Spokane Shock

Afl2 team
name = Spokane Shock

conference = National
division = West
founded = 2006
arena = Spokane Arena
location = Spokane, Washington
championships = 2006
owner = Brady Nelson

The Spokane Shock are a professional arena football team in the af2 from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Arena.

Franchise history

The birth of the Shock

For many years, there have been several proposals to bring an arena football team to Spokane, however those proposals never got off the drawing board. In the summer of 2005, owner Brady Nelson teamed up with two additional partners to bring a team to Spokane. On August 26, 2005, during af2 league meetings in Bossier City, Louisiana, league commissioner Jerry Kurz accepted Nelson's proposal. Spokane had been awarded an af2 team, and the Spokane Shock were born. The Shock was one of three expansion teams to begin playing in 2006. The other two were the Everett Hawks, and the Stockton Lightning.
Building the team
*On October 12, 2005, the Shock announced that Chris Siegfried would be the franchise's inaugural coach.
*By the end of 2005, 13 players had been signed.
*On February 28, 2006, the Spokane Shock sold their 2,000th season ticket.
*On March 22, 2006, 3,000 season tickets had been sold.
*On March 30, 2006, the Spokane Shock played their inaugural game against the Stockton Lighting and won 41-40.

easons

2006: The Cinderella Story

The Shock put together a significant inaugural season, posting a 14-2 regular-season record and a first-place finish in the National Conference Western Division. During the af2 playoffs, the Shock defeated the Bakersfield Blitz and the Arkansas Twisters en route to winning the af2 National Conference championship and a berth in ArenaCup VII against the Green Bay Blizzard in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On August 26, the Shock defeated the Blizzard by a score of 57-34 to win ArenaCup VII. The Spokane Shock became the first expansion team in af2 history to advance to, and win, the ArenaCup. [http://www.spokaneshock.com/news/?id=5544] . The Shock led the league in attendance with an average of around 10,000 fans per home game.

As a result of the team's excellent play, head coach Chris Siegfried was named the af2 Head Coach of the Year for the 2006 season. Four Shock players also earned All-af2 National Conference honors as well. WR/LB Charles Frederick, OLS Ed Ta'amu and DS Rob Keefe earned first-team honors while OL/DL Jerome Stevens earned second-team accolades.

Off-season

Moving On
With the team being in a farm league, being good came at a hefty price.
*On Monday, September 4, 2006, Spokane Head Coach Chris Siegfried accepted the offensive coordinator position for the AFL's Kansas City Brigade. [http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=6307]
*On Wednesday, September 20, 2006 The Spokane Shock announced that former Louisville Fire Offensive Coordinator Adam Shackleford would become their new Head Coach.
*The Shock also lost players, who signed with AFL teams.
**On October 6, 2006, OS Antwone Savage signed with the Dallas Desperados, making him the first player in Shock history to sign with an AFL team.
**Just four days later, on October 10, WR/LB Kevin Beard signed with the Chicago Rush.
**On October 23, 2006, WR/DB Charles Frederick reunited with former Shock coach Chris Siegfried after he signed with the Kansas City Brigade

2007

The 2007 Shock would win their second consecutive division title with a 12-4 record. The Shock would eventually fall in the first round of the af2 playoffs to the Louisville Fire.

eason-by-season

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2006 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 1st NC West || Won NC Semifinal (Bakersfield)
Won NC Championship (Arkansas)
Won ArenaCup VII (Green Bay)
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2007 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 1st AC West || Lost AC Round 1 (Louisville)
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2008 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC West || Won NC Round 1 (Austin)
Won NC Semifinal (Central Valley)
Won NC Championship (Amarillo)
Lost ArenaCup IX (Tennessee Valley)
-!Totals || 47 || 9 || 0
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AFL signings

Several Shock players have been signed by an AFL Team

**Antwone Savage did not make the final cut with the Dallas Desperados, and the Shock resigned him for the 2007 season.

**Antwone Savage signed with the South Georgia Wildcats for the 2008 season.

Current roster

Current coaching staff

*Head Coach - Adam Shackleford
*Assistant Head Coach - Alex Sirianni
*Defensive Line Coach - Steve Emtman

External links

* [http://www.spokaneshock.com Spokane Shock's official website]
* [http://www.shockfan.com Shockwave Booster Club website]
* [http://www.af2.com af2 Website]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=116 Spokane Shock at ArenaFan]