Matthews Arena (Boston, Massachusetts)
| ice skating rink, 1910_construction
USA /
Massachusetts /
Somerville /
Boston, Massachusetts /
Saint Boltolph Street, 238-262
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/ Massachusetts
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World / United States / Massachusetts
ice skating rink, 1910_construction
Former Boston Arena.
Matthews Arena is the oldest surviving indoor ice hockey arena in the world. It opened in 1910 on what is now the east end of Northeastern University's campus, and is currently owned by the university. It is the original home of the NHL Boston Bruins, the NBA Boston Celtics and the WHA New England Whalers (now the NHL Carolina Hurricanes). It has hosted all or part of the America East Conference men's basketball tournament a total of eight times and hosted the 1960 Frozen Four. The arena also served as the original home to the annual Beanpot tournament between Boston's four major college hockey programs.
Matthews Arena is the oldest surviving indoor ice hockey arena in the world. It opened in 1910 on what is now the east end of Northeastern University's campus, and is currently owned by the university. It is the original home of the NHL Boston Bruins, the NBA Boston Celtics and the WHA New England Whalers (now the NHL Carolina Hurricanes). It has hosted all or part of the America East Conference men's basketball tournament a total of eight times and hosted the 1960 Frozen Four. The arena also served as the original home to the annual Beanpot tournament between Boston's four major college hockey programs.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthews_Arena
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Coordinates: 42°20'28"N 71°5'4"W
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