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28-484: The channel was originally established in the Tampa Bay area in 2004, as Catch 47 (named after its cable channel slot). In September 2008, Corporate VP Elliott Wiser and General Manager Paul Kosuth relaunched the channel as Bright House Sports Network . The Network's carriage was expanded to Bright House's Central Florida systems. In 2012, the channel won sole rights to air all post season high school games. Bright House

56-468: A Chapter 11 reorganization on August 26.[21] Less than two months after the announcement, and a few weeks after the suspension forced the dissolution of af2, the Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators defected to Arena Football 1, a startup league consisting mostly of former af2 teams. The 16-team league expects to expand to "24 to 30" teams prior to the start of their inaugural 2010 season, and

84-774: A more modern venue as well as the league's desire for a larger market led to the move to the New York City area, despite two failed past attempts in the region: the New York Knights ( 1988 ) and the New York CityHawks ( 1997 – 1998 ), both of which played at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan . The team was purchased by Charles Wang , who was also the Islanders' majority owner. The Arena Football organization did award an af2 franchise to Iowa for

112-716: A professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area . The Dragons participated in the Arena Football League 's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division . The team was founded in 1995 as the original iteration of the Iowa Barnstormers , and relocated to New York in 2001 . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded. They played in

140-621: Is in negotiations with at least seven other teams from the AFL to join, including the Tampa Bay Storm and the San Jose Sabercats([22] and [23]). The New York Dragons are not to be part of AF1. The following Dragons players were named to All-Arena Teams: The following Dragons players were named to All-Ironman Teams: The following Dragons players were named to All-Rookie Teams: The following players coached or played in

168-402: Is suspending league operations indefinitely. Several teams commented that they were still pursuing arena football in 2010 with the possibility of using the financially independent arenafootball2.[2] Despite this, several of the league's creditors have filed papers to force a Chapter 7 liquidation if the league does not do so voluntarily.[20] This request was granted on August 7, though converted to

196-475: The 2001 season also called the Barnstormers , but that team folded after that season (only to be brought back in 2008). The Barnstormers were noted for their unique uniforms, which in keeping with the aviation theme included the depiction of goggles on the helmets, wings on the shoulders of the jerseys, and propellers on the pants legs. The primary figures in the original Iowa organization were Jim Foster ,

224-555: The 2008 season. On November 1, 2000, it was announced that the Iowa Barnstormers had relocated to New York as the Dragons. The Dragons' logo and uniforms were designed by Chris Trevas who is a full-time Star Wars artist . Nassau Coliseum, where the franchise relocated, is generally regarded as one of the most marginal venues currently used in major American professional sports, and is often proposed for replacement, so

252-580: The Arena Football League 's Tampa Bay Storm before the league folded in 2009. The announcing team for the Storm games generally consisted of Drew Fellios and former NFL punter Mark Royals . On March 25, 2007, SportsNet New York (a similar regional sports network in the New York metropolitan area ) rebroadcast then-Catch 47's coverage of a game between the Tampa Bay Storm and the New York Dragons from two days earlier. SNY opted to broadcast

280-810: The Eastern Division of the National Conference, and played their home games at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York . Their last coach was Weylan Harding . The team was based in suburban Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , former home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League . The team's mascot was Sparky the Dragon, who is also mascot for

308-521: The New York Dragons from two days earlier. ESPN2 re-aired Catch 47's coverage of a game between the Tampa Bay Storm and the New York Dragons on June 7, 2007. Spectrum Sports On Demand, which is carried on channel 520, carries ESPN Local including select University of Florida , Florida State University , University of South Florida , and University of Miami football and basketball games. Coverage showcasing local high school bands, cheerleading squads, and dance teams airs weekly. Specials featured on

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336-653: The New York Islanders . The franchise played in Des Moines, Iowa from 1995 to 2000 , as the Iowa Barnstormers . The team had been successful in Iowa, having reached the ArenaBowl in 1996 and 1997 . From 1995 to 1997, the team's starting quarterback was Kurt Warner , who moved up to the National Football League in 1998 and became an NFL MVP and Super Bowl winning quarterback. The need for

364-470: The Texas Terror . It also set a record for the most points scored in one game (167). On Saturday, February 11, 2006, the Dragons won against the expansion team Utah Blaze 84–81 on the road and they made AFL history for the second-most points scored in one game with 165. On July 8, 2008 a group of investors, led by Steve Silva, announced they are buying the team from Charles Wang . With the purchase

392-798: The University of Central Florida . The first few games were rebroadcasts from Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and the CBS College Sports Network ; however, on January 6, 2009 Bright House Sports Network produced its first UCF basketball game against the College of the Holy Cross . Bright House Networks (now Charter Communications) is also the sponsor of UCF's on-campus stadium, Bright House Networks Stadium . In addition, Spectrum Sports airs nationwide sports programs from sources such as ESPN Plus and America One . During

