Agganis Arena

Agganis Arena
Construction

Location	925 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Coordinates	42°21′08.03″N 71°07′04.05″W / 42.3522306°N 71.1177917°W / 42.3522306; -71.1177917Coordinates: 42°21′08.03″N 71°07′04.05″W / 42.3522306°N 71.1177917°W / 42.3522306; -71.1177917
Owner	Boston University
Operator	Boston University
Capacity	6,150 (Hockey and ice show) 7,200 (Concert/Stage events)
Field size	Arena total size = 286,134 gross square feet Ice sheet: 90 ft × 200 ft Basketball floor (portable): 112' × 60' Portable insulating deck: 90' × 200'
Broke ground	2003
Opened	January 3, 2005
Construction cost	$225 million (Entire John Hancock Student Village Complex)
Architect	Cannon Design
Structural engineer	LeMessurier Consultants Inc.^[1]
General contractor	Walsh Brothers/Barton Malow^[1]
Tenants
Boston University Terriers (NCAA) (2005–present)
Website
www.bu.edu/agganis/

Agganis Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the campus of Boston University, built on the location of the former Commonwealth Armory. It is named after Harry Agganis, an outstanding football and baseball athlete for BU and the Boston Red Sox. He died at the age of 26, from a massive pulmonary embolism. The hockey rink is named Jack Parker Rink, after one of the most successful coaches in college hockey history.^[2] It is part of Boston University's John Hancock Student Village, which also includes dormitories and the university's five-story Fitness and Recreation Center.

It replaced Walter Brown Arena, located at the Case Athletic Center, on the opposite side of neighboring Nickerson Field. It was dedicated in 2004 and hosted its first event in 2005.^[3]

It is home to the 2009 National Champion ice hockey team, the Boston University Terriers.

It serves as a regional auditorium for large events, including ceremonies of other schools such as Berklee College of Music,^[4] musicals, awareness events and appearances by speakers, such as Barack Obama and Dave Chappelle.

It is also used for some BU basketball games, as well as concerts and other events. It also hosts the annual CRASH-B World Indoor Rowing Championship.

It hosted the first rounds of the 2007 America East Conference men's basketball tournament, the 2011 finals of that tournament, and the 2009 Women's Frozen Four. The men's and women's basketball teams play games here when they are playing highly ranked teams. Otherwise, they play at Case Gym, otherwise known as The Roof, on Babcock Street. The arena hosted TNA Wrestling's anniversary show Slammiversary on June 2, 2013.

Notes

1 2 http://www.buildings.com/tabid/3334/ArticleID/5270/Default.aspx#top
↑ As of January 30, 2009, Parker had 800 wins as head coach. Only three coaches have reached this number and he is the only one to do it all with a single team.
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↑ BERKLEE | Commencement 2007

The exterior of the Agganis Arena

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Preceded by Walter Brown Arena	Home of Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey 2005 – Current	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by College Park Center	Host of Slammiversary 2013 (XI)	Succeeded by TBD

Hockey East

Men	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum & XL Center) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Compton Family Ice Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)

Women	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)

Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Boston University

Schools	College of Arts and Sciences College of Communication College of Engineering College of Fine Arts College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Goldman School of Dental Medicine School of Education School of Law School of Management School of Medicine Pardee School of Global Studies School of Public Health School of Social Work School of Theology University Professors Program

Research	Center for Millennial Studies Judson B. Coit Observatory Metcalf Science Center Photonics Center

Athletics	Agganis Arena Beanpot Boston University Terriers Case Gym FitRec Green Line Rivalry Nickerson Field Rhett the Boston Terrier Walter Brown Arena

Housing	Boston University Housing System 10 Buick Street 575 Commonwealth Avenue Myles Standish Hall Shelton Hall The Towers Warren Towers

Campus Media	Arion BUTV10 Clarion The Daily Free Press The International Relations Review News from the Republic of Letters Pusteblume The Quad WTBU

Miscellaneous	Boston Medical Center Boston Playwrights' Theatre BU Medical Campus BU Police BU Castle George Sherman Union Morse Auditorium Mugar Memorial Library WBUR

Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Boston Arena (1918–1971) Walter Brown Arena (1971–2005) Agganis Arena (2005–Present)

Head coaches	Edgar Burkhardt (1918–1919) Harold Stuart (1919–1920) John O'Hare (1922–1924) George Gaw (1924–1928) Wayland Vaughan (1928–1940) Syd Borofsky (1940–1941) Wayland Vaughan (1941–1943) Harry Cleverly (1945–1962) Jack Kelley (1962–1972) Leon Abbott (1972–1973) Jack Parker (1973–2013) David Quinn (2013–Present)

Seasons	2014–15

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)

Rivalries	Boston College Eagles (Green Line Rivalry) Beanpot

All-time leaders	John Cullen (241 Points) Chris Drury (113 Goals) Sean Fields (62 Wins)

National championships	1971 1972 1978 1995 2009

Frozen Four appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2009 2015

NCAA Tournament appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1984 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015

Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 HEA: 1986 1991 1994 1995 1997 2006 2009 2015

Hobey Baker winners	Chris Drury (1998) Matt Gilroy (2009) Jack Eichel (2015)

Boston University Boston, MA

Boston University Terriers men's basketball

Venues	Case Gym (1972–present) Agganis Arena (2005–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Basketball arenas of the Patriot League

Bender Arena (American) Christl Arena (Army) Agganis Arena / Case Gym (Boston University) Sojka Pavilion (Bucknell) Cotterell Court (Colgate) Hart Center (Holy Cross) Kirby Sports Center (Lafayette) Stabler Arena (Lehigh) Reitz Arena (Loyola) Alumni Hall (Navy)

Sports venues in the Greater Boston area

Active

Boston	Agganis Arena Alumni Stadium Bright Hockey Center Cabot Center Case Gym Conte Forum Fenway Park George Wright Golf Course Harvard Stadium Lavietes Pavilion Matthews Arena Nickerson Field Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center TD Garden Tennis and Racquet Club White Stadium

Metro Boston	The Country Club Malkin Athletic Center

Greater Boston	Gillette Stadium LeLacheur Park Paul E. Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell Plainridge Park Suffolk Downs

Defunct

Never built

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