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Originally Posted by Table 5
Considering the amount of money the public put it, it would've been nice to name the arena after something or someone with local history (like we used to do with public buildings). Or perhaps atleast someone who was part of Flames lore...Gaudreau, Bearcat, Hotchkiss, King etc...
Nope, gotta max that revenue.
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That would be nice but sadly that ship has long sailed.
Think of the iconic stadiums and arenas that are no more. Astrodome, Shea, Silverdome, Joe Louis, Three Rivers, Veterans, the Forum... Seems like in all cases, the name dies with it. Locals still call it Mile High in Denver, that's one of the few I can think of. I'm sure in places like Montreal and Toronto they dropped the Gardens and Forum part of the name to be sure the corporate sponsor name was prominent.
Now a cynic would say that if they didn't sell the naming rights to this place, the taxpayers would have paid more.