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BOSTON -- Northeastern fans attending games at Matthews Arena are in for some big changes to the world's oldest multi-purpose facility beginning at this Saturday's men's hockey game against Merrimack. The Howlin' Huskies have installed a state-of-the-art, 50-foot centerhung videoboard as part of a significant upgrade to the in-game experience at the 108-year old building.
 
The new centerhung forms a rectangle shape above the playing surface in Matthews Arena. The two sideline-facing displays each measure 13.5 feet high by 50 feet wide featuring an inward curvature, giving Northeastern one of the largest collegiate videoboards in the Northeast. The two end-facing displays each measure 9.5 feet high by 13.5 feet wide. All four displays feature tight 6-millimeter line spacing to provide crisp, clear imagery to fans in every seat of the arena. 
  
Each centerhung display is capable of variable content zoning allowing each to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones to show any combination of live video, instant replays, statistics and game information, graphics and animations, and sponsorship messages. Fans will be part of the game action more than ever before at Matthews Arena, with a section of the videoboard dedicated to in-game social media posts from Twitter and Instagram.
 
Two ribbon displays were also installed at each end of the arena. Each ribbon display measures three-feet high by 30 feet wide and features 10-millimeter line spacing. These provide the opportunity to highlight sponsors throughout events while also showing supplemental content to the main displays. 
 
The men's ice hockey team has won eight straight games, the longest active streak in the nation and the third longest winning streak in team history.