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Peoria Pirates
The Peoria Pirates were a professional arena football team that last played in AF2, the minor league to the Arena Football League (AFL). They played their home games at Carver Arena, part of the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois, and were coached by Mike Hohensee and Bruce Cowdrey. The Pirates originally began play as a charter member of the original Indoor Football League in 1999. In their existence, the Pirates played in the Indoor Football League (IFL), AF2 (twice), and United Indoor Football (UIF). They also won the 2000 IFL Championship. They were also, while in the UIF, known as the Peoria Rough Riders. History Indoor Football League (IFL) / AF2 The Peoria Pirates were charter members of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and were also the IFL runners-up in 1999 and won the IFL championship in 2000 before their original league folded and the franchise moved over to AF2. After the move, the Pirates won ArenaCup III over the Florida Firecats, but couldn't repeat their performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carver Arena
Peoria Civic Center is an entertainment complex located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson and John Burgee, it has an arena, theater, exhibit hall and meeting rooms. It opened in 1982 and completed an expansion to its lobby and meeting facilities in 2007. On the grounds of the Peoria Civic Center sits the massive "Sonar Tide," the last and largest sculpture of the pioneer of abstract minimalism Ronald Bladen. History The site of the Civic Center includes the spot at Liberty Street and Jefferson Street, where Moses and Lucy Pettengill lived from 1836 to 1862; that house was part of the Underground Railroad and Moses was also an Underground Railroad "conductor". In 1862, the Pettingills moved out of downtown and to Moss Avenue, where the present Pettengill–Morron House was built in 1868. The downtown home was demolished in 1910 to make way for the Jefferson Hotel. The hotel, in turn, was imploded in 1978 to make way for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter Of Credit
A letter of credit (LC), also known as a documentary credit or bankers commercial credit, or letter of undertaking (LoU), is a payment mechanism used in international trade to provide an economic guarantee from a creditworthy bank to an exporter of goods. Letters of credit are used extensively in the financing of international trade, when the reliability of contracting parties cannot be readily and easily determined. Its economic effect is to introduce a bank as an underwriter that assumes the counterparty risk of the buyer paying the seller for goods. History The letter of credit has been used in Europe since ancient times. Letters of credit were traditionally governed by internationally recognized rules and procedures rather than by national law. The International Chamber of Commerce oversaw the preparation of the first Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP) in 1933, creating a voluntary framework for commercial banks to apply to transactions worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Riptide
The San Diego Riptide was a professional arena football team based in San Diego, California. The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena. The team was originally coached by Cree Morris, then Mouse Davis and finally by Sean Ponder. The Riptide never officially announced that it had ceased operations, but never came back from its hiatus after the 2005 season, and the AF2 folded into the AFL following the latter's 2009 bankruptcy. Season-by-season , - , 2002 , , 7 , , 9 , , 0 , , 2nd NC Western , , Won Round 1 (San Diego 40, Bakersfield 27) Lost NC Semifinals ( Peoria 22, San Diego 12) , - , 2003 , , 6 , , 10 , , 0 , , 4th NC Western , , -- , - , 2004 , , 8 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd NC Western , , -- , - , 2005 , , 5 , , 11 , , 0 , , 5th NC Western , , -- , - !Totals , , 27 , , 39 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs) See also *Arena Football League *AF2 External links San Diego Riptide on ArenaFan.com Riptide A rip tide, or riptide, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita Stealth
The Wichita Stealth was an arena football team. They played their home games at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas. They originally began play in the original incarnation of the Indoor Football League as a 2000 expansion team known as the Wichita Warlords before the league folded, in which they moved to the AF2 and became the Stealth. They only got to the playoffs once during their five-year existence, where they had an early exit (courtesy of the Hawaiian Islanders). After an 8-8 season in 2004, the team officially disbanded and ceased all operations. After Intrust Bank Arena opened, there were rumors that the Stealth might be reincarnated, but the talks died down, and nothing ever surfaced. Now the Wichita Force of Champions Indoor Football Champions Indoor Football (CIF) is a professional indoor American football minor league created in 2014 out of the merger between the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) and Lone Star Football League (LSFL), plus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 AF2 Season
The 2002 AF2 season was the third season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2001 and succeeded by 2003. The league champions were the Peoria Pirates, who defeated the Florida Firecats in ArenaCup III. This is also the first time that both conferences have the same division name (in that case, the American Conference Southern Division and the National Conference Southern Division, respectively). It is also the only season where both conferences have four divisions each, a la the 2002–present era of the NFL. League info Standings * ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth'' * ''Purple indicates division champion'' * ''Grey indicates best regular season record'' * The Steamwheelers were banned from the playoffs for rule violations. Playoffs Awards and honors Regular season awards ArenaCup III ArenaCup III was the 2002 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Florida Firecats were defeated by the American Conference Champions Peoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 AF2 Season
