Official - Little Caesars Arena

[chaps80 1,591]

Someone said above that people are complaining because LC's pizza sucks? It's more than that. Is any other NHL arena named after a fast food restaurant? It's just a dumb idea. Illitch didn't name Tiger Stadium Little Caesar's Stadium, but all of a sudden it's a good name for the new home of the Red Wings? Not surprising though I guess since he seems to care about the Tigers a lot more these days. The Wings have won four cups since he's owned the team, so maybe he's taking a break from caring too much about them until he gets his Tigers a World Series. Thanks Mikey.

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

I think there should be some sort of middle ground, have pictures of the great players rotating, the Wings logo on top of the roof while the Wings are playing but show the LC logo whenever they aren't.

after watching that presser over and over I'm still pissed by the reaction Wilson gave after being asked about the lights: smug phase it was just a render almost laughed it of...wish the hiring of that moron was just a render.

Also Chris spent most of his time talking about companies, brands and expansion of his dad's business not one word about this awesome franchise. The whole presser felt sooo unwings like, it's sooo scary to think that one day this guy might run the Wings

It leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Wouldn't a regular roof make much more sense as a placeholder? It feels like a bait and switch to the city of Detroit. The way that press conference went, it came across like they never had any intentions of building the LED roof.

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

"What we have planned is big! (For us)" Like we should be honored it will be the biggest little ceasars logo in the world.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

It leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Wouldn't a regular roof make much more sense as a placeholder? It feels like a bait and switch to the city of Detroit. The way that press conference went, it came across like they never had any intentions of building the LED roof.

Yeah I think it was to make the arena look badass wIthout ever having any real intentions of doing it. The most disappointing thing is, neither Chris nor Wilson gave an honest expectation on why just "it was a render", this thing looked so damn cool, everyone was buzzing about the LED module. The possibilities would have been endless, from displaying the Wings roster to Kid Rock CD covers...Heck they could have used this stuff for the grand opening to really show of what this franchise is all about.

fans of other teams would have been sooo envy but no all we get is a business first presser and not one word about the Wings! if this whole thing is just a giant bill board the Wings would be better of staying in the old, proven joe Louis of course with a few renovations

Edited May 2, 2016 by frankgrimes

[HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878]

Outbid.. Quick someone write a letter to Trump.

Or Mark Cuban

I'm a huge Cuban fan.

[chaps80 1,591]

The LED Wings logo was just a "placeholder". What a joke. They almost dodged the question too I see. That roof would have been mindblowing in how cool it looked. Now we can expect "THE biggest Little Caesar's character in the world". How could any grown man say that without laughing.

[chances14 227]

Someone said above that people are complaining because LC's pizza sucks? It's more than that. Is any other NHL arena named after a fast food restaurant? It's just a dumb idea. Illitch didn't name Tiger Stadium Little Caesar's Stadium, but all of a sudden it's a good name for the new home of the Red Wings? Not surprising though I guess since he seems to care about the Tigers a lot more these days. The Wings have won four cups since he's owned the team, so maybe he's taking a break from caring too much about them until he gets his Tigers a World Series. Thanks Mikey.

who cares if it's named after restaurant? Like was mentioned before, airline companies and banks are way more corrupt than little ceaser's, yet nobody complains about stadiums being named after those companies

I'm surprised more people don't realize how much little ceaser's has been involved in promoting and developing youth hockey in michigan. That alone makes it a better choice than a lot of other companies imo

[FireCaptain 563]

Here's the problem with your obviously self aggrandizing post..

As a LONG time Wings fan who's not from Detroit and in my early 40s, I had (and still have) no idea who Joe Louis was. At one point, I had to look it up. I quickly then stowed it away in the back of my brain near the 'who-gives-a-sh**-about-that' zone.

I couldn't give less of a care about boxing. Can't stand the 'sport'. To me, it's pointless. Therefore, I couldn't care about the boxers either. So the whole 'Joe Louis is sacred' movement is, in my opinion, ludicrous. Not everyone likes boxing, or for that matter, Joe Louis.

So, the whole - it was named after JL, it was EPIC - is ridiculous.

Truth be told, in our heart of hearts - we all KNEW it would be named after/by an Illitch/Olympia entity - anyone who thought otherwise was wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses. The LCA is *meh* as far as arena names go, however, the stupid logo on the roof is

RID...

wait for it..

ICULOUS.

Joe Louis (with his 66 wins and 52 by Knockout) was LEGEND

wait for it.

DARY.

[FireCaptain 563]

Damn Canadians, always imposing their unnecessary "U" into words and then insisting on "-re" instead of "-er".

We'll I wanted "Centre" so where's my free stuff?

