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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.〔(Holy War on Ice Continues )〕〔(2008–09 NCAA Preview )〕〔(Holy War )〕 Boston College leads the all-time series 20–17–2, with the last meeting resulting in a 3–1 Notre Dame victory on February 28, 2015 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.〔(Old rivalry gets fresh look )〕 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.〔(Holy War Heavyweights )〕〔(Gerbe Leads Eagles To Third National Championship )〕 Notre Dame joined Boston College in Hockey East in 2013.〔()〕 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.〔()〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holy War on Ice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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