The day after the New England Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, a pair of Boston-area teams will face off for a different kind of title.
Boston University and Boston College will add another chapter to their storied rivalry when they meet in the championship game of the 2026 Beanpot on Monday, February 9 at TD Garden in Boston.
The two schools, separated by a three-mile stretch of Commonwealth Avenue, are the two most decorated teams in the history of the annual event, which pits four Boston-area college hockey programs — BU, BC, Harvard and Northeastern — against each other in a tournament.
The Terriers have won the Beanpot 32 times, including a 4-1 victory against BC in last year’s Beanpot final, while the Eagles have captured it 20 times.
Coming off three consecutive Frozen Four appearances, including a loss in last year’s NCAA championship game, BU is struggling this season, with a 13-13-2 mark heading into Monday’s game. Last Monday, though, it battled back from a one-goal deficit on two different occasions to beat Northeastern in a shootout to advance to the Beanpot final.
It will take on a BC team that’s 15-9-1, a run that included a 5-1 drubbing of Harvard last Monday in the Beanpot semifinals. The Eagles have won their only previous matchup against the Terriers this season, a 4-1 road victory on January 30. BC has won seven of the past nine meetings against its Green Line rival.
Monday’s game will be the 300th all-time matchup between the two.
Here’s what to know about the 2026 Beanpot final, as well as how to watch it:
Stream the 2026 Beanpot final on ESPN+
What channel is the Beanpot final on?
TV channel: NHL Network, NESN, TSN3
Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo (free trial)
The Beanpot final between Boston University and Boston College will air on NHL Network (outside of New England), NESN (in New England) and TSN3 (in Canada).
Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, which requires a valid cable login to access, and Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Beanpot final start time
Date: Monday, February 9
Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: TD Garden
The puck is set to drop between the Terriers and Eagles at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 9 at TD Garden in Boston, the home arena of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and NHL’s Boston Bruins.
What is the Beanpot?
The Beanpot is an annual tournament men’s and women’s hockey tournament involving the four major college hockey teams from the Boston area: Boston University, Boston College, Harvard and Northeastern.
The men’s tournament began in 1952 while the women’s tournament was first held in 1979.
The games traditionally are held on the first and second Mondays of February, a pair of semifinals held the first week and the winners of those two games meeting in the title game the next week.
The tournament was originally called the New England Hockey Invitational, but in the leadup to the first iteration of the event in 1952, Leonard M. Fowle of The Boston Globe referred to it as the “so-called ‘Bean Pot’ tournament.” The moniker proved to be popular and quickly became the tournament’s name.
BU has the most all-time men’s Beanpot titles, with 32, followed by BC with 20, Harvard with 11 and Northeastern with nine. The Terriers’ success in the tournament has led their fans to refer to the Beanpot as the “BU Invitational.”
Watch 2026 Beanpot final on ESPN+