Boston, Massachusetts



Boston is a city of Massachusetts, United States. Located in the Suffolk County, Boston is home to 599,351 people (2007); the Cambridge–Boston-Quincy metropolitan area, of which Boston is the center, has a population of 4.5 million.

Hockey in Boston
2010 NHL Winter Classic

Beanpot

Frozen Fenway

NCAA Frozen Four


 * 1960 held at Boston Arena


 * 1963 held at McHugh Forum


 * 1972, 1973, 1974 held at Boston Garden


 * 1998 & 2004 held at Fleet Center
 * 2015 held at TD Garden

2009 Women's Frozen Four held at Agganis Arena

1999 NHL Entry Draft

NHL All-Star Game


 * 1971 held at Boston Garden

ECAC Tournament (semi-finals and final)
 * 1996 held at Fleet Center


 * The Boston Arena hosted the Mens Tournament from 1962 to 1966


 * The Boston Garden hosted the event from 1967 to 1992

Hockey East Tournament Championship (1987, 1989 and 1991 to present)


 * The 1989 final was held at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College


 * The 1987 and 1991 through 1995 game was held at Boston Garden


 * From 1996 to present the games have been held at the TD Garden



Teams

 * Boston Athletic Association
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1920-1925) folded


 * Boston Bandits (based out of Bridgewater) known as Bridgewater Bandits (2006-2011)
 * Empire Junior Hockey League (2006-Present)


 * Boston Braves
 * American Hockey League (1971-1974) ceased operations, rights eventually renewed as Moncton Hawks in 1987


 * Boston Bruin Cubs
 * Canadian-American Hockey League (1934-1935) renamed Bruins


 * Boston Bruins 


 * National Hockey League (1924-present)


 * Boston Bruins
 * Canadian-American Hockey League (1935-1936) folded


 * Boston Jr. Blackhawks (based out of Saugus, Massachusetts)
 * International Junior Hockey League (2009-2011) had teams at several levels in league


 * Boston Jr. A Bruins (based out of Marlborough MA)
 * Eastern Junior Hockey League (1999-Present)


 * Boston Jr. B Bruins (based out of Marlborough, MA)
 * Eastern States Hockey League and Empire Junior Hockey League (2006-Present)


 * Boston Jr. Bulldogs
 * Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2004-2012) renamed Boston Jr. Rangers when sold


 * Boston Jr. Rangers
 * Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2012-Present)


 * Boston Junior Shamrocks (based out of Hingham)
 * Eastern Junior Hockey League (2007-2009) sold, became Philadelphia Revolution

Eastern Junior Hockey League (1998-2007) renamed Jr. Shamrocks


 * Boston Harbor Wolves  (based out of Hingham)


 * Boston Cubs
 * Canadian-American Hockey League (1931-1933) renamed Tiger Cubs


 * Boston Hockey Club
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1923-1925) withdrew to play as an independent


 * Boston Maple AA
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1923-1925) disbanded


 * Boston Olympics
 * Provincial Senior League (1937-1970) join Eastern Amateur Hockey League


 * Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1940-1948) join Quebec Senior Hockey League play in both leagues


 * Quebec Senior Hockey League (1947-December 1, 1948) withdraw to Eastern Amateur Hockey League


 * Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1949-1952) become Washington Lions


 * Boston Pere Marquette
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1921-1922) withdrew


 * Boston Shoe Trades Club
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1920-1921) withdrew


 * Boston Tiger Cubs
 * Canadian-American Hockey League (1933-1934) renamed Bruin Cubs


 * Boston Tigers
 * Canadian-American Hockey League (1926-1931) renamed Cubs


 * Boston Westminster
 * United States Amateur Hockey Association (1921-1922) withdrew


 * Boston Wings
 * North East Professional Hockey League (2009) withdrew before playing any games


 * Matt O'Neil Lightning (Based out of Hingham)
 * Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-1998) sold, renamed Boston Harbor Wolves


 * "Boston"
 * Original Stars Hockey League (2004-2004) league folded after 2 games, "Boston" played 1 game, all games were to be held in Canada


 * New England Whalers 
 * World Hockey Association (1972-1974) leave Boston, temporarily play in West Springfield, MA at the the Big E Coliseum, while waiting for completion of Hartford Civic Center, which opened in January 1975.

Women's

 * Boston Blades
 * Canadian Women's Hockey League (2010-Present)

Collegiate-division 1 Men's
Boston College Eagles


 * ECAC (1962-1984) Hockey East (1984-Present)

Boston University Terriers


 * ECAC (1962-1984) Hockey East (1984-Present)

Harvard Crimson


 * (ECAC (1962-Present)

Northeastern Huskies


 * (ECAC (1962-1984) Hockey East (1984-Present)

Arenas

 * Boston Arena/Matthews Arena (1910-Present) (claimed to be oldest arena in the world, however; arena has burned down and been rebuilt twice )
 * Boston Garden November 17, 1928-September 28, 1995) demolished November 1997
 * Fenway Park (1912-Present) (2010-Present as a hockey rink)
 * TD Garden (September 30, 1995-Present)
 * Conte Forum also referred to as the "Kelley Rink" (1988-Present)
 * Harry Agganis Arena (January 3, 1995-Present)
 * Walter Brown Arena (1971-Present)
 * McHugh Forum (1958-1987) was located on present sight of Conte Forum
 * Edward T. Barry Ice Rink (Mass-Boston Beacons)
 * Steriti Memorial Rink
 * Boston Common Frog Pond Rink (outdoor-Public Skating only)
 * Devine Memorial Rink (Dorchester)
 * Murphy Memorial Rink
 * Porrazzo Memorial Rink (East Boston)
 * Bajko Memorial Rink (Hyde Park)
 * Warrior Ice Arena (Brighton) (Boston Bruins practice facility)
 * Harvard Stadium (stadium was used for ice hockey prior to World War I)
 * Kelly Outdoor Rink
 * Locust Street Rink
 * Mount Auburn Rink
 * Boston Skating Rink
 * Franklin Park (Boston) (site of early intercollegiate game between Harvard and Brown)
 * Bright-Landry Hockey Center
 * Donald C. Watson Rink
 * MIT Rink
 * Pavilion Rink
 * Charlesbank Rink
 * Boston Skating Club
 * Alumni Rink (Boston)



Players

 * Steve Baker
 * Tom Barrasso
 * Cleon Daskalakis
 * Ted Donato
 * Benn Ferriero
 * Jimmy Hayes
 * Kevin Hayes
 * Pat Leahy
 * John McCarthy
 * Chris Nilan
 * Chris O'Sullivan (Dorchester)
 * Mike O'Sullivan (Dorchester)
 * Mickey Roach
 * Jeremy Roenick
 * Michael Ryan
 * Paul Stanton
 * Paul Stewart
 * Sean Sullivan
 * Billy Tibbetts

Neighbourhoods

 * South Boston, Massachusetts

Notable events
1978 Beanpot