Harvard and Boston College both placed three men on the Beanpot Tourney All-Star team, selected last night by the Boston hockey writers. Crimson captain Charlie Flyn was named goalie on the team; Mario Celli defense; and Bob Cleary forward. The Eagle All-Stars were captain Ed Carroll, forward; Jim Tiernan, center; and Dick Gagliardi, defense.
Boston College captured the 1956 Beanpot Championship, 4 to 2, last night as hockey coach Cooney weiland failed to prove that a good offense is the best defense.
Although the three varsity forward lines turned in one of their best performances of the season and Captain Charlie Flynn earned the first goalie post on the All-Tourney sextet, unorganized defensive play let the Eagles score in every period.
The defeat, before 4,000 at the Garden, virtually erased all Crimson hopes of another NCAA Tourney invitation for this year and may have set up B.C. for one of the Eastern bids.
The Crimson defense, weakened by recent lineup shuffles which moved Pete Summers and Dan Ullyot up as wings, consistently allowed B.C.'s breakaway plays to penetrate deep into the Crimson zone and then could not cover the Eagles' wandering wings.
Only Mario Celi, the team's most improved player, managed to halt some of B.C.'s rapid attacks, frequently with solid body-checking. His counterpart, hefty Don Fox, was Boston College's standout as he combined careful defensive work with occasional solo attempts, three of which were stopped only by goalie Flynn.
If sheer scoring opportunities counted even a fifth of a point, then the Crimson might still have won. Late in the second period and during the last half of the third, the varsity attacks could only be checked by either the goal posts or the sensational saves of B.C. goalie Chick D'Entremont.
During the rest of the game, shadow covering and cautious defensive play by the Eagles tied up key Crimson forwards and prevented the varsity from capitalizing on possible scoring plays in the B.C. zone.
One of the most encouraging signs in the game was the Crimson's ability to shake its habitual first-period blues. The varsity dominated the play in the opening stanza by displaying inspired team-work in both its forward passing and tireless backchecking.
Boston College, however, came back fast to open the second period and scored its winning third goal at 7:40. The varsity took control again soon after but only center Bob Cleary managed to beat D'Entremont.
Crimson fans received a pleasant reminder of last year's Championship varsity sextet in the tense third period with the brilliant goal-tending of Captain Flynn and the excellent offensive work of sophomore Cleary.
The varsity scored first a 4:24 of the opening period when Celi rifled in a 12-foot shot unassisted. The final Crimson tally was Cleary's solo from 20 feet out while the varsity was one man short at 10:25 of the second stanza.
Freshmen Win
The powerful Freshman hockey team rolled to their eleventh straight win yesterday, defeating Exeter Academy 7-1 at Exeter N.H. Capt. George Higginbottom and Dick Fischer, who had two goals and as assist, were standouts for the Crimson.
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