Posts Tagged ‘Rochester’

Chris Taylor Looking Over Broad Street

September 29, 2009 - By

Chris Taylor on the windows of Blue Cross Arena

The giant windows at Blue Cross Arena were given a new look this week with the addition of a couple of huge pictures.  Rochester American Chris Taylor is on the Broad Street side of the building and the Rochester Knighthawks first round draft pick Sid Smith is on the Exchange Street side.

There’s nothing on the building that indicates what sports teams play at the arena so this will give the building a great new look from the outside by showing off two players from a couple of the teams that use the building.

These will get some attention from those working downtown and any out of town people who may be visiting.

It’s awesome to see the outside of the arena have the identity of two teams that use the building.  Up until this point there had been nothing on the outside of the building to give any indication of who used it.

The current ads are sponsored by the law firm Segar-Sciortino.

I assume on a day with nicer weather you’ll be able to see these better than the pictures let on.

It’s amazing [...]Read More

Rochester Ranked 10th in Top Minor League Markets

August 25, 2009 - By

Sports Business Journal did it’s annual ranking of  Top Minor League Markets and Rochester, NY ranked 10th out of 239 markets in the list.  The market rank was based off of three category-specific scores: tenure rank, attendance rank and economic rank (more about this project).

Cities ranked in the top 9:

1. Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa
2. Fort Wayne, Ind.
3. Tulsa, Okla.
4. Billings, Mont.
5. Spokane, Wash.
6. Peoria, Ill.
7. San Bernardino County, Calif.
8. Bossier City-Shreveport, La.
9. Idaho Falls, Idaho

Some other nearby cities that were also ranked – #29 Albany, #36 Binghamton, #38 Auburn, #48 Batavia, #125 Elmira, and #159 Syracuse.  For a full list of all 239 markets click here.

The ranking was based off of local sports teams Rochester Americans, Rochester Red Wings, Rochester Razorsharks, and I believe the Rochester Raiders (they’ve changed leagues a number of times).  The Rochester Knighthawks are considered a major league team.

While attendance numbers have been down recently for the Amerks they still rank pretty good compared to other American Hockey League teams.  Although I do wonder what numbers were reported.

We have three excellent stadiums in Rochester [...]Read More