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The Vancouver Canucks have a new home, it’s the same place, just under a different name. The arena will no longer been known as GM place. It’s now Rogers Arena. The Canucks made a 10 years sponsorship agreement with Rogers communications today. The media giant now has the broadcast naming and the wireless rights for the Canucks. A fist for any company in Canada.


“It’s very exciting, as I said it’s not just the branding expect both on ice and off ice, but also extending in the community, leavening our technologies. And one of the things obviously we believed is that taking the game into the fans where they might be.”

General Motor still had another 5 years on its naming right deal. Bu the company agree to relinquish those rights. It will still be significant cooperate partner though for the Canucks. And there’s been huge amount of reaction to the cooperate name change online today. The internet peanut gallery has been over flooring, since the news broke. Theresa Lalonde has that part of the story.

At first, people on twitter thought Telus will take the naming right. Because the Canucks registered the internet domain name Telusplace.com a while ago. So then the jab started. Why not call it Telusseum. But turned out, it was another cooperation involve, Rogers. As soon as with official, Rogers Arena became the trendy subject on twitter. The website shows the top conversations in Vancouver at that time. You have to notice the irony. Hundred of people on twitter, online people making fun of the fact that telecommunication’s giant taking over the name of the arena. It’s started saying why not name it “lack of customer service place”. But that doesn’t really roll off the tough. Other complains, “Rogers Arena sounds way to Ontario. Toronto’s big ice ring is called Rogers Center. Rovena, Rorena, Rogena.” And saw couples of sweet “brilliant name, we rock, get a beer.”

More joke saying “welcome to Mr. Rogers neighborhood. Expect referees to drop the calls, tickets must be bought with a three year contracts. I’ll soon see the Kenny Rogers in Rogers Arena.” And asking for nick name. the online crowd like the bone booth, although one person online suggested the IDONE, you know IPHONE, IDONE.