2010 Erie Storm season
| 2010 Erie Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Stafford |
| General manager | Shawn Liotta |
| Head coach | Louis J. Tullio Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 8-6 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Lost EC Round 1 |
The
On September 8, 2009 the RiverRats announced that Liotta would return to Erie as the head coach for the 2010 season.[1] In December, it was announced that owner Jeff Hauser had sold a stake in the franchise to a local group that included Jeff Plyler (owner of Plyler Overhead Door of McKean, PA) and Bill Stafford (owner of several Subway restaurant locations in Erie), among others.[2] The team remained in the AIFA, and the team adopted the corporate name "Erie Professional Football, Inc." in December 2009, in anticipation of a new franchise name to be announced in January 2010.[3]
Hauser maintained a smaller stake in the team, which immediately dropped the RiverRats name. On January 5, 2010, the team announced the four finalists of the name-the-team contest; Storm, Blizzard, Pulse, and Punishers. On January 14, 2010 the team was officially named the Erie Storm via a press conference, in which the team logo and colors were also released.[4]
Aided by Dinkins's return, the briefly rechristened Storm rebounded to an 8-6 season in 2010, before losing to the Harrisburg Stampede in the playoffs.[5] Dinkins retired at the end of the season.[6]
On May 5, 2010, Lake Erie College based in Painesville, Ohio asked a court judge to order the Erie Storm not use the Erie Storm name due to similarities with their own name the Lake Erie College whose athletic nickname is the Storm.[7] In July 2010, the name "Storm" was dropped, and the team began functioning under the name "Erie Professional Football," which remains the name of the team's corporate entity.
Schedule
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away
|
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | Reading Express | Home | Won 41-28 |
| March 14 | Harrisburg Stampede | Home | Lost 34-41 |
| March 27 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 51-53 |
| April 3 | Harrisburg Stampede | Away | Lost 19-58 |
| April 16 | Richmond Raiders | Home | Won 44-35 |
| April 25 | Reading Express | Home | Won 41-34 |
| April 30 | Richmond Raiders | Away | Won 53-39 |
| May 8 | Harrisburg Stampede | Away | Lost 35-54 |
| May 14 | New Jersey Revolution | Home | Won 40-38 |
| May 22 | Fayetteville Guard | Home | Won 55-52 |
| May 29 | New Jersey Revolution | Away | Won 68-58 |
| June 5 | Baltimore Mariners | Away | Lost 51-34 |
| June 13 | Baltimore Mariners | Home | Lost 39-37 |
| June 19 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | Won 65-58 |
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Baltimore Mariners | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Harrisburg Stampede | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 |
Erie Storm
|
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 |
| Reading Express | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 |
| Richmond Raiders | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 6 | 8 | 0.429 |
| Fayetteville Guard | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 2 | 12 | 0.143 |
| New Jersey Revolution | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 14 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Wyoming Cavalry | 13 | 1 | 0.989 | 13 | 1 | 0.989 |
San Jose Wolves
|
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 |
| Wenatchee Valley Venom | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 |
| Yakima Valley Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 7 | 7 | 0.500 |
| Arctic Predators | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |
| Ogden Knights | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 13 | 0.071 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best league record
References
- ^ "Liotta returns to coach RiverRats". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. September 8, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Professional Football Continues in Erie Under New Ownership". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Indoor football a go in Erie for 2010". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "New Erie football nickname: Storm". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. January 14, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Storm squander lead, fall in AIFA playoffs". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. July 3, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Shawn Liotta (September 27, 2010). "Congratulations to David Dinkins". www.shawnliotta.com. Shawn Liotta. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Victor Fernandes (May 7, 2010). "Lake Erie College sues Storm over nickname". www.goerie.com. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. Retrieved December 27, 2013.