Here’s a College Hockey News feature on the historic Beanpot trophy that will be handed out tonight.

On Monday night, a famous, sparkling trophy called the Beanpot will be awarded to the best college hockey team in Boston.

The trophy will be instantly recognizable to fans of Boston University or Boston College, but it is not the same one skated around the ice by the likes of Mike Eruzione, Jack O’Callahan, John Cunniff, Wayne Turner and Chris Drury.

Although the tournament began in 1952, the actual trophy presented to modern day winners was made less than five years ago. After decades of wear and tear — and the occasional incident involving a winning team misplacing the trophy — Beanpot tournament officials decided the original pot was too precious to risk any further.

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