420-597: The video on demand service also include Red Bull Flugtag , Tampa dragon boat races, and Clearwater and Orlando speed boat races. Charter Communications Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 908192485 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:46:50 GMT New York Dragons The New York Dragons were

448-492: The Eastern Division of the National Conference. They were coached by former Barnstormer defensive back Weylan Harding . In the 2006 season Weylan Harding became the winningest Arena Football league coach in his first two seasons as a coach, winning twenty games throughout the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The Dragons had one of the biggest stars in the Arena Football League , in quarterback Aaron Garcia . Garcia has

476-559: The end of 2017. It signed off earlier than expected on December 16, 2017. Programs featured on Spectrum Sports include Spectrum Sports Sport Stories, a monthly show covering local stories and interviews, Prep Sports Showcase, and "The Sunday Night Fish Fry," which includes Average Angler Adventures . The channel airs local high school sports in the "Game of the Week" series, covering football , basketball , baseball , softball , volleyball , and soccer events. Spectrum Sports provides

504-460: The expansion franchise in Pittsburgh in order to use the expansion fees to help pay off the debts and infuse enough cash into the league to hold the 2010 season.[19] In early August 2009, numerous media outlets began reporting that the AFL was folding permanently and would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The league released a statement on August 4 announcing that while the league is not folding, it

532-456: The game straight from the Catch 47 broadcast, neither editing any part of the coverage (aside from commercials), nor dubbing the game with SNY's own announcers. In 2012, BHSN provided other channels belonging to Time Warner with fitness shows from its On Demand service. On May 7, 2007, Versus (a channel by Comcast) also rebroadcast the Catch 47's coverage of a game between the Tampa Bay Storm and

560-536: The honor of most touchdown passes in a game (11), and second most touchdown passes in a season (104 in 2001). Through his 10-year career, he has thrown over 800 touchdown passes. The Dragons set the league record for most points in a game, scoring 99 against the Carolina Cobras on July 7, 2001, surpassing the previous record of 91, which had been set by the New Jersey Red Dogs in 1997 against

588-503: The improvement of the situation with regards to a venue has been fairly minimal to this point. In late September 2004, Islanders' ownership announced an ambitious project to renovate the Coliseum, surrounding it with housing units and construction of an adjacent tower, resembling a lighthouse , at a total cost of over $ 200 million (US). Since then, the lighthouse has been taken out of the design plan. The New York Dragons had competed in

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616-596: The inventor of Arena Football , and Kurt Warner , the quarterback who went on to play for the St. Louis Rams and win both the NFL MVP and Super Bowl XXXIV MVP. Aside from the league's desire to re-enter the New York market, another major reason cited for the team's relocation was the inadequacy of their Des Moines venue, the Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium , also known as "The Barn". Most of

644-420: The overnight hours, it simulcasts programming from ESPNEWS . Prior to 2010, the channel aired Press Box , Xtra Point , Lightning Strikes , The Baysball Show and Beef 'O' Brady's High School Scoreboard . The Toyota Sports Connection, a nightly show focusing on local professional and college teams, ran from 1997 to 2011. Bright House Sports Network also broadcast most home games and occasional road games of

672-588: The seats in this venue were located directly along the sidelines as is typical of high school sports venues. The Barnstormers organization constantly lobbied for the construction of a better facility during their time in Des Moines, to no avail. In 2005, the Wells Fargo Arena opened in Des Moines, directly across from what the locals call "Vets", as part of the newly expanded Iowa Events Center . A new Barnstormers af2 franchise began play there in

700-644: The semi-finals and finals from the Florida High School Athletic Association in swimming and diving , cheerleading , lacrosse , basketball , baseball , softball , volleyball , and soccer . Spectrum Sports provides select coverage of the University of South Florida Bulls athletics, including: football and basketball . In late 2008, the channel used its expanded coverage within the Central Florida market to start televising basketball and football games of

728-489: The team would change its uniforms, logo, and colors. The team also announced that the Dragons will continue to play in the Nassau Coliseum despite rumors that the Dragons would move to Manhattan and play their games at Madison Square Garden . On September 23, 2008, the Dragons announced their new logo and color scheme. The old colors of red and yellow were replaced by green and grey. The Dragons official mascot

756-542: Was a dragon named Sparky , who is also the mascot of the NHL 's New York Islanders . On December 14, 2008, the Arena Football League announced it would cancel the 2009 season, but hoped to return in 2010. On July 20, 2009, Sports Business Journal reported that the AFL owed approximately $ 14 million to its creditors and were considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Owners were also exploring

784-450: Was acquired by Charter in May 2016, along with Time Warner Cable , and on November 15, 2016, Bright House Sports Network was renamed as Spectrum Sports , as Bright House on the same day became Spectrum. In 2009, ESPN Inc. acquired a 27% stake in the channel and spun off its stake to Bright House in 2010. As part of a company-wide restructuring, the channel is slated to be discontinued by

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