Conte Forum

Conte Forum
Kelley Rink
Exterior view of the arena in 2006
Map
Full nameSilvio O. Conte Forum
AddressChestnut Hill, MA
United States
Coordinates42°20′6″N 71°10′3″W / 42.33500°N 71.16750°W / 42.33500; -71.16750
Public transit  Green Line  at Boston College
OwnerBoston College
OperatorBoston College Athletics
TypeArena
Capacity7,884 (hockey)
8,606 (basketball)
Field size200' x 87' (hockey)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Current useBasketball
Ice hockey
Construction
Broke groundJuly 1986
OpenedOctober 24, 1988; 36 years ago (October 24, 1988)[1]
Construction cost$25 million
($64.4 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectSasaki
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[3]
General contractorRichard White Sons, Inc.
Tenants
Website
bceagles.com/conte-forum

The Silvio O. Conte Forum, commonly known as Conte Forum, Kelley Rink (for ice hockey games), or simply Conte, is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena which opened in 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts on the campus of Boston College in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood. Conte Forum is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams as well as the Boston College Marching Band.

  1. ^ "No Place Like BC's New Home". 25 October 1988. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Boston College, Silvio O. Conte Forum". Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved November 10, 2016.