Minor league hockey team will stay in Macon

MACON - The Macon Trax, an independent minor league hockey team, will stay in Macon despite an earlier announcement that the team would move to Lakeland, Fla. <br> <br> The City Council approved a revised lease Tuesday after weeks of negotiations between Mayor Jack Ellis and Trax owner David Waronker. <br> <br> Waronker, a Florida businessman, had decided in May to rename the team the Loggerheads and move to Lakeland, but he changed his mind after recent negotiations with the city. <br> <br> The Trax will play in the World Hockey Association 2 that starts its season in October. <br> <br> ``I&#39;m going to give it my best shot,&#39;&#39; Waronker said. ``A lot of smaller cities can&#39;t support hockey on its own. But we&#39;ll have the league behind it. We have a national corporate sales director. That&#39;s what is going to help us make it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Financial terms were not available, but the Trax must average 1,100 fans a game to renew the contract. If the team fails to reach that figure, either the city or the team has the option to end the lease.