When did construction begin on TD Garden?
Construction began on the 29th of April 1993. The project took twenty seven months to complete despite heavy snowfall causing seven weeks of delay.
Questions about TD Garden
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who bought the Boston Bruins in 1975 and sought a new arena?
Jeremy Jacobs bought the team in 1975 and looked to build a seventeen thousand seat arena in suburban Boston. He later backed out of negotiations in February 1993 due to demands for three point five million dollars in linkage payments before reaching an agreement two weeks later.
What is the seating capacity of TD Garden?
The original plan called for a seventeen thousand seat arena located slightly north of the old facility with only inches of space separating them upon completion. The site occupied land and eventually cost one hundred sixty million dollars.
When was TD Garden officially renamed from FleetCenter?
Delaware North announced renaming to TD Garden on the 15th of April 2009 effective July 2009. The facility was previously known as TD Banknorth Garden after TD Banknorth purchased naming rights for six million dollars per year on the 3rd of March 2005.
How many NBA championships have the Celtics won at TD Garden?
The Celtics defeated Dallas Mavericks one zero six to eighty-eight in game five to secure their eighteenth championship in June 2024. This marked their first title since 1986 when they defeated Los Angeles Lakers one hundred thirty-one to ninety-two in game six on the 17th of June 2008.