Naming rights for XL Center expire; venue likely to change name in 2025.

[CL82]

Three titles in a row in that building, good timing for a renewal.

Wait, they held the final four in Hartford? How did I miss that?

 

[Waquoit]

I will look back fondly at the XL era. 5 Final Fours. 4 National Championships. It even hosted a conference championship tournament.

Turns out there's 5. How could I forget the AAC tournament? Quite easily, actually. And 3 America East championships.

 

[DCT]

Maybe no one stepped up. Back to the Hartford Civic Center?

What's wrong with Veterans Memorial Coliseum

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Why not the City and State pay for the name and
Call it The Capital City Civic Center
I love Alliteration.

 

[Devland]

I agree. Somewhere between the DCU Center and the TD Garden but much closer to the DCU Center. I'll be interested to see what they can get.

I always thought it was strange that a bank with Toronto in its name own the naming rights to a Boston arena. ( TD- Toronto Dominion)

 

[zls44]

I always thought it was strange that a bank with Toronto in its name own the naming rights to a Boston arena. ( TD- Toronto Dominion)

They bought Fleet (if you go far enough back w the mergers)

 

[huskyjawz]

I always thought it was strange that a bank with Toronto in its name own the naming rights to a Boston arena. ( TD- Toronto Dominion)

The Bridgeport Amphitheater is named Hartford Healthcare and they don't even disguise it like TD does.

 

[John]

Maybe no one stepped up. Back to the Hartford Civic Center?

They can call it whatever they want, it’ll always be the Civic Center to me

 

[husky99]

My vote is the electric blue center .

 

[willie99]

The UConn Center

Nothing else matters

 

[JakeTheDog]

Just call it the Johnson & Johnson Center with all the band-aids the state puts on the place.

 

[Dove]

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Even funnier the 2nd time.

Actually wasn't funny the first time.

 

[WhartonHusky]

Stanley Black & Decker is one of largest employers in the state. Let’s hit them up. Call it The Stanley.

 

[husky8273]

They bought Fleet (if you go far enough back w the mergers)

Bank of America bought/merged with Fleet.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

They bought Fleet (if you go far enough back w the mergers)

Mergers indeed, but it was Bank of America which acquired/took over FleetBoston around 2004. Separately, Toronto Dominion bought Banknorth about the same time.

During the new Garden’s construction, Shawmut National Bank bought the Shawmut Center’s naming rights. Before it actually opened as the Fleet Center, FleetBoston acquired Shawmut.

Subsequently after BofA bought FleetBoston, the former paid the building owner to end the naming rights period early (circa mid-2000s). That’s when TD Banknorth acquired the naming rights of TD Banknorth Garden, before shortening a few years later to just TD Garden to appease Boston fans and customers.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Home Depot, time to step up with champions to promote their own Husky Tools brand

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Would be great if Honda pays for the naming rights. Civic Center has a nice ring to it.

 

[Deepster]

Actually wasn't funny the first time.

Shut up, Dove.

 

[Dove]

Shut up, Dove.

See? Now that was hysterical!!

 

[UConnRock]

If going with CT based companies, I like “Subway Center”. A national brand and shortens nicely to “The Sub”.

 

[Palatine]

The Palatine Palace.

 

[CCSUblue]

The Pez Dispenser
Xerox Arena - The Copy Center, printing championships
Big Y Center, your neighborhood arena

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CL82]

My vote is the electric blue center .

The mind boggles at the potential halftime show possibilities.

 

[Devland]

My vote is the electric blue center .

Wouldn't they have to take the top off for that?