The older facilities don't have the amenities a new one would have. They also have a pro shop and video room if the kids want to go and play. Those are the things that make an enormous difference. We have several other teams that are adding new buildings, and we like the Jacksonville market. They have had a lot of success with their football team in the arenafootball2 market, and they have experience working in that market.
New arenas are the trend in professional sports and that has reached the minor leagues.
Nearly a third of the teams in the ECHL will have new or renovated buildings by 2003. While the Lizard Kings have ceased operations, not every job associated with the team ceased to exist. Burge still works in Jacksonville, but most of his focus is on the Tomcats of the arenafootball2 league. Lizard Kings players became free agents when the team suspended operations. Brad Federenko, the team's leading goal-scorer last year, is playing with the Greenville Grrrowl.