 One problem was that the Four States Arena was a converted warehouse that would leak onto the ice with a small amount of rain.Crowds had dropped from nearly 4,000 to under 2,200; the team had already seen two head coaches and was on its third general manager; and soon the Bandits were no longer paying their bills.On February 20, 2001, with $80,000 in dues payments owed to the league, the CHL terminated the franchise.