News Article: FNC Center to be KeyBank Center

[Djp]

Would you buy KFC at KBC???

 

[Endless Ike]

I miss the old Memorial Auditorium! Now the Puruna Dog Chow Arena brought to by Charnin

Corporate branding doesn't have to be crappy. Wrigley's named after chewing gum, isn't it?

 

[dotcommunism]

Corporate branding doesn't have to be crappy. Wrigley's named after chewing gum, isn't it?

Technically speaking, Wrigley field is named after William Wrigley Jr., the then owner of the team, who made his fortune with the chewing gum company.

 

[LaxSabre]

The Buffalo Sabres had just one name to call home for more than 25 years - The Aud. But since the puck dropped for the last time at Memorial Auditorium in the spring of 1996 and the team’s new arena opened that fall, the Sabres have pinned three different names on its building. Monday, city officials unveiled the arena’s fourth name, KeyBank Center. And with the new name comes a couple improvements that will enhance the experience for fans and visitors.

Here’s a look back at each name change and moments that unfolded during their time.

Rest Of The Article - http://history.buffalonews.com/2016/09/19/look-back-names-weve-called-keybank-center/

 

[MayDay]

The Buffalo Sabres had just one name to call home for more than 25 years - The Aud. But since the puck dropped for the last time at Memorial Auditorium in the spring of 1996 and the team’s new arena opened that fall, the Sabres have pinned three different names on its building. Monday, city officials unveiled the arena’s fourth name, KeyBank Center. And with the new name comes a couple improvements that will enhance the experience for fans and visitors.

Here’s a look back at each name change and moments that unfolded during their time.

Rest Of The Article - http://history.buffalonews.com/2016/09/19/look-back-names-weve-called-keybank-center/

It's crazy to think, but in just a few more years, the Sabres will have played in their current building for a longer time than they played in the Aud.

Time flies.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

The Buffalo Sabres had just one name to call home for more than 25 years - The Aud. But since the puck dropped for the last time at Memorial Auditorium in the spring of 1996 and the team’s new arena opened that fall, the Sabres have pinned three different names on its building. Monday, city officials unveiled the arena’s fourth name, KeyBank Center. And with the new name comes a couple improvements that will enhance the experience for fans and visitors.

Here’s a look back at each name change and moments that unfolded during their time.

Rest Of The Article - http://history.buffalonews.com/2016/09/19/look-back-names-weve-called-keybank-center/

Isn't it 5 for the Arena? Or are we not counting "Crossroads Arena"?

 

[Dingo44]

Isn't it 5 for the Arena? Or are we not counting "Crossroads Arena"?

I just remember that weird box they set up in the Aud as a preview of what the boxes would be like at "The Crossroads".

 

[Jeremy2020]

Well, I think we all know how the Internet poll to name the arena would go.

"Buildy McBuildingface"

It's would totally be the "Boobs Memorial Auditorium...Boobs"

 

[Afino]

I'm going to miss the Eff'n Center

 

[Afino]

Even the front marquee....it's always been centered on Washington St. Now it's centered to where you can see it from the 190 North coming downtown (and much smaller). I understand WHY, but not seeing anything walking down Washington is going to be weird.

 

[LaxSabre]

It started as a badly needed idea to replace aged Memorial Auditorium known as Crossroads Arena. It opened as Marine Midland Arena, morphed into HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center and then was christened KeyBank Center over the summer. The city's downtown hockey arena officially opened for NHL play on October 12, 1996 - exactly 20 years ago this Wednesday - with the Sabres' 6-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

In two decades of NHL hockey, there's been triumph that's led the Sabres as close as two wins from a Stanley Cup. There's been crushing disappointment, a near-tragedy, a falling scoreboard and a place for the community to gather in times of trouble. Here's a look back at some of the big moments from the arena's 20 years.

Rest Of The Article - http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/...ocial&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1475925344

 

[LaxSabre]

Jumbletron - That was the headline in The News on November 16, 1996, as the $4 million scoreboard in the new arena crashed to the ice while it was being moved shortly after the morning skate. That night's game against Boston was postponed and it took more than five months for a new board to be hung in its place.

Rest Of The Article - http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/...ocial&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1475925344

 

[LaxSabre]

 

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