-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Quote The Detroit Red Wings' new home will be named Little Caesars Arena. The 20,000-seat building is scheduled to open in 2017-18. The Red Wings have played in Joe Louis Arena since 1979. The announcement was made by Olympia Entertainment and Little Caesars on Thursday. Little Caesars was founded by Red Wings owners Mike and Marian Ilitch. "This sponsorship is another major investment by the Ilitch companies in Detroit, its great people and its comeback story. It's a proud day for Little Caesars, the Detroit Red Wings, our community, and for my parents Mike and Marian Ilitch," said Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. "To have their first business as the namesake of this building in their beloved hometown is an amazing tribute to their careers and their love for the people here." https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-new-building-named-little-caesars-arena/c-280502882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 LOL! Oh man, to go from Joe Louis to Little Ceasers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haikara Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Now all I can think of when I hear "red wings" is chicken wings. If only they could drop the "Little", they could be taken more seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 $&!# Pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Didn't the City of Detroit declare bankruptcy a few years ago? Nice digs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_Fan_52 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 makes sense considering the owners own the pizza franchise. If you got a better suggestion, feel free to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluralsight Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Interesting naming for an arena to replace a classic like the Joe. Belongs in the awkwardly named bunch of arenas that plague the NBA: Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland Cavaliers) Sleep Train Arena (Sacramento Kings) Smoothie King Center (New Orleans Pelicans) Talking Stick Resort Arena (Phoenix Suns) Vivint Smart Home Arena (Utah Jazz) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 That's like...The worst pizza chain out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 And Ottawa just got permission to negotiate for a downtown arena too. Detroit Edmonton Ottawa Vegas Quebec Calgary Seattle Lots of new arenas coming. Up goes the cap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Man 'Little Caesars arena' does not have a ring to it. Given the tie in with Caesar though, maybe they can do something with 'Colosseum' or something.... would make more sense at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sounds bad but given the Ilitch tie in a no brainer. Most of the owners are money grubbing whores anyway who would sell naming rights to anyone for the right amount. What next Tampa Bay Tampons Arena? Still can't believe the National Hokey League hasn't sold advertising rights yet on the uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, Canuck_Fan_52 said: makes sense considering the owners own the pizza franchise. If you got a better suggestion, feel free to share. Pizza Hutt Pavillion Panago Place Dominoes Arena Papa Johns Pizza Party Palace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Soldier Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Doesn't annoy me the way that Jobing.com Arena did. And as mentioned higher up, the Smoothie King Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I would deal with the embarrassment of an arena being named that if the Canucks could trade ownership with the Red Wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 25 minutes ago, theminister said: And Ottawa just got permission to negotiate for a downtown arena too. Detroit Edmonton Ottawa Vegas Quebec Calgary Seattle Lots of new arenas coming. Up goes the cap! No new arena for Calgary in the near future. Government doesn't want to throw tax dollars into a new home for billionaire owners in tough economic times. Especially for a game that the average joe who pays those taxes can't afford to bring his family to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 6 minutes ago, Johnny Shotgun said: No new arena for Calgary in the near future. Government doesn't want to throw tax dollars into a new home for billionaire owners in tough economic times. Especially for a game that the average joe who pays those taxes can't afford to bring his family to. That's their opinion today. Tomorrow it will change. Calgary is only a matter of time, and it's all posturing between Edwards, the city and the province. That building will come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILL BILL NECRO Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Canuck_Fan_52 said: makes sense considering the owners own the pizza franchise. If you got a better suggestion, feel free to share. Pizza hut and Dominos suck arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 So should we expect a new arena in Vancouver around 2025? I'm sure the Aquillini's could sucker the city and the province into paying for most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Once the Redwings move into their new Arena, Calgary will have the oldest NHL arena next to NYR, MSG which just had a huge renovation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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