[3] The Rampage would start out with moderate success, which included a four-game winning streak at home, and a 6–6 record, which had the team two points out of second place after the first month of the season.
A beam supporting the arena started to buckle due to the 16 inches (40 cm) of snow on the roof and 40 mph (65 kmph) winds outside.
[2] The Rampage would finish their season without equipment, all of it still buried in the rubble of the LancerLot Arena[6] and with a roster of 11 players: nine skaters and two goalies.
[7] The Rampage would end up borrowing jerseys (red and black with no logo, formerly owned by the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds[7]) from a local recreation league team.
[6] The Rampage would also use two players, Ed Dearborn and Dave Silver, from a local Virginia Beach recreation league to fill out their roster.
Three Admirals players (Kurt Kabat, Victor Gervais and Brian Martin) would score hat tricks in this game.