Recent Changes for "Capelli Sport Stadium" - Rochester Wikihttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_StadiumRecent Changes of the page "Capelli Sport Stadium" on Rochester Wiki.en-us https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=6&version2=7&ts=1524747156Capelli Sport Stadium2018-04-26T12:52:36ZmarkjacksonRenamed to "Marina Auto Stadium" <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Location'''||&lt;|10&gt;[[Image(paetecpark.jpg,right,thumbnail,300,noborder,"2006 - ["Users/VincentMonroe" Vincent Monroe]")]]||<br> - ||[[Address("460 Oak Street, Rochester NY, 14608")]] ||<br> - ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Phone / Fax'''||<br> - ||585 454 5425 / 585 454 5453||<br> - ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Email'''||<br> - ||[[MailTo(info AT rhinossoccer DOT com)]]||<br> - ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Website'''||<br> - ||[http://www.rhinossoccer.com/pages.php?id=24 Rhino's Stadium Page]||<br> - ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Wikipedia'''||<br> - ||[wiki:wikipedia:Sahlen's_Stadium]||<br> - <br> - [[Image(paetec1.jpg,right,thumbnail,300,noborder,"["Users/VincentMonroe" Vincent Monroe]")]]<br> - '''Marina Auto Stadium''' is the current name for the soccer stadium owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host, over the years, to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:United_Soccer_League USL]), the former ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL]), and the former ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"].<br> - <br> - The stadium opened on June 3, ["2006"] only a few blocks from the Rhinos' old home at ["Frontier Field"] and was built to serve the local teams and fans of sports played on a rectangular surface. Ample public financing from New York State made the construction of the then ''PAETEC Park'' very controversial, especially in light of the private ownership of the park. However, the former brownfield site in a struggling part of the city was briefly on the tax rolls and hosts a number of events each year.<br> - <br> - The stadium has in recent years been operated by the ownership of the Rhinos under a lease agreement. The decision of the Rhinos late in 2017 to suspend play for a year threw this agreement into question; after lengthy negotiations the arrangement continues for 2018. Soccer with continue, including 4 USL games (featuring Toronto FC II) and home games for the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers.<br> - <br> - ==Naming of the Park==<br> - ===2018===<br> - On April 25, ["2018"] it was announced that the stadium would again be known as Marina Auto Stadium. Length and price of the arrangement were not disclosed.<br> - ===2017===<br> - On January 24, ["2017"] the stadium was renamed '''Capelli Sport Stadium''' following an agreement on naming rights with New York City-based Capelli Sport. Length and price of the arrangement were not disclosed.<br> - ===2016===<br> - With no suitable sponsorship agreement available for 2016 the venue was renamed '''Rochester Rhinos Stadium'''.<br> - ===2011-2015===<br> - On February 10, ["2011"], it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be '''Sahlen's Stadium''' after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a multiyear naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but was estimated at about $2 million.<br> - ===2009-2010===<br> - '''Marina Auto Stadium''' (sometimes referred to as ["Marina Auto Park"]): At the halftime for the Rhinos' homeopener against the Montreal Impact, held May 30th, 2009, ["Marina Dodge"] was declared the winner in the naming rights pool of 328 entries. They chose the name ["Marina Auto Stadium"] which will remain the name for the entirety of the 2009 season.[[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090604/SPORTS05/90604022 D&amp;C Article June, 6 2009])]]. Marina Dodge negotiated keeping the name for 2010. Marina has been a team sponsor since 1996 and purchased 25 of the 328 $1000 entries to win the name in 2009.[[Footnote([http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/02/03/marina-auto-stadium-lives-on/ D&amp;C Blog Marina Auto Stadium Lives On])]] Arrangements were later negotiated to extend the naming rights through 2010.<br> - ===2006-2009===<br> - '''PAETEC Park''' (named for ["PAETEC"]) was the original stadium name. On December 11, 2008 it was announced that PAETEC Holding Corp. would not renew their naming rights agreement when the contract expires in April 2009. The former {{{http://www.paetecpark.com }}} website is now dead.<br> - <br> - ==State Audit==<br> - "''The state initiated an audit of the Rochester Rhinos stadium project in June 2008 to determine whether $19 million in state grant money was used properly. The money was meant to help fund the stadium's design and construction. The city took ownership of the stadium after the prior owner defaulted on a loan. The audit was conducted at Duffy's request.<br> - ...