tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post4189652946454478716..comments2023-12-10T18:22:17.977-05:00Comments on red and black hockey: Arena naming rights in the NHLd-leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772585727501344436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-37364481193096794532010-01-18T09:01:35.633-05:002010-01-18T09:01:35.633-05:00Everyone has their favorite way of using the inter...Everyone has their favorite way of using the internet. Many of us search to find what we want, click in to a specific website, read what’s available and click out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it’s efficient. We learn to tune out things we don’t need and go straight for what’s essential.<br /><br /><br />www.onlineuniversalwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-14508889742227903492008-04-26T05:15:00.000-04:002008-04-26T05:15:00.000-04:00HP must have paid a lot for naming rights to "HP P...HP must have paid a lot for naming rights to "HP Pavilion," but in every article I read about Sharks home games, it's always "The Shark Tank." So HP doesn't seem to be getting its money's worth.<BR/><BR/>In contrast, Verizon Center is called "the Phone Booth" GM Place is called "The Garage," and Prudential Center is called "The Rock," etc. so the branding is working there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-67999687199043864012008-03-01T21:52:00.000-05:002008-03-01T21:52:00.000-05:00Hockey team ownership tells you what they want you...Hockey team ownership tells you what they want you to hear. These "naming rights" are all a ruse to cover up the real meaning behind the arena name. This is a list of what some of the real names mean. Anaheim - Honda Center. During their early years it was a young player by the name of Paul Kariye (Japanese born) that helped get them to where they are now. Can't retire his jersey since he hasn't retired and is still playing in the NHL, so what better way to say thank you. Buffalo - HSBC Center. Hull's Skate Breached Crease. Carolina -RBC Center. Reference to fans not caring about hockey. Racing's Better Chum. Chicago - United Center. United we stand, united we stay away in droves when the team sucks. Detroit - Joe Louis Arena. Joe Louis arena was named after the Joe Louis snack cakes (a chocolate cake with vanilla frosted icing in the center). Edmonton - Rexall Place. This is fitting, the team hasn't been the same since the Gretzky - Messier era. In order to get fans through the game, they receive a free bottle of aspirin at every home game. Nashville - Sommet Center. They figure if they want to reach the top of the league, why not name the arena to try and inspire their players, except they spelled it wrong. Ottawa - Scotiabank Place. How else do you sign Spetza, Heatley and Alfredsson to long term contracts without the backing of a major financial institution? Phoenix - Jobing.com Arena. I think Phoenix was smart naming their arena for an employment website. Fire a coach and he has a website to look for another job, looking for a coach.........check the website. Pittsburgh - Mellon Arena. Post Lemieux, pre Crosby they played like a bunch of boobs. Speaking of boobs. San Jose - HP Pavillion. In "silicone" valley the HP stands for Hot Putang. Toronto - Air Canada Centre. Toronto went with Air Canada Center because the deal gives any pro athlete booed out of the city half price airfare. Vancouver - General Motors Place. Seems odd for a city with a population that is dominately Chinese and East Indian to adopt the name of a U.S. based automaker. The only ones that don't make any sense are the Honda Center in Anaheim and GM Place in Vancouver. You should be able to trade arena sponsors and these two would make the most sense.Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641419476832636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-18080107518885452252008-02-27T09:58:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:58:00.000-05:00The HSBC Arena in Buffalo was originally the Marin...The HSBC Arena in Buffalo was originally the Marine Midland Arena (called, by some, the Marina). After a few years, HSBC (the Hong Kong and Singapore Bank Corp.), which had owned the Buffalo-based Marine Midland Bank since the 1980s, opted to rebrand the US operation under the HSBC name. The arena name changed as well, although I recall it being a move that met with local resistance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557623849149027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-53818756869198963252008-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:00The TD Banknorth "connection" to Boston comes cour...The TD Banknorth "connection" to Boston comes courtesy of mergers & acquisitions. Originally, the naming rights went to a Boston bank, the Shawmut Bank, and the arena was to be known as the Shawmut Center. Then Fleet Bank out of Providence merged with Shawmut, and it was the FleetCenter. Then TD Banknorth took over Fleet, and inherited the naming rights to the rink.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527557623849149027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-5802934155027937972008-02-07T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:19:00.000-05:00Cool stuff.GM Place - Well, companies don't need a...Cool stuff.<BR/><BR/>GM Place - Well, companies don't need a regional presence to get some advertising slapped onto an arena. Air Canada, GM, etc ... just took a good place and ran with it.<BR/><BR/>I still miss the good old days of the non-corporate names. The Palladium, etc... still, many of us refuse to use the corporate name in many instances (The Shark Tank, The Pond, The Saddledome)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882752106662170837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-78603269804643065572008-02-07T08:25:00.000-05:002008-02-07T08:25:00.000-05:00I had to dig really deep to find that information ...I had to dig really deep to find that information about Pepsi. I knew full well that the connection was about as loose as ... um ... something that's really loose. <BR/> <BR/>I can't remember details, but I have some vague recollection of a sports stadium somewhere with a telecommunications company owning the naming rights, but a rival company having the "official wireless provider" contract for the team. Does this ring a bell?d-leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772585727501344436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14559994.post-73095228657662399562008-02-07T07:48:00.000-05:002008-02-07T07:48:00.000-05:00Saying Pepsi has a regional office in GV, while tr...Saying Pepsi has a regional office in GV, while true, is no more relevant to naming the Pepsi Center after "Pepsi" than it would be to say it's named that way because there are forty Pepsi machines installed at Six Flags Elitch Gardens, which is right next door.<BR/><BR/>Pepsi has virtually zero historical ties to the Rocky Mountain region, unless you consider its (tenuous) regional dominance over Coke as the most popular soft drink brand. They bought up the naming rights to the arena to bolster their presence in the Rocky Mountain market, and for no other reason than that.<BR/><BR/>At least Pepsi was able to secure a distribution deal for their products within the Pepsi Center. For several years (not sure if it's still true), the concessions operations at nearby Coors Field sold Budweiser exclusively.Bill Purdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551076588917664774noreply@blogger.com