The New Little Caesers Arena Megathread

[chances14]

while this will be good for the city of detroit, this is pretty bad for auburn hills. hopefully it's not silverdome 2.0

 

[ElysiumAB]

What? You think because they share the same building, Wings games are all of a sudden going to be over taken with basketball fans?

Wait until the Wings lose 5-10 games in a row and the Pistons win 5-10 games in a row...

Hopefully it happens during the first period when there aren't enough people there to be loud enough to hear on the tv broadcast.

The state of the new arena is sad. I hold out hope since it was designed by the same folks that did Rogers Place (Edmonton's new barn)... but so far it looks like they used all their good ideas there.

Having a pizza logo on the roof and basketball banners in the rafters is a real turn off.

 

[Retire91]

while this will be good for the city of detroit, this is pretty bad for auburn hills. hopefully it's not silverdome 2.0

Its right next to a landfill maybe they can just fill it with garbage

I would think the wings have enough of a legacy to have their own stadium. The cooperate arena name, bait and switch to making the roof an advertising billboard, and now sharing with another sport are all a big bummer. But at the end of the day its just win for a Detroit, just at the sacrifice for those that bleed red. (lol wait we all bleed red).

 

[chances14]

Its right next to a landfill maybe they can just fill it with garbage

I would think the wings have enough of a legacy to have their own stadium. The cooperate arena name, bait and switch to making the roof an advertising billboard, and now sharing with another sport are all a big bummer. But at the end of the day its just win for a Detroit, just at the sacrifice for those that bleed red. (lol wait we all bleed red).

all the other original 6 teams share their arenas with basketball teams with the exception of montreal.

it's just the way things are now. it sucks but people need to get over it

 

[ElysiumAB]

all the other original 6 teams share their arenas with basketball teams with the exception of montreal.

it's just the way things are now. it sucks but people need to get over it

So, 4 teams?... so?

The handling of fhe new arena, so far, seems poorly done... I think people have a right to voice their displeasure online and with where they choose to spend their money.

Hey Hey Pizzatown!

 

[chances14]

So, 4 teams?... so?

The handling of fhe new arena, so far, seems poorly done... I think people have a right to voice their displeasure online and with where they choose to spend their money.

Hey Hey Pizzatown!

the point is most teams share their arenas with other teams now, regardless of team legacies. just because the wings are an original 6 team doesn't make them immune to the modern sports business practices. you can complain all you want about it, but that's the landscape of modern sports so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone it's going down this way with the wings new arena

 

[jkutswings]

the point is most teams share their arenas with other teams now, regardless of team legacies. you can complain all you want about it, but that's the landscape of modern sports so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone it's going down this way with the wings new arena

Yet another reason to watch sports on tv and not support the publicly financed playpens of billionaires.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

all the other original 6 teams share their arenas with basketball teams with the exception of montreal.

it's just the way things are now. it sucks but people need to get over it

As a fan I can talk about how I dislike it as much as I want.

I think most fans understand that the sport is becoming more commercialized and more stale as time goes on. But it doesn't mean we have to just accept it and not express our disappointment with that reality.

 

[ElysiumAB]

the point is most teams share their arenas with other teams now, regardless of team legacies. just because the wings are an original 6 team doesn't make them immune to the modern sports business practices. you can complain all you want about it, but that's the landscape of modern sports so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone it's going down this way with the wings new arena

The public is also paying for a portion of the arena, are they not?

This was not sold as a dual-sport arena until just now.

 

[Retire91]

Don't worry the additional revenue they make from basketball will cover the portion that was going to be publicly funded and that will be returned, oh wait...

 

[ArGarBarGar]

The funny part was whoever was doing the press conference yesterday said "Well for the price of 34 million extra you are getting so much value, because think about how much it would cost to bring them in later!"

It shouldn't cost the taxpayers anything, you ass, and it isn't like this merger was something that came out of the blue in the first place.

 

[GBFP]

^It shouldn't. But if Gores says "I want a new arena and am willing to move the team for the best deal" you can bet he'd have more than a few cities knocking on his door to poach the Pistons. $34M is really cheap to all but secure the Pistons in Detroit for at least the next 20 years. Any city in America would jump at acquiring an NBA franchise in their city for $34M.

The ugly deal is still the original arena deal. Gores and Gilbert better not come with hat in hand looking for city funding for their MLS Stadium in the near future either.

