The Beanpots is an annual men's and women's ice hockey tournament among the four major US college hockey teams of the Boston, Massachusetts area. The men's tournament is usually held during the first two Mondays in February at TD Garden and the women's tournament rotates hosts between the four schools. The four teams are the Boston University Terriers (men's 31 championships. women's 2), Boston College Eagles (men's 20 championships, women's 8), Harvard University Crimson (men's 11 championships, women's 15), and Northeastern University Huskies (men's 8 championships, women's 17). The men's tournament has been held annually since the 1952–53 season and has been held at its current location since 1996, except for 2021 when it was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Northeastern is the current men's Beanpot champion, having won the 2023 tournament. The women's tournament began in 1979, and Northeastern is the 2023 champion. Due to the success of the hockey tournament, numerous other "Beanpots" have been contested in a number of other sports over the years, usually involving teams from the same four schools. Format The competitors are: Boston University Terriers (55-time finalists, 31-time winners; last championship in 2022) Boston College Eagles (36-time finalists, 20-time winners; last championship in 2016) Harvard University Crimson (27-time finalists, 11-time winners; last championship in 2017) Northeastern University Huskies (23-time finalists, 8-time winners; last championship in 2023) The tournament lasts two rounds, with first-round opponents being rotated from year to year. The second round features the consolation game and the championship game. In addition to the tournament trophy, two individual awards are given out each year. The Eberly Trophy goes to the goaltender with the highest save percentage who plays in both of his team's games, while the Beanpot MVP is awarded to tournament's most valuable player. Overtime format In 2020, a rule change was made dictating how any overtime periods were to be handled. Traditionally, a tied score after the end of regulation time would be followed by continuous sudden-death play, in 20-minute intervals. However, due to NCAA regulations governing the way tournament games are factored into pairwise calculation (the formula for determining post-season seeding), a standardized format was required for all mid-season tournaments across collegiate hockey. From 2020 on, all Beanpot games with a tied score after regulation would commence with a 5-minute overtime period, after which if there is no sudden-death score, the game shall be officially ruled a