Warrior Arena is an

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arena and practice facility in

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. The arena is part of a larger

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being constructed by

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at Boston Landing that includes the headquarters of New Balance and that will also include shops, a hotel and the practice facility for both the

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and a separate one for the

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next door ( The Auerbach Center). The arena is named after New Balance's

Warrior Sports Warrior Sports is an American sports equipment manufacturer based in Warren, Michigan. The company currently focuses on ice hockey and lacrosse, producing sticks, helmets, gloves, goalie masks, and protective gear for both sports. Warrior e ...

brand, which is the brand New Balance uses for their hockey products. Hockey Stick Display Statue - Warrior Ice Arena Boston

Warrior Arena is the home arena of the Boston Pride of the

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and the practice facility of the

of the

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who moved in from

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Bright-Landry Hockey Center The Bright-Landry Hockey Center is a 3,095- seat ice-hockey arena in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Harvard University Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams. It is named for Alec Bright ...

, and Ristuccia Ice Arena in

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respectively. Public transit to the facility is via the MBTA Boston Landing station, a station on the

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system's

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. Groundbreaking took place in December 2014, with the completed facility hosting its grand opening on September 8, 2016.

References

External links

Warrior Ice Arena page at Boston Landing
2016 establishments in Massachusetts Boston Bruins Boston Landing Boston Pride Indoor ice hockey venues in Massachusetts National Hockey League practice facilities New Balance Sports venues completed in 2016 Sports venues in Boston {{icehockey-venue-stub