Matthews Arena

Matthews Arena
Construction

Former names	Boston Arena
Location	238 St. Botolph Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′28″N 71°5′4″W / 42.34111°N 71.08444°W / 42.34111; -71.08444Coordinates: 42°20′28″N 71°5′4″W / 42.34111°N 71.08444°W / 42.34111; -71.08444
Owner	Northeastern University
Operator	Northeastern University
Capacity	Ice Hockey: 6000^[1] Basketball: 6,000 Concerts: 6,300
Surface	200 x 90 ft (hockey)
Broke ground	October 11, 1909
Opened	1910
Tenants
Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East, CAA) (1930–present) WIT Leopards (ECAC) (1992–present) Boston Bruins (NHL) (1924–1928) Boston Tigers/Cubs (CAHL) (1926–1936) Boston Olympics (EAHL/QSHL) (1940–1952) Boston Celtics (NBA) (1946–1955) New England Whalers (WHA) (1972–1973)

Matthews Arena, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is a basketball and ice hockey arena. Renovated several times, it is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena still being used for hockey — and is the oldest multi-purpose athletic building still in use in the world.^[2]^[3] 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 National Hockey League (NHL) Boston Bruins — the only team of the NHL's Original Six whose original home arena still exists for the sport of ice hockey at any level of competition — and the WHA New England Whalers (now the NHL Carolina Hurricanes), as well as the secondary home of the NBA Boston Celtics.

History

Entrance to the arena, showing the original arch from Boston Arena now enclosed by bricks.

Originally named Boston Arena,^[4] the arena opened on April 16, 1910 for an ice show.^[3] The first games of professional ice hockey took place in March 1911 when a two-game $2,500 competition between two NHA teams, the Montreal Wanderers and the Ottawa Senators took place.^[5] As the successor NHL's first United States-located professional ice hockey franchise, on December 1, 1924, the Boston Bruins played their first-ever NHL regular season game at the Arena,^[3] leaving in 1928 when the Boston Garden was built. The Boston Celtics played their first game at the Arena in 1946, and played at the Arena until 1955.^[3] The WHA's New England Whalers played their first season at the Arena from 1972 until 1973.

Matthews is where the hockey programs of Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern University, Tufts University and Wentworth Institute of Technology all began; in particular, it housed the Boston University hockey team until 1971, when Walter Brown Arena was built.

The Arena was purchased in 1979 by Northeastern University. The Arena was renamed in 1982 when Northeastern alumnus George J. Matthews helped fund its refurbishment. The arena was briefly known as Northeastern Arena as well. A 1995 renovation expanded the ice surface from 200 by 80 to 200 by 90 feet (61 m × 24 m to 61 m × 27 m).^[2] The most recent renovations took place in the summer of 2009. The center-piece of the renovations were all-new seating and a brand new center ice jumbotron. The lobby was also reworked, with additional concessions and an elevator for ADA compliance. A new weight room and expanded locker rooms were provided for the athletes. The total cost of the renovations was estimated at $12 million. It still shares a feature with the 1998-demolished Boston Garden pro sports facility where ice hockey is concerned, with non-standard team bench locations, one on either side of the rink, much as the departed Garden possessed.

Matthews Arena has played host to many famous people and events during its lifetime. Matthews hosted every president from Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 to John F. Kennedy in 1946. Other dignitaries to hold events at the arena include Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Boxing was once a mainstay at the arena and hosted bouts with Jack Sharkey, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis and Marvin Hagler. Muhammad Ali trained at what was called Santos Gym, where the Varsity Club now sits, for his second bout with Sonny Liston. Professional wrestling events were also staged there. In the 1950s the arena also hosted the Rodeo led by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

Matthews Arena also proved famous as a concert venue during much of its lifetime. A 1958 concert hosted by Alan Freed was cut short due to riots. Playing the concert were Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. Freed was arrested after issuing the famous line, "The police don't want you to have fun." Other famous acts to grace the arena were The Doors in a 1970 concert that was later released to the public. Another famous concert was the Phish New Year's Eve concert on December 31, 1992. The show was the highest attended Phish concert to date and was played on WBCN the next day.

Matthews has hosted all or part of the America East Conference men's basketball tournament a total of seven times and hosted the 1960 Frozen Four.^[6] The arena also served as the original home to the annual Beanpot tournament between Boston's four major college hockey programs.^[7]

Current use

Today, Matthews Arena is home to the Northeastern Huskies men's and women's ice hockey teams, and men's basketball team as well as the Wentworth Institute of Technology's men's ice hockey team and various high school ice hockey programs in the city of Boston.

Matthews Arena also hosts a variety of Northeastern on-campus events, including the annual Springfest concert, as well as graduation ceremonies for the university.

