SkiFreak Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Known temporarily as Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics, the home of the Vancouver Canucks is getting a name change: GM Place renamed Rogers ArenaLast Updated: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 | 2:21 PM PT The home of the Vancouver Canucks will be called Rogers Arena, the team has announced. Canadian telecommunications and cable giant Rogers Communications Inc. finalized the 10-year deal to buy the naming rights to the former GM Place Tuesday, the Canucks said in a statement. The ice rink on the edge of downtown Vancouver has been called GM Place since it opened in 1995. The team and the stadium are owned by the Aquilini Investment Group. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, the facility was temporarily renamed Canada Hockey Place to comply with Olympic guidelines. General Motors will still be an active sponsor but will confine its advertising to inside the stadium, the team said. Article: CBC: GM Place renamed Rogers Arena I'm not too keen on the idea of corporate sponsors having facilities like this named after them. It's happened here in Kelowna too with the home of the Kelowna Rockets, when Skyreach bailed and was renamed to Prospera Place. It takes awhile to get people to adjust to the new names. In Vancouver, all these years have gone by and it's great to know the Pacific Coliseum is still known as the Pacific Coliseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 That's because Pacific Coliseum is old and is the city's secondary venue. We'll get used to the new name. It isn't the first time a venue has changed names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 That's because Pacific Coliseum is old and is the city's secondary venue. We'll get used to the new name. It isn't the first time a venue has changed names. At least it wasn't renamed to Xwayxway Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I don't mind corporate names, of course it depends on the company (e.g. Hooters Arena). With that said, I would have much preferred Telus Centre. Rogers already has naming rights over Toronto's former SkyDome, now called "Rogers Centre". Expect a new corporate name for BC Place next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I don't mind corporate names, of course it depends on the company (e.g. Hooters Arena). With that said, I would have much preferred Telus Centre. Rogers already has naming rights over Toronto's former SkyDome, now called "Rogers Centre". Expect a new corporate name for BC Place next year. But Hooters arena has a nice ring to it, and there'd be some great cheerleaders! With regards to BC Place, I wouldn't be surprised one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 But Hooters arena has a nice ring to it, and there'd be some great cheerleaders! With regards to BC Place, I wouldn't be surprised one bit. Female cheerleaders...not my thing, loll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 As a legacy, just go baack to calling it Canada Hockey Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichi Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I guess I have to get used to this name change, too. Why did Rogers took over General Motors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I guess I have to get used to this name change, too. Why did Rogers took over General Motors? Likely because GM pulled out because of its current finances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I guess I have to get used to this name change, too. Why did Rogers took over General Motors? here's the reason:Canucks Sports & Entertainment and General Motors of Canada Limited announce new sponsor partnership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walei Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 The name change is alright seeing how it's from one corporate name to another. I still cannot get use to Toronto's Sky Dome renamed to Roger's Centre. Sky Dome was such an iconic name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 It's official, BC Place Stadium will also be given a new corporate name next year: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Place+next+Vancouver+sports+palace+name/3247500/story.html#ixzz0t35yEgXp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 It's official, BC Place Stadium will also be given a new corporate name next year: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Place+next+Vancouver+sports+palace+name/3247500/story.html#ixzz0t35yEgXp Wasn't the original name of BC Place: "The Stadium at BC Place"? I'm pretty sure I read it in some marketing material at some point way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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