Matthews Arena

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Matthews Arena
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Broke ground	October 11, 1909
Opened	1910
Owner	Northeastern University
Surface	200x90 ft (hockey)
Former names
Boston Arena
Tenants
Northeastern basketball and hockey programs (men's and women's) Boston Celtics (NBA) (1946-1995) Boston Bruins (NHL) New England Whalers (WHA)
Seats
5,900 (hockey) 6,000(basketball)

Matthews Arena, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the world's oldest indoor hockey arena. 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 structure was more widely known as Boston Arena until 1979 when Northeastern alumnus George J. Matthews helped fund its refurbishment. Matthews is also the place where hockey programs at Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, Tufts and Wentworth Institute of Technology all began.

Today, Matthews Arena is home to the Northeastern Huskies men's and women's hockey teams, and the men's basketball team as well as the Wentworth Institute of Technology's men's hockey team.

Preceded by: first arena

Home of the Boston Celtics 1946–1955

Succeeded by: Boston Garden 1946–1995

Preceded by: first arena

Home of the Boston Bruins 1924–1928

Succeeded by: Boston Garden 1928–1995

Preceded by: first arena

Home of the New England Whalers 1972–1973

Succeeded by: Eastern States Coliseum 1973–1975

Current Basketball Arenas in the Colonial Athletic Association

Bob Carpenter Center (Delaware) • Daskalakis Athletic Center (Drexel) • GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State) • Hofstra Arena (Hofstra) • JMU Convocation Center (James Madison) • Kaplan Arena (William & Mary) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern) • Patriot Center (George Mason) • Stuart C. Siegel Center (Virginia Commonwealth) • Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion) • Towson Center (Towson) • Trask Coliseum (UNC-Wilmington)

Current Hockey East Arenas
Agganis Arena (Boston University) • Alfond Arena (Maine) • Gutterson Fieldhouse (Vermont) • Kelley Rink (Boston College) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern) • Mullins Center (UMass-Amherst) • Schneider Arena (Providence) • Tsongas Arena (UMass-Lowell) • Volpe Complex (Merrimack) • Whittemore Center (New Hampshire)