<br> - Due to the lack of due diligence performed on the Rochester Rhinos Soccer Stadium project, one local and two state agencies did not undertake sufficient review and oversight to ascertain whether a $19 million public grant was a good investment of taxpayer dollars, according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at a Rochester news conference today''" [[Footnote([http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2010/03/RHINOS-STADIUM-AUDIT-Due-diligence-lacking-read-the-press-release/ Rhinos Stadium Audit] in CityNewsPaper)]]<br> - <br> - [[Footnote]]<br> - [[Comments]]<br> - ------<br> - ''2009-06-02 06:48:32'' [[nbsp]] The park is currently listed as Rhino Stadium on the Rhino's website. See also the details of the naming actions on [wiki:wikipedia:Rochester_Rhinos_Stadium Wikipedia Rochester Rhinos Stadium] --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2010-04-15 08:25:10'' [[nbsp]] The Wikipedia article in my 2009-06-02 comment now redirects to the new Wikipedia article in the header above. My research shows the City of Rochester still as owner of the stadium from when it was taken over due to defaults on bank loans by the previous owners. --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2010-04-15 08:40:17'' [[nbsp]] Discovered that the name Marina Auto Park is used in the Buffalo media and in the Pop Warner HS football press - some articles have 5 or 6 references split between the two names. --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2011-04-06 18:38:10'' [[nbsp]] I'm kind of sad to see that a Buffalo company is going to get its name plastered above our fine city instead of our local Zweigle's. However, if you've ever been to Ted's in Buffalo, Sahlen's makes a good foot-long dogger. --["Users/BatGuano"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2011-07-20 09:23:15'' [[nbsp]] The /New York Times/ soccer blog mentions Sahlen's Stadium today - http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/after-world-cup-a-leagues-smaller-stage/ - and links to this RocWiki article! Recognition at last.... --["Users/MarkJackson"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2012-07-21 08:16:26'' [[nbsp]] I have been here for one lacrosse game. Parking at the stadium was easy to get in and out. Even if the stadium isn't in the best section of town, I felt safe while at the stadium. --["Users/bonnev659"]<br> - ------<br> - ''2017-01-24 11:59:35'' [[nbsp]] "Sahlen's Stadium" (2010-15) was followed by "Rochester Rhinos Stadium" (2016); "Capelli Sport Stadium" is the new name, announced today (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/01/24/capelli-sport-stadium-new-name-rochesters-downtown-soccer-park/96982750/) --["Users/markjackson"]</span> </td> <td> <span>+ #redirect Marina Auto Stadium</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=5&version2=6&ts=1524746872Capelli Sport Stadium2018-04-26T12:47:52Zmarkjacksonnaming history clean-up <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 17: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The stadium has in recent years been operated by the ownership of the Rhinos under a lease agreement. The decision of the Rhinos late in 2017 to suspend play for a year threw this a<span>rrang</span>ement into question; after lengthy negotiations the arrangement continues for 2018. <span>A number of soccer events have been announced</span>, including 4 USL games and home games for the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The stadium has in recent years been operated by the ownership of the Rhinos under a lease agreement. The decision of the Rhinos late in 2017 to suspend play for a year threw this a<span>gre</span>ement into question; after lengthy negotiations the arrangement continues for 2018. <span>Soccer with continue</span>, including 4 USL games <span>(featuring Toronto FC II) </span>and home games for the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 23: </td> <td> Line 23: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> On January 24, ["2017"]<span>,</span> an agreement on naming rights with New York City-based Capelli Sport<span>&nbsp;was announ</span>ced.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Length and price of the arrangement were not disclosed.</span> </td> <td> <span>+</span> On January 24, ["2017"]<span>&nbsp;the stadium was renamed '''Capelli Sport Stadium''' following</span> an agreement on naming rights with New York City-based Capelli Sport<span>. Length and pri</span>ce<span>&nbsp;of the arrangement were not disclose</span>d. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 25: </td> <td> Line 25: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> With no suitable sponsorship agreement available for 2016 the venue was renamed Rochester Rhinos Stadium. </td> <td> <span>+</span> With no suitable sponsorship agreement available for 2016 the venue was renamed <span>'''</span>Rochester Rhinos Stadium<span>'''</span>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 27: </td> <td> Line 27: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> On February 10, ["2011"], it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be Sahlen's Stadium after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a multiyear naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but was estimated at about $2 million. </td> <td> <span>+</span> On February 10, ["2011"], it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be <span>'''</span>Sahlen's Stadium<span>'''</span> after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a multiyear naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but was estimated at about $2 million. