Explanation

It's clear many don't understand what has taken place in Texarkana... First off, there is NO new arena. The complex that was intended to be the new home for the Bandits is, at best, perhaps only half-funded. Groundbreaking has been delayed again and again. As a hockey arena, Four States is broken. The lack of effective climate controls places an incredible environmental strain on all the equipment - compressor (one recently broke down), boards, everything. The Bandits have no control over scheduling, and lose dates and practice ice for gun shows, RV conventions, the circus... and other events. Time has run out for the team, and they cannot tolerate the situation any longer.