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 featues Boston
College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern. It all
started on Dec. 26, 1952 at the old Boston Arena. The next year
the Beanpot moved to the Garden, where it has been played ever
since and become the official battle for Boston's hockey bragging
rights.