r/TampaBayLightning • u/rhodesleadnowhere Lightning • 13d ago
Ye shall forever be knows as the Ice Palace
In all seriousness, this name sucks. It’s giving loser energy.
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u/jhawk1969 Lilleberg 13d ago
There will never be a day when I call it something other than the Ice Palace.
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u/BucsBroo KUUUUUUUUUUUCH 13d ago
This sucksss 😭
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u/rhodesleadnowhere Lightning 13d ago
Our arena is named after an M&A firm! Could it be less cool? I reject this reality.
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u/angry-mob 13d ago
Yes name it after a company that does what?
“Global mergers and acquisitions firm that provides business owners and operators with solutions for growing and exiting their businesses”
Hell yeah brother 🤙
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u/Advanced_Candle9272 #1 BS 13d ago
Gross. I’m calling it Amalie until I die
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u/misplaced_Floridaman 13d ago
Amalie was a silly product to sponsor a hockey rink, but at least its name sounded good. This new one is garbage.
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u/Numbness007 13d ago
Nah, that's the forum, I refuse to call it anything else
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u/OldGuyInFlorida 13d ago
...and I'm "Ice Palace" old....
...hold on, I'm actually Espo Hall old but that's somewhere else..
...but when a youngster says "Amalie Arena" I know we're thinkin' of the same place.6
u/Numbness007 13d ago
I disagree, I feel like the venue is more suited to be called a forum because of its shape and its location in comparison to something like an arena, an arena can be anywhere. A forum can only be in a city center, go back to the Greeks. Ice Palace was also equally suitable, I just prefer how the forum sounds.
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u/krashe1313 13d ago
How about the Thunder Dome old? 🏒😂
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u/OldGuyInFlorida 13d ago
Here’s a ThunderDome story:
I went to college 3-hr drive from TD. Many of my college chums were Northerners who supported Bs, Pens, Craps, et al. So we would go even if it was a Tuesday or Sunday night. Here’s how we could afford it:
In right-center field, there was a football field goal. We’d pay a reasonable fee to kick a make-able FG and win “free tickets” to the next weekday game.
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u/Jaded-Preparation-89 13d ago
I will always refer to it as the Ice Palace no matter what it’s named.
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u/AskTheNavigator Lightning 13d ago
First -I get it - marketing. But what percentage of fans actually used Amalie motor oil? How many will use Benchmark? I hate the (company name arena” format. Benchmark International Arena… YUCK. Too big of a mouth full, too hard to pronounce smoothly. I believe the arena should have a team related permanent name, sponsored by (company). I just wish there was someone who could buy the copyright and just permanently name it the Thunder Dome, sponsored by (company name).
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u/_SmashLampjaw_ Hedman 13d ago
But what percentage of fans actually used Amalie motor oil?
Pretty much anyone who used generic store brand, they just didn't know it.
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u/AskTheNavigator Lightning 13d ago
TIL… but then again, how would you know you were supporting Amalie unless you read the fine print, and even then….?
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u/Sensitive_Mousse_445 Vasilevskiy 13d ago
This might be the worst arena name in sports. Holy fuck that sucks. It'll always be the Ice Palace in our hearts. Fuck this corporate bullshit
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u/Debcori1 13d ago
Should we just shorten Benchmark to the BM?
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u/Kjohnstonuscg 13d ago
I know it’s not the same place but The Thunderdome was dope back in the day.
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u/citymanc13 Lightning 13d ago
I miss the TBT Forum, even Amalie Arena was smooth with the illiteration.. this new name is AWFUL awful
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u/SnapShotFromTheSlot 13d ago
There's no sponsor that's going to not make me call it the Ice Palace. I'm not even going to bother remembering the name because nobody will use it.
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u/myloveislikewoah Hedman 13d ago
We’re each going to continue to call it either Ice Palace, St. Pete Times Forum, or Amalie Arena.
This is a horrible, horrible corporate name, that belongs to a horrible, horrible business.
On the bright side, it’s still better than Amway Arena.
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u/Ok-Instruction-8951 13d ago
Always the ice palace for me but if they going to use a sponsor name it needs to at least fit the city and team name. Teco energy center would be a better choice.
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u/Glassmerlin 13d ago
I'd rather see it called "The Manure Dome" than refer to an acquisition firm. Atleast the former has some value in the grand scheme.
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u/GretSeat Lightning 13d ago
I have never understood the idea of buying an arena and then using your business' name... It sounds so fucking stupid.
Just buy it and keep the name as "the ice palace". No one hears the arena name and says "wow that reminds me i need to buy into more of their product!"
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u/Quaint_Potato 13d ago
So wait, does this mean we won't know about being Manly Men and switching to Amalie Motor Oil?!!
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u/nwillyerd 13d ago
I know how y’all feel! The Brewers will always play in Miller Park to me, not American Family Field
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u/20Viper07 13d ago
Mayor Jane Castor should have came up with a name (maybe together with Vinik, Benchmark, and the fans) that would be a universal "forever" name and have Benchmark currently sponsor it.
Kinda like how some of the college football bowl game names are (Allstate 'Sugar Bowl', Goodyear 'Cotton Bowl', etc.).
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u/Pale_Garage 13d ago
She is clueless worthless Mayor she cant even lead a mid-market city. She doesn't have enough brain cells to come up with a name.
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u/bmxrcodol04 12d ago
It does NOT roll off the tongue well, so other hockey teams and tourists will laugh at the name. I'm embarrassed
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u/LMurch13 13d ago
The BIA Ice Palace?
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u/JaxBoltsGirl Distant Thunder 13d ago
I could live with that. Ice Palace would be better, but don't think that will ever happen.
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u/TampaJeff Hedman 13d ago
Maybe we just use “BIA”, like it’s an airport……
(Even though that’s already Bastia–Poretta Airport in France, we’ll still take it!)
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u/sprinklesfactory 12d ago
What does this company even do? Gives blooduscker business about business vibes.
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u/VoidsansHalcyon Hedman 12d ago
What a horrible fucking name. Ice Palace has always been a superior name.
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u/Pale_Garage 8d ago
We have to suffer with this miserable name for the next 10 years. Business must be good they didn't say the amount, but its reported Amalie's 11 year deal was $62 million.
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u/Pale_Garage 13d ago
As I said the do nothing Mayor Castor there just to be there. She had nothing to do with this. Tampa needs a Mayor that does something worthwhile for the city.
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u/PurpleFar6235 13d ago
Meh, it doesn’t matter. Yes, the non sponsored names were cool; Thunderdome, Ice Palace, but those were the worst years for the team. So, whatever, as long as it brings in money for us to be competitive and stay competitive, I don’t give a fuck.
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u/pocketpryscila Vasilevskiy 13d ago
Having a sports arena with a possible nickname of "The Bench" might be the worse name choice ever.