San Jose Wolves
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The Stockton Wolves are a professional indoor football team that currently plays an independent schedule. The Wolves are based in Stockton, California
. As the San Jose Wolves, the team played its home games at the Cow Palace
, located in Daly City
. The team is owned by Ryan Petersen, CEO of computer hardware manufacturing company OCZ Technology
.
The Wolves were the first indoor/arena football team based in San Jose since the San Jose SaberCats
, who played from 1995 until the Arena Football League
suspended operations in 2009. For its first season, the Wolves played in the American Indoor Football Association's Western Conference. When the new AFL announced it was reviving the SaberCats for 2011, the team relocated to Stockton. On top of this, after the AIFA spun off its eastern teams and several of its Western teams failed, the resulting "AIFA West" had too few teams to field a league that year; this prompted two of the remaining three teams, Stockton and the Reno Barons
, to defect from the league, ensuring its demise. Reno and Stockton are playing a schedule comprising independent teams and each other, under the name "Western Indoor Football Association."
After what has been a season of finding replacement teams, the Wolves wish to find a more stable league to play in. Bennie King, head coach, said that he is currently looking into two leagues for the future. King did not specify if he was looking into the American Professional Football League
, the only league the Wolves played against when they played at the Sioux City Bandits one game this year, their old league which was trying to start up in 2012 with a western division, the American Indoor Football Association, or the Indoor Football League
, with 3 teams in Washington and one in Arizona.
on KRON-TV
.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Stockton Wolves (AFIA)
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|2010 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Western || Lost WC Championship (Wyoming
)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Stockton Wolves
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|2011 || 8 || 2 || 0 || Independent ||
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!Totals || 17 || 8 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
. As the San Jose Wolves, the team played its home games at the Cow Palace
Cow Palace
Cow Palace is an indoor arena, in Daly City, California, situated on the city's border with neighboring San Francisco, notable as a sporting arena.-History:...
, located in Daly City
Daly City, California
Daly City is the largest city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with a 2010 population of 101,123. Located immediately south of San Francisco, it is named in honor of businessman and landowner John Daly.-History:...
. The team is owned by Ryan Petersen, CEO of computer hardware manufacturing company OCZ Technology
OCZ Technology
OCZ Technology is a manufacturer of computer hardware based in San Jose, California, USA. Since entering the memory market in 2002, OCZ has targeted its products primarily at the computer hardware enthusiast market, first producing performance DDR RAM, Video Cards, USB drives, and various Cooling...
.
The Wolves were the first indoor/arena football team based in San Jose since the San Jose SaberCats
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the...
, who played from 1995 until the Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
suspended operations in 2009. For its first season, the Wolves played in the American Indoor Football Association's Western Conference. When the new AFL announced it was reviving the SaberCats for 2011, the team relocated to Stockton. On top of this, after the AIFA spun off its eastern teams and several of its Western teams failed, the resulting "AIFA West" had too few teams to field a league that year; this prompted two of the remaining three teams, Stockton and the Reno Barons
Reno Barons
The Reno Barons are a professional indoor football team that began play in spring 2011. Based in Reno, Nevada, the Barons play their home games at the Reno Events Center....
, to defect from the league, ensuring its demise. Reno and Stockton are playing a schedule comprising independent teams and each other, under the name "Western Indoor Football Association."
After what has been a season of finding replacement teams, the Wolves wish to find a more stable league to play in. Bennie King, head coach, said that he is currently looking into two leagues for the future. King did not specify if he was looking into the American Professional Football League
American Professional Football League
The American Professional Football League is a Midwestern United States-based indoor football league founded in 2003. The league consists of professional and semi-professional teams, with a few core teams that play a full 10 game schedule and other teams that play partial schedules. At the end of...
, the only league the Wolves played against when they played at the Sioux City Bandits one game this year, their old league which was trying to start up in 2012 with a western division, the American Indoor Football Association, or the Indoor Football League
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
, with 3 teams in Washington and one in Arizona.
Television Series
The 2010 television series Wolves on the Hunt is filmed during the team's training camp, and is centered around the AIFA's unique league requirement of having nine local players on the 30-man final rosters. It chronicles both the open combine system and training camp. The show is hosted by Bay Area sports personality Vern Glenn, and airs through the league's training camp and pre-season period. The show is broadcast locally in the San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
on KRON-TV
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
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Season-by-season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Stockton Wolves (AFIA)
|-
|2010 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Western || Lost WC Championship (Wyoming
Wyoming Cavalry
The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center....
)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Stockton Wolves
|-
|2011 || 8 || 2 || 0 || Independent ||
|-
!Totals || 17 || 8 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)