Matthews Arena
| Matthews Arena | |
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| The Matthews Arena in Boston (2009) | |
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Boston Arena (1909-1982) |
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| place | 238 St. Botolph Street Boston , Massachusetts 02115
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 '28 " N , 71 ° 5' 4" W |
| owner | Northeastern University |
| operator | Northeastern University |
| start of building | October 11, 1909 |
| opening | April 16, 1910 |
| Renovations | 2009 |
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Parquet ice surface |
| capacity | 6,000 seats (basketball) 4,666 seats (ice hockey) 6,300 seats (concerts) |
| playing area | 61 × 27 m (ice hockey) |
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The Matthews Arena (formerly: Boston Arena ) is an ice rink in Boston in the US state of Massachusetts . It is the oldest ice rink in the world that is still in operation.
history
The ice rink was opened on April 16, 1910 as the Boston Arena and is now located at the eastern end of Northeastern University , which is now also the owner of the stadium. The arena was the first home ground of the Boston Bruins and New England Whalers ice hockey teams, as well as the Boston Celtics from the National Basketball Association .
The sports facility kept the name Boston Arena until 1982, when the stadium, also known as the Northeastern Arena, was given its current name, Matthews Arena , dedicated to the university member George J. Matthews . This honor was given to Matthews, as he was instrumental in financing the hall renovation in 1982.
In addition to the basketball and ice hockey games, other events such as professional wrestling (e.g. debut of Lillian Ellison ), boxing ( Joe Lewis , Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney ) or concerts such as B. by The Doors , Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis held in the Boston Arena .
The America East Conference basketball tournament was played seven times in the stadium, as well as the NCAA Frozen Four final in 1960.
The stadium is currently used by the Northeastern University women's and men's ice hockey team, their men's basketball team, and the Wentworth Institute of Technology's ice hockey team . The arena is available to various high school ice hockey teams as well as various Northeastern University events, such as B. the annual spring festival concert and graduation ceremonies of the school. In summer 2009, was Matthews Arena extensive, about 12 million US dollars undergone expensive renovations.
Web links
- gonu.com: Arena on the website of Northeastern University (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the Boston Arena and the Matthews Arena (English)