Kozuback said the reason for the late start could be attributed to timing. The Aviators only had six months from when they announced they were coming to Abilene until the start of the regular season. A problem with scheduling forced the Aviators to hold their entire training camp in San Angelo and Amarillo. Corpus Christi, another expansion team this season, had nearly a year to prepare for the upcoming season. Kozuback said that is an ideal time frame for a team to adequately plan for a season.
Good preparation takes anywhere from nine months to a year.
Corpus Christi came in during October of last year. They spent money early, built a game plan and sold their tickets. There are long lines for tickets and we had to staff more, but once inside I know we take care of the people. We have gotten very few complaints. Other than that, we had some sound problems we overcame and some problems with the ice that we alleviated, but other than that, for an expansion team, I think things have gone well.