Friendship Four

The Friendship Four is an annual mid-season college ice hockey tournament that has been held since 2015 at SSE Arena Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland with the winner receiving the Belpot Trophy. It is currently the only college ice hockey tournament to take place outside of the United States.

Friendship Four
Tournament information
SportCollege ice hockey
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Number of
tournaments
5
FormatSingle-elimination
VenueSSE Arena Belfast
Teams4
Current champion
Northeastern

History

The tournament began as a way to foster stronger economic development, trade and investment, tourism, cultural exchange and educational linkages between the sister cities of Boston and Belfast.[1] Each year four teams are selected to participate in the tournament which it typically held on the same weekend as Thanksgiving in the United States. As of 2019 all games have been played at the SSE Arena Belfast while all participating schools have come from the eastern region. While only two participating universities have come from Boston, many more have come from the same General Region.

Yearly Results
YearChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeRef
2015Massachusetts–LowellBrownNortheasternColgate[2]
2016VermontQuinnipiacMassachusetts and St. Lawrence (tie)[3]
2017ClarksonProvidenceMaineRensselaer[4]
2018UnionBoston UniversityYaleConnecticut[5]
2019NortheasternColgateNew HampshirePrinceton[6]

References
  1. "The Friendship Four Hockey Tournament Returns to The SSE Arena, Belfast". Friendship Four. October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. "Highlights: Friendship Four Final – UMass Lowell 6-5 Brown". Friendship Four. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "Vermont Catamounts Are The 2016 Belpot Winners". Friendship Four. November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. "FRIENDSHIP FOUR CHAMPIONS". Clarkson Golden Knights. November 25, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. "A Successful Fourth Annual Friendship Four". Friendship Four. November 25, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. "Weekly Release: Northeastern Wins Friendship Four to Highlight Thanksgiving Weekend". Hockey East Online. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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