The 2001 AF2 season was the second season of the AF2. The league champions were the Quad City Steamwheelers, who defended their title with a victory over the Richmond Speed in ArenaCup II. This is the first time that both conferences contained two divisions each, like the Arena Football League. League info Standings * ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth'' * ''Purple indicates division champion'' * ''Grey indicates best regular season record'' Playoffs Awards and honors Regular season awards ArenaCup II ArenaCup II was the 2001 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the American Conference Champions Richmond Speed were defeated by the National Conference Champions Quad City Steamwheelers in Moline, Illinois Moline ( ) is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. With a population of 42,985 in 2020, it is the largest city in Rock Island County. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline, Illinois, East M .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bismarck Blaze
The Bismarck Blaze were a professional indoor American football team based in Bismarck, North Dakota. They were members of the original Indoor Football League (1999-2000), Indoor Football League founded in 1999 and began play in 2000. They competed in the Northern Division of the Western Conference. History The Blaze were founded as an expansion team in 1999 and joined the original incarnation of the Indoor Football League (1999-2000), Indoor Football League along with several others expansion franchises. In the only season in the IFL, the team compiled an 11–3 record finishing in first place in the Western Conference and qualified for the IFL Gold Cup playoffs. They defeated the Sioux City Attack 30–14 in the second round of the playoffs, then the Topeka Kings 51–-27 in the semifinals advancing to the 2000 Gold Cup, only to lose to the Peoria Pirates in the championship game 69–42. After the IFL was bought out by af2, the Blaze were not among the many teams that moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Valley Smash
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds. After four successful years in the league, they moved to the UIF in 2005 and became a charter member to the new league. However, the Greyhounds failed to reach the same level of success from the NIFL years. Their home games were played at the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, which is also the home to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. After three dismal years in the UIF, the team folded in October 2007.http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=30248&catid=3 Season-by-season , - , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;", Steel Valley Smash (IFL) , - , 1999 , , 2 , , 10 , , 0 , , 4th Southern , , -- , - , 2000 , , 9 , , 5 , , 0 , , 1st EC Southern , , Won Quarterfinal ( Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Mad Dogs
The Madison Mad Dogs were an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League ( PIFL) in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 1999 & 2000. The Mad Dogs franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Madison, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Dane County Coliseum, now Veterans Memorial Coliseum, at the Alliant Energy Center. The team colors were: Red, Silver, and Black. The Mad Dogs were coached by Richard "Dick" Adams for the '98 PIFL season. The Mad Dogs played four preseason PIFL games in '98. Winning only once: *February 18 – Madison Mad Dogs 22 at Green Bay Bombers 64 *February 23 – Green Bay Bombers 45 at Madison Mad Dogs 39 *March 19 – Colorado Wildcats 20 at Madison Mad Dogs 27 *March 28 – Madison Mad Dogs 29 at Minnesota Monsters 33 The Madison Mad Dogs tied with their sister team, Green Bay Bombers – both teams owned by Ecklund, for the second best record in the PIFL with a 10-4 record. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Bay Bombers
The Green Bay Bombers was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 1999 and 2000. The Bombers franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Neenah, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. The Bombers were coached by Mario Russo for the 1998 PIFL season and part of the 1999 IFL season and by Bud Keyes for the remainder of the 1999 and 2000 IFL seasons. History The Bombers played four preseason Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) games in 1998. Losing only once: *February 18 – Madison Mad Dogs 22 at Green Bay Bombers 64 *February 23 – Green Bay Bombers 45 at Madison Mad Dogs 39 *March 7 – Green Bay Bombers 32 at Minnesota Monsters 35 *March 25 – Colorado Wildcats 39 at Green Bay Bombers 53 The Green Bay Bombers tied with their sister team, Madison Mad Dogs, for the second best record in the PIFL with a 10–4 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayton Skyhawks
The Dayton Skyhawks were a professional indoor American football team based in Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D .... They were a charter member of the original Indoor Football League in 1999. They lasted both of the league's two seasons and folded when the league disbanded. Earnest Wilson was the Skyhawk's first head coach and general manager. Chris MacKeown coached the team during the 2000 season. Season-by-season , - , 1999 , , 6 , , 6 , , 0 , , 2nd Southern , , Lost Semifinal ( Peoria) , - , 2000 , , 6 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd EC Southern , , Lost Round 1 ( Green Bay) , - !Totals , , 12 , , 16 , , 0 , , colspan="2", References {{Reflist Indoor Football League (1999–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams among indoor football leagues. The league has operated continuously under the same name and corporate structure longer than any other current indoor football league. With the closure of the Arena Football League in 2019, the IFL is the oldest active professional indoor football league in North America. As of 2022 season, the league consists of 14 teams in two conferences with each team playing 16 games over 19 weeks. IFL players earn US$250–500 per game played, with a $25 bonus given to players on the winning team each week. Additionally, the teams provide housing for its players during the season. The IFL has a player personnel partnership with the XFL, to function as their ''de-facto'' minor league. History Formation The league was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
