Fenway Park and Hockey East held a press conference Thursday to confirm plans for a Jan. 8 doubleheader at the storied baseball stadium. One week after the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers play in the NHL’s Winter Classic, a 4 p.m. women’s game between Northeastern and New Hampshire will precede a 7:30 p.m. men’s game between Boston College and Boston University.

“We are very excited to bring college hockey to Fenway Park in this once in a lifetime event. It’s great for the growth of the sport, as we have seen what the Winter Classic has done for the NHL and its fans,” Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna said.

The game between the Eagles and Terriers features the last two NCAA champions. It will mark the 248th meeting in the all-time series, which dates back to Feb. 6, 1918. BU leads the all-time series with the Eagles, 123-106-17.

NESN will broadcast the men’s game live from Fenway Park across New England. In addition, NESN will broadcast a pregame and postgame around the event.

The event will mark the first ever women’s college outdoor game and it marks the third men’s outdoor game in the modern era. On October 6, 2001, Michigan and Michigan State played the first college outdoor game with 74,544 fans watching at MSU’s Spartan Stadium. On February 11, 2006, Ohio State and Wisconsin attracted 40,890 fans to the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic at Lambeau Field.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Sept. 17, beginning at 12 p.m. at tickets.com/fenwayhockey. Tickets for the doubleheader will start at just $5.