57th Beanpot

Keeper of fame for NU

Thiessen is key in Beanpot bid

Junior goaltender Brad Thiessen hopes to defeat BU and deliver Northeastern its first Beanpot title since 1988. (file/Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)

By John Powers

Globe Staff / February 8, 2009

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It was a most unfamiliar feeling, particularly for a Northeastern goaltender on the first Monday in February. Brad Thiessen was standing in the crease at the Garden surrounded by thousands of empty seats. That wasn't the unfamiliar part - NU routinely plays before sparse crowds on Causeway Street. The novelty was the timing - just before 11 p.m., when the ... (Full article: 1489 words)