As the details behind the re-naming of the Ottawa Senators arena to the Canadian Tire Centre from Scotiabank Place were being discussed in a press conference Tuesday, an ice resurfacing machine bearing the Canadian Tire logo owned a prominent spot in the meeting room.
This release from the Ottawa Senators makes it official. Scotiabank Place becomes the Canadian Tire Centre: Canadian Tire Corporation and Senators Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday a new strategic partnership that will see Ottawa’s premiere sports and entertainment venue renamed to Canadian Tire Centre. This long-term agreement will cover a broad variety of activations on [...]
It’s official. Scotiabank Place will become the Canadian Tire Centre. Before the 10 a.m. press conference got under way, Canadian Tire itself confirmed the name change in its own Twitter account, @CanadianTire: “The Canadian Tire Centre is the new home of the @NHL_Sens! Hockey unites all Canadians, we’re proud to invest in our communities!” Scotiabank [...]
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray going to keep his distance from Daniel Alfredsson.
In a statement, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk offered his congratulations to Daniel Alfredsson and Paul MacLean: “It’s a very proud day for the entire Senators organization and for me personally. To have our head coach and our team captain honoured in this way is gratifying and a reflection of how strong our hockey leadership group [...]
Here’s is the transcript of Daniel Alfredsson’s interview with reporters after winning the Mark Messier Leadership Award on Friday: Q. As the captain, how did you keep your teammates motivated and in line when you were losing guys left and right to injuries throughout the season? DANIEL ALFREDSSON: Fortunately, they didn’t all go down at [...]