| Conte Forum | |
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| Conte, Kelley Rink | |
| Location | Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 |
| Broke ground | 1986 |
| Opened | October 1988 |
| Owner | Boston College |
| Operator | Boston College |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $25 million ($46.4 million in 2012 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Sasaki Associates |
| Capacity | 7,884 (hockey) 8,606 (basketball) |
| Field dimensions | 200' x 87' (hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Boston College Eagles (basketball and hockey) |
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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.
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Conte Forum is named for former United States congressman Silvio O. Conte, an alumnus of Boston College and Boston College Law School.[2] The ice rink is named in honor of long-time BC hockey coach John "Snooks" Kelley. The entire arena is traditionally called "Kelley Rink" for ice 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.
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| Preceded by Roberts Center |
Home of Boston College Eagles basketball 1988 – present |
Succeeded by Current Arena |
| Preceded by McHugh Forum |
Home of Boston College Eagles hockey 1988 – present |
Succeeded by Current Arena |
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