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Team
Histories (Since 2001)
This is a work in
progress to chronicle team histories since 2001, when the league abandoned its
2000 rosters, established its current economic system and held its first
free-agent auction.
Any assistance in
correcting information or filling in the blanks can be sent to stats@isbl.com.
Thanks for your help.
Updated
6/14/04, most of the holes filled. Thanks to the McMainses, Joe Bramson and Todd
Sims (yes, Todd Sims) for their assistance, as well as anyone we might be
forgetting.
Updated 1/2/05,
added a brief (and long-forgotten) owner to the Giants and updated the Halifax
franchise.
Alaska
Willows (Greg Copeland)
Albuquerque
Sidewinders (Kevin O'Keefe)
Arizona
Raccoons (Micah Imparato)
Beltway
Bandits (Troy Conner)
Boston
Dirt Dogs (Joe Pegoraro)
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Began as the
Lynn Diamond Dogs in 2001, owned by Joe Pegoraro
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Renamed Boston
Diamond Dogs prior to 2003 season
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Renamed Boston
Dirt Dogs prior to 2004 season
Cartersville
Cyclones (Gary Foley)
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Began as the
Atlanta Storm in 2001, owned by Jason Ball
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Ownership
transferred to Gary Foley (2nd team owned, see Manchester Moose) prior to
2003 season, renamed Cartersville Cyclones
Chicago
Bulldogs (Ambrose Cohen)
Chicago
Force (Jason Green)
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Began as the
Pacific Force in 2001, owned by Mike Stuart
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Ownership
transferred to Jason Green prior to 2002 season, renamed Chicago Force
Colorado
Beavers (Adam Hurrell)
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Began as the
Champaign Bubbles in 2001, owned by John Kline
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Ownership
transferred to Glen Lindsay prior to 2002 season, renamed Calgary Cannons
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Ownership
transferred to Adam Hurrell during 2002 season
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Renamed
Colorado Beavers prior to 2003 season
Ft.
Worth Pioneers (Stephen Brennan)
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Began as the
Pittsburgh Pythons (I) in 2001, owned by Jay McDonald
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Ownership
transferred to Stephen Brennan (2nd team owned, see Manchester Moose) during
2002 season
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Renamed Ft.
Worth Pioneers prior to 2003 season
Halifax
Explosion (Rod McGlashing)
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Began as the
Cartersville Cardinals in 2001, owned by Gary Foley
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Ownership
transferred to Stephen Brennan prior to 2002 season, renamed Sunnydale
Slayers
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Brennan took
over Pittsburgh Pythons (I) during 2002 season, league administered Slayers
for remainder of season
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Ownership
transferred to Dennis Pelletier prior to 2003 season, renamed Manchester
Moose
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Ownership
transferred to Brad McConnachie during 2004 season
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Renamed
Ajax Axemen in Winter 2004, but move never occurred
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Ownership
transferred to Rod McGlashing prior to 2005 season, renamed Halifax
Explosion
Illinois
Noise (Kevin Dever)
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Began as the
Charlotte Bullfrogs in 2001, owned by Jerry Kessler
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Ownership
transferred to Dennis Lisbon prior to 2003 season, renamed Baltimore Ironmen
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Ownership
transferred to Kevin Dever during 2003 season
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Renamed
Illinois Noise prior to 2004 season
Las
Vegas Nomads (Joe Bramson)
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Began as the
Staten Island Nomads in 2001, owned by Ricky Escorico
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Ownership
transferred to Joe Bramson during 2001 season
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Renamed Las
Vegas Nomads prior to 2002 season
Los
Angeles Nessmen (Tim Conklin)
Louisville
Sluggers (Matthew George)
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Began as the
San Francisco Seals in 2001, owned by Wade Beals
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Ownership
transferred to Jana LaMar during 2002 season
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Ownership
transferred to Matthew George prior to 2003 season, renamed Louisville
Sluggers
Manhattan
Meat Possums (Charlie Paul)
New
York Underdogs (Michael Cordero)
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Began as the
Brooklyn Avengers in 2001, owned by Chris Luhning
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Ownership
transferred to Todd Sims during 2001 season
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Ownership
transferred to Michael Cordero prior to 2002 season, renamed New York
Underdogs
Omaha
Orange Crush (Sean McDonald)
Piedmont
Giants (Larry Miller)
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Began as the
Seattle Dissidents in 2001, owned by Jeff Abramczyk
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Ownership
transferred to Chris Culler during 2003 season
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Ownership
transferred to Larry Miller during 2003 season
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Renamed
Piedmont Giants prior to 2004 season
Pittsburgh
Pythons (Jay McDonald)
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Began as the
Buffalo Blizzard in 2001, owned by Ed Brooks
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Ownership
transferred to Jacob Henry during 2001 season
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Renamed New
Orleans Blues prior to 2002 season
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Ownership
transferred to Andrew Paul during 2003 season
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Ownership
transferred to Jay McDonald (2nd team owned, see Ft. Worth Pioneers) during 2003 season
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Renamed
Pittsburgh Pythons (II) prior to 2004 season (see Ft. Worth Pioneers)
San
Mateo Wolverines (Sean Weglage)
Saskatchewan
Prairie Fire (Kevin Pedde)
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Began as the
Kansas City Knights in 2001, owned by Tony Arbogast
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Ownership
transferred to Kevin Pedde prior to 2002 season, renamed Saskatchewan
Prairie Fire
Seattle
Navigators (Shaun Gratton)
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Began as the
Columbus Cubans in 2001, owned by David Gizzo
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Ownership
transferred to Chris Luhning prior to 2002 season, renamed Kansas City Aces
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Ownership
transferred to Philip George prior to 2003 season, renamed Lexington Legends
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Ownership
transferred to Shaun Gratton prior to 2005 season, renamed Seattle
Navigators
South
Carolina Cardinals (Nick Tallyn)
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Began as the
Dallas Lone Star in 2001, owned by Chris Roth
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Ownership
transferred to Steve Spoulos prior to 2002 season, renamed San Francisco
Prospectors
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Ownership
transferred to Nick Tallyn prior to 2003 season, renamed South Carolina
Cardinals
St.
Louis Finns (Chris McMains)
Toronto
Crown Royals (Tony Guerin)
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Began as the
Chi Town Gangsters in 2001, owned by Robert Whalen
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Ownership
transferred to Scott Carter prior to 2002 season, renamed Cooperstown
Wanna-Bes
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Ownership
transferred to Tony Guerin during 2002 season
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Renamed
Toronto Crown Royals prior to 2003 season
Washington
Gridlock (David Conner)
Wilmington
Quicksteps (Pat McMains)
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Began as the
Chatham Ants in 2001, owned by Chris Cormier
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Ownership
transferred to Pat McMains prior to 2002 season, renamed Wilmington
Quicksteps
DEFUNCT
TEAMS (league shrunk from 30 to 28 teams after 2001 season)
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Aspen
Railbenders (2001), owned by Jim Thomas
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Oahu Vengers
(2001), owned by Nathaniel Lloyd
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