Why is Nashville's arena called the Gaylord Entertainment Center?
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I don't think there is anything funny about it.  It was named after a dude named Gaylord.   That is an actual name.
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In 1924, Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard was falsely told by someone that the "H" in the logo of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team stood for "habitant", a French word that in those days was used to denote the farmers of Quebec. Rickard was told that the French players on the team came from the farms and that they were therefore "habitants" or "habs". At the time, the Canadiens were recognized as the French Canadian team of Montreal as opposed to the Montreal Maroons, the English Canadian team. In reality, the team logo of the "C" wrapped around the "H" stands for Club de Hockey Canadien. In 1917, at the founding of the NHL, the team changed its name to that from the previous Club Athlétique Canadien.\n\nSo there you go - the definition of the Habs, and what the H stands for in the Canadiens' logo!
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It all came about in the 1984-85 season. It was purely a shrewd marketing move by new commissioner David Stern. It had nothing to do with team fatigue (though that was the excuse that Stern used at the time). What it DID do was increase the likelihood of a six or seven game series, and that's when viewership increased as well as revenues.\n\nWhat it also did was make it almost essential for the team with home court advantage to win it's first two games, or risk not returning for games six and seven.\n\nI totally disagree with this concept. To me, game five in a seven game series is the most critical game, and it should be held at the home team's arena. If fatigue was such a factor, they could increase the days between games to give the players an extra day of rest.
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This stems from the word or term "Arena" ~ wherein people watch.....and the term "Ring" actually simply states the gathering place of the persons involved implying the exclusin of the onlookers.
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In my years of covering the sport, the nicest rink I have been to is the Dallas Stars. The ice surface itself in the summer is hard to keep good but the facility itself is great. Nashville has a nice arena too. But ice quality is a toss up between the Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. The best players are as follows\nCenter - Eric Stall/ Joe Thornton\nRight Wing - Jaromir Jagr/ Daniel Alfredsson\nLeft Wing - Alexander Ovechkin/ Ilya Kovalchuk\nDefensemen - Rob Niedermayer/ Nick Lidstrom/ Sergei Zubov\nGoalie - this is tough Kiprusoff or Brodeur. Its hard to choose. my personal opinion is Kirprusoff. \n\nThose are the players that I believe are the best at their positions.
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lots of people do\nGO OILERS GO!!\nit is even becoming popular to watch the NHL in Europe\n\nwhy would somebody say that it is only small market teams left?\nEdmonton - 1 million people = 1 million fans \nthe ducks? large population there (there must be fans in all those people and the arena looks full on TV)\nBuffalo ? I don't know how many people live there\nCarolina - OK probably not that popular
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It is Nashville.  \n\nIt started as Knoxville, then moved to Murfreesboro (center of the state) and then to Nashville.\n\nMemphis tries to gain control because it is the largest city in Tennessee, but they have not succeeded.
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I don't think this is a good idea.  There would be problems between the residents and the patrons of the ice arena.  The residents would not be happy with the noise and traffic from the ice arena.
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Wachovia Center\n\n21,600 for basketball and 19,519 for hockey.
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stadium? arena? dome?
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Reitz Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It is home to the Loyola College in Maryland Greyhounds basketball team.
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Number Six here -- I'm with you on that, old timer. Sports Center has become more and more about entertainment (or what they think of as entertainment) and less and less about,  ah, sports. There's also a political correctness about it that I find a bit unsettling in anything more than small doses.
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Im from Pittsburh and i say they should get a new arena but with no slots. Football in Pittsburgh over-shadows all sports. As soon as the Steelers said "if we dont get a new stadium" (after the Pirates did,) where leaving Pittsburgh and befor anybody new it the Steelers got there way. Now when the Penguins says where going to leave Pittsburgh they dont get CRAP!!!!\nBut slots + sports is bad...brings more gambelers in then Penguins. People ill start comming in to bet, and not go to games.
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It's in Houston, TX. http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com
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yes it was stern's decision.  and it was THE BEST decision ever.  gilbert arenas isnt a household name like most all starts. but he deserves to be there.
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Yes. When the Clippers moved from San Diego to LA, they played in the LA Memorial Sports Arena, while the Lakers played in the GW Forum. Now both teams play out of the Staples Center, which has been the case since 1999
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I could be wrong, but I seem to remember the Saint Clair Shores arena used to have a rink set up in the summer outside with boards and everything. I know its not by your house but it would be worth the drive if its still up.