American Indoor Football Association - Paperback

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: American Indoor Football Association players, American Indoor Football Association teams, Erie Freeze, Seasons in the American Indoor Football Association, Rochester Raiders, Erie Explosion, Reading Express, Huntington Heroes, Montgomery Bears, New Jersey Revolution, Canton Legends, Utah Blaze, Fayetteville Force, Johnstown Riverhawks, Wyoming Cavalry, Richmond Raiders, Carolina Speed, Tallahassee Titans, Baltimore Mariners, Florence Phantoms, Steubenville Stampede, Lakeland Thunderbolts, Daytona Beach ThunderBirds, Columbus Lions, Rome Renegades, Mississippi MudCats, Jerry Crafts, 2009 American Indoor Football Association season, Augusta Colts, Syracuse Soldiers, Danville Demolition, Carolina Bombers, Baltimore Blackbirds, 2007 American Indoor Football Association season, 2006 American Indoor Football League season, Harrisburg Stampede, 2008 American Indoor Football Association season, 2010 American Indoor Football Association season, Carolina Ghostriders, Monreko Crittenden, D.C. Armor, Greenville Force, Richmond Bandits, Stockton Wolves, Chattahoochee Valley Vipers, Arctic Predators, New Mexico Wildcats, Utah Saints, 2005 Atlantic Indoor Football League season, Ogden Knights, Florida Stingrays, Yakima Valley Warriors, Tucson Thunder Kats, AIFL Ghostchasers. Excerpt: The Rochester Raiders are a professional indoor football team based in the Rochester, New York area. They are currently a member of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Dome Arena in the suburb of Henrietta. The Raiders were previously a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (formerly the Great Lakes Indoor Football League) from 2006 to 2008 and the American Indoor Football Association for two exhibition matches in 2008. Prior to the Dome Arena, the ESL Sports Centre, the Main Street Armory, and the Blue Cross Arena served as home venues of the Raiders. The Raiders played in the CIFL championship game twice, both times against the Port Huron / Michigan Pirates. They lost to Port Huron in 2006 but defeated Michigan in 2007. Rochester finished the 2008 regular season undefeated at 12-0; however, the team resigned after their final regular season opponent, the Flint Phantoms, did not show for the game and forfeited. The Rochester Raiders were founded in 2006 as a charter member of the newly-created Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL). The Raiders derived their name from a local flag football team. There have been a small number of fans concerned with copyright between the team's logo and the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. However, since the Rochester team never plays in California, this is not believed to be of real concern. The Raiders were one of two 2006 teams in the GLIFL that held a television contract, at the time with WBGT-CA, a local low-power station. Games have since been moved to Time Warner Cable SportsNet. The Raiders' first home venue was the ESL Sports Centre in Brighton (a suburb of Rochester). The team's 2006 roster featured Syracuse University standout wide receiver Maurice Jackson (who won the inaugural GLIFL Wide Receiver of the Year Award), quarterback Matt Cottengim (the league's inaugural MVP), Darius Smith (the league's inaugural Return Man of the Year), and in January 2006, they signed 2-tim