115-Year-Old Boston Arena Will Host Final Game This Weekend

115-year-old Boston arena will host final game this weekend

Boston is losing a major landmark that has stood for 115 years. Matthews Arena opened two years before Fenway Park and 18 years before the old Boston Garden. “Every time you step on this ice, walk in this building, it’s a privilege,” said Vinny Borgesi, captain of the men’s hockey team at Northeastern University. “There’s so much history behind it.” Originally the Boston Arena, the building opened in 1910, quickly becoming the spot for high scho…

No. 11 Northeastern Hosts No. 20 Boston University In Final Game At Matthews Arena

In a fitting finale, the Northeastern men's hockey team will host Boston University on Saturday, Dec. 13 for the last ever Huskies home event at Matthews Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. on NESN, with an on-ice ceremony following the game as the Northeastern community says farewell to 94 seasons of hockey history.