Everett Raptors
The Everett Raptors were a professional indoor football team based in Everett, Washington. The Raptors were member of the Intense Conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They played their home games at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett.
| Everett Raptors | ||
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| Established 2009 Folded 2012 Played in Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington | ||
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| League/conference affiliations | ||
Indoor Football League (2010–2012)
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| Team colors | Midnight blue, gold, red, white | |
| Personnel | ||
| Owner(s) | Tom Dowling | |
| General manager | Mike Barry | |
| Head coach | Sean Ponder | |
| Team history | ||
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| Championships | ||
| League championships (0) | ||
| Conference championships (0) | ||
| Division championships (0) | ||
| Home arena(s) | ||
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The Raptors franchise was the relocated team previously known as the Kent Predators and later the Seattle Timberwolves.[1]
As of 2012, the Everett Raptors are out of the IFL. The parent company filed for bankruptcy, and the team was not in the league in 2012–2013.
History
The franchise was originally going to play in Wasilla, Alaska as the Arctic Predators, but complications between the ownership and the would-be head coach led to difficulty in obtaining a lease, so the IFL and the Arctic Predators split ways.[2] However, the A-Preds did not fold immediately; they played that season in the American Indoor Football Association.
On January 10, 2011, the Kent Predators were sold to Jeffery Scott,[3] who hired new head coach Keith Evans, just two days later.[4] On April 13, the team was sold again, this time to Tom Dowling, changed the team's name to the Seattle Timberwovles while naming Mike Berry the team general manager, and Sean Ponder the team's new head coach.[5]
On October 18, 2011, it was announced that the Timberwolves were moving to Everett, adopting the new Everett Raptors identity.[6]
The Raptors were the second indoor football team to play in Everett, following the Everett Hawks of the National Indoor Football League and later the af2 which played from 2005 until 2007. A team called the Everett Destroyers was proposed for the IFL's inaugural 2009 season, but folded before ever playing a single down.
On July 30, 2012, the parent company, Northwest Pro Sports LLC, filed For Bankruptcy. The Everett Raptors are now out of IFL and did not play 2012-2013.[7]
Players of note
Final roster
| Everett Raptors Roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Refused to Report
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All-IFL players
The following Predators/Timberwolves/Raptors players have been named to All-IFL Teams:
- WR Andre Piper-Jordan (2)
- OL Vaughn Lesuma
- DL John Fields
- KR Mike Tatum
Awards and honors
The following is a list of all Predators/Timberwolves/Raptors players who have won league Awards
| Season | Player | Position | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | John Fields | Defensive lineman | Defensive Player of the Year |
| 2012 | Mike Tatum | Kickoff returner | Special Teams Player of the Year |
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2012 Indoor Football League season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| William McCarthy | 2010 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Evans | 2011 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Ponder | 2011-2012 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .409 | 0 | 0 | |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season results
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason Results | |||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2010 | IFL | Intense | Pacific North | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 2011 | IFL | Intense | Pacific | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | IFL | Intense | 5th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | 27 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2010-2012) | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | - | All-time postseason record (2010-2012) | ||||||||
| 15 | 27 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2010-2012) | ||||||||
References
- http://www.king5.com/news/cities/everett/Indoor-football-returning-to-Everett-132051858.html%5B%5D
- Richard Larson (December 8, 2009). "Indoor football won't go to Valley". www.adn.com. Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- "Kent Predators Under New Ownership". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 10, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- "Kent Predators Announce New Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 12, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- Steve Hunter (April 13, 2011). "Indoor Football League: Kent team changes name, owners and coach in middle of season". www.seattlepi.com. Kent Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- Myhre, Rich. "Indoor football is back in Everett". The Herald.
- Dart, Leland. "Everett Raptors Out of IFL, Parent Co. Files For Bankruptcy". My Everett News. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
