TD Garden
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been known as FleetCenter, and TD Banknorth Garden. The arena is located directly above the MBTA's North Station. It is the most visited sports and entertainment arena in New England, as nearly 3.5 million people visit the arena each year.
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| Address | 100 Legends Way |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′58.69″N 71°3′44.02″W |
| Public transit | Amtrak:
MBTA: Green Line Orange Line Fitchburg Line Haverhill Line Lowell Line Newburyport/Rockport Line at North Station |
| Owner | Delaware North Companies |
| Operator | Delaware North |
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| Surface | Various |
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| Broke ground | April 29, 1993 |
| Opened | September 30, 1995 |
| Renovated | 2006, 2009, 2014, 2019 |
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| Architect | Ellerbe Becket, Inc. |
| Project manager | Upton & Partners |
| Structural engineer | LeMessurier Consultants |
| Services engineer | Flack + Kurtz |
| General contractor | Morse Diesel International |
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TD Garden is the home arena for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. It is owned by food service and hospitality conglomerate Delaware North, whose CEO, Jeremy Jacobs, also owns the Bruins. It is the site of the annual Beanpot college hockey tournament, and hosts the annual Hockey East Championships. The arena has also hosted many major national sporting events including various rounds of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the 2014 United States Figure Skating Championships and the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships. In addition, TD Garden has hosted the 2021 Laver Cup, an international men's tennis tournament.
Besides sporting events, the TD Garden has also served as a concert venue for numerous nationally touring acts in music and comedy.
The naming rights deal for the arena is scheduled to continue through June 30, 2045, with TD Bank and Delaware North extending the agreement on January 12, 2023.