 

[Suavecito]

Little Caesar's logo instead of that winged wheel --> Pistons moving in --> ... For sure not the last surprise.

Dennis Rodman will drop the puck at the Red Wings 1st home game for the 2017/2018 season.

 

[jkutswings]

Dennis Rodman will drop the puck at the Red Wings 1st home game for the 2017/2018 season.

Puck?!? That's SO last year. They'll be using a basketball for all home games from now on. I hear that the goalies have fully endorsed the change.

 

[Syckle78]

Put hoops at the bottom of the netting behind the goals. If the puck goes into the netting and comes down through the hoop it's worth two goals. Obviously if it's shot behind the blue line it's worth three. Boom,increased scoring!

 

[avssuc]

So, 4 teams?... so?

The handling of fhe new arena, so far, seems poorly done... I think people have a right to voice their displeasure online and with where they choose to spend their money.

Hey Hey Pizzatown!

Love it. That better be the new slogan.

The funny part was whoever was doing the press conference yesterday said "Well for the price of 34 million extra you are getting so much value, because think about how much it would cost to bring them in later!"

It shouldn't cost the taxpayers anything, you ass, and it isn't like this merger was something that came out of the blue in the first place.

Thought this thread couldn't get any better, but this kinda stuff is gold.

Has there been any mention of this in the media up there, or is it just the same old line?

 

[redvvingsfan]

The refrigeration equipment for the ice is being installed.....

LCA virtual venue: http://redwings.io-media.com/web/index.html

You can get a 360 degree view from every seat in the arena. Look at the slope of the upper level seats, the place is gonna be very intimate especially with the sound bouncing off the gondola seats.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

The refrigeration equipment for the ice is being installed.....

LCA virtual venue: http://redwings.io-media.com/web/index.html

You can get a 360 degree view from every seat in the arena. Look at the slope of the upper level seats, the place is gonna be very intimate especially with the sound bouncing off the gondola seats.

Almost seems to me that you're going to pay 108$ min for a good seat...everything else looks very far away and distant. IMO

 

[Vladdy84]

Almost seems to me that you're going to pay 108$ min for a good seat...everything else looks very far away and distant. IMO

Normal middle class fan gets screwed. Shocker.

 

[Bench]

Almost seems to me that you're going to pay 108$ min for a good seat...everything else looks very far away and distant. IMO

Always hard for me to tell from these photos. Perspective from photography is different than the human eye.

I've gone to games in stadiums where the seat photos looked pretty "meh" but getting there the views were much better than I anticipated.

 

[jkutswings]

Am I reading that correctly? The cheapest seat in the house is $50?

I might have missed a price point in there somewhere, but if the above is true, then the only way I'm entering that building is if I win the tickets in a contest or at work. I wouldn't pay $100 for two regular season tickets to see a GOOD team, let alone this one.

 

[Ezekial]

Am I reading that correctly? The cheapest seat in the house is $50?

The 215-223 sections top rows are $40 a piece.

They came out with a preliminary pricing in June that said upper bowl would cost $40-65. Seems the range is 40-60 now.

 

[TheMule93]

Am I reading that correctly? The cheapest seat in the house is $50?

I might have missed a price point in there somewhere, but if the above is true, then the only way I'm entering that building is if I win the tickets in a contest or at work. I wouldn't pay $100 for two regular season tickets to see a GOOD team, let alone this one.

Demand will be up with people wanting to check out the new facility regardless of the product on the ice. High prices isn't unsurprising. If the team remains bad I'd expect prices to drop quite sharply in the coming years.

 

[SirloinUB]

Am I reading that correctly? The cheapest seat in the house is $50?

I might have missed a price point in there somewhere, but if the above is true, then the only way I'm entering that building is if I win the tickets in a contest or at work. I wouldn't pay $100 for two regular season tickets to see a GOOD team, let alone this one.

You Americans sure are lucky. Gotta spend at least 100 CDN to get through the door in Edmonton.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Always hard for me to tell from these photos. Perspective from photography is different than the human eye.

I've gone to games in stadiums where the seat photos looked pretty "meh" but getting there the views were much better than I anticipated.

Very true. Wonder if the price to a Pistons game will be similar. They can add seats when they take the boards down correct? I've heard basketball games are pretty entertaining..