The city's flag.
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[]
NCAA Frozen Four
- 1960 held at Boston Arena
- 1963 held at McHugh Forum
- 1972, 1973, 1974 held atBoston Garden
- 1998 & 2004 held at Fleet Center
- 2015 held at TD Garden
2009 Women's Frozen Four held at Agganis Arena
- 1971 held at Boston Garden
- 1996 held at Fleet Center
ECAC Tournament (semi-finals and final)
- 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[]
- 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)
- American Hockey League (1971-1974) ceased operations, rights eventually renewed as Moncton Hawks in 1987
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1934-1935) renamed Bruins
- National Hockey League (1924-present)
- 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
- 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)
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1931-1933) renamed Tiger Cubs
- United States Amateur Hockey Association (1923-1925) withdrew to play as an independent
- United States Amateur Hockey Association (1923-1925) disbanded
- 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
- United States Amateur Hockey Association (1921-1922) withdrew
- United States Amateur Hockey Association (1920-1921) withdrew
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1933-1934) renamed Bruin Cubs
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1926-1931) renamed Cubs
- 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
- 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[]
- Canadian Women's Hockey League (2010-Present)
Collegiate-division 1 Men's[]
- ECAC (1962-1984) Hockey East (1984-Present)
- ECAC (1962-1984) Hockey East (1984-Present)
- (ECAC (1962-Present)
- (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 [1])
- 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)
Outdoor hockey at Harvard Stadium (source: Harvard University Archives
Players[]
- Steve Baker
- Tom Barrasso
- Mike Collins
- Cleon Daskalakis
- Ted Donato
- Benn Ferriero
- Jimmy Hayes
- Kevin Hayes
- Pat Leahy
- John McCarthy
- Chris Nilan
- Sean O'Brien
- Chris O'Sullivan (Dorchester)
- Mike O'Sullivan (Dorchester)
- Mickey Roach
- Jeremy Roenick
- Michael Ryan
- Paul Stanton
- Paul Stewart
- Sean Sullivan
- Billy Tibbetts
Neighbourhoods[]
See Also[]
Notable events[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Boston, Massachusetts on Wikipedia