The stinky part of this is that the taxpayers of Portland just completed a $34 million renovation of the arena in 2014 with the team signing a 5 year lease. Someone snuck in an out clause.
http://deadspin.com/taxpayers-cover-34- ... 1775140156
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/04/p ... ing-maine/
DaveScott Prue of Biddeford was in the Pirates’ office at 4 p.m. to pick up a jersey won by his son in a raffle and to renew three season tickets. Ben Locke, director of ticket operations, was helping Prue with the transaction when an associate called Locke to a back room.
“Two minutes later, he came back and said he was sorry, but apparently the team was moving to Springfield and that I had to leave the office,” Prue said. “As I was leaving, I had to unlock the front door because they had locked it.”