News & Notes XLIV: Revenge of the Seth

[cptjeff]

Matt Cullen is going into the US Hockey Hall of Fame and a video game accidentally leaked news of an arena rebranding. But the offseason will be over soon.

Matt Cullen To Be Inducted Into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame | Carolina Hurricanes

2006 Stanley Cup Champion to be enshrined in December

www.nhl.com

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[SlavinAway]

Is the ice down for the season yet?

 

[Svechhammer]

Is the ice down for the season yet?

Probably waiting for the sponsorship announcement before showing that it is

 

[Svechhammer]

So maybe not? Gonna think it will be by the end of the weekend.

 

[SlavinAway]

So maybe not? Gonna think it will be by the end of the weekend.

I figured it had to be close if not already. Would think if there was an announcement it would have to be soon as it will be difficult to keep secret once the branding is down.

 

[AD Skinner]

I like the flags on the red line

 

[chaz4hockey]

I look at this every year and continue to be amazed at the tenure of Canes staff in most of the club's functions. Director of Scouting is now 71 and perhaps near retirement. Worth a look:

MEDIA GUIDE

MANAGEMENT Executive ManagementHockey Management TEAM STAFF Coaching StaffMedical StaffEquipment ManagersPlayer DevelopmentScouting StaffCommunicationsBroadcasters PLAYERS RosterAll-Time RosterOpen…

canespr.com

 

[tarheelhockey]

Interesting that Lenovo finally got the naming rights. That was supposed to have happened years ago and never quite got done, so it seemed like everyone had moved on from the idea. Sounds like someone was still working on it in the background.

 

[Chrispy]

So maybe not? Gonna think it will be by the end of the weekend.

Lenovo sponsorship confirmed.

They’re even painting red nubs on the ice!

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

I hated Lenovo taking over IBM machines. I went through 5 Thinkpads over the many years. A bit costlier and heavier than most but solid as a rock and never had one problem with them.

Over it now. My Asus is nice and Lenovo supports the Canes.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I hated Lenovo taking over IBM machines. I went through 5 Thinkpads over the many years. A bit costlier and heavier than most but solid as a rock and never had one problem with them.

Over it now. My Asus is nice and Lenovo supports the Canes.

That's a pretty conceited statement. I think that's for others to judge.

EDIT: Oh, ASuS, as in the computer brand. NVM.....

 

[cptjeff]

I hated Lenovo taking over IBM machines. I went through 5 Thinkpads over the many years. A bit costlier and heavier than most but solid as a rock and never had one problem with them.

Over it now. My Asus is nice and Lenovo supports the Canes.

One of my computers is an X1 and it's fabulous. Had a number of thinkpads over the years, both IBM and Lenovo and I've always found them to be incredibly reliable, and I've never had any of the fun "quirks" my HPs in particular have had with driver issues.

(What's supposed to happen if you turn the monitor brightness to maximum? If your answer is "graphics driver crashes", you might just work for HP.)

 

[HisIceness]

I think Coca-Cola or Pepsi should take over the naming rights. We could make jokes about going to "The Can" for gamedays, huehuehue

 

[hblueridgegal]

 

[raynman]

I think Coca-Cola or Pepsi should take over the naming rights. We could make jokes about going to "The Can" for gamedays, huehuehue

Could be something there with Bradley Nadeau too. Pepsi was originally called Brad’s Drink

 

[AD Skinner]

Pepsi really was born North Carolina it’s not just a slogan

 

[HisIceness]

Pepsi really was born North Carolina it’s not just a slogan

Then it is settled. The building will be named Pepsi Arena and the nickname will be "The Can". I have spoken this into reality.

 

[raynman]

Pepsi really was born North Carolina it’s not just a slogan

I’ve lived in New Bern for over 25 years now and I still haven’t been to the “birthplace” store.

 

[Svechhammer]

Then it is settled. The building will be named Pepsi Arena and the nickname will be "The Can". I have spoken this into reality.

I bet when fans wanted the Canes playing in the Pepsi Coliseum recently, they didn't exactly have this in mind....

 

[bleedgreen]

Then it is settled. The building will be named Pepsi Arena and the nickname will be "The Can". I have spoken this into reality.

That’s what Ball arena (Avs, Nuggets) here in Denver was called for 20 years until 2020. It was the Pepsi Center and the nickname was “the Can”…..y’all would just be imitators now.

I still call it the Pepsi Center by accident pretty much every time.

 

[Svechhammer]

I still call it the Pepsi Center by accident pretty much every time.

Honestly, same. I also still say the Leafs play in the Air Canada Center for Toronto and sometimes get caught saying the FU Center for Philly

 

[AD Skinner]

I’ve lived in New Bern for over 25 years now and I still haven’t been to the “birthplace” store.

I went like 20 years ago and remember being kinda underwhelmed. It was more like a mast general store type place than a museum. But that was 20 years ago so it may be different now

 

[cptjeff]

That’s what Ball arena (Avs, Nuggets) here in Denver was called for 20 years until 2020. It was the Pepsi Center and the nickname was “the Can”…..y’all would just be imitators now.

I still call it the Pepsi Center by accident pretty much every time.

I mean, Ball literally makes most of the cans soda and beer come in, so that still works.

 

[Svechhammer]

RIP PNC Arena

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I went like 20 years ago and remember being kinda underwhelmed. It was more like a mast general store type place than a museum. But that was 20 years ago so it may be different now

It's not.