Agganis Arena is a 6,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. The arena opened in 2004. It is home to the Boston University Terriers ice hockey team. It is named after Harry Agganis, an outstanding football and baseball athlete for BU and the Boston Red Sox. He died at the age of 26 from a massive pulmonary embolism. The hockey rink is named Jack Parker Rink after one of the most successful coaches in college hockey history.[1] It replaced Walter Brown Arena and Case Gymnasium, located at the Case Athletic Center on the opposite side of neighboring Nickerson Field.
The arena is also used for some BU basketball games as well as concerts and other events, including recent appearances by Bob Dylan, Kid Rock, and Black Eyed Peas. Agganis Arena is part of Boston University's John Hancock Student Village, which also includes dormitories and the university's 5-story Fitness and Recreation Center. It will host the first rounds of the 2007 America East Conference men's basketball tournament and the 2009 Women's Frozen Four. The Men's and Women's Basketball Teams play some games here when they are playing highly ranked teams. Otherwise, they play at Walter Brown Arena right down the street.
From the North
1. Take I-93 or Route 1 South to Boston. Exit onto Storrow Drive.
2. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square Exit.
3. At the first set of lights, turn right onto Beacon Street.
4. Bear right at the far end of Kenmore Square onto Commonwealth Avenue.
5. Continue on Commonwealth Avenue to Agganis Arena (approximately 1 mile).
From the South
1. Take I-93 Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) North to Boston. Exit onto Storrow Drive.
2. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square Exit.
3. At the first set of lights, turn right onto Beacon Street.
4. Bear right at the far end of Kenmore Square onto Commonwealth Avenue.
5. Continue on Commonwealth Avenue to Agganis Arena (approximately 1 mile).
From the West
1. Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East. Take Exit 18 on the left (Brighton/Cambridge).
2. Follow Signs to Cambridge. At the second set of lights, turn right.
3. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square Exit.
4. At the first set of lights, turn right onto Beacon Street.
5. Bear right at the far end of Kenmore Square onto Commonwealth Avenue.
6. Continue on Commonwealth Avenue to Agganis Arena (approximately 1 mile).
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