UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
Yes.So instead of “the can” is it now “the sack”?
Yes.So instead of “the can” is it now “the sack”?
Corporate sponsorship of venues in North America (and its increasing proliferation in Europe) is strange to me. Not being North American there have been cases of arenas named after things I didn't know were things, some that were boring enough to be inoffensive, and some that were flat out hilarious.
Jobing.com Arena, Gaylord Entertainment Center and... what was Florida's called? BB&T Arena? These are obviously hilarious. Little Caesars Arena also sounds quite pathetic given the scale and sophistication of the new building.
Pepsi Center is... well, it's Pepsi. We get it. Other current NHL venues like Bridgestone Arena and Honda Center are just there, and I wouldn't give them any further thought.
Arizona's current effort of Gila River Arena, Tampa's Amalie Arena and something like Anaheim's previous Arrowhead Pond don't seem as blatant to me because not only do I not have a clue what the business they're named after are, there's something natural and non-commercial sounding about them. Gila River just sounds like a geographical reference, Amalie is probably a person's name and Arrowhead could easily be a place name. There are other NHL venues today that I wouldn't associate immediately with a corporation just based on the name, although I realise Bell Centre and Rogers Place are going to mean different things to Canadians.
"Ball Arena," well, where you do even f***ing start. The only reason I know what the Ball Corporation is is because I watch Avalanche games on Altitude and know they make recyclable beer cups. On the one hand they're not a ubiquitous corporate name like a Pepsi or a Bridgestone, on the other hand they absolutely do not fall under the non-specific, not-necessarily-corporate criteria. Truly, the worst of all worlds.
I vote we do a fundraiser and buy the naming rights. We could call it the Big Fat Snake Eat Pierre Lacroix Memorial Hockey Arena.
That's it, but the sponsor is a group of tribal casinos in the Gila River area.Gila River just sounds like a geographical reference,
Motor oil.Amalie is probably a person's name
The thing about Arrowhead is, I thought about whether I know what they make and I thought aerospace, but actually it turns out they make bottled water.and Arrowhead could easily be a place name.
Avs teabag opponents at Ball Arena, while the Rapids wipe opposing clubs at Summer's Eve Centre.In the name of equality it should have been named Ball Arena at Ovary Park.
What if we suck at the ball arena
Yeah and you have a headache, I get it.tough to get your mouth around.
I’m not that old, but Ball has been around a loooong time. Seriously some people haven’t heard of them?
My girlfriend works for Ball Aerospace!
It is strange that the former nickname "the can" is now actually more fitting. We have changed sponsors from a global unhealthy beverage and snack corporation to a global aluminum beverage packaging and aerospace corporation.
I do have to admit though, "Ball Arena" is tough to get your mouth around. However I remember thinking "the Pepsi Center" was a terrible name. And it still is, we've just gotten used to it.
I don't really understand why Ball would want a stadium named after it though. No one even notices when cans are made by ball (most of them) as the logo on the can is tiny and hidden. It's like a bulk steel sheet company advertising directly to car consumers.
Does anyone here feel like purchasing any multi million dollar sattelite sensors?
Funny you should mention those...Thank you Ball Corp. Look forward to hopefully drinking beer out of your aluminum re-usable cans at the Ball (Sack) Arena soon.
Yup, the partnership make sense. I can get behind that corporation more so than Pepsi. And also who wouldnt want to pair with the giant corporation that is Stan Kroenke.Funny you should mention those...
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