Holy War on Ice

Holy War on Ice
Statistics
Sport	College ice hockey
Teams	Boston College Eagles Notre Dame Fighting Irish
First meeting	December 20, 1969 Boston College 7, Notre Dame 3
Latest meeting	January 29, 2016 Boston College 4, Notre Dame 0
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	Lefty Smith – John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Trophy
Meetings total	41
All-time series	Boston College leads 21–18–2
Largest victory	Notre Dame, 14–3 (1971)
Longest win streak	Boston College, 4 (1977–1991)
Longest unbeaten streak	Boston College, 8 (1995–2002)
Current win streak	Boston College, 1 (2016–present)
Current unbeaten streak	Boston College, 1 (2016–present)

The Holy War on Ice refers to the college ice hockey series between Boston College and Notre Dame, both currently members of Hockey East. The two teams first met in 1969, predating the football rivalry from which the hockey series gets its name.

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 21–18–2, with the last meeting resulting in a 4–0 Eagles victory on January 29, 2016 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 victories	Notre Dame victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	Tie	5–5
20	October 13, 2000	Omaha, NE	Boston College	4–1
21	November 10, 2000	South Bend, IN	Boston College	5–3

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
22	October 26, 2001	South Bend, IN	Boston College	4–1
23	November 1, 2002	South Bend, IN	Tie	3–3
24	October 24, 2003	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	1–0
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	Boston College	4–1
28	November 7, 2008	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	4–1
29	October 23, 2009	South Bend, IN	Boston College	3–2
30	October 23, 2010	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	2–1
31	November 18, 2011	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	3–2
32	November 9, 2012	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
33	January 4, 2014	Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3
34	March 1, 2014	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	2–1
35	March 14, 2014	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	7–2
36	March 15, 2014	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–2
37	March 16, 2014	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	4–2
38	February 27, 2015	South Bend, IN	Boston College	2–0
39	February 28, 2015	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	3–1
40	December 10, 2015	Chestnut Hill, MA	Notre Dame	4–3
41	January 29, 2016	South Bend, IN	Boston College	4–0
Series: Boston College leads 21–18–2

Series facts

Statistic	BC	ND
Games played	41
Wins	21	18
Home wins	8	5
Road wins	10	11
Neutral site wins	3	2
Most goals scored in a game by one team	11 ('72)	14 ('71)
Most goals in a game by both teams	17 (1971 – ND 14, BC 3)
Fewest goals in a game by both teams	1 (2003 – ND 1, BC 0)
Fewest goals scored in a game by one team in a win	2 ('15)	1 ('03)
Most goals scored in a game by one team in a loss	5 ('75)	5 ('78, '89, '95)
Largest margin of victory	7 ('72, '91)	11 ('71)
Smallest margin of victory	1 ('73, '97, '09, '14)	1 ('75, '94, '03, '04, '10, '11, '14)
Longest winning streak	4 ('77–'91)	3 ('70–'71, '74–'76, '03–'06)
Longest unbeaten streak	8 ('95–'02)	4 ('02–'06)

References

↑ Holy War on Ice Continues
↑ 2008–09 NCAA Preview
↑ "HockeyBuzz.com – Julie Robenhymer – Holy War".
↑ "Rivals.com – Old rivalry gets fresh look".
↑ "Page not found – The Heights".
↑ "Gerbe Leads Eagles To Third National Championship". USCHO.com College Hockey Game Recaps.
↑ "HockeyEastOnline.com – NOTRE DAME TO JOIN HOCKEY EAST IN 2013–2014 SEASON".
↑ "Notre Dame, Big East agree on Irish exit 2 years early to join ACC". ESPN.com.

Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey

Playing venues

Boston Arena (1917–1958)
McHugh Forum (1958–1987)
Conte Forum (1988–present)

Head coaches

Bob Fowler (1917–1919)
Walter Falvey (1919–1920)
Fred Rocque (1920–1923, 1925–1927)
Charles Foote (1923–1925)
James Foley (1927–1929)
John "Snooks" Kelley (1932–1942, 1946–1972)
John Temple (1942–1943)
Joseph Glavin (1945–1946)
Len Ceglarski (1972–1992)
Steve Cedorchuk (1992–1994)
Jerry York (1994–present)

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–1984)
Hockey East (1984–present)

Rivalries

All-time leaders

Retired jerseys

National championships

Frozen Four appearances

Conference championships

ECAC Hockey: 1965; 1978
Hockey East: 1987; 1990; 1998; 1999; 2001; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2011; 2012

Hobey Baker Awards

David Emma (1991)
Mike Mottau (2000)
Johnny Gaudreau (2014)

Seasons

1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Bold Italics denotes National Championship season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Edmund P. Joyce Center (1968–2011) Compton Family Ice Arena (2011–present)

Head coaches	G.R. Walsh (1912–1913) Paul Castner (1919–1923) Tom Lieb (1923–1926) Benjamin Dubois (1926–1927) Lefty Smith (1968–1987) Ric Schafer (1987–1995) Dave Poulin (1995–2005) Jeff Jackson (2005–present)

Seasons	2008–09 2014–15

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1971–1981) CCHA (1981–1983, 1992–2013) Hockey East (2013–present)

Rivalries	Boston College Eagles Holy War on Ice

Culture & lore	Shillelagh Tournament

All-time leaders	Brian Walsh (234 Points) Greg Meredith (104 Goals) Jordan Pearce (59 Wins)

Frozen Four appearances	2008 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014

Conference Tournament champions	CCHA: 2007 2009 2013

University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame Fighting Irish rivalries

Football	Army Holy War (Boston College) Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Purdue Stanford USC Other Rivalries

Basketball	UCLA Connecticut

Ice Hockey	Holy War on Ice (Boston College)

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Holy War on Ice

History

Game Results

Series facts

See also

References