<p>According to TSN&#8217;s Rick Westhead, the Air Canada Centre will have a new name come July of next year.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Maple Leaf Sports &amp; Entertainment signs watershed naming-rights deal. <br />Air Canada Centre about to get a new name.</p>
<p>&mdash; Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) <a href="https://twitter.com/rwesthead/status/902602026806382592">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">MLSE signs deal with major Canadian bank.<br />Air Canada Centre name to change July 1, 2018. <br />Story up shortly at TSN.ca.</p>
<p>&mdash; Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) <a href="https://twitter.com/rwesthead/status/902602060226596864">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It appears as though the bank Westhead was referring to is Scotiabank, with TSN&#8217;s Kristen Shilton reporting that the arena will be re-named &#8216;Scotiabank Arena&#8217;.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Came down to Scotiabank and RBC to replace Air Canada in licensing deal. ACC will become Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018 <a href="https://t.co/0xFGbvJc2j">https://t.co/0xFGbvJc2j</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/902604714721804288">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The deal between MLSE and Scotiabank is worth a reported $800 million over 20 years, which Westhead notes is believed to be &#8220;<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/mlse-agrees-to-record-arena-rights-deal-with-scotiabank-1.842133">the highest-priced annual building and team sponsorship in North American sports history.</a>&#8221;</p>
<p>Built in 1999, this will mark the first name change in the building&#8217;s history.</p>
<p>Rest easy, ACC. We&#8217;ll miss you.</p>
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According to TSN's Rick Westhead, the Air Canada Centre will have a new name come July of next year.

https://twitter.com/rwesthead/status/902602026806382592

https://twitter.com/rwesthead/status/902602060226596864

It appears as though the bank Westhead was referring to is Scotiabank, with TSN's Kristen Shilton reporting that the arena will be re-named 'Scotiabank Arena'.

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/902604714721804288

The deal between MLSE and Scotiabank is worth a reported $800 million over 20 years, which Westhead notes is believed to be "<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/mlse-agrees-to-record-arena-rights-deal-with-scotiabank-1.842133">the highest-priced annual building and team sponsorship in North American sports history.</a>"

Built in 1999, this will mark the first name change in the building's history.

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