Pepsi Center is now Ball Arena

[Bill Peckerskull]

Get hype in the Ballerina

Oof, it sounds even worse when you say it all together like that.

Ball Center?
Ball Place?
Ball Bin?

Any of those is better than 'Ballerina'

 

[the_fan]

 

[Balthazar]

I thought climate pledge arena was bad. This is worse.

 

[DropTheGloves]

Ball Arena? Stupid

Joe Sack-ick probably had a hand in this decision.

 

[The Kingslayer]

In the name of equality it should have been named Ball Arena at Ovary Park.

hahah f*** sakes. Im weak.

 

[MartinSkoulYa]

I wish these dumb corporations with dumb names would realize their dumb names are dumb and stop putting those dumb names on arenas. "Ball Arena". Seriously? That is like the most unimaginative name ever.

"Hey guys, we need to name an arena. What should we call it?"

15 hours later

"Ball Arena it is..."

f*** off.

I’m from Toronto, and a Raptors fan. Due to the border closure there’s talk of the Raptors playing in Louisville at the KFC Yum! Arena.

The KFC Yum! Arena.

They couldn’t have just gone KFC Arena, it’s KFC Yum! Arena, attached to what is apparently at top of the line stadium lol

My question with these arena names is, does it actually make any difference advertising wise? I mean it must based on the money being thrown about for naming rights but I’m not sure if I was ever watching a home game and thinking damn I’d really like a Pepsi. Am I going to be craving KFC Yum! Watching basketball in the new year?

 

[5280]

Lol! Never change, hfboards...

 

[McMetal]

This is one of those corporate decisions where you just know it went through a zillion board meetings to approve, and still nobody had the balls (pun absolutely intended) to stand up in a single one of them and point out the obvious innuendo.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

 

[Trinstin]

Stupid change but fitting given the year.

 

[McMetal]

Stolen from Reddit:

I hear they named it the Ballerina because of Sammy Girard's silky spins

 

[BaconNater]

Dammit this severely hurts the Avs chances of winning the cup, now we can only try to win the clinching game on the road cause no way Avs will want to hoist the Cup in Ball Arena

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

So... it’s not ‘the can’ anymore?

 

[KingSizeKirby]

Will “Pepsi Vision” now be referred to as “Ball Vision” by Mcnab now?

 

[henchman21]

Will “Pepsi Vision” now be referred to as “Ball Vision” by Mcnab now?

He's gonna at least slip up and say that when the booze hits.

 

[Avs91]

I do like the aluminum cans though. Haven’t been to Peps... ahem, Ball Arena since they implemented them (this is seriously only half a joke, I legit thought ‘Pepsi Center’ when I was having this thought )

My roommate and I also literally used to yell “ball Sakic!” out loud to each other when they Avs made a bad play, or got scored on. So there’s that.

 

[UncleRisto]

Will “Pepsi Vision” now be referred to as “Ball Vision” by Mcnab now?

TestiVision

 

[tshack]

When we win the cup:

"THE CUP HAS FINALLY MADE IT BACK HOME TO THE BALL.....S"

 

[klozge]

Oh for f***'s sake.... Is this real? Ball Arena? No. I won't buy a jersey or other merchandise until this gets changed again.

Edit: The ballerina joke comforts me a bit. Still, no money from me with this silly name.

 

[Islay1989]

Well at least it's not Smothie King Center or Tony Macaroni Arena.

 

[Avs91]

Oh for f***'s sake.... Is this real? Ball Arena? No. I won't buy a jersey or other merchandise until this gets changed again.

I can’t tell if you’re serious? Is this really a hill you’re willing to die on? I’m genuinely curious if you’re joking or actually triggered by this.

I’m not going to forgo buying a Makar jersey due to the corporate naming of a building

 

[John Mandalorian]

So... it’s not ‘the can’ anymore?

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If you want to call it “the can”, then that’s what it is.

 

[John Mandalorian]

I can’t tell if you’re serious? Is this really a hill you’re willing to die on? I’m genuinely curious if you’re joking or actually triggered by this.

I’m not going to forgo buying a Makar jersey due to the corporate naming of a building

Why is he not allowed to have a strong aversion to this without being bullied?

 

[TruePowerSlave]

What a lame name

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Stupid name, but a sign of the times we live in.

Won’t lose sleep over it, but we somehow went from a nickname like The Can... a toilet... to straight up Balls.

Shaft Arena up next.