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32-689: The Green Line Rivalry , also known as the B-Line Rivalry , the Battle of Boston and Battle of Commonwealth Avenue , is the name for the sports rivalry between Boston College and Boston University . The rivalry is named after the Green Line , a light rail line that runs along Commonwealth Avenue and links the two schools as part of the MBTA , Boston 's public transit system. The two campuses lie less than five miles apart. The Green Line Rivalry

64-1031: A head coach, becoming the first coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey history to reach this milestone. He again achieved a new milestone of 1,100 wins on January 23, 2021. After coaching his 28th year at Boston College and 50th year overall in the NCAA, York announced his retirement on April 14, 2022.        National champion          Postseason invitational champion          Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion        Division regular season champion        Division regular season and conference tournament champion        Conference tournament champion York

96-470: A light hearted banter to serious violence. A rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting , hooliganism , rioting and some instances with career-ending and even fatal consequences. In the " Football War ", along with other factors, it was suggested to have been the tipping point in leading to military conflicts. One of the first known sports rivalries occurred in the Roman Empire between

128-523: A matchup for the first time since January 17, 2004, where the Terries skated to a 3–1 win over No. 1-ranked Boston College. 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. York retired in the 2021–22 offseason after 50 years of coaching. BC, led by Greg Brown defeated BU by

160-763: A noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. Other names for derbies include Clásicos in certain parts of the world and crosstown rivalries in the United States. Rivalries do not always stem from the sharing of an area. Hostilities can occur for different reasons, such as in the case of El Clásico with tensions between fans with a background of political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries. In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen's Day . Guangdong has 11 CBA league titles, more than any other team in history, so it

192-457: A score of 9–6 at Conte Forum. The 2023–24 season saw historic matchups between the two rivals. 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. No. 2-ranked Boston College hosted the No. 1 ranked Terriers at Conte Forum in the opener of the home-and-home series, skating to 4–1 victory. BU hosted

224-414: Is a "Triple Eagle", having graduated from Boston College High School in 1963 and Boston College in 1967, as well as earning a Master's degree from Boston College. York's coaching career began at Clarkson as an assistant coach. In 1972, York became the head coach when he took over the job from Len Ceglarski who had accepted the head coaching job at BC. York coached at Clarkson for 7 years, winning

256-465: Is considered one of the top rivalries in college sports and first among college hockey rivalries. The series dates to February 6, 1918, when BU first began playing hockey, and played its lone game that year against BC, a 3–1 loss at the Boston Arena . Since then, no other opponent has appeared on either teams' schedule more often. The rivalry has been renewed annually since the 1946–47 season, and

288-433: Is usually connected with association football and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as "Derby Day". The term 'Derby' or local derby originated from a game of football between all saints and St Peter's in the city of Derby. Due to the close proximity of the two churches and hence the football played, this is where the term 'local derby' or "derby" comes from. The term "derby" possibly originated from

320-1115: Is very evident that they would have a lot of rivalries within the CBA. These are active Hong Kong A1 rivalries: These are high school sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball: These are active Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rivalries: These are the historical rivalries in the PBA: These are active Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League rivalries: These are college sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball: Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III Australia–England cricket rivalry (Asian Clasico) Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy Nagin Derby ONEFA /CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions) Lomza Vive Kielce vs. Orlen Wisla Plock Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers Calcutta Cup Jerry York The eighth of ten children, York

352-460: The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Northeast Regional Final, with the Eagles skating to a 5–0 victory over the top-seeded Terriers. The rivalry is highlighted by its intensity and mutual contempt between both players and fans. For instance, after BU's victory over BC in the 1978 national championship, BU co-captain Jack O'Callahan was quoted as saying "We shouldn't have to beat BC for

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384-452: The ECAC regular season title in 1977. In 1979 York moved from Clarkson to Bowling Green, taking over from Ron Mason. In 15 seasons at the school, he compiled nine 20-win seasons, 4 CCHA regular-season titles, 1 CCHA tournament title, 6 NCAA tournament appearances, and a National Title in 1984. York returned to his alma mater, Boston College, in 1994, and began rebuilding the program. In

416-527: The ECAC since 1961. The two teams meet thrice annually as part of their regular Hockey East season schedule, and often also meet in the Hockey East and NCAA postseason tournaments. 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

448-586: The Sacred Cod Trophy in a round-robin series with Holy Cross . With BC leading the series 27–4–1, BU discontinued the rivalry after the 1962 season; a game was scheduled to be played at Fenway Park in 1963 but was scrapped due to the John F. Kennedy assassination and no further games were scheduled in the years that followed. BU eventually terminated its football program in 1997. The club football team at Boston University expressed interest in renewing

480-712: The 1997–98 season, Boston College surprised the college hockey world by reaching the NCAA title game. In 27 years, York has led the Eagles to eleven Hockey East regular-season titles in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020, nine Hockey East tournament titles in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, nine Beanpot titles in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, eighteen NCAA tournament appearances, twelve Frozen Four appearances and four national titles. The four championships came in 2001 by beating North Dakota, 2008 over Notre Dame, 2010 against Wisconsin, and in 2012 defeating Ferris State University. His 2001 title

