Friendship Four 2025

Nov 23 - Nov 30, 2025

Cara Group Travel is proud to be the official travel partner of the Friendship Four to solve all your travel needs for the prestigious tournament taking place over the Thanksgiving weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The 2025 tournament features Sacred Heart, RIT, Union and Miami OH.

We are proud to have provided travel solutions for the past five years for the tournament, which has now evolved into one of the most prestigious events in the Northern Irish sporting calendar. As Northern Ireland’s most televised event ever with many television networks showing the games across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, be part of the action and join the thousands of fans descending on to Belfast over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2025!

Who's playing this 2025?

For the first time in Friendship Four history, 4 teams will clash to compete for the illustrious Belpot Trophy! The tournament will feature the Sacred Heart (AHA), Rochester Institute of Technology (AHA), Union (ECAC), and Miami OH (NCHC).

Join the thousands of fans who descend onto Belfast to see who will ring the bell. You won’t want to miss it!!

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History behind the Friendship Four

The Friendship Four is no ordinary NCAA Division I Hockey tournament – it’s the first and only tournament played outside the U.S., with its heart firmly rooted in Boston. The idea took off when the Bruins faced off against the Belfast Giants in 2010, sparking a Sister Cities agreement between Boston and Belfast in 2014.

Hockey became the perfect way to build connections both within the Emerald Isle and across the pond. The Belfast Giants with the help of the Odyssey Trust organized and hosted their version of the Beanpot, a local college hockey tournament held in Boston, calling it the Friendship Four.

Fast forward to now, each year, four college teams battle it out in Belfast for the “Belpot” trophy. Giving the student athletes a chance to play abroad, visit a new a new land and culture. The Friendship Four is an unique experience for any hockey fan with a whole lot of heart and Irish charm!