Thayer Sports Center Opens In Braintree

BRAINTREE, MA — Thayer Academy and the Braintree community have a new place for youth to enjoy sports. The high school announced Friday that the new sports center has opened.

The new building features a 90,000 square-foot complex that houses two ice rinks, a removable turf field and basketball, pickleball, volleyball and tennis courts. The Thayer Sports Center will be the home of the Thayer Tigers and the East Coast Militia hockey team but will also be available for local youth sports organizations.

School officials said they are particularly excited for the sports center's Arthur T. Valicenti Rink, which is the first on-campus rink in the school's history. It was named Valicenti, the found of the school's hockey program and longtime boys varsity coach.

"Thayer’s new fieldhouse is a best-in-class facility that will provide a full spectrum of athletic offerings to Braintree," said Brian DeVellis, president of ESG Associates, the company who designed the rink. "We're excited about the benefits this new facility will bring to the community and youth sports organizations across the South Shore."