And with a 5-2 victory over longtime nemesis Boston University in the 66th Beanpot final on Monday night, they were ready to celebrate.

Freshman Cayden Primeau stopped 38 shots for the Huskies to claim the Eberly Award as the top goalie.

Nolan Stevens and Trevor Owens also scored for Northeastern, which had lost nine times in the tournament finals since last claiming the trophy.

In the stands, the band played the school's fight song and, for some reason, "Stacy's Mom," while fans danced and sang along.

Jake Oettinger made 22 saves for the Terriers, and Logan Cockerill was credited with BU's only goal, which was actually tipped into the Northeastern net by Primeau 12:35 into the first period.

But Gaudette added an empty-netter with 31 seconds left, racing down the ice, swiping the puck from BU defenseman Chad Krys and knocking it in from a tight angle to clinch it.

A fifth-round pick of the Vancouver Canucks and the leading scorer in college hockey, Gaudette had been in consideration for the U.S. Olympic team but did not make the roster like Beanpot rivals Ryan Donato of Harvard and Jordan Greenway of BU.