Manatees might move
By Barry Jackson
Miami Herald
On the day the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority agreed to sell Miami Arena, the facility lost its only remaining tenant.
The Miami Manatees, a first-year minor-league hockey team that plays in the WHA-2, exercised an out clause in its contract with the arena, according to owner David Waronker, who is trying to sell the team to a group headed by Miami real estate developer Al Harper.
Waronker said the Manatees will move their home games to an arena in Kendall or in Maitland, outside Orlando. A decision will be made this week.
The Manatees' agreement with the arena allowed the team to cancel its lease after 20 home games if the team wasn't averaging 1,500 spectators. The average attendance has been less than 1,000.
"I'm disappointed," Waronker said. "We're underperforming."
Web posted on Mar. 3, 2004
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