Boston Garden Parquet
In September of 2010, Tokens & Icons was selected by Boston Garden to celebrate the last of their storied 1946-1999 floor. The arena had 11 panels left, the Garden kept 2 and entrusted Tokens with the remaining 9. These were in good condition and were a mix of natural (unpainted) and green panels. Tokens & Icons picked up the panels in-person from Bob Rutko, the head of Sports Memorabilia at TD Garden, and arranged for transfer of this precious cargo to our Berkeley facility.
If your Tokens & Icons Boston Garden item has an alphanumeric number engraved or hallmarked on it (S6, F10) find the specific location of the panel used to craft your item on the floor plan below.
Each 5' x 5' panel was marked with its grid position and the ever-faithful Boston Garden Bull Gang would lay down the panels & secure with 988 bolts. If the Bruins were playing hockey the next night, up the floor came. Over time, the floor developed dead spots & gaps which the Celtics knew well the location of and the opponents perhaps did not. Add several extraordinarily talented teams and passionate fans, its not surprising that this floor was underfoot for 16 Championships.
9 Panels that John Wentzell authorized for use by Tokens & Icons.
Bob Rutko, head of Sports Memorabilia at TD Garden.
Due to a shortage of quality long board lumber in 1946, shorter red oak pieces had to be used to create the familiar parquet pattern that somehow still intimidates opponents to this day.
2011 Stanley Cup Final Plexi Bottle Openers
The plexiglass surrounding NHL rinks keeps us safe from errant pucks. We also worked directly with TD Garden to obtain regular season, Winter Classic 2010 and Stanley Cup Final 2011 Game Used Plexiglass panels. We used these to craft a series of bespoke bottle openers.