New York Dragons | |||
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Established 1995 Folded 2008 Played in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York |
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Team colors |
Black, Red, Gold, White |
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Personnel | |||
Owner(s) | Steven Silva, Shanna Silva |
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Head coach | Weylan Harding | ||
Team history | |||
Iowa Barnstormers (1995-2000) |
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Championships | |||
League championships (0) |
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Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games | |||
Division championships (7) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
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Playoff appearances (10) | |||
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 | |||
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Arena Football League (1995–2008)
Black, Red, Gold, White
Iowa Barnstormers (1995-2000)
New York Dragons (2001-2008)
Conference championships (2)
1996, 1997
The New York Dragons were a professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Dragons participated Arena Football League's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was founded in 1995 as the original iteration of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in 2001. They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded. They played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference, and played their home games at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Their last coach was Weylan Harding.
The team was based in suburban Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, former home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. The team's mascot was Sparky the Dragon, who is also mascot for the New York Islanders.