Minnesota Fighting Pike | |
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Established 1996 Folded 1996 Played in Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Arena Football League (1996)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Green, gold, white |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Tom Scallen |
President | Tom Scallen |
Head coach | Ray Jauch |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games | |
Division championships (0) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Minnesota Fighting Pike were an Arena football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They joined the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1996 as an expansion team. The Fighting Pike were the first ever attempt at an arena/indoor football team in the state of Minnesota. The owner of the Fighting Pike was Tom Scallen. The Fighting Pike played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team colors were green and gold. In a 2012 AFL Poll, the Fighting Pike were voted as the 8th greatest nickname in AFL history.[1]