AKRON, Ohio — Pending the city’s approval, Akron’s Canal Park name could change for the first time since the stadium opened in 1997.

The new name will be 7 17 Credit Union Park.

“It’s going to spark interest to some degree,” said Ivan Aschenbrenner.

Interest is growing from people like Aschenbrenner after News 5 told him about Canal Park’s potential name change.

“I didn’t even know that was happening, but I know every few years a lot of parks change their names,” he said.

While Aschenbrenner told us he will miss the old name, he’s hopeful the potential new one will attract more people to go to games and check out bars and restaurants like The Daily Pressed.

“I think it might draw some more attention just because people will be like ‘Oh, what’s that place?’ and they’ll think it’s new,

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