The Bentley Arena is an

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arena on the campus of

Bentley University Bentley University is a private university focused on business, accountancy, and finance and located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham ...

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. It is home to the

Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey The Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Falcons are an original member of Atlantic Ho ...

program, replacing the previous facility, the John A. Ryan Arena. The first hockey game was on February 16, 2018 with Bentley taking on Army West Point. The total capacity for hockey games is 2,240.https://www.bentleyfalcons.com/information/Bentley_Arena The 76,000 square foot facility was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Suffolk Construction. Ground broke on the Arena in the summer of 2016, and was completed in February 2018. In May 2018, the Arena was awarded an

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rating, the highest possible rating for sustainability, according to the

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. Since opening, the arena has hosted various events, such as Bentley's annual Spring Day concert.

Notable games

References

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