Conte Forum

Conte Forum
Construction
Conte, Kelley Rink

Location	Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Owner	Boston College
Operator	Boston College
Capacity	7,884 (hockey) 8,606 (basketball)
Field size	200' x 87' (hockey)
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	July 1986
Opened	October 24, 1988^[1]
Construction cost	$25 million ($50 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Sasaki Associates
General contractor	Richard White Sons, Inc.
Tenants
Boston College Eagles (basketball and hockey)

The Silvio O. Conte Forum, commonly known as Conte Forum, Kelley Rink (for ice hockey games), or simply Conte, is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena which opened in 1988 on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that lies within the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Conte Forum is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams as well as the Boston College Marching Band.

History

Conte Forum is named for former United States congressman Silvio O. Conte, an alumnus of Boston College and Boston College Law School.^[3] The ice rink is named in honor of long-time BC hockey coach John "Snooks" Kelley. The entire arena is traditionally called "Kelley Rink" during hockey games.

Before the arena opened in 1988, the BC basketball teams played their home games in Roberts Center to the immediate southwest of Alumni Stadium, on the site of the present-day Merkert Chemistry Center. The Eagles hockey teams played at McHugh Forum which was positioned parallel to Alumni Stadium. Conte Forum was built on the site of McHugh Forum, and is situated perpendicular to the football stadium. The arena is directly adjacent to Alumni, with some luxury boxes overlooking both the football field and arena floors.

Conte Forum seats 8,606 spectators in its basketball configuration and 7,884 when set up for hockey. The facility also houses 950-seat Power Gym which is used for BC volleyball games and as an auxiliary basketball court.^[4]

As the largest indoor venue on the BC campus, Conte Forum hosts larger university-related events including conferences and debates. It is the site of the annual "Pops-on-the-Heights" during the annual Parents' Weekend in the fall, a gala concert featuring the Boston Pops Orchestra which raises over $1.5 million for BC's academic scholarship fund.^[5] In the event of inclement weather, Conte Forum also hosts the university's commencement exercises.

Since 2008, Conte Forum has also hosted the Boston College AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) Showdown in the spring, an increasingly popular dance competition between BC's various dance and cultural organizations.^[6] Conte has also hosted numerous concerts, including in recent years Akon, Third Eye Blind, hellogoodbye, The Roots, Kanye West, and The Academy Is, as well as Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour.

On January 5, 2014, the Conte Forum was the venue for Boston mayor Marty Walsh's inauguration.^[7]

In Boston's proposed bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Conte Forum was selected as a potential venue for various events, such as Wrestling and Judo. However, the city eventually withdrew the bid.

Gallery

Conte Forum during a BC vs. West Virginia basketball game.
BC vs. Duke men's basketball game.
Conte Forum before a BC basketball game.
Kelley Rink before a BC hockey game.
BC hockey's 1949, 2001, and 2008 national championship banners in the Conte Forum rafters.

External links

References

↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8085122.html
↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ Campus Guide Conte Forum
↑ CONTE FORUM
↑ Pops on the Heights
↑ Showdown Growing in Attendance
↑ http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/05/walsh-choice-inaugural-venue-break-with-more-than-century-tradition

Preceded by McHugh Forum	Home of Boston College Eagles hockey 1988 – present	Succeeded by Current Arena

Boston College Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Roberts Center (1958–1988) Conte Forum (1988–present)

Rivalries	Boston University Harvard UMass

Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point shaving scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey

Playing venues

Boston Arena (1917–1958)
McHugh Forum (1958–1987)
Conte Forum (1988–present)

Head coaches

Bob Fowler (1917–1919)
Walter Falvey (1919–1920)
Fred Rocque (1920–1923, 1925–1927)
Charles Foote (1923–1925)
James Foley (1927–1929)
John "Snooks" Kelley (1932–1942, 1946–1972)
John Temple (1942–1943)
Joseph Glavin (1945–1946)
Len Ceglarski (1972–1992)
Steve Cedorchuk (1992–1994)
Jerry York (1994–present)

Conference affiliations

ECAC Hockey (1961–1984)
Hockey East (1984–present)

Rivalries

All-time leaders

Retired jerseys

National championships

Frozen Four appearances

Conference championships

ECAC Hockey: 1965; 1978
Hockey East: 1987; 1990; 1998; 1999; 2001; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2011; 2012

Hobey Baker Awards

David Emma (1991)
Mike Mottau (2000)
Johnny Gaudreau (2014)

Seasons

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

Bold Italics denotes National Championship season

Basketball arenas of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conte Forum (Boston College)
Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke)
Donald L. Tucker Center (Florida State)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (Georgia Tech)
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)
BankUnited Center (Miami)
PNC Arena (NC State, men's)
Reynolds Coliseum (NC State, women's)
Dean Smith Center (North Carolina, men's)
Carmichael Arena (North Carolina, women's)
Joyce Center (Notre Dame)
Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh)
Carrier Dome (Syracuse)
John Paul Jones Arena (Virginia)
Cassell Coliseum (Virginia Tech)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Wake Forest)

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

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

Coordinates: 42°20′6″N 71°10′3″W / 42.33500°N 71.16750°W / 42.33500; -71.16750

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