Green Bay Blizzard
| Green Bay Blizzard | |||||
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Established 2003 Play in Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin GreenBayBlizzard.com |
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af2 (2003-2009)
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| Team colors | Forest Green, White, Silver |
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| Mascot | Bruiser the Yeti, Blizz and Bling - Bruiser's Yeti Cousins | ||||
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| Owner(s) | Larry & Kathy Treankler | ||||
| Head coach | Chris Williams | ||||
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League championships (0) 0 |
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Conference championships (1) 2006 |
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Division championships (4) af2 Eastern: 2006, af2 Midwest 2008, IFL Central North: 2010, IFL Great Lakes: 2011 |
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| Playoff appearances (8) | |||||
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af2: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 IFL: 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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af2 (2003-2009)
Indoor Football League (2010–present)
The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team, founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, the now-defunct minor league of the Arena Football League. The Blizzard play in the United Conference. They play their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. The team's logo represents Bruiser, the team mascot.
The team was formerly owned by a group headed by former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brian Noble; in October 2009 it was announced that a group of local businessmen formed Titletown Football Group, LLC and had purchased the team. In September 2013, it was announced that Matt Umentum, Tom Burgess, John Meyer, and Bob Weyers sold their ownership shares to Larry and Kathy Treankler.
The Blizzard started out as an af2 expansion team in 2003 with Jose Jefferson as the team's head coach. The team finished an abysmal 2-14 good for last in the National Conference Midwest Division. They only averaged 2,957 fans a game.
In an attempt to jump start things the Blizzard replaced Jose Jefferson with former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brian Noble. The team did make some improvements during the 2004 season, however the Blizzard finished the season 6-10 and once again failed to get out of the Midwest Division cellar.
2005 was to be a different story. For the start of the 2005 season the team changed from the National Conference to the American Conference. The Blizzard became a member of the American Conference's East division. The team also replaced Noble with AFL veteran coach Bob Landsee. The switch to the American Conference was the change the Blizzard needed. The team continued their trend of improvement in 2005 finishing 9-7, good for 3rd in the East Division, and reaching the postseason for the first time. They fell in the first round to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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