Warrior Arena is an

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

arena and practice facility in

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. The arena is part of a larger

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

Hockey Stick Display Statue - Warrior Ice Arena Boston

Warrior Arena was 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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's Bright-Landry Hockey Center, 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 Framingham/Worcester Line. Groundbreaking took place in December 2014, with the completed facility hosting its grand opening on September 8, 2016.

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