2020 A New Decade

Did I mention I like hockey? #beanpot NU College Hockey, digital photograph, < https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/02/10/northeastern-men-win-third-straight-beanpot-in-5-4-double-overtime-victory-over-boston-university/ > BEANPOT ! The first round of the tournament (02/03/20) saw Northeastern defeat Harvard 3–1 and Boston University defeat Boston College 5–4 in double overtime. Round 2 (02/10/20):  Northeastern Huskies vs. Boston University.  The game was nerve racking. Within the first few minutes of the first period BU scored. The stadium seemed so quiet for 15,000 people even with the BU band and school cheering. You could sense the feeling of lost hope in the NU section. So somber. Shortly after BU scored again. Not good. We exited the second period still behind.. BUT WE CAME BACK BABY! Bam, bam, bam, bam four goals in a row. Third period and Huskies are up 4-2. We're all thinking its in the bag but cant ignore the Miracle flashbacks. Side note - If you h...

I didn't post last week. I wanted to but was preoccupied with other things and couldn't quite gather the motivation or focus to write. I'll play a little catchup and bring us up to speed. Last week was the first of 2 Beanpot nights. The Beanpot for those who are unfamiliar is a college tournament between four college hockey teams here in Boston. There are two games with the winners face each other the next week. Lucky for us the team we are rooting for (Northeastern i.e. NU) won their first game so they've moved on and will be playing for the Beanpot (trophy) tomorrow night. I've never really been into other sports but c ollege hockey is something special.  The school band is at every game and always plays great music. Some fan/student favorites are Every-time We Touch (Cascada), I'll Make A Man Out Of You (Mulan Soundtrack, and of course Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne) among others. The student section always gets into it and sings along. When the band...