[mike313]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/07/06/bc-canucks-gm-place-renamed.html


The home of the Vancouver Canucks will no longer be called GM Place, the team announced Tuesday morning.

General Motors will move its sponsorship activity inside the stadium, and new title sponsor for the facility will be reportedly be announced later Tuesday.

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.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/07/06/bc-canucks-gm-place-renamed.html#ixzz0svUJ8LnW



Confirmed: Rogers Arena

[Jsunu]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/07/06/bc-canucks-gm-place-renamed.html





Rumor: it will be called Telus Place

God I hope not, Telus place sounds horrible!

[Tim Budong]

@bobmackin: General Motors Place getting new name. Source says Telus will not be new naming rights holder. #canucks

[Vansterdam]

oh shit

telus place

located preety near

the telus sphere!

god that sounds gay

[Vansterdam]

@bobmackin: General Motors Place getting new name. Source says Telus will not be new naming rights holder. #canucks

thank god

[Jsunu]

thank god

+1, i hated how they changed science world to telus world of science. To me is, and will always be science world.

[woob]

To me is, and will always be science world.

Forever.

[mb_]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/07/06/bc-canucks-gm-place-renamed.html





Rumor: it will be called Telus Place

LOL from CDC:

"Great. Now the refs will have to sit on hold for 45 minutes before the war room picks up. "

Referring to Telus Place

[PiuYi]

Geely Place? :p

[freakshow]

i hated how they changed science world to telus world of science.Doesn't Science World owe its continued existence to Telus?

[Vansterdam]

gotta admit it be preety epic if they did name it to canada hockey place lol

[johny]

probbaly some stupid native name... stanley park is next...

[FN-2199]

probbaly some stupid native name... stanley park is next...

Telus park. Bahahah
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[Greenstoner]

+1, i hated how they changed science world to telus world of science. To me is, and will always be science world.

LOL.. when was this changed?? I honestly didnt know about that until you posted..

Science world is always science world

[TekDragon]

LOL.. when was this changed?? I honestly didnt know about that until you posted..

Science world is always science world

July 20, 2005. Almost 5 years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_World_(Vancouver)

[Greenstoner]

July 20, 2005. Almost 5 years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_World_(Vancouver)

Thats nuts ... still a news to me


on topic - I dont mind they changed the "place" to "center" ...

Shaw center is the only thing came to my mind lol

[murd0c]

I didn't know about science world having a different name as well LOL
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[124Y]

Damn lol
Telus place sounds retarded.
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[bsftong]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rogers-taking-over-gm-place-sponsorship/article1630281/

Globe and Mail's story says Rogers will be the new sponsor

[taylor192]

TnT place, all food vendors will serve asian cuisine.

[Not really racist!]

Rogers Place?
Rogers Centre?
Rogers Stadium?

[Jsunu]

Doesn't Science World owe its continued existence to Telus?

I understand that, but they could have left the name and added hosted by telus etc. At least it is better than "telus sphere"

[veeh]

Rogers Centre is the home of the Toronto Blue Jays...
so that won't be it...

[LUUUUUUUU]

holy fffffffffffackkkk

[LG Hunter]

Trevor Linden's house

[Sid Vicious]

watch it get named jim pattison place or some shit like that

[insomniac]

Rogers Place?
Rogers Centre?
Rogers Stadium?

at least any of these would be better than
Telus centre
Telus Stadium
Telus place :(

[jpark]

sounds like shit :rolleyes:

[Greenstoner]

Rogers arena is official

[StylinRed]

I detest corporate names... its pretty pathetic be classy name it something without your corporate name in it... and plaster a couple corporate logos on the interior if you really want people to know

[hotjoint]

Rogers Arena huh?

[dhari]

rogers arena?!!? it sucks!

[Strzelec]

The refs are gonne have even more missed and dropped calls now..

[Kaolinite]

^ hahahaha

[TRDood]

^LOL

[FerrariEnzo]

watch the inside get plastered with rogers posters!

besides, how is the reception in there.. if it has bad reception, man thats gotta be embarrassing.