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 29: </td> <td> Line 29: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''<span>["</span>Marina Auto Stadium<span>"]</span>''' (sometimes referred to as ["Marina Auto Park"]): At the halftime for the Rhinos' homeopener against the Montreal Impact, held May 30th, 2009, ["Marina Dodge"] was declared the winner in the naming rights pool of 328 entries. They chose the name ["Marina Auto Stadium"] which will remain the name for the entirety of the 2009 season.[[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090604/SPORTS05/90604022 D&amp;C Article June, 6 2009])]]. Marina Dodge negotiated keeping the name for 2010. Marina has been a team sponsor since 1996 and purchased 25 of the 328 $1000 entries to win the name in 2009.[[Footnote([http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/02/03/marina-auto-stadium-lives-on/ D&amp;C Blog Marina Auto Stadium Lives On])]] </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Marina Auto Stadium''' (sometimes referred to as ["Marina Auto Park"]): At the halftime for the Rhinos' homeopener against the Montreal Impact, held May 30th, 2009, ["Marina Dodge"] was declared the winner in the naming rights pool of 328 entries. They chose the name ["Marina Auto Stadium"] which will remain the name for the entirety of the 2009 season.[[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090604/SPORTS05/90604022 D&amp;C Article June, 6 2009])]]. Marina Dodge negotiated keeping the name for 2010. Marina has been a team sponsor since 1996 and purchased 25 of the 328 $1000 entries to win the name in 2009.[[Footnote([http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/02/03/marina-auto-stadium-lives-on/ D&amp;C Blog Marina Auto Stadium Lives On])]]<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Arrangements were later negotiated to extend the naming rights through 2010.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 31: </td> <td> Line 31: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- '''["</span>PAETEC Park<span>"]</span>''' (named for ["PAETEC"]) <span>is the former</span> stadium name. On December 11, 2008 it was announced that PAETEC Holding Corp. would not renew their naming rights agreement when the contract expires in April 2009. The former {{{http://www.paetecpark.com }}} website is now dead. </td> <td> <span>+ '''</span>PAETEC Park''' (named for ["PAETEC"]) <span>was the original</span> stadium name. On December 11, 2008 it was announced that PAETEC Holding Corp. would not renew their naming rights agreement when the contract expires in April 2009. The former {{{http://www.paetecpark.com }}} website is now dead. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=4&version2=5&ts=1524706401Capelli Sport Stadium2018-04-26T01:33:21ZmarkjacksonHow to rename given it's a return to old name? <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- '''Capelli Sport</span> Stadium''' is the current name for the s<span>tadium that is</span> owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:United_Soccer_League USL])<span>&nbsp;and</span> (<span>returnin</span>g<span>&nbsp;in 2017</span>)<span>&nbsp;the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL]). It was previously the home of</span> the former ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> <td> <span>+ '''Marina Auto</span> Stadium''' is the current name for the s<span>occer stadium</span> owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host<span>, over the years,</span> to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:United_Soccer_League USL])<span>, the former ["Rochester Rattlers"]</span> (<span>[wiki:wikipedia:Major_Lea</span>g<span>ue_Lacrosse MLL]</span>)<span>, and</span> the former ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 17: </td> <td> Line 17: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- In addition to ["soccer"] and ["lacrosse"] matches, the stadium is scheduled to host football games, drum and bugle competitions, charity walks, concerts and Section V high school competition. Moreover, the Rhinos management was confident that the park makes it much easier to host international soccer friendlies and Men's and Women's National Team matches.<br> - <br> - Officials of the annual "Courage Bowl" (football game) between ["St. John Fisher College" St. John Fisher] and the ["University of Rochester"] announced plans to move from on-campus sites to the stadium in 2010.[[Footnote([http://topics.treehugger.com/article/0adqbR0gu6aSe?q=Rochester+Rhinos TreeHugger.com])]]</span> </td> <td> <span>+ The stadium has in recent years been operated by the ownership of the Rhinos under a lease agreement. The decision of the Rhinos late in 2017 to suspend play for a year threw this arrangement into question; after lengthy negotiations the arrangement continues for 2018. A number of soccer events have been announced, including 4 USL games and home games for the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=3&version2=4&ts=1524704901Capelli Sport Stadium2018-04-26T01:08:21Zmarkjacksonnew old name; article needs much work <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 22: </td> <td> Line 22: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ===2018===<br> + On April 25, ["2018"] it was announced that the stadium would again be known as Marina Auto Stadium. Length and price of the arrangement were not disclosed.