BOSTON — Older than Fenway Park, older than both Boston Gardens, older than the Bruins and Celtics and the NBA and NHL, too.

Matthews Arena will be closing its doors this week after more than a century of hosting the biggest names not just in sports but also politics, music and culture. Now owned by Northeastern University, the 115-year-old barn will say goodbye when the Huskies play Beanpot rival Boston University in hockey on Saturday night. It will be replaced by a multipurpose arena and recreation center on the same site.

“It’ll be bigger and greater," Northeastern and Hockey Hall of Famer David Poile said in an recent interview with The Associated Press. "But for those of us that were lucky enough to play there, we’ll always have those memories.”

The building that opened as Boston

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