512-406: The 2014–15 season at Boston College, York passed legendary John "Snooks" Kelley , whom he played under as a student-athlete, for most programs win all-time at Boston College. Kelley had 501 victories for the Eagles. York became the winningest men's college ice hockey coach in history after passing Ron Mason's 924 wins on December 29, 2012. On January 22, 2016, York earned his 1000th career win as

544-582: The BC Superfans and BU Dog Pound. 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. BU edged BC 3–2 in front of a crowd of 38,000, the largest crowd to ever watch the two schools play. A documentary about the rivalry entitled The Battle of Comm Ave. was released in 2009 by Rival Films. The documentary contains game footage and interviews with numerous players and coaches. On November 8, 2013,

576-937: The Blues and the Greens, and the minor teams of the Reds and Whites, each of which were chariot racing clubs competing at the Hippodrome in Constantinople . The rivalry took on political tones as well, coming close to deposing the Roman Emperor Justinian in 532 CE in a riot and the suppression of the riot killed tens of thousands of people. Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches. Clubs can reduce fan aggression surrounding rivalry games by acknowledging rather than downplaying

608-546: The Derby , a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780. The 19th Earl has since claimed the Derby name was originally only given to one other sporting event: fixtures between St Helens at one end of the family's Knowsley estate and Wigan at the other. The other theory as to the name's origin involves Shrovetide football , an early, unofficiated version of both association and rugby football. It

640-512: The Eagles at Agganis Arena the following night, with Boston College taking a 4–3 victory to earn the weekend sweep. The No. 3-ranked Terriers would avenge their losses just a week later on February 5 by defeating the No. 1-ranked Eagles in the first round of the Beanpot , by a score of 4–3. The two teams would meet for a 4th time in the Hockey East championship game on March 23, once again as

672-410: The No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation. 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. "The Green Line Rivalry" originally referred to the football rivalry between the schools, a series begun in 1893 and played annually from 1928 to 1942 and 1954 to 1962. In the 1954 to 1962 run of games both teams competed for

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704-603: The Terriers 1–0 in overtime of the 2016 Beanpot championship. Both teams have won the national championship five times; BC in 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 and BU in 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009. The two rivals faced off in the 1978 championship game in Providence, with BU claiming its third national championship with a 5–3 victory in Providence, RI . BU and BC have met in NCAA tournament play on one other occasion in

736-496: The championship game. In the 70 years of the tournament, the two teams have played for the Beanpot trophy 22 times, with BU winning 12 of the championship matchups and BC winning 10. Both teams have had stretches where they dominated the tournament, however, the Terriers have triumphed more often, winning the title 31 times compared to the Eagles' 20 titles (Harvard and Northeastern combined have only won 19 times). The Eagles defeated

768-399: The conflict because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity. Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby , or simply just a derby ( UK : / ˈ d ɑːr b i / DAR -bee , US : / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR -bee ); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region. The term

800-401: The football Green Line Rivalry with Boston College, possibly with a junior varsity team , in the 2015 season; it did not materialize. The rivalry is predominate in men's soccer as well. In 2007, CollegeSoccerNews.com named the rivalry one of the 14 best men's college soccer rivalries in the country. Boston College leads the series 25–12–7. The Green Line Rivalry has also come to refer to

832-496: The nationals. Hell, we can do that anytime." 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. But hockey culture is so humble. Outside the rink, you see those guys as human beings," but when the on the rink: "They're evil. They're a Terrier." Games feature an array of chants and insults chanted by each schools' students sections,

864-411: The players came from All Saints' and St Peter's parishes, but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. A Frenchman who observed a match in 1829 wrote in horror, "if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting". Shrovetide football is still an annual event in the town of Ashbourne. Since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as

896-411: The rivalry between BC and BU in other sports. In soccer, the two schools regularly open the season against each other with the expectation of large freshman-filled crowds. Sports rivalry A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, management, and supporters all to varying degrees. The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from

928-480: The teams faced off in the first non York – Parker matchup since 1994. The Eagles defeated the David Quinn -led Terriers 5–1 at Agganis Arena. Parker retired in the 2012–13 offseason after 40 years of coaching the Terriers. 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

960-423: The two teams have met at least twice a year since 1949. The schools have met 295 times; BU leads the series 140–134–21. With 18 NCAA championship game appearances between them, including a matchup in the 1978 championship game , Boston College and Boston University both field perennially competitive collegiate ice hockey teams. They compete in the Hockey East since 1984, having both previously been members of

992-459: Was BC's first national title since 1949, and only the second in the storied program's then 81-year history. York's Boston College teams have had twelve Frozen Four appearances in fifteen years from 1998 to 2016. During that span, Boston College has played in the national championship game eight times. Boston College lost four national title games – to Michigan in 1998, to North Dakota in 2000, to Wisconsin in 2006, and to Michigan State in 2007. During

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1024-670: Was first played in the town of Derby prior to Medieval times. From as early as the 12th century it was known to have been played in Ashbourne . It was a chaotic and exuberant affair that involved the whole town, often resulting in fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the River Derwent or the Markeaton Brook . Nominally

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