Boston Venues:

Agganis Arena
Avalon
Bank of America Pavilion
Berklee Perfomance Center
Boston Opera House
Boston Symphony Hall
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Charles Playhouse
Colonial Theatre
Conte Forum
Cutler Majestic Theatre
DCU Center
Fenway Park
Fleet Center
Gillette Stadium
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Mullins Center
Orpheum Theatre Boston
South Shore Music Circus
Tanglewood
TD Banknorth Garden
TPC of Boston
Tsongas Arena
Tweeter Center Boston
Wang Center - Boston
Worcester Centrum Centre

The Silvio O. Conte Forum, usually known as the Conte Forum is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Opened in 1988 and directly adjacent to Alumni Stadium (some offices overlook both the stadium and arena floors), it is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams. It was built on the site of the former McHugh Hockey Rink, which ran parallel to the stadium rather than perpendicular.

As the largest indoor venue on the BC campus, Conte Forum hosts larger university-related events including conferences, debates and concerts. It is the site of the annual "Pops-on-the-Heights," a gala concert which features the Boston Pops Orchestra and raises over $1.5 million for BC's academic scholarship fund. In the event of inclement weather, Conte Forum also hosts the university's commencement exercises.

Conte Forum is named for former United States congressman Silvio O. Conte, an alumnus of both Boston College and Boston College Law School. The ice rink is named in honor of long-time BC hockey coach John "Snooks" Kelley. The entire arena is traditionally called "Kelley Rink" for ice hockey games.

Conte Forum, home to Boston College’s Eagles, is a grand arena that showcases teams from one of the nation’s most successful college athletics programs. The basketball and hockey teams here are popular enough, in fact, that they warrant a 9,000-capacity arena. But besides just being a big and bright arena, the facilities are clean, well-lighted and always well-maintained.

Visiting the arena can be a traffic- clogged, serpentine affair, but at least there is free parking available just several yards from the arena. The closest T stops, both on the Green Line, are either Boston College if you take the B train or Chestnut Hill if you take the D train. The forum is a moderate walk from either station.

Concessions are your usual fare, but if you want a beer you’ll either have to be in a luxury box or join the devout members of B.C.’s zealous Alumi group, The Blue Club.

Tickets are available at the Conte Forum box office. -- Carl Salminen

TIP: Commonwealth Ave. is notorious for traffic delays, so give yourself extra time to arrive if you don’t want to miss the tip-off or faceoff.

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