The XL Center is now People's Bank Arena. *nm*

[GampelGladiator]

Hopefully it will be PeoplesBank Rink for Wolfpack games...

 

[Windham4th]

I hear you, I went over the 'Tappen Zee' bridge last week. It will remain TZ till my generation dies.

It will always be the Chimpan Zee Bridge to me.

 

[UCLJ0211]

I hear you, I went over the 'Tappen Zee' bridge last week. It will remain TZ till my generation dies.

I will always call it the “Tappan Zee brakes” bridge.

 

[husky8273]

I hear you, I went over the 'Tappen Zee' bridge last week. It will remain TZ till my generation dies.

and the "Triborough" bridge

 

[Scoe]

Peoples Bank Arena is a fine name.

Not for me its not, it's always the Civic Center.

 

[Waquoit]

Not for me its not, it's always the Civic Center.

Do you get there in a horseless carriage?

 

[DSquiz]

 

[UCLJ0211]

I’m sure these clubs will look nice once finished, just wish the general population could utilize them. I wonder how much it will ease congestion in the main concourse.

 

[Viet Vet]

I hear you, I went over the 'Tappen Zee' bridge last week. It will remain TZ till my generation dies.

Me too, although it's Tappan Zee.

 

[Viet Vet]

No one is actually gonna call it peoples bank are they smdh, it’s always the Civic Center to me, even the XL Center is a way better name then calling it Peoples Bank.

Be interesting to see if "The Peep" has legs.

 

[Waquoit]

Be interesting to see if "The Peep" has legs.

I like PBA.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Be interesting to see if "The Peep" has legs.

So would we be going to see a “peep show” in that case?

 

[CTBasketball]

Thru work I was able to take a tour of the building, and in my opinion these will be very nice additions.

 

[DSquiz]

Thru work I was able to take a tour of the building, and in my opinion these will be very nice additions.

See/hear anything interesting that hasn’t been reported before?

 

[Bomber36]

Be interesting to see if "The Peep" has legs.

I just got used to calling it the XL.

 

[CTBasketball]

See/hear anything interesting that hasn’t been reported before?

They are trying to squeeze in main level bathroom renovations if time/money allow.

 

[Windham4th]

They are trying to squeeze in main level bathroom renovations if time/money allow.

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Waquoit]

Wow I totally conflated the two. I guess I have no idea who PeoplesBank is

You will. That’s why they did it.

 

[Ports21]

Sorry if this has been answered, but did they also upgrade the upper level seats?

 

[Flipside]

It will always be the Hartford Civic Center to me

 

[mjmoney23]

Sorry if this has been answered, but did they also upgrade the upper level seats?

Unfortunately, the upper level looks untouched besides a new coat of paint and hopefully some new ceiling tiles.

 

[huskymedic]

Unfortunately, the upper level looks untouched besides a new coat of paint and hopefully some new ceiling tiles.

Post back a bit by PBA on ceiling tile replacement arena wide: The XL Center is now People's Bank Arena. nm

 

[jfreeds]

I'm surprised more people are not happy with the name change "Bank Arena" or "The Bank" are good nicknames. Also XL Center name was terrible and had the worst logo ever made. Anything would have been an upgrade, IMO.

 

[jfreeds]

Unfortunately, the upper level looks untouched besides a new coat of paint and hopefully some new ceiling tiles.

Correct - pretty much just new ceiling tiles, nothing else but this wasn't a surprise, they stated a while back what the improvements were. I am an upper bowl guy but they are doing it the correct way to generate more income. Just hopefully in some time not to far out there is another major update. It probably still needs another 200-300 million into it before it feels like something that was built this century.

 

[El Obrero]

This is great: UConn fans at Hartford games can henceforth be called The Peoples Army!

 

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