Women's Beanpot Committee | January 18, 2018 Women's Beanpot 40th anniversary team announced Northeastern won its 15th Beanpot title in 2012. The Huskies have won 16 Beanpots, the most of any school. Share The oldest women’s ice hockey tournament in North America is about to turn 40. College hockey’s Women’s Beanpot Tournament will unfold for the 40th time when teams from Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern take the ice on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Boston College’s Conte Forum. In conjunction with the milestone event, representatives from the four schools have selected a Women’s Beanpot 40th Anniversary Team. It is a starry group filled with All-Americans, Olympians and college players who stepped up in Beanpot play. Northeastern, winners of 16 of the 39 tournaments played to date, leads the way with nine players among the 25 players recognized. Harvard, second with 14 championships, has eight honorees. BC and BU, with eight titles between them, have five and two all-stars, respectively. MORE: Three women's hockey stars of the week | Latest poll Jennifer Botterill (Harvard 2003) and Tina Cardinale Beauchemin (Northeastern 1989) have been named Honorary Captains of the squad. Botterill, twice a Patty Kazmaier winner (2001 and 2003) and Canadian Olympian, is the tournament’s career scoring leader. She won four Beanpots while at Harvard, is the only three-time MVP and became a Beanpot Hall of Famer in 2008. Cardinale Beauchemin led Northeastern to four Beanpots as well, earning MVP honors in 1988 and being inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame in 2016. Among the other honorees are current UNH head coach Hilary Witt (Northeastern 2001); current U.S. Olympian Kendall Coyne (Northeastern 2016); two-time MVP Cheryl Tate (Harvard 1984); three-time Bertagna Goaltending Award winner and U.S. Olympian Molly Schaus (Boston College 2011); and Lisa Whitcomb Huckins, MVP of Boston University's only title in 1981. Named to the position of Honorary Coach is Don MacLeod, head coach at Northeastern from 1981-92, where he won the Beanpot eight times in eight consecutive seasons. The honorees will be recognized between games of the first night of this year’s tournament. 40th Anniversary All- Women's Beanpot Team Forwards Name School (Grad Year) Notes Jennifer Botterill* Harvard (2003) MVP : 2001, 2002, 2003; 4 Beanpots Tina Cardinale Beauchemin* Northeastern (1989) MVP: 1988; HOF 2016; 4 Beanpots Julie Chu Harvard (2007) HOF: 2013; 2 Beanpots Nicole Corriero Harvard (2005) MVP: 2005; HOF 2012; 4 Beanpots Kendall Coyne Northeastern (2016) MVP: 2013; 2 Beanpots Meghan Fardelmann Boston College (2009) MVP: 2007; HOF 2017; 3 Beanpots Deb Gautreau Parece Boston University (1983) HOF: 2010; 1 Beanpot Shelley Looney Northeastern (1995) MVP: 1994; 2 Beanpots Fiona Rice Northeastern (1990) MVP: 1987; 4 Beanpots Tammy Shewchuk Dryden Harvard (2001) HOF: 2010; 2 Beanpots Deb Spillane Boston College (2008) MVP: 2006; HOF 2014; 2 beanpots Kelli Stack Boston College (2011) MVP: 2009; 3 Beanpots Jill Toney Northeastern (1986) HOF: 2014; 3 Beanpots Sarah Vaillancourt Harvard (2009) HOF: 2015; 1 Beanpot Hilary Witt Northeastern (2001) HOF: 2010; All-time W Beanpot assist leader Defensemen Name School/Grad Year Notes Nina Koyama Northeastern (1989) MVP: 1986; 4 Beanpots Donna-Lynn Rosa Northeastern (1990) 4 Beanpots Carroll McCaffrey Willa Boston College (1999) HOF: 2012 Angela Ruggiero Harvard (2005) MVP: 2004; HOF: 2016 Liza Ryabkina Harvard (2010) MVP: 2010; 2 Beanpots Maggie Taverna Boston College (2009) HOF: 2016; 3 Beanpots Goaltenders Name School/Grad Year Notes Kelly Dyer Hayes Northeastern (1990) HOF: 2013; 4 Beanpots Molly Schaus Boston College (2011) Bertagna Award: 2007, 2009, 2011; 3 Beanpots Cheryl Tate Harvard (1984) MVP: 1982, 1983; HOF: 2009; 2 Beanpots Lisa Whitcomb Huckins Boston University (1981) MVP: 1981; HOF 2009; 1 Beanpot Coach Name School/Years Notes Don MacLeod Northeastern (1981-92) 8 Beanpots * Denotes Co-Captains Here is this year's schedule (All games at Boston College's Conte Forum): Tuesday, February 6 Harvard vs. Boston University, 5 p.m. ET Boston College vs. Northeastern, 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, February 13 Consolation Game, 4:30 p.m. ET Championship Game, 7:30 p.m. ET College hockey: 11 numbers to know in Beanpot tournament history The 69th annual Beanpot tournament kicks off Feb. 7 with a doubleheader. Here are some numbers you should know. READ MORE College field hockey: No. 7 North Carolina opens ACC play with 6-1 win over No. 5 Boston College No. 7 North Carolina field hockey upsets No. 5 Boston College 6-1. READ MORE Colleges with the most NHL 1st-round draft picks, all time Since the first NHL Draft in 1963, there have been 185 college hockey players selected from 28 NCAA Division I programs. READ MORE