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  • Eagles down Crimson for Beanpot

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    Defenseman Nick Petrecki (SJ) scored the game winning goal for Boston College, giving the Eagles their first Beanpot win since 2004. The three Sabres prospects playing tonight – Nathan Gerbe, Alex Biega, and Andrew Orpik – each performed well in their respective roles. Major dogs heading into the final, Harvard has nothing to hang their…

  • Going to OT in Beanpot final

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    It’s been a back and forth affair in Boston tonight, with BC and Harvard knotted 5-5 after regulation. It’ll be an exciting sudden death session to say the least. – Alex Biega (+3) has made some nice defensive plays throughout to go along with his two assists. His swift skating makes him noticeable on most…

  • After one: Gerbe bottled up, Biega +2

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    At the end of one at the Beanpot, Harvard has a surprising 2-1 lead over Boston College. Nathan Gerbe is having difficulty getting it going, while the entire Eagles squad has been unsuccessul in cracking the neutral zone versus a diligent Crimson defense. Alex Biega, who can look like one of college hockey’s better defensemen…

  • Gerbe forces OT at the Beanpot

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    Or as the clever kids would write, (beanp)OT. Trailing BU by one just over a minute into the third, Boston College LW Nathan Gerbe connected on the power play to force sudden death at the Beanpot. Sitting on the doorstep, Gerbe poked a loose puck through Brett Bennett’s pads to get on the scoresheet. Boston…

  • Gerbe charge helps rival

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    The second period of BC’s match-up with defending Beanpot champ BU didn’t go as planned for the Eagles. Leading 2-1 after one, they gave up a pair of power-play goals as BU re-gained the lead heading into the third period. For the most part, Nathan Gerbe has been kept in check by the Terriers D.…

  • Eagles up after one

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    At the end of one, Boston College has a 2-1 lead over Boston University. Neither of Nathan Gerbe and Andrew Orpik factored into the Eagle tallies. Gerbe, active on an early power play, had two shots on goal in the period. The Terriers got out to a 1-0 lead when John McCarthy slipped one past…

  • Crimson to play for 'Pot

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    The Buffalo Sabres will have at least one prospect in the Beanpot final, as Alex Biega and the Harvard Crimson sat on their first period jump to surprise #14 Northeastern, 3-1. Harvard advances to the Beanpot final for the first time in a decade, and hasn’t taken the trophy home since 1993. With 31 shots…

  • Harvard leads 3-1 after two

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    In a year when #14 Northeastern has a chance at capitalizing on underachieving Boston-area teams, the Huskies find themselves trailing Alex Biega and Harvard 3-1 after forty minutes in the opening game of the 2008 Beanpot. The 2006 fifth-round pick, Biega has been on the ice for all three Crimson goals while collecting three shots…

  • Schedule for week of 2/4 – 2/10

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    With the DEL and SEL on hiatus until February 12th, and the OHL taking a breather for their All-Star break, there are just 27 games on the Sabres prospect slate this week. Games To Watch This week features the opening round of Boston’s famous Beanpot tournament, played between D1 programs Harvard, Northeastern, Boston College, and…