6 February

1918: Boston University was defeated by Boston College, 3-1, at Boston Arena. It was the Terriers first game in the history of the team. It was a very poorly played match that was made up of hit-or-miss shinny for the greater part of the game. BC's Walter Falvey scored twice in quick succession early in the game. The first came on a slow push shot as Falvey crossed in front of BU goaltender Harold Leatherbee. The second came on the ensuing faceoff when Falvey won the draw, carried the puck for a few feet and shot it straight on goal. In the second half Eddie Enright scored the Eagles’ third goal on a straightaway shot that also beat Leatherbee. The Terriers’ lone goal came when Warren Pond scored on a pretty lift from the sideboards.



1978: Outside a blizzard raged, one that buried the city and region, while inside Boston Garden the Terriers buried the Eagles. Sixty years after being defeated by Boston College in the first game between the two teams Boston University pounded the Eagles, 12-5, in the late game of the first round of the Beanpot. Bill O’Neal opened the scoring to give BU a 1-0 lead, but Joe Augustine beat Brian Durocher to tie it up for BC. The Terriers then took what looked like a commanding 4-1 lead on goals by Mickey Mullen, Todd Johnson and Tony Meagher, only to see BC make it a 4-3 game after one period on goals by Bobby Hehir and Billy Switaj.


In the second the lights went out, both figuratively for the Eagles, who lost goalie Paul Skidmore to a groin injury, and literally as the game was halted for 12 minutes at 13:52 so repairs could be made to the lights. After several minutes of play under poor lighting full power was restored. However the Terriers took control during the period as John Bethel and Meagher scored to extend the lead to 6-3, before Paul Barrett scored for BC in an effort to keep pace. It was futile as Bob Boileau and Dick Lamby scored for BU to extend the lead to 8-4 after two.


Between periods the remaining fans were warned over the PA that the storm was getting worse and that they may be locked in overnight if they remained. In the third period the Terriers kept the pressure on as Boileau, Mark Fidler and John Melanson scored on Skidmore’s backup, Mike Cronin, to make it 11-4. Rob Riley scored the Eagle’s last goal before BU’s Paul Miller closed out the scoring for the night. After the game most of the fans had left, but several hundred remained and spent the night or more before being able to get home.