Maine Mammoths

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Maine Mammoths
Established 2017
Folded 2020
Played in Portland, Maine
at the Cross Insurance Arena
MaineMammoths.com
MaineMammoths.png
League/conference affiliations
National Arena League (2018)
Current uniform
Team colorsMaroon, gold, white
   
Personnel
Owner(s)National Sports Ventures
Team history
  • Maine Mammoths (2018)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Maine Mammoths were a professional indoor football team that was a member of the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2018 season. Based in Portland, Maine, the Mammoths played their home games at the Cross Insurance Arena. [1] The Mammoths are the first professional indoor or arena football team to be located in Maine.

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History

After various speculation beforehand, the Mammoths were officially announced as a National Arena League (NAL) expansion team on December 5, 2017. [2] The team was created by National Sports Ventures, a company led by NAL executive Rob Storm and Atlanta businessman Richard Maslia [3] and also includes Jeff Bouchy, owner of the NAL's Jacksonville Sharks and the league's expansion chairman. [4] The Mammoths also introduced indoor football coaching veteran James Fuller as their first head coach [5] and indoor football veteran quarterback Jonathan Bane as their first player. [2] After a slow start to the season going 2–8 through ten games, the team ended the season on a five-game winning streak to finish 7–8 and one spot outside the playoffs. [6] The team was named franchise of the year.

Following their first season, the team announced it was for sale and looking for local ownership. On February 5, 2019, the team announced an indefinite hiatus beginning with the 2019 season as the team reportedly negotiates with local ownership. [7] In September 2019, the league announced that a new owner was going through the final stages of league approval and expect the Mammoths to return for the 2020 season. [8] However, the team was not mentioned again in any further press releases and were not included on the 2020 season schedule. [9]

2018 roster

Maine Mammoths roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • --Desmond Maxwell

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 65 Patrick Carney
  • --Jackson Dallas
  • --Trevin Huff
  • 55 Jarius Spain

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Eric Banford
  • --Cornelius Henderson
  • 11Derrick Lyles
  • 93James Middleton
  • 95Jared Washington
Linebackers
  • 97 Haylon Jacobs
  • 44 Nikolas Sierra

Defensive backs

  • -- Robert Brown
  •  7 Keiron Jones
  • --Martay Mattox
  • 21Trenier Orr

Special teams

  • 13Henry Nell
Reserve lists
  • 77Kyle Avaloy OL (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  8 Maurice Dupress WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 82Devonte Jenkins WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Kevin Lucas WR (Suspended)
  • -- Donte Moses OL (Did not report)
  • 72 Kyle Powell OL (Suspended)
  • 79 German Romero-Rosales OL (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  9 Brandon Rutherford K (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • --Sean Walters LB (Exempt)
  • --Robert Williams DL (Did not report)
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated May 10, 2018
  • 22 Active, 10 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "NAL Expansion Heads North to Maine-Expansion Team in Portland to be named Mammoths". NationalArenaLeague.com. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Maine Mammoths make it official: Arena football coming to Portland". Portland Press Herald . December 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maine Mammoths, arena football team, calls a halt after one season". Portland Press Herald. February 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mammoths to bring arena football to Portland". The Forecaster . December 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Maine Mammoths Hire Head Coach James Fuller- AFL Coaching Veteran takes the Helm for Maine". NationalArenaLeague.com. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "NAL 2018 stats". TheStatsGuys.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Maine Mammoths Suspend Operations for the 2019 Season". OurSportsCentral.com. February 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Maine Mammoths Awaken". NAL. September 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "National Arena League Unveils 2020 Schedule". NAL. December 10, 2019.
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