[Admiral Beez]

Trust me we could have had a lot worse, have you heard of some of the garbage they have come up with across the border?

-Smoothie King Centre
-Vivint Smart Home Arena
-Talking Stick Resort Arena

Will I miss the ACC name myself, yes I will. Do I think the Scotiabank Arena is a horrible name? No, because I know we could have had a lot worse, just like the ones mentioned above.

My fave’s the Piss In Net.

PSINet Stadium
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-02-13/business/0202130109_1_ravens-naming-rights-stadium

 

[junctionist]

Scotiabank Place, Scotiabank Centre, Scotiabank Arena--it's unfortunate that the name is so generic.

 

[Skeezix]

Scotiabank Place, Scotiabank Centre, Scotiabank Arena--it's unfortunate that the name is so generic.

Generic on purpose.

 

[junctionist]

Even the Saddledome is now the Scotiabank Saddledome.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Scotiabank Place, Scotiabank Centre, Scotiabank Arena--it's unfortunate that the name is so generic.

My bet's on it being commonly called the Scotty by end 2019.

It's named after the Bank of Nova Scotia (New Scotland). This place is going to be the Scotty in no time.

 

[raptor]

Geez... why are people so emotional about this

 

[Skeezix]

Geez... why are people so emotional about this

????

What thread have you been reading?

 

[Skeezix]

My bet's on it being commonly called the Scotty by end 2019.

It's named after the Bank of Nova Scotia (New Scotland). This place is going to be the Scotty in no time.

Yeah, a lot of people said the same thing when the Corel Centre in Ottawa became Scotiabank Place. Also some people online were inexplicably pushing "the Bank". Until recently some people were still trying to make "The Hangar" happen for the ACC, with pretty low levels of success. Is "the Vault" a thing? I have no idea.

You may be right (although I suspect your prediction was somewhat tongue in cheek). But I find these nickname predictions to be off-the-mark, more often than not. Scotty makes me think of tissues. Or maybe the guy in Star Trek.

But I must admit I am the last one to predict how popular culture will go. So who knows.

 

[rhys17]

Just want to say, perhaps fans will refer to the arena as "Jurassic Park' when the Raptors are playing, or "Maple Leaf Square" when the Leafs are playing and otherwise. Yes they refer to the area outside the arena, but fans should figure it out.
I will see myself out...

 

[narduch]

It probably won't even have a nickname.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Just call it the bowl of despair. 50 years folks! TML fans have been disappointed for more than 50 years now. I'll just avoid the delusion that things will be different with Tavares. I'm terribly sorry.

 

[interchange42]

I'll be calling it the FixTheDamnPATHDarnItAllToHeck Centre, as I expect will many of you. Trips off the tongue, and into the penalty box.

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[Johnny Au]

Tavares and Leonard can help fix things around.

 

[G.L.17]

Historic plaques have been removed in the Galleria:

 

[interchange42]

More of that initial work to join it up to the CIBC Square PATH, from this afternoon:

It's rather dark and gloomy in here at the moment with the plaques down and half the lights off. The camera is compensating and showing it lighter than it actually is in this photo…

It feels more like this in here currently:

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