http://www.tsn.ca/mlse-agrees-to-record-arena-rights-deal-with-scotiabank-1.842133
That's a lot of money.
ACC to be renamed the Scotiabank Arena
- Thread starter CarltonTheBear
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http://www.tsn.ca/mlse-agrees-to-record-arena-rights-deal-with-scotiabank-1.842133
That's a lot of money.
Bender said:
It sounded weird to me because I thought Ottawa's arena was still sponsored by Scotiabank, but apparently they changed to Canadian Tire a few years ago.
Nik the Trik said:
Stealing this from Kristen Shilton, but Scotiabank Gardens would have been really nice.
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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$800 million? They could have built their own for that much.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah. That would be been a good mix of the old and the new. I mean, if TD can do it in Boston . . .
disco
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https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/902612626856927237
... yeah, Arena I think is the lamest of monikers. I'm sure eventually the populace will find some quick short-form like "Ayy-Cee-Cee". I'm sure we've all said "going down to the Ayy-Cee-Cee" more than "going down to the Air Canada Centre". Probably "The Arena", as in "headed down to THE ARENA tomorrow to see the defending champs... so excited!"
... yeah, Arena I think is the lamest of monikers. I'm sure eventually the populace will find some quick short-form like "Ayy-Cee-Cee". I'm sure we've all said "going down to the Ayy-Cee-Cee" more than "going down to the Air Canada Centre". Probably "The Arena", as in "headed down to THE ARENA tomorrow to see the defending champs... so excited!"
Coco-puffs
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This is going to be weird. Having lived in Ottawa when the Sens played out of Scotiabank Place I still refer to that arena as "The Bank"... and now, that may become the nickname.
Then again, most people still call the Rogers Center by its proper name, Skydome.... so hopefully everyone still refers to it as the ACC.
Then again, most people still call the Rogers Center by its proper name, Skydome.... so hopefully everyone still refers to it as the ACC.
LittleHockeyFan
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is all I can say about that....
ZBBM
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I'm personally shocked and dismayed that MLSE, an organization that by general assent operates according to a superior moral compass, would simply sell off the name of a landmark to an even higher bidder than the previous highest bidder. Does the franchise's rich history over the last 18 years mean nothing at all?
Bullfrog said:LittleHockeyFan said:
is all I can say about that....
Big Air Canada fan? :-X
Yeah, I don't really get the outrage over this one. It's not the Skydome or Maple Leafs Gardens. It's just replacing one corporate sponsor with another. And it's not like we have fond memories of winning championships at the Air Canada Centre. Sure, ACC rolls of the tongue a little better but that's it.
iwas11in67
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Just like Rogers Centre will always be Skydome or The Dome,
and Budweiser Stage will always be Molson Amphitheatre,
and Honda Indy will be Molson Indy to me.
and Budweiser Stage will always be Molson Amphitheatre,
and Honda Indy will be Molson Indy to me.
LittleHockeyFan
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actually no.
just hate the Scotiabank.
I'm in agreement with the train of thought that the name should just have historical value.
"where the Leafs play" sounds good to me.
Still call the other place 'Skydome' too. Ain't ever gonna change that
just hate the Scotiabank.
I'm in agreement with the train of thought that the name should just have historical value.
"where the Leafs play" sounds good to me.
Still call the other place 'Skydome' too. Ain't ever gonna change that