beerme1 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Should really be Pegulaville. I mean, Kraft already has Hockeyville so that's taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Should really be Pegulaville. I mean, Kraft already has Hockeyville so that's taken.PEGULArena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Dumb marketing hits on fan loyalty, no one will care about other events there besides hockey. Eliminates name recognition, irritates hockey fans too. Dumb on many levels. Should call it Peg Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yep. Pegsylvania, too. Terry owns the earth, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsaberks Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I do wonder what the price is. $1,000,000 per year? You'd think Terry would just bank it, "hockey heaven" and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I do wonder what the price is. $1,000,000 per year? You'd think Terry would just bank it, "hockey heaven" and all that. If he uses the revenue to put back into the team/scouting/facilities then I don't give a what they call the arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Nope, not until the last penny has been fracked. As though he's the only owner who sells naming rights... It's still the MMarena to me. ;) The rest of you can call it whatever the #### you want. :P The MMA would not approve. I do like "The Bank". but I was fond of the FN Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I am told that my exclusive, inside sources are telling me that the whole deal is about to be scuttled as banking regulators carefully examining the application discovered that the address of the arena was listed as Neo Seymour Knox Plaza III. #gimmejimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I tweeted out "the bank" yesterday. This way we just keep the name everytime a bank changes its name or merges. In keeping with the bank theme, and paying homage to the founders, not to mention it sounding cool, how about fort knox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 I tweeted out "the bank" yesterday. This way we just keep the name everytime a bank changes its name or merges. In keeping with the bank theme, and paying homage to the founders, not to mention it sounding cool, how about fort knox? That is actually rather clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd1001 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 I'm going to really miss the name First Niagara Center. To me, it was the best name for any arena/stadium for the area. Even though it was named after the bank, the fact it had the name "Niagara" in it was great...it had something to do with the region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 :lol: :lol: @LindyRuffsTie May 11 Does this make Jack Eichel the Keymaster? Who is the Gatekeeper? #Sabres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Nope, not until the last penny has been fracked. He doesn't own the arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 He doesn't own the arena. Who gets the naming rights money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Good question. I suppose it depends on what the lease says. The default assumption would be the owner gets that money (Erie County). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Good question. I suppose it depends on what the lease says. The default assumption would be the owner gets that money (Erie County). Uh, clearly it's the Sabres. Eleven has been goofy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Uh, clearly it's the Sabres. The who now? We agree that Erie County owns the arena, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 The who now? We agree that Erie County owns the arena, yes? Clearly it's the Sabres who get the naming rights money. The Sabres lease the arena. I don't know what Eleven was driving at. My reply was somewhat incredulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Clearly it's the Sabres who get the naming rights money. The Sabres lease the arena. I don't know what Eleven was driving at. My reply was somewhat incredulous. Clear how? I've never negotiated a lease deal where naming rights were of value. And I've never seen the Sabres lease with the Erie County IDA. If the principal tenant of such a building were to have the right to receive that money, the owner would hafta give it to them, I suspect. Late addition: Well, I'll be derned. H/t, PA. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2011/08/26/Facilities/First-Niagara.aspx Vogl notes the deal "bring the Sabres significantly more cash than their previous contract," which had HSBC "set to pay $24 million during the course of a 20-year deal that began in 1995." Sabres President Ted Black said, "It's revenue that we hadn't anticipated. It's not plugged into our budget, so we're just taking advantage of a great opportunity." He added, "We're going to have a group of people on both sides that are used to doing things pretty quickly, pretty aggressively, without a lot of red tape, so we're going to probably be able to do a lot of marketing things together that are maybe outside of the box." The Sabres "goal is to have all the signage changed by the team's home opener on Oct. 14" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I take no credit. It's a no-brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Huh. I had no idea. I know thought that Erie County received the money from Rich, too. Edited May 16, 2016 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I take no credit. It's a no-brainer. Careful there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Careful there. I was busting on myself not you. Really -- you sharp men of the world didn't know the Sabres got the dough?! Huh. I had no idea. I know thought that Erie County received the money from Rich, too. It sure seems like the owner of the building should get the dough. Man, these sports owners have quite a racket going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I was busting on myself not you. You're a clever fella. I can't always pick up on these things. you sharp men of the world didn't know the Sabres got the dough?! I never gave it much thought. Unlike some. *Ahem* It sure seems like the owner of the building should get the dough. Man, these sports owners have quite a racket going. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 So now that we've found the money trail, please allow me to take this thread in a different, but relevant, direction: What changes would you like to see at the arena next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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