Its location places it closest to the MBTA's Massachusetts Ave Orange Line subway station, for easy access, with the Green Line "E" Branch's underground Symphony station only two blocks northwest on Massachusetts Avenue from the Orange Line station.

Professional Sports Teams

Preceded by none	Home of the Boston Bruins 1924–1928	Succeeded by Boston Garden
Preceded by none	Home of the Boston Celtics 1946–1955	Succeeded by Boston Garden
Preceded by none	Home of the New England Whalers 1972–1973	Succeeded by Eastern States Coliseum

References

↑ "Box :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
1 2 "Northeastern University Athletics Official Website". Gonu.com. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Katy Fitzpatrick (October 2, 2009). ""New Season Brings Renovated Arena for Northeastern," ''USCHO.com'', October 2, 2009". Uscho.com. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
↑ "The Ice Rink That Changed Boston Hockey", New York Times, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/sports/hockey/30arena.html?_r=0
↑ "Wanderers lose the $2,500 purse". Montreal Gazette. March 27, 1911. p. 10.
↑ "D1 Men's Ice Hockey". NCAA.
↑ Klein, Jeff Z. (December 29, 2009). "Matthews Arena, the Ice Rink That Changed Boston Hockey". NY Times. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

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Northeastern University

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Research	Institutes Institute for Global Innovation Management

Athletics	Northeastern Huskies (Varsity: Men's Ice Hockey Women's Ice Hockey Men's Basketball Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Women's Swimming and Diving; Club: Rugby Alpine Ski) Colonial Athletic Association Matthews Arena Cabot Center Parsons Field Friedman Diamond Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Beanpot Paws

Media	The Huntington News WRBB

Miscellaneous	Alumni and Faculty Student Organizations

Northeastern Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Matthews Arena (1910–present)

Culture & lore	Paws

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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 Colonial Athletic Association

TD Arena (College of Charleston)
Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel)
Alumni Gym (Elon)
Hofstra Arena (Hofstra)
JMU Convocation Center (James Madison)
Matthews Arena (Northeastern, men's)
Cabot Center (Northeastern, women's)
SECU Arena (Towson)
Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (William & Mary)
Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)

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

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Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

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Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 LOSCY 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 35 MIC

Hall of Famers	Boston Celtics Hall of Famers

D-League affiliate	Maine Red Claws

Rivals	New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers

Culture	Celtics parquet floor Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station The Heat Game Memorial Day Massacre Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth The Big Three The Sports Museum of New England

NBA Championships (17)	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008

Eastern Conference Championships (21)	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 2008 2010

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Boston Bruins

Founded in 1924 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	All-time roster Records Award Winners 1956 exhibition game in Newfoundland

Personnel	Owner Jeremy Jacobs President Cam Neely General manager Don Sweeney Head coach Claude Julien Team captain Zdeno Chára Current roster

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Rivalries	Montreal Canadiens

Retired numbers	2 3 4 5 7 8 9 15 24 77

Affiliates	AHL Providence Bruins ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

General managers	Ross Patrick Emms Schmidt Sinden O'Connell Gorton Chiarelli Sweeney

Head coaches	Ross Denneny Ross Patrick Ross Weiland Ross Clapper Boucher Patrick Schmidt Watson Schmidt Sinden Johnson Guidolin Cherry Creighton Sinden Cheevers Sinden Goring O'Reilly Milbury Bowness Sutter Kasper Burns Keenan Ftorek O'Connell Sullivan Lewis Julien

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Founded in 1972 Based in Hartford, Connecticut Relocated to the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997

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Head coaches	Blackburn Pleau Kish Pleau Cunniff Evans Pleau Ley Roberts Holmgren McGuire Holmgren Maurice

Media	Broadcasters

Culture	Brass Bonanza

Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Matthews Arena (1930–Present)

Head coaches	H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936) Herb Gallagher (1936–1942, 1946–1955) William L. Linskey (1942–1943) Jim Bell (1955–1970) Fernie Flaman (1970–1989) Don McKenney (1989–1991) Ben Smith (1991–1996) Bruce Crowder (1996–2005) Greg Cronin (2005–2011) Jim Madigan (2011–Present)

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

Culture & lore	Beanpot

All-time leaders	Jim Martel (210 Points) Art Chisholm (100 Goals)

Frozen Four appearances	1982

NCAA Tournament appearances	1982 1988 1994 2009

Conference Tournament champions	ECAC Hockey: 1982 Hockey East: 1988

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey

Playing venues	Matthews Arena

Head coaches	Joy Woog (2001–2004) Laura Schuler (2004–2008) Dave Flint (2008–)

Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Conference affiliations	Hockey East (HEA)

Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1988 1989 1997

Patty Kazmaier winners	Brooke Whitney (2002)

Northeastern University Boston, MA

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

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Defunct

Never built

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