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=2&version2=3&ts=1485396975Capelli Sport Stadium2017-01-26T02:16:15ZmarkjacksonUSL, not NASL <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Capelli Sport Stadium''' is the current name for the stadium that is owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:<span>North_American</span>_Soccer_League<span>_(2010) NA</span>SL]) and (returning in 2017) the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL]). It was previously the home of the former ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Capelli Sport Stadium''' is the current name for the stadium that is owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:<span>United</span>_Soccer_League<span>&nbsp;U</span>SL]) and (returning in 2017) the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL]). It was previously the home of the former ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=1&version2=2&ts=1485394498Capelli Sport Stadium2017-01-26T01:34:58Zmarkjacksonnew name; Rattlers return <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 13: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- '''Sahlen's</span> Stadium''' is the current name for the stadium that is owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:North_American_Soccer_League_(2010) NASL])<span>, as well as</span> the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL])<span>&nbsp;and the</span> ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> <td> <span>+ '''Capelli Sport</span> Stadium''' is the current name for the stadium that is owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:North_American_Soccer_League_(2010) NASL])<span>&nbsp;and (returning in 2017)</span> the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL])<span>. It was previously the home of the former</span> ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"]. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 22: </td> <td> Line 22: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- ===2011</span>===<br> <span>-</span> On <span>Febr</span>uary <span>10</span>, ["201<span>1</span>"], <span>it was announced that the new name of the stadium would </span>b<span>e</span> Sahlen's Stadium after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a <span>ten-</span>year naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but <span>i</span>s estimated at about $2 million. </td> <td> <span>+ ===2017</span>===<br> <span>+</span> On <span>Jan</span>uary <span>24</span>, ["201<span>7</span>"], <span>an agreement on naming rights with New York City-</span>b<span>ased Capelli</span> S<span>port was announced. Length and price of the arrangement were not disclosed.<br> + ===2016===<br> + With no suitable sponsorship agreement available for 2016 the venue was renamed Rochester Rhinos Stadium.<br> + ===2011-2015===<br> + On February 10, ["2011"], it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be S</span>ahlen's Stadium after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a <span>multi</span>year naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but <span>wa</span>s estimated at about $2 million. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=diff&version1=0&version2=1&ts=1485393747Capelli Sport Stadium2017-01-26T01:22:27ZmarkjacksonRenamed from "Sahlen's Stadium" <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Capelli Sport Stadium<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Location'''||&lt;|10&gt;[[Image(paetecpark.jpg,right,thumbnail,300,noborder,"2006 - ["Users/VincentMonroe" Vincent Monroe]")]]||<br> + ||[[Address("460 Oak Street, Rochester NY, 14608")]] ||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Phone / Fax'''||<br> + ||585 454 5425 / 585 454 5453||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Email'''||<br> + ||[[MailTo(info AT rhinossoccer DOT com)]]||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Website'''||<br> + ||[http://www.rhinossoccer.com/pages.php?id=24 Rhino's Stadium Page]||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Wikipedia'''||<br> + ||[wiki:wikipedia:Sahlen's_Stadium]||<br> + <br> + [[Image(paetec1.jpg,right,thumbnail,300,noborder,"["Users/VincentMonroe" Vincent Monroe]")]]<br> + '''Sahlen's Stadium''' is the current name for the stadium that is owned by the ["City of Rochester"] and host to the ["Rochester Rhinos"] ([wiki:wikipedia:North_American_Soccer_League_(2010) NASL]), as well as the ["Rochester Rattlers"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Major_League_Lacrosse MLL]) and the ["WNY Flash"] ([wiki:wikipedia:Women's_Professional_Soccer WPS]). It is located in the ["JOSANA Neighborhood"].<br> + <br> + The stadium opened on June 3, ["2006"] only a few blocks from the Rhinos' old home at ["Frontier Field"] and was built to serve the local teams and fans of sports played on a rectangular surface. Ample public financing from New York State made the construction of the then ''PAETEC Park'' very controversial, especially in light of the private ownership of the park. However, the former brownfield site in a struggling part of the city was briefly on the tax rolls and hosts a number of events each year.<br> + <br> + In addition to ["soccer"] and ["lacrosse"] matches, the stadium is scheduled to host football games, drum and bugle competitions, charity walks, concerts and Section V high school competition. Moreover, the Rhinos management was confident that the park makes it much easier to host international soccer friendlies and Men's and Women's National Team matches.<br> + <br> + Officials of the annual "Courage Bowl" (football game) between ["St. John Fisher College" St. John Fisher] and the ["University of Rochester"] announced plans to move from on-campus sites to the stadium in 2010.