[kickazz 5,459]

Here's the problem with your obviously self aggrandizing post..

As a LONG time Wings fan who's not from Detroit and in my early 40s, I had (and still have) no idea who Joe Louis was. At one point, I had to look it up. I quickly then stowed it away in the back of my brain near the 'who-gives-a-sh**-about-that' zone.

I couldn't give less of a care about boxing. Can't stand the 'sport'. To me, it's pointless. Therefore, I couldn't care about the boxers either. So the whole 'Joe Louis is sacred' movement is, in my opinion, ludicrous. Not everyone likes boxing, or for that matter, Joe Louis.

So, the whole - it was named after JL, it was EPIC - is ridiculous.

Truth be told, in our heart of hearts - we all KNEW it would be named after/by an Illitch/Olympia entity - anyone who thought otherwise was wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses. The LCA is *meh* as far as arena names go, however, the stupid logo on the roof is

RID...

wait for it..

ICULOUS.

This is your way of telling me you agree with me about the logo on the roof

[RedWingsRox 614]

"What we have planned is big! (For us)" Like we should be honored it will be the biggest little ceasars logo in the world.

Please tell me this is a joke.

[FireCaptain 563]

True story.

This is your way of telling me you agree with me about the logo on the roof

[PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935]

Here's the problem with your obviously self aggrandizing post..

As a LONG time Wings fan who's not from Detroit and in my early 40s, I had (and still have) no idea who Joe Louis was. At one point, I had to look it up. I quickly then stowed it away in the back of my brain near the 'who-gives-a-sh**-about-that' zone.

I couldn't give less of a care about boxing. Can't stand the 'sport'. To me, it's pointless. Therefore, I couldn't care about the boxers either. So the whole 'Joe Louis is sacred' movement is, in my opinion, ludicrous. Not everyone likes boxing, or for that matter, Joe Louis.

So, the whole - it was named after JL, it was EPIC - is ridiculous.

Truth be told, in our heart of hearts - we all KNEW it would be named after/by an Illitch/Olympia entity - anyone who thought otherwise was wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses. The LCA is *meh* as far as arena names go, however, the stupid logo on the roof is

RID...

wait for it..

ICULOUS.

Yes, Joe Louis was a boxer and he has the record for holding the heavyweight championship (almost 12 years), but his cultural importance is much greater than that. I'm not a boxing fan (I think it's barbaric), but I don't think you have to be to understand his importance.

He's not the first African-American Heavyweight campion, that's Jack Johnson, but Johnson received such racist backlash that no blacks were even given a shot at the championship by promoters in the 19 years after he was champ. Joe Louis overcame this and became the champ and a national hero and I don't think any African American had achieved that level of national icon up to that point in history. Add to that it was the depression and he was from a poor family (1 of 8 kids and his father was sent to an insane asylum permanently when he young) who fled the racism of the South to Detroit and I think you can appreciate why he was such a figure of hope for people and why he deserved to have a building named after him.

He also was the first African-American golfer to play a with the PGA (on the amateur circuit).

[Rivalred 630]

For me not liking their pizza has nothing to do with my decision on the name of the arena; I understand why the name was chosen, to me it is just a bit of a an oddity, it is not terrible

But what is terrible is the giant little pizza guy on the roof - anyone remember My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie where the parents house sticks out in the rest of the neighborhood? That is how it is striking me

Why stop there, just make the top of the arena an oval pizza and make it looks like a $5 dollar of and ready

Edited May 2, 2016 by Rivalred

[plopster 136]

Holy f*** that guy about blew his load announcing they would have the biggest little Caesars logo on the roof. Look, I get the whole keep it in the company and the city and glad it was someone that helps in the community blah blah blah. I appreciate that, I really do. But the name is STUPID. The logo is STUPID. And they drliberately gave a false sense of excitement about the structure to get people on board and then said oh yeah this CARTOON is going to be on the roof. What a ff***ing joke.

[NerveDamage 4,176]

"What we have planned is big! (For us)" Like we should be honored it will be the biggest little ceasars logo in the world.

...It will have the largest Little Caesars logo in the World!

Edited May 2, 2016 by NerveDamage

[Echolalia 2,961]

Holy f*** that guy about blew his load announcing they would have the biggest little Caesars logo on the roof. Look, I get the whole keep it in the company and the city and glad it was someone that helps in the community blah blah blah. I appreciate that, I really do. But the name is STUPID. The logo is STUPID. And they drliberately gave a false sense of excitement about the structure to get people on board and then said oh yeah this CARTOON is going to be on the roof. What a ff***ing joke.

