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The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional arena football team, that plays in the af2, the minor league of the Arena Football League. They play their home games at US Cellular Field at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. They are currently in the Midwest Division of the American Conference. The team's logo represents Bruiser, the team mascot. The team's dance team is known as the Green Bay Freeze and the team's drumline is known as the Frostline. The team is owned by former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brian Noble and former NFL quarterback Dave Krieg.
[edit] Overall records
| Location |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
| Home |
28 |
18 |
0 |
| Away |
17 |
30 |
0 |
| Playoffs |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| Overtime |
0 |
2 |
0 |
[edit] Average Attendance
| Year |
Average Attendance [1] |
| 2003 |
2957 |
| 2004 |
3683 |
| 2005 |
3532 |
| 2006 |
5836 |
| 2007 |
5859 |
| *2008 |
6504 |
| Overall |
4728 |
| * = current season |
[edit] 2008 Season
The Blizzard opened the season on Sunday March 30 with a 48-64 loss to the Spokane Shock in a rematch of the 2006 Arena Cup. This also snapped the Blizzard's home winning streak of 11 games, dating back to the 2006 season. The Blizzard bounced back the following week with a 37-35 victory at Tennessee Valley. The Blizzard then returned to US Cellular Field at the Resch Center and dismantled the Manchester Wolves 72-31. The Blizzard lost a close game in Albany, GA to the South Georgia Wildcats 48-55 dropping the team to 2-2 on the year. The Blizzard returned to US Cellular Field at the Resch Center in Week 5 and defeated division rival Quad City Steamwheelers 52-35.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
* = Current Standing
[edit] Current roster
| Uniform # |
Player |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
College |
| 0 |
Nate Green |
WR/DB |
5-10 |
195 |
Georgetown College, Ky. |
| 1 |
Quorey Payne |
WR/DB |
5-9 |
182 |
Southern Illinois |
| 3 |
Steve Gonzalez |
WR/DB |
6-0 |
190 |
Menlo College |
| 4 |
Anthony Crissinger-Hill |
WR/DB |
6-3 |
215 |
Florida Atlantic |
| 5 |
Donnie Amandi |
DB |
6-0 |
185 |
Kansas |
| 6 |
Edward Kwaku |
DB |
6-0 |
202 |
Florida A&M |
| 7 |
Ryan Porter |
QB |
6-3 |
211 |
Missouri State |
| 8 |
Scott Burnoski |
WR |
6-2 |
204 |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 10 |
Collin Drafts |
QB |
6-3 |
212 |
Charleston Southern |
| 11 |
Coco Blalock |
WR |
5-10 |
188 |
Western Illinois |
| 13 |
Joe Sykes |
OL/DL |
6-4 |
275 |
Southern U./West Virginia |
| 16 |
Gus Tyson |
FB/LB |
6-3 |
255 |
Virginia Union |
| 19 |
Bob Forstrom |
K |
5-7 |
170 |
St. Norbert College |
| 21 |
Rusty Midlam |
WR/DB |
6-0 |
180 |
Ohio Northern University |
| 22 |
Brandon Bruner |
DB |
5-11 |
185 |
Southern Illinois |
| 33 |
Eddy Yauch |
FB/LB/OL/DL |
6-1 |
295 |
Langston |
| 36 |
Tyree Young |
FB/LB |
6-0 |
300 |
IUPUI |
| 40 |
Jeremy Sheffey |
OL/DL |
6-3 |
295 |
West Virginia |
| 44 |
Tyler Birkley |
FB/LB |
6-2 |
260 |
UC-Davis |
| 66 |
Raymond McNeil |
OL/DL |
6-1 |
315 |
Fort Valley State |
| 69 |
Aqua Etefia |
OL/DL |
6-3 |
305 |
Grambline |
| 88 |
Antwan Burns |
WR |
6-0 |
210 |
Minnesota |
| 90 |
Kory Lothe |
DL |
6-4 |
265 |
Eastern Illinois |
| 94 |
Kirbie Bodiford |
OL/DL |
6-4 |
310 |
Troy |
| 96 |
Kory Lothe |
DL |
6-4 |
265 |
Eastern Illinois |
| 97 |
Stephenol Santos |
OL/DL |
6-3 |
325 |
Saginaw Valley State |
| 99 |
Quartez Vickerson |
OL/DL |
6-5 |
285 |
Grand Valley State |
[edit] Blizzard Alumni
- President - Brian Noble
- General Manager - Jim Kraft
- Director of Operations - Nick Olsen
- Ticket Director/Media Relations - Jeff Buehler
- Head Coach - Bob Landsee
- Vice President of Football Operations - Doug Lytle
- Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator - Mark Stoute
- Defensive Coordinator - Sammy Walker
- Equipment Manager- Jason Derenne
- Assistant Equipment Manager -Jeremy Hawkins
[edit] References
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