Meehan Auditorium

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.

George V. Meehan Auditorium
Construction


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

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

Notable events

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Meehan in 2006

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]

Inside Meehan during a Cornell hockey game

References

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
Beck, Eric (30 April 2005). "Clinton captivates Meehan audience". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
"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.
Woo, Stu (10 April 2006). "Clinton stresses need for more women 'at the table'". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

External links

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

Brown University
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ECAC Hockey
Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women
Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) People's United Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)
Championships and awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906) Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961) Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)
Head coaches	No Coach (1897–1906) James Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals)
Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993
Brown University Providence, RI

Brown Bears women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Meehan Auditorium
Head coaches	Margaret Degidio Murphy (1988–2011) Amy Bourbeau (2011–)
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2002
NCAA Tournament appearances	2002
Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1998 2000 2002
Patty Kazmaier winners	Alison Brewer (2000)
Olympians	Pam Dreyer Kim Insalaco Kathleen Kauth Becky Kellar Katie King Tara Mounsey Chie Sakuma
Brown University Providence, RI

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