Ever dreamed of having your businesses' name on an arena without breaking the bank? Want to leave your mark on a high profile sports team? Well, the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League have a deal... Err... Raffle for you! Taking after the Rochester Rhinos of the United Soccer Leagues, the 67s are raffling off the naming rights to their arena. The main difference aside from the sport the 67s play is that the raffle is only open to companies. So, my dream of having an arena in Southern Canada named after my first born will have to be put on hold.
For only $1,000 a company can enter into the raffle for the naming rights of the arena for the duration of the season. The winner will be drawn at center ice during the team's home opener on September 25th. And just for entering companies will get $1,000 in tickets and a night in a suite. So, that's not too bad of a deal. But the 67s are limiting themselves a bit.
As per the contest rules, they've put quite a limit on the types of companies that can enter. No one outside of Canada (that's lame). Nothing derogatory, alcohol, tobacco, pornographic or gun related (that's understandable). No car rental companies (that's odd). And -- worst of all -- no media companies. Alas, there will be no Playboy Marlboro FanHouse Hertz Car Rental Centre in Ottawa this season. I guess there's always next year.
