Boston’s Matthews Arena to close after 100-plus years of hockey, hoops and even the Sultan of Swat
December 11, 2025
Matthews Arena will be closing its doors this week after more than a century of hosting the biggest names in sports but also politics, music and culture. Now owned by Northeastern University, the 115-year-old barn will say goodbye when the Huskies play Beanpot rival Boston University in hockey on Saturday night. That will end an era for the building that opened as Boston Arena on April 16, 1910, served as the original home of the Boston Bruins, and also gave birth to the Celtics’ iconic parquet floor. Along the way it also hosted presidents and concerts.