[RRxtar]

watch Shaw buy the naming rights to BC Place when its completed.

[PiuYi]

grosss Rogers Arena... wtf

possible nickname: The Big Ger

[TOS'd]

Oh well, I'm still going to call it GM Place. Just like how I still call it Science World.

[Volvo-brickster]

no longer calling it the garage will be weird

i will now cringe when the chinese news reporters with the piss poor accented english call it the "loa jaa see" center

dear god...

[riccof]

BOOO-URNs.

Guess it's better than what Nashville's Stadium used to be called. "GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER"

[rice cooker]

i heard its only 2mil/year for the naming rights. i dont know much about arena/stadium naming rights but 2mil/year is not that much for orca bay ent. they could have had a cooler name like canuck place or sth

[RRxtar]

GM was paying $844,366/year.

to compare to other NHL only:
Corel Center Ottawa Senators $878,142
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville Predators $4 million
HP Pavilion San Jose Sharks $3.1 million
Office Depot Center Florida Panthers $1.4 million
Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary Flames $1 million
RBC Center Carolina Hurricanes $4 million
Xcel Energy Center Minnesota Wild $3 million

NHL/NBA
Air Canada Centre Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors $1.5 million
American Airlines Center Dallas Mavericks, Stars $6.5 million
America West Arena America West Phoenix Suns, Coyotes, $866,667
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers $1.4 million
MCI Center Wash. Wizards, Caps $2.2 million
Pepsi Center Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche $3.4 million
Staples Center Los Angeles Lakers, Kings, Clippers $5.8 million
United Center Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls $1.8 million
Phillips Arena Atlanta Hawks, Thrashers $9.3 million

NFL/MLB

Bank of America Stadium Carolina Panthers $7 million
Reliant Stadium Houston Texans $10 million
Minute Maid Park Houston Astros $6 million
FedEx Field Washington Redskins $7.6 million
Safeco Field Seattle Mariners $2 million

[RRxtar]

.

[Mercy]

GM was paying $844,366/year.

to compare to other NHL only:
Corel Center Ottawa Senators $878,142
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville Predators $4 million
HP Pavilion San Jose Sharks $3.1 million
Office Depot Center Florida Panthers $1.4 million
Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary Flames $1 million
RBC Center Carolina Hurricanes $4 million
Xcel Energy Center Minnesota Wild $3 million
Bank of America Stadium Carolina Panthers $7 million

NHL/NBA
Air Canada Centre Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors $1.5 million
American Airlines Center Dallas Mavericks, Stars $6.5 million
America West Arena America West Phoenix Suns, Coyotes, $866,667
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers $1.4 million
MCI Center Wash. Wizards, Caps $2.2 million
Pepsi Center Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche $3.4 million
Staples Center Los Angeles Lakers, Kings, Clippers $5.8 million
United Center Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls $1.8 million

Wut?

[akalic]

Wut?

http://www.panthers.com/

[JSALES]

i'm still gonna call it GM Place

[RRxtar]

Wut?
woops. that was supposed to go under a different list that i gave up on

[FerrariEnzo]

haha if i wont the LottoMax jackpot, i would rename it to my name! :D

too bad i didnt win it :(

[InvisibleSoul]

The Garage became The Phonebooth

[canucksfan]

I like "The Cell", sounds badass

The phonebooth is already Verizon Centre's nickname in Washington.

[Graeme S]

I was hoping they'd do something like "Canada Won Gold Here Centre".

[bcrdukes]

watch the inside get plastered with rogers posters!

besides, how is the reception in there.. if it has bad reception, man thats gotta be embarrassing.

It's pretty good. They built the world's best indoor coverage network so far and if the 2010 Vancouver Olympics couldn't prove it, I don't know what else will.

[tgill]

The Garage became The Phonebooth
24hours has already coined it as "The Call Centre"

Great fit for the canucks & their stanley cup hopes, because it takes a long ass time for rogers to answer ur call.

