The Boston Arena Hockey Club, colloquially known as the Boston Arenas, were an American amateur

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team from

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. The Boston Arenas played its home games at the

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(now Matthews Arena) at 238 St. Botolph Street in Boston.

History

The Boston Arenas played exhibition games in 1914–15, and in 1915–16 the club played in the Boston City Hockey League. For the 1916–17 season the club joined the

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where it played against its main city rival the

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,Spalding's official ice hockey guide 1918
pg. 6 as well as against two teams from

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: the Brooklyn Crescents and the New York Irish-Americans. In 1917–18 the club played in the United States National Hockey League (USNHL).

NHL alumni

* Raymie Skilton –

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, one game in 1917–18 *

Mickey Roach Michael Richard Roach (May 7, 1895 – April 1, 1977) was a Canadian-born professional ice hockey player who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was born in Glace ...

– Toronto St. Pats,

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, 1919–1927

References

Notes

{{reflist 1914 establishments in Massachusetts Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Ice hockey clubs established in 1914

Arenas :''This is a disambiguation page for the name ''Arenas''. For the sporting event venue, see arena; for other meanings of ''arena'', see arena (disambiguation).'' Arenas (meaning ''sands'' in Spanish) may refer to: Persons * Abbygale Arenas (born ...