand, did not receive much aid in front of him as the Harvard defense finally proved to be human.

Petro kept some 23 B.U. shots out of his net in the first period allowing only a goal to Terry Meagher at 16:05 a low shot from in close that found its way between Petro's legs. A banner from the balcony read "Only the Lord Saves More Than Petro." but last night the Crimson netminder could have used a little divine intervention to thwart the relentless Terrier attack.

Jimmy Thomas put Petro and Harvard back into the contest with a pretty power play tally at 0:42 of the second to deadlock the game. Thomas took it in around B.U. captain Vic Stanfield and fired a high shot to best Durocher.

But the rally was short-lived, and before long it was 4-1. The Terriers picked up three more, all from in close, in the third period to complete the rout before Jim McMahon scored Harvard's second Mike Fidler poked one in at 8:58 from Bill Burlington and then obliged Burlington at 12:23 by passing to the Terrier center for a sixth goal. Rick Meagher then took the puck around a beleaguered Larry Piateli at 14-43 for the final margin.

For Boston University revenge was sweet as Jack Parker's squad humbled a Harvard team that last year took the Beanpot trophy away from Commonwealth Avenue for the first time in five years. Last season the Terriers got their revenge over Harvard in the ECAC finals. Cleary's icemen car now only hope that core ECAC tournament time, it will once again be their turn.