Additionally, each first and second Monday in February, BC and BU, along with Harvard and Northeastern, take part in the annual Beanpot Tournament held at TD Garden, where the Eagles and Terriers often square off in the championship game.
"[14] In a 2005 Sports Illustrated article, BC senior captain Ryan Shannon said that "Every once in a while, out in a restaurant, you see familiar faces.
The rivalry was amplified when on January 8, 2010, BC and BU faced off at Fenway Park, the first men's college hockey game to be played at Boston's iconic ballpark.
During the 2020–21 season, Agganis Arena was unavailable for play, as it was being used for state COVID-19 pandemic purposes.
Thus on February 6, 2021, Walter Brown Arena served as host for a matchup for the first time since January 17, 2004, where the Terries skated to a 3–1 win over No.
On December 9, 2022, the Eagles and Terriers met in the first matchup since 1972 that did not include at least one of Jerry York or Jack Parker as head coach of their respective team.
BC, led by Greg Brown defeated BU by a score of 9–6 at Conte Forum.
In their 292nd and 293rd all-time meetings on January 26–27, 2024, the schools battled for the first time as both the 1st and 2nd ranked teams in the country.
[17] BU hosted the Eagles at Agganis Arena the following night, with Boston College taking a 4–3 victory to earn the weekend sweep.
The top-ranked Eagles would skate away with the victory to earn their 12th Hockey East title, after beating BU by a score of 6–2.
[20] In the 1954 to 1962 run of games both teams competed for the Sacred Cod Trophy in a round-robin series with Holy Cross.
[26] In soccer, the two schools regularly open the season against each other with the expectation of large freshman-filled crowds.