Tag: Dick Yancey

Roanoke Steam Arena Football 2

Roanoke Steam

The Roanoke Steam were a minor league Arena Football team that competed in Arena Football 2 for three seasons in the early 2000’s.  The team shared ownership and resources with the Roanoke Express hockey team of the East Coast Hockey League. Indoor football never truly caught on in Roanoke.  The Steam finished last in the league in attendance in 2000 and again in 2001. The franchise declared bankruptcy in 2002 in the middle of its final season.

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Goaltender Daniel Berthiaume on the cover of a 2001-02 Roanoke Express program from the East Coast Hockey League

Roanoke Express

East Coast Hockey League (1993-2004) Born: May 6, 1993 – ECHL expansion franchise Folded: July 20, 2004 First Game: October 19, 1993 (W 5-4 vs. South Carolina Stingrays)

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