Meehan Auditorium

Hockey arena in Rhode Island

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George V. Meehan Auditorium

Location| Hope St & Lloyd Ave
Providence, RI
Owner| Brown University
Operator| Brown University
Capacity| 3,100 (hockey)
Surface| 200x85 ft (hockey)
Construction
Opened| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Construction cost| $1.8 million
Tenants
Brown Bears (men's and women's ice hockey)

The George V. Meehan Auditorium is a 3,059-seat hockey arena, in Providence, Rhode Island. The arena opened in 1961 and was dedicated on January 6, 1962. It is named for George V. Meehan, the benefactor of the arena, which he hoped would "service and promote" the Brown Bears ice hockey program, which now belongs to the Ivy and ECAC Hockey leagues. It is recognizable for its large white domed roof, and is located on the highest corner (Hope Street and Lloyd Avenue) of Brown's main athletic complex on College Hill in Providence.

Meehan was renovated in 2002, bringing its capacity up to its current level.

## Notable events

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As one of the largest indoor spaces available at Brown University, Meehan has hosted a number of prominent speeches and lectures, in addition to ice hockey events.

On September 28, 1964, at the same time that he was campaigning to stay in office, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the bicentennial convocation of Brown University, in favor of educational opportunity, freedom of conscience and the proposed National Endowment for the Humanities.[1]

In 1965, Meehan Auditorium hosted the Frozen Four ice hockey semi-finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

On April 29, 2005, former president Bill Clinton delivered a 50-minute policy lecture titled “Embracing Our Common Humanity: Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century” to a crowd of "thousands" in Meehan.[2]

Almost a year later, on April 8, 2006, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then U.S. Senator from New York and former First Lady, delivered a lecture on the topic of Women Leaders to a crowd of "over 3,000."[3][4]

## Gallery

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* Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Meehan in 2006

* The Brown University Band performs on the ice after a game

* Bruno, Brown's mascot, stands on the ice inside Meehan

* Scoreboard

## References

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1. ^ Lyndon Baines Johnson, Remarks in Providence at the 200th Anniversary Convocation of Brown University. September 28, 1964, The American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, retrieved on May 24, 2009
2. ^ Beck, Eric (30 April 2005). "Clinton captivates Meehan audience". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
3. ^ "The Inaugural Doherty-Granoff Forum on Women Leaders". Brown University. 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2020. "Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Senator from New York and former First Lady, delivered the inaugural Doherty-Granoff Forum on Women Leaders, Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Meehan Auditorium."
4. ^ Woo, Stu (10 April 2006). "Clinton stresses need for more women 'at the table'". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

## External links

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* Meehan information at BrownBears.com

Preceded by

University of Denver Arena
Denver, Colorado

|  Host of the
Frozen Four
1965  | Succeeded by

Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Brown Bears men's ice hockey

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* Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906)
* Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961)
* Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)

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* Paul Schilling (1978–1982)
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* Bob Gaudet (1988–1997)
* Roger Grillo (1997–2009)
* Brendan Whittet (2009–present)

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* Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906)
* Pentagonal League (1948–1955)
* ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

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* Providence

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* Mayor's Cup

All-time leaders|

* Bill Gilligan (180 Points)
* Bob Wheeler (86 Goals)
* Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)

Frozen Four appearances

* 1951
* 1965
* 1976

NCAA Tournament appearances

* 1951
* 1965
* 1976
* 1993

* Brown University
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Brown Bears women's ice hockey

Playing venues|

* Meehan Auditorium

Head coaches|

* Digit Murphy (1988–2011)
* Amy Bourbeau (2011–)

Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
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* 2003–04
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* 2011–12

Conference affiliations|

* ECAC Hockey (ECAC)

Women's Frozen Four appearances

* 2002

NCAA Tournament appearances

* 2002

Conference Tournament champions

* ECAC: 1998
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* 2002

Patty Kazmaier winners|

* Alison Brewer (2000)

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* Pam Dreyer
* Kim Insalaco
* Kathleen Kauth
* Becky Kellar
* Katie King
* Tara Mounsey
* Chie Sakuma
* Maddie Woo

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