[TRD Rs200]

ewww, Rogers Arena sounds gay, Rogers Centre sounds better

[b0unce. [?]]

"Canuck Place" like the charity organization

[FerrariEnzo]

haha The Call Center

if telus got it, it would surely be called The PhoneBooth

[keifun]

ewww, Rogers Arena sounds gay, Rogers Centre sounds better

yeah..but its too bad theres already a Rogers centre in toronto (Blue Jays' home) aka. Skydome.

[iwantaskyline]

The Sugar Mill :p

http://www.indianhouseofspices.com/images/rogers%202kg%20sugar.jpg

[TRD Rs200]

^LOL

[FerrariEnzo]

THE DOGHOUSE!!!

since robbers own fido.. and its a pic of a dog and the doghouse!!!

or

ROBBERS! hahaha

[!LittleDragon]

"The Deadzone"

[CP.AR]

When Orca threatens to cancel the deal in several years time I wonder what kind of retention plan they will get?

[FerrariEnzo]

When Orca threatens to cancel the deal in several years time I wonder what kind of retention plan they will get?

probably not going to get much unless they extend their contracts

[freakshow]

I understand that, but they could have left the name and added hosted by telus etc. At least it is better than "telus sphere"That's exactly what they did.. it's official (long) name is "Science World at Telus World of Science. Go to the website, in addition to the URL, they still call it Science World everywhere!

[snowball]

The kiosk

[MR_BIGGS]

The Puck Drops Here! Just like our Calls!

[Gridlock]

That's exactly what they did.. it's official (long) name is "Science World at Telus World of Science. Go to the website, in addition to the URL, they still call it Science World everywhere!

I would imagine that they would pay less for the naming rights given that it is going to be shortened to "Science World" and the impact on their brand would be negligible. No one really associates Science World with Telus.

Read today that BC Place is pimping out their naming rights as well. I would probably assume that Telus would now be very interested in that as an investment.

[iEatClams]

Read today that BC Place is pimping out their naming rights as well. I would probably assume that Telus would now be very interested in that as an investment.

I hope Budweiser becomes a sponsor. . .. And BC PLACE gets renamed BC BUD Place

[Senna4ever]

Retarded Customer Service Centre?

[Domani]

I would imagine that they would pay less for the naming rights given that it is going to be shortened to "Science World" and the impact on their brand would be negligible. No one really associates Science World with Telus.

Read today that BC Place is pimping out their naming rights as well. I would probably assume that Telus would now be very interested in that as an investment.

that would suck if BC place was renamed, beside it's owned by prov government, i doubt it would go through.

[MG1]

The Sugar Mill :p

http://www.indianhouseofspices.com/images/rogers%202kg%20sugar.jpg

Rogers should sue Rogers. It's like Olympia Pizza vs IOC/VANOC.


"Sugar Shack?"

[Gridlock]

that would suck if BC place was renamed, beside it's owned by prov government, i doubt it would go through.

Just relaying what I read.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Place+next+line+corporate+moniker/3249658/story.html

Makes sense..exposure to soccer and football fans. Plus I suspect you will see a lot more other uses for the facility once the renos are done. Open sky concert anyone? BC Place has seating for what 60k? Add to that seating on the field and you could have a concert in town enjoyed by 75k+ people.

[FerrariEnzo]

Rogers should sue Rogers. It's like Olympia Pizza vs IOC/VANOC.
haha which rogers should sue? The sugar rogers is been around for a long time.. they should be the only ones called Rogers

[rice cooker]

i wonder what company is gonna pay to have their name on bc place. only the bc lions play there. no exposure to the states at all.

[iwantaskyline]

i wonder what company is gonna pay to have their name on bc place. only the bc lions play there. no exposure to the states at all.

WhiteCaps will play there. They will play against plenty of american MLS teams and I'm sure we'll get a friendly with a big Euro club once a year.