[[Footnote([http://topics.treehugger.com/article/0adqbR0gu6aSe?q=Rochester+Rhinos TreeHugger.com])]]<br> + <br> + ==Naming of the Park==<br> + ===2011===<br> + On February 10, ["2011"], it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be Sahlen's Stadium after the deal with Marina Auto expired. This was part of a ten-year naming rights agreement with Sahlen's Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, NY. The cost of the agreement was not released, but is estimated at about $2 million.<br> + ===2009-2010===<br> + '''["Marina Auto Stadium"]''' (sometimes referred to as ["Marina Auto Park"]): At the halftime for the Rhinos' homeopener against the Montreal Impact, held May 30th, 2009, ["Marina Dodge"] was declared the winner in the naming rights pool of 328 entries. They chose the name ["Marina Auto Stadium"] which will remain the name for the entirety of the 2009 season.[[Footnote([http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090604/SPORTS05/90604022 D&amp;C Article June, 6 2009])]]. Marina Dodge negotiated keeping the name for 2010. Marina has been a team sponsor since 1996 and purchased 25 of the 328 $1000 entries to win the name in 2009.[[Footnote([http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/02/03/marina-auto-stadium-lives-on/ D&amp;C Blog Marina Auto Stadium Lives On])]]<br> + ===2006-2009===<br> + '''["PAETEC Park"]''' (named for ["PAETEC"]) is the former stadium name. On December 11, 2008 it was announced that PAETEC Holding Corp. would not renew their naming rights agreement when the contract expires in April 2009. The former {{{http://www.paetecpark.com }}} website is now dead.<br> + <br> + ==State Audit==<br> + "''The state initiated an audit of the Rochester Rhinos stadium project in June 2008 to determine whether $19 million in state grant money was used properly. The money was meant to help fund the stadium's design and construction. The city took ownership of the stadium after the prior owner defaulted on a loan. The audit was conducted at Duffy's request.<br> + ...<br> + Due to the lack of due diligence performed on the Rochester Rhinos Soccer Stadium project, one local and two state agencies did not undertake sufficient review and oversight to ascertain whether a $19 million public grant was a good investment of taxpayer dollars, according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at a Rochester news conference today''" [[Footnote([http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2010/03/RHINOS-STADIUM-AUDIT-Due-diligence-lacking-read-the-press-release/ Rhinos Stadium Audit] in CityNewsPaper)]]<br> + <br> + [[Footnote]]<br> + [[Comments]]<br> + ------<br> + ''2009-06-02 06:48:32'' [[nbsp]] The park is currently listed as Rhino Stadium on the Rhino's website. See also the details of the naming actions on [wiki:wikipedia:Rochester_Rhinos_Stadium Wikipedia Rochester Rhinos Stadium] --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2010-04-15 08:25:10'' [[nbsp]] The Wikipedia article in my 2009-06-02 comment now redirects to the new Wikipedia article in the header above. My research shows the City of Rochester still as owner of the stadium from when it was taken over due to defaults on bank loans by the previous owners. --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2010-04-15 08:40:17'' [[nbsp]] Discovered that the name Marina Auto Park is used in the Buffalo media and in the Pop Warner HS football press - some articles have 5 or 6 references split between the two names. --["Users/BradMandell"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2011-04-06 18:38:10'' [[nbsp]] I'm kind of sad to see that a Buffalo company is going to get its name plastered above our fine city instead of our local Zweigle's. However, if you've ever been to Ted's in Buffalo, Sahlen's makes a good foot-long dogger. --["Users/BatGuano"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2011-07-20 09:23:15'' [[nbsp]] The /New York Times/ soccer blog mentions Sahlen's Stadium today - http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/after-world-cup-a-leagues-smaller-stage/ - and links to this RocWiki article! Recognition at last.... --["Users/MarkJackson"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2012-07-21 08:16:26'' [[nbsp]] I have been here for one lacrosse game. Parking at the stadium was easy to get in and out. Even if the stadium isn't in the best section of town, I felt safe while at the stadium. --["Users/bonnev659"]<br> + ------<br> + ''2017-01-24 11:59:35'' [[nbsp]] "Sahlen's Stadium" (2010-15) was followed by "Rochester Rhinos Stadium" (2016); "Capelli Sport Stadium" is the new name, announced today (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/01/24/capelli-sport-stadium-new-name-rochesters-downtown-soccer-park/96982750/) --["Users/markjackson"]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=recall&version=0&ts=1151795289Capelli Sport Stadium2006-07-01T23:08:09ZVincentMonroeUpload of image <a href="https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=Files&do=view&target=paetecpark.jpg">paetecpark.jpg</a>.https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadiumhttps://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=recall&version=0&ts=1151793555Capelli Sport Stadium2006-07-01T22:39:15ZVincentMonroeUpload of image <a href="https://rocwiki.org/Capelli_Sport_Stadium?action=Files&do=view&target=paetec1.jpg">paetec1.jpg</a>.