Key Bank Center aka The FNC

[beerme1]

Should really be Pegulaville. I mean, Kraft already has Hockeyville so that's taken.

[sodbuster]

Should really be Pegulaville. I mean, Kraft already has Hockeyville so that's taken.

PEGULArena

[North Buffalo]

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.

[Stoner]

Yep. Pegsylvania, too. Terry owns the earth, too.

[bcsaberks]

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.

[Derrico]

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.

[LTS]

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.

[Stoner]

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

[russ]

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?

[thewookie1]

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

[mjd1001]

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.

[WildCard]

:lol:  :lol:

@LindyRuffsTie  May 11

Does this make Jack Eichel the Keymaster? Who is the Gatekeeper? #Sabres

[Eleven]

Nope, not until the last penny has been fracked.

 

He doesn't own the arena.

[Stoner]

He doesn't own the arena.

Who gets the naming rights money?

[That Aud Smell]

Good question.

 

I suppose it depends on what the lease says.

 

The default assumption would be the owner gets that money (Erie County).

[Stoner]

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.

[That Aud Smell]

Uh, clearly it's the Sabres. 

 

The who now?

 

We agree that Erie County owns the arena, yes?

[Stoner]

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.

[That Aud Smell]

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" 

[Stoner]

I take no credit. It's a no-brainer.

[Eleven]

Huh.  I had no idea.  I know thought that Erie County received the money from Rich, too.

Edited May 16, 2016 by Eleven

[That Aud Smell]

I take no credit. It's a no-brainer.

 

Careful there. 

[Stoner]

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.

[That Aud Smell]

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.

[Eleven]

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?