Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers

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Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers Flag of the United States.svg
City: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Founded: 2001
League (): af2 (2002-2009)
Greatest successes
af2 : 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Playoff participations
af2 : - League champions
Stadion
Surname:

Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

Address: 255 Highland Park Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703
Capacity: 8,300
Data status
August 10, 2017

The Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers were an arena football team from Wilkes-Barre ( Pennsylvania that) in the af2 played. The Pioneers played their home games in the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza .

history

The Pioneers were founded in 2001 and took part in af2 the following year . The owner was the Smith Sports International Group and former NFL quarterback, Super Bowl winner and multiple ProBowler Johnny Unitas, who died of a heart attack a short time later.

The team has played quite successfully over the years. Only in 2002 and 2003 was the postseason missed. Then you could make the playoffs perfect six years in a row. In 2007 and 2009 the ArenaCup was even reached, but lost both finals. They were denied a title until their end.

In their franchise history, the Pioneers won 84 games out of 128 regular season games. In addition, there are 9 more wins from 15 playoff games. Most of the spectators came to their very first game on April 6, 2002 against the Greensboro Prowlers , when 8,200 spectators found their way into the stadium.

Af2 was dissolved at the end of the season. The owners of the Pioneers tried to find a buyer for the franchise. Since this did not work, the team was disbanded.

Season statistics

year team league S. N Playoffs reached Playoff round
2002 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 6th 10 No
2003 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 6th 10 No
2004 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 13 3 Yes S quarter-finals vs. Cape Fear Wildcats 40:37

N quarterfinals vs. Florida Firecats 31:41

2005 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 9 7th Yes S Wild Card Round vs. Green Bay Blizzard 48:41

N quarterfinals vs. Florida Firecats 45:59

2006 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 9 7th Yes N Round of 16 vs. Manchester Wolves 47:55
2007 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 14th 2 Yes S Round of 16 vs. Tri-Cities Fever 57:54

S quarterfinals vs. Central Valley Coyotes 70:53

S semifinals vs. Green Bay Blizzard 46:43

N ArenaCup vs. Tulsa Talons 66:73

2008 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 14th 2 Yes S Round of 16 vs. Quad City Steamwheelers 57:29

N quarterfinals vs. Tennessee Valley Vipers 30:34

2009 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 13 3 Yes S Round of 16 vs. Albany Firebirds 78:21

S quarterfinals vs. Kentucky Horsemen 82:49

S semifinals vs. Green Bay Blizzard 72:67

N ArenaCup vs. Spokane Shock 27:74

Audience development

year team league Audience average
2002 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 6,372
2003 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 4,975
2004 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 5,239
2005 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 4,500
2006 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 5,224
2007 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 5,401
2008 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 5,222
2009 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers af2 5,405

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unitas brings af2 to Wilkes-Barre - OurSports Central. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
  2. ^ Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers Team History - 2002 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
  3. ↑ By Steve Bennett (Staff Writer): Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers cease operations . ( standardspeaker.com [accessed August 10, 2017]).
  4. ^ Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Pioneers Team History - 2002 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
  5. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2009 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .