Twitter Reaction: Red Wings introduce Little Caesars Arena

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Ryan McKenna April 28, 2016, 1:34 PM

The Detroit Red Wings announced on Thursday that their new rink will be called Little Caesars Arena.

Little Caesars is a Detroit-headquartered pizza chain and the arena is set to open for the 2017-18 season.

Center Ice at our new home. #LittleCaesarsArena #LGRW pic.twitter.com/D1pXaJ8l4C

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 28, 2016

Little Caesars branding will appear on the roof of the arena and at centre ice, among other places. The naming rights agreement is for 20 years.

Hockey fans found the announcement quite amusing and didn’t shy away from telling the Red Wings about it on Twitter.

New Little Caesars Arena will be wrapped in bacon. pic.twitter.com/UdNwzv3BwY

— Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) April 28, 2016

I think "Little Caesars Arena" is a great name for a team that relies on a 19-year-old surrounded by expiring ingredients

— ℳatt (matttomic.bsky.social) (@matttomic) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/stewartfritz/status/725740548821245952

I for one love the name for the Red Wings new arena. Little Caesars Arena promises to have cheese stuffed bleachers and upper crust seating

— Addison (@AddisonJames_D) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/NachoHelmet/status/725722203136888832

Red Wings new arena to be named Little Caesars Arena pic.twitter.com/ix7BQ0LlE1

— All Things Hockey (@weareallhockey) April 28, 2016

So far, the best nickname for the poorly named Little Caesars Arena is the "Little Caesars Pizzarena"

— Vince Saaid (@VinceSaaid) April 28, 2016

@DetroitRedWings Throw pizza slices instead of Octopus so we know its real

— Anthony (@Amags7) April 28, 2016

@DetroitRedWings Man… this is embarrassing.

— Ross Polly (@GreedyRaven) April 28, 2016

Little Caesars Arena?! I knew I'd need this again… pic.twitter.com/F1lzXa3c3I

— Josh Elvy (@elvy_josh) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/A_Hejka/status/725734355671339008

@DetroitRedWings y'all gonna have that $5 hot n' ready deal or what

— bailey (@saadandbad) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/Rtrofimovich/status/725715354794610688

There better be hot n readys under each seat for every home game at little Caesars arena

— Josh Switzer (@JSwitzer009) April 28, 2016

Little Caesars Arena? Now that just sounds cheesy.

— Tony Garant (@tonygarant) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/IronyCladless/status/725726146466308096

Little Caesars Arena…. How do you not call it Gordie Howe Arena?? #RookieMistake

— Dakota Olvin (@DakotaOlvin) April 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/Alex_W_Lewis/status/725734540971528192

https://twitter.com/deadeverything/status/725734333223325697

Please tell me that "Little Caesars Arena" as the name for the new Red Wings stadium is a joke

— abby (@abfischhh) April 28, 2016

Little Caesars arena? is this a joke?

— Chris Gilbert (@chris_gilbert25) April 28, 2016

"Gordie Howe Arena," "Hockeytown Arena" literally anything is better than Little Caesars Arena

— Official Losee (@Tayler_Losee19) April 28, 2016

Little Caesars Arena?? I'd like to give Illitch a pizza my mind! #HotNReady #Detroit #RedWings

— Ian Simkins (@iansimkins) April 28, 2016

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