| Boston Garden |
Article Index for Boston |
Website Links For Boston |
Information AboutBoston Garden |
|
The facility hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1951, 1952, 1957, and 1964, and the NHL All-Star Game in 1971. It additionally was the site of the 1993 WWF Survivor Series . The NCAA Frozen Four was contested there from 1972-74. The Garden was famous for its Parquet floor that the Boston Celtics played on; however, the parquet floor was not originally part of the Garden. The parquet floor was built and installed in the Boston Arena , but was moved to the Garden in 1952 . It is said that the Celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any particular section of the floor, and that this was one contributing factor to the Celtics' many National Basketball Association championships. The floor became as much a part of Boston sports lore as the Green Monster of Fenway Park . When Fleetcenter was completed, the floor was moved there, but was soon replaced by a replica floor when the old floor became too old to play on. The Garden was infamous for several design flaws as well, such as seating that was obstructed by enormous cement pillars. Some seats were even directly behind them. The hockey rink was undersized, which threw visiting players off their games. Its visitors dressing room was notoriously small, hot, and underserved by plumbing; the , 1990 , the lights went out during an overtime finals game between the same two teams. Luckily, the lights got turned back on this time, and Game 1 of the series ended with a 3-2 triple overtime win for the visiting Oilers. In addition to TD Banknorth Garden, two other NBA arenas have Parquet floors, including Target Center in Minneapolis, MN and TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, FL EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|