Holy War on Ice

The Holy War on Ice refers to the college ice hockey series between Boston College and Notre Dame. Boston College is a member of the Hockey East conference, while Notre Dame is a member of the Big Ten for ice hockey. The two teams first met in 1969, predating the football rivalry from which the hockey series gets its name.

Holy War on Ice
Boston College
Notre Dame
First meetingDecember 20, 1969
Boston College 7, Notre Dame 3
Latest meetingDecember 8, 2019
Boston College 6, Notre Dame 1
TrophyLefty Smith – John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total46
All-time seriesBoston College leads 24–20–2
Largest victoryNotre Dame, 14–3 (1971)
Longest win streakBoston College, 4 (1977–1991)
Longest unbeaten streakBoston College, 8 (1995–2002)
Current win streakBoston College, 2 (2019–present)
Current unbeaten streakBoston College, 2 (2019–present)

The teams play for the Lefty Smith – John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Trophy.

History

The men's ice hockey series between the two schools originated in 1969, predating the football rivalry. Since Jerry York began his tenure as coach at BC in 1994, the series has been played regularly, receiving the moniker "Holy War on Ice," a reference to the football rivalry.[1][2][3]

Boston College leads the all-time series 24–20–2, with the last meeting resulting in a 6–1 Eagles victory on December 8, 2019 in South Bend.

The victor of the annual game between the Eagles and Irish is awarded the Lefty Smith – John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Trophy, named for the teams' coaches when the series began in 1969.[4]

In 2008, the two schools met in the 2008 Frozen Four final in Denver, CO, the first time the Eagles and Irish have met in the NCAA Tournament. Boston College skated to a 4–1 victory, claiming their third national championship and denying Notre Dame, a four-seed, the program's first.[5][6]

Notre Dame joined Boston College in Hockey East in 2013.[7] At the same time, the school's other non-football sports joined Boston College's primary conference, the Atlantic Coast Conference, expanding the 2-sport rivalry into an all-sports one.[8]

The two teams met in the 2014 Hockey East Tournament, in the first year of Notre Dame's league membership, playing in the best-of-three Quarterfinals at BC's Kelley Rink. The Eagles were the top seed of the tournament, having won the conference's regular season title, whereas the Irish, who defeated Boston University 3–2 in the Opening round, were seeded 8th. The Irish defeated the Eagles in three games, winning the first and third game, with the Eagles winning the second game. This marked the first time since 2004 that BC had lost in the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East tournament, as well as the first time they were knocked out of the tournament by an 8th seeded team, also in 2004. The Irish's first advancement in the Hockey East tournament was met by a loss to the eventual winners UMass Lowell in the semifinal.

Game results
Boston College victoriesNotre Dame victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 December 20, 1969 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 7–3
2 December 29, 1969 South Bend, IN Boston College 7–4
3 December 30, 1970 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 5–3
4 December 18, 1971 Chicago, IL Notre Dame 14–3
5 December 20, 1971 New York, NY Notre Dame 7–4
6 December 22, 1972 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 11–4
7 December 30, 1973 South Bend, IN Boston College 4–3
8 December 22, 1974 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 7–4
9 December 22, 1975 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 6–5
10 December 19, 1976 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 7–4
11 December 23, 1977 South Bend, IN Boston College 8–4
12 December 22, 1978 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 10–5
13 January 5, 1989 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 7–5
14 January 4, 1991 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 8–1
15 December 28, 1994 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 3–2
16 October 27, 1995 South Bend, IN Boston College 7–5
17 November 8, 1996 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 6–1
18 October 24, 1997 South Bend, IN Boston College 3–2
19 November 6, 1998 Chestnut Hill, MA Tie5–5
20 October 13, 2000 Omaha, NE #4 Boston College 4–1
21 November 10, 2000 South Bend, IN #2 Boston College 5–3
22 October 26, 2001 South Bend, IN Boston College 4–1
23 November 1, 2002 South Bend, IN Tie3–3
24 October 24, 2003 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 1–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
25 October 22, 2004 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 3–2
26 October 20, 2006 Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame 7–1
27 April 12, 2008 Denver, CO #7 Boston College 4–1
28 November 7, 2008 Chestnut Hill, MA #12 Notre Dame 4–1
29 October 23, 2009 South Bend, IN #14 Boston College 3–2
30 October 23, 2010 South Bend, IN #17 Notre Dame 2–1
31 November 18, 2011 South Bend, IN #4 Notre Dame 3–2
32 November 9, 2012 Chestnut Hill, MA #1 Boston College 3–1
33 January 4, 2014 Boston, MA #6 Boston College 4–3
34 March 1, 2014 Chestnut Hill, MA #14 Notre Dame 2–1
35 March 14, 2014 Chestnut Hill, MA #11 Notre Dame 7–2
36 March 15, 2014 Chestnut Hill, MA #2 Boston College 4–2
37 March 16, 2014 Chestnut Hill, MA #11 Notre Dame 4–2
38 February 27, 2015 South Bend, IN #9 Boston College 2–0
39 February 28, 2015 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 3–1
40 December 10, 2015 Chestnut Hill, MA #18 Notre Dame 4–3
41 January 29, 2016 South Bend, IN #5 Boston College 4–0
42 December 10, 2016 South Bend, IN #14 Notre Dame 3–2
43 January 28, 2017 Chestnut Hill, MA #13 Boston College 6–4
44 December 31, 2018 South Bend, IN #6 Notre Dame 4–0
45 December 6, 2019 Chestnut Hill, MA #10 Boston College 4–0
46 December 8, 2019 South Bend, IN #10 Boston College 6–1
Series: Boston College leads 24–20–2

Series facts
Statistic BC ND
Games played46
Wins2420
Home wins107
Road wins1111
Neutral site wins32
Most goals scored in a game by one team11 ('72)14 ('71)
Most goals in a game by both teams17 (1971 – ND 14, BC 3)
Fewest goals in a game by both teams1 (2003 – ND 1, BC 0)
Fewest goals scored in a game by one team in a win2 ('15)1 ('03)
Most goals scored in a game by one team in a loss5 ('75)5 ('78, '89, '95)
Largest margin of victory7 ('72, '91)11 ('71)
Smallest margin of victory1 ('73, '97, '09, '14)1 ('75, '94, '03, '04, '10, '11, '14, '16)
Longest winning streak4 ('77–'91)3 ('70–'71, '74–'76, '03–'06)
Longest unbeaten streak8 ('95–'02)4 ('02–'06)

See also

References
  1. Holy War on Ice Continues Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2008–09 NCAA Preview". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  3. "HockeyBuzz.com – Julie Robenhymer – Holy War".
  4. "Rivals.com – Old rivalry gets fresh look".
  5. "Page not found – The Heights". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  6. "Gerbe Leads Eagles To Third National Championship". USCHO.com College Hockey Game Recaps.
  7. "HockeyEastOnline.com – NOTRE DAME TO JOIN HOCKEY EAST IN 2013–2014 SEASON".
  8. "Notre Dame, Big East agree on Irish exit 2 years early to join ACC". ESPN.com.
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