THE OLD BOSTON GARDEN WAS GRIM AND GRITTY- BUT IT WAS A HOUSE OF MAGIC- A SACRED PLACE- AND IT HOSTED SACRED RITES - SUCH AS THE ANNUAL BEANPOT TOURNAMENT- IN 1984 THE RITE WAS THE PLAYING OF THE 34TH BEANPOT - THE HUSKIES CAME INTO THE POT WITH A MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL 12-9-1 RECORD- THE OPENING OPPONENT WAS HARVARD AT 7-9-1- NEXT DAYS BOSTON GLOBE HEADLINE READ HEINBUCK SPARKLES - THAT WAS JAY HEINBUCK- A SOPHOMORE FORWARD FROM TINY MITCHELL ONTARIO- ONLY 5'9 THAT NIGHT HEINY WAS A GIANT AS THE HUSKIES OVERWHELMED THE CRIMSON 7-3- ON 5 OF THOSE GOALS HEINBUCK HAD ASSISTS- A WEEK LATER IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VERSUS BU HE SCORED THE TYING GOAL AND ASSISTED ON THE GO AHEAD~ FOR A 5-2 WIN ~ AND NU'S SECOND BEANPOT TITLE - HIS COACH FERN FLAMAN REFERRED TO HIM AS QUOTE A BIG GAME PLAYER-AND THE e:::... BEANPOT PLAYED A ROLL IN HIS COMING TO NORTHEASTERN - ASSISTANT COACH DON MCKENNEY DISCOVERED HIM IN A HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT- IN 1982 HEWAS NAMED PLAYE~OF THE YEAR IN HIS JUNIOR B LEAGUE - HE WAS INVITED TO BE NU'S GUEST AT THE 82 POT - HE LOVED IT - HE LOVED BOSTON - IN THE FALL HEWAS A HUSKY - HIS FIRST YEAR HE MADE THE TRANSITION FROM JUNIOR B TO COLLEGIATE PLAY - HE HAD 18 POINTS - SOPHOMORE YEAR HE BLOSSOMED WITH 35 POINTS AND HIS BEANPOT HEROICS - JUNIOR SEASON HE SLUMPED TO 22 BUT ONCE AGAIN WAS DOMINANT ON GARDEN ICE AS THE HUSKIE'g\DDED THE 85 BEANPOT TO THEIR TROPHY CASE- SENIOR SEASON EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER - AS AN ASSISTANT CAPTAIN HE REWROTE THE NU RECORD BOOK- 30 GOALS 40 ASSISTS FOR 70 POINTS - THE 40 ASSSISTS AND 70 POINTS ARE STILL RECORDS - HE LED THE TEAM IN POWERPLAYS - GAME WINNNERS AND SHORT HANDED GOALS- AND IN HIS 4 YEARS HE NEVER MISSED A GAME- 134 STRAIGHT - THEN A HUSKY RECORD- HE COVERD HIS WALL WITH CERTIFICATES - TEAM MVP - ALL NEW ENGLANDALL HOCKEY EAST- AND NEW ENGLANDS MOST IMPROVED A WARD - HIS CAREER 145 POINTS LEFT HIM- 7 TH IN THE HUSKY ARCHIVES - HEINBUCK WOULD NEVER LEAVE HOCKEY - HE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT COACH WHILE GETTING HIS MASTERS DEGREE AT NORTHEASTERN - SPENT 10 YEARS AS AN ASSISTANT AT Sli.4 WRENCE -BECAME AN ISLANDERS SCOUT IN 2002- WAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTING FOR THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS IN 2006 - ASK IF HE IS DOING A GOOD JOB - LAST YEAR THE NAME JAY HIENBUCK WAS INSCRIBED ON THE HOLY GRAIL OF HOCKEY - THE STANLEY CUP- PRESIDENT 0 SHAUGHNESSY MAY I PRESENT FOR INDUCTION INTO THE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY VARSITY CLUB HALL OF FAME JAY HEINBUCK. .