The arena floor is lined with cots covered in hospital linens, and dividers separate them into departments for pediatrics, intensive care and dialysis.

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He was thinking back to his inaugural voyage in 2000 when, nervous about operating in front of 18, 000 fans, he forgot to raise the equipment as he left the ice and damaged the arena floor.

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Florida Gulf Coast had nothing, so Baker bought a basketball floor and entertained the idea of the team playing in a local ice arena.

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The arena design included over 175 suites on three different levels, and the lower level suites (sixteen rows from the floor) were a first in sports facilities design.

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