Once legendary Black Bears coach Shawn Walsh took over the program, however, the tides started to turn, and Maine began to make up ground.

One notable meeting between the teams occurred on February 19, 1993, at Alfond Arena in Orono, home of the Black Bears.

However, the Terriers would rally, and manage to score four unanswered third period goals to tie the game at 6-6 and send it to overtime.

While they often had choice words for each other during their coaching careers, Parker spoke kindly of Walsh during his cancer treatment and following his 2001 death.

Even after Walsh's 2001 death, the rivalry has remained heated and competitive, meeting in the Hockey East playoff tournament in 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2024, with Maine winning each matchup aside from 2009 and 2024.