Alaska Wild
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Established 2006 Folded 2010 Played in Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska |
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Intense Football League (2007–2008)
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| Team colors | Silver, Red, Black, White |
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| Mascot | Striker | ||
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| Owner(s) | Charles Matthews | ||
| Head coach | Carl Sundquist | ||
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League championships (0) 0 |
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Conference championships (0) 0 |
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Division championships (0) 0 |
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||
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Intense Football League (2007–2008)
Indoor Football League (2009–2010)
The Alaska Wild was a professional indoor football team based in Anchorage, Alaska. The team was a member of the Pacific North Division of the Intense Conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL), after originally being an expansion member of the Intense Football League in 2007. The Alaska Wild played their home games in the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The team suspended operations after nine games of the 2010 season.
On March 20, 2006, Alaska Professional Sports, Inc. (APS) was formed by Weatherholt & Associates, LLC's President David W. Weatherholt and the company was incorporated in the State of Alaska on May 4, 2006 with the goal of bringing professional level sports including professional football to the state of Alaska. At that time, Alaska was the only state in the United States that did not have football played above the high school level or basketball played above the collegiate level. The original APS Business Plan was written by David Weatherholt during the winter and spring of 2005–2006. In 2007, the Alaska Wild Indoor Football Team began play and APS purchased an indoor flag football league from Rick Quattlebaum and formed a development league called the Alaska Indoor Flag Football League (AIFFL). APS was also in talks with Mikal Duilio, founder of the International Basketball League (IBL) to form a professional basketball team to be called the Anchorage Ice.
During the business planning process, Weatherholt was in contact with Arena Football's af2 league headquartered in Chicago about joining that league. The original goal was to join the af2, and on April 25, 2006, Weatherholt paid the application fee for admission to the league. The next step was to secure funding and form the team. The goal was to incorporate APS, which took place on May 4, 2006, and to raise equity capital by selling common stock in the newly formed corporation.
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