I don't get that at all. Like, due to the image being a registered trademark and the amount of restriction that places on the use of their logo, you would think he would have a little less awe about the fact that it will be the biggest logo out there. Its kinda like winning a contest where you're the only contestant and then creaming yourself over it.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

I don't get that at all. Like, due to the image being a registered trademark and the amount of restriction that places on the use of their logo, you would think he would have a little less awe about the fact that it will be the biggest logo out there. Its kinda like winning a contest where you're the only contestant and then creaming yourself over it.

I'll just call it either the new Wings arena, LCA or The Oven.

I think what really upsets people is the whole swagger in the presser, they almost brushed the question about the LEDs of feeling like "how dare you are asking us about this". Also the guy announcing the logo has nothing to do with the Wings and Wilson is an NBA guy. That presser was a dagger in the heart for every Wings fan. Yeah it's the biggest logo in the world or whatever but it still sucks and if the LEDs were just a render why show that at all? Just to tease something that was never going to be released?

This building could have been something very very special but now it will just be like all the other super expensive arenas, a giant billboard without a soul! And pizza, beer prices that will even put the Toronto arena to shame.

[evilmrt 636]

Do you live in Detroit?

You think Detroit is paying it's own bills? Did you miss that whole "Detroit is bankrupt" story last year and how the state of Michigan bailed them out? The Michigan legislature just voted to drop another 715 million on Detroit last month due to its inability to pay for anything besides hockey arenas. But there's a problem, Michigan doesn't have 715 million to bail out Detroit. Edited May 2, 2016 by evilmrt

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

You think Detroit is paying it's own bills? Did you miss that whole "Detroit is bankrupt" story last year and how the state of Michigan bailed them out? The Michigan legislature just voted to drop another 715 million on Detroit last month due to its inability to pay for anything besides hockey arenas. But there's a problem, Michigan doesn't have 715 million to bail out Detroit.

All I asked is if you lived in Detroit?

[HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878]

You think Detroit is paying it's own bills? Did you miss that whole "Detroit is bankrupt" story last year and how the state of Michigan bailed them out? The Michigan legislature just voted to drop another 715 million on Detroit last month due to its inability to pay for anything besides hockey arenas. But there's a problem, Michigan doesn't have 715 million to bail out Detroit.

And people in Detroit sit there and wonder why they get called a s***hole and whatever else. I haven't been there in 12 years so I don't know.

[FireCaptain 563]

A sincere thanks for the history lesson. Interesting story.

Other news - still don't care.

Yes, Joe Louis was a boxer and he has the record for holding the heavyweight championship (almost 12 years), but his cultural importance is much greater than that. I'm not a boxing fan (I think it's barbaric), but I don't think you have to be to understand his importance.

He's not the first African-American Heavyweight campion, that's Jack Johnson, but Johnson received such racist backlash that no blacks were even given a shot at the championship by promoters in the 19 years after he was champ. Joe Louis overcame this and became the champ and a national hero and I don't think any African American had achieved that level of national icon up to that point in history. Add to that it was the depression and he was from a poor family (1 of 8 kids and his father was sent to an insane asylum permanently when he young) who fled the racism of the South to Detroit and I think you can appreciate why he was such a figure of hope for people and why he deserved to have a building named after him.

He also was the first African-American golfer to play a with the PGA (on the amateur circuit).

[AndrewK80 39]

The red roof might have been an artists rendering, but they had no trouble showing it off to everyone last year. It looked amazing.. now it's even worse than the name of the place.

I sure pray that the ceaser's character is one of those things liberals wake up offended by one day and force Illitch to change it back to the winged wheel.

[PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935]

A sincere thanks for the history lesson. Interesting story.

Other news - still don't care.

Okay. But he was probably the biggest sports star and a national hero at the time and African-American. Oh and this was 10 years before Jackie Robinson played MLB.

In one of the most famous sporting events of the century, he fought and beat, Max Schmeling, a German fighter, who's previous dominance the Nazi's claimed as proof of ayran superiority. Schmeling's publicist said a black man could never beat him and that Schmeling's winnings would be used to build Nazi tanks. The fight was hyped as Fascism vs. Democracy, Hitler raised the natonal curfew so all could listen to it and Roosevelt brought Louis to the White House before the fight to encourage him. This was about a year before war broke out in Europe.

Did I win you over yet?

Edited May 4, 2016 by PavelValerievichDatsyuk

[The Datsyukian Deke 127]

Note: Schmeling was married to a czech actress, had a jewish manager and refused the Nazi order to split. They exploited him for their s*** like many other sports- and show stars, but he was never one of them. Just a good guy, he partially paid for Joe Louis funeral too, if I recall correctly.