BCE owns 28% of MLSE
- Pecafan Fan

yes. and 0% of the Habs, no? isn't it the building they own a peice of?

i guess "Centre" is used to promote the building as a multi-optional venue...
- DoubleDown

that arena is the centre of nothing except a cluster of 7 car dealerships.

Yeah they're only reaping the profits, which is a much, much more noble cause.
- Pecafan Fan

yes. and 0% of the Habs, no? isn't it the building they own a peice of?
- DoubleDown

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch...p-nhl-canadiens-bell.html

- hscesq

I mean, is this (frank)ing serious???

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch...p-nhl-canadiens-bell.html
- Pecafan Fan

not clicking your stupid link. just going to assume French was wrong.

not clicking your stupid link. just going to assume French was wrong.
- DoubleDown

Bell is one of the minority partners in the Molson family group, which owns the Canadiens. It has an 18 per cent share of the Montreal club, which plays at the downtown Bell Centre.

edit: also,

argument wasn't about how fitting they are as a sponsor. it's about how stupid Canadian Tire Centre sounds. it sounds like a big box store. i think using "Arena" would have been much better. or even keeping "Place". but i don't think anyone expects anything more from the Sens marketing/PR/advertising departments.
- DoubleDown

Disagree. If they used anything other than Center, people would have dropped the name all together when talking about it.

No one is going to say 'Canadian Tire Place'. That's just lame. They are just going to call it the garage or the wheelhouse or something like that.

No one wants to say Canadian Tire Center either, but by making it 'center', people will say the 'CTC' instead which at least keeps the sponsor initials rolling off people's tounges.

I mean, is this (frank)ing serious???
- Pecafan Fan

Everyone has a cause...

Disagree. If they used anything other than Center, people would have dropped the name all together when talking about it.

No one is going to say 'Canadian Tire Place'. That's just lame. They are just going to call it the garage or the wheelhouse or something like that.

No one wants to say Canadian Tire Center either, but by making it 'center', people will say the 'CTC' instead which at least keeps the sponsor initials rolling off people's tounges.
- Charliebox

what the (frank)?!?!?!

what the (frank)?!?!?!
- dt99999

Initials Dan. It's all about initials.

Disagree. If they used anything other than Center, people would have dropped the name all together when talking about it.

No one is going to say 'Canadian Tire Place'. That's just lame. They are just going to call it the garage or the wheelhouse or something like that.

No one wants to say Canadian Tire Center either, but by making it 'center', people will say the 'CTC' instead which at least keeps the sponsor initials rolling off people's tounges.
- Charliebox

i bet people start calling it The Wheelhouse. Garage is stupid. that's what Canuck fans called GM Place and they're (frank)ing idiot losers.

i bet people start calling it The Wheelhouse. Garage is stupid. that's what Canuck fans called GM Place and they're (frank)ing idiot losers.
- DoubleDown

Initials Dan. It's all about initials.
- hscesq

we were prescient in choosing our HB usernames Howard. ahead of our time....

WTF is going on ?

Guys, I think Chuckie's point is that at least Canadian Tire sells hockey equipment as compared to the other arena sponsors.

we were prescient in choosing our HB usernames Howard. ahead of our time....
- dt99999

Guys, I think Chuckie's point is that at least Canadian Tire sells hockey equipment as compared to the other arena sponsors.
- pete26

Thanks Tips.

How about that jewfro?

I'm still pondering which side I will blindly defend to the death in the Canadian Tire / Scotia Bank debate currently raging in this forum.



at times like these I feel we need Oilhab to move into the eastern time zone.
- dt99999

I can't believe it's actually a debate. Every arena in the league has a sponsorship.

question: If the Avs go for Mackinnon 1st
would Duchene and + a pick be enough to get them the 2nd overall pick too? so they can grab em both? i'm sure Florida would be just as happy with Duchene no?

I can't believe it's actually a debate. Every arena in the league has a sponsorship.
- yemrots

Joe Louis Arena

we were prescient in choosing our HB usernames Howard. ahead of our time....
- dt99999

Pfft....stormey is cutting edge.

question: If the Avs go for Mackinnon 1st
would Duchene and + a pick be enough to get them the 2nd overall pick too? so they can grab em both? i'm sure Florida would be just as happy with Duchene no?
- Habitants98

If one of their center is moved, it's Stastny. Not Duchene.

Thanks Tips.
- hscesq

yw

Also, it's pretty tough to argue that one.