Jacksonville Sharks 2013 Preseason Media Guide JACKSONVILLE SHARKS
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Jacksonville Sharks 2013 Preseason Media Guide JACKSONVILLE SHARKS TEAM INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Years in the AFL: Fourth Team Colors: Blood Red, Midnight Black, Silver 2013 SCHEDULE 3 Alignment: American Conference; South Division Home Field: Sea Best Field THE SHARKS at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Capacity: 13,011 Ownership 4 Head Coach: Les Moss Front Office Staff 8 Moss’s Career Record: 40-18 (4-2 Playoffs) Coaching Staff 10 Moss’s Record with Sharks: 40-18 (4-2 Playoffs) Medical Staff 12 2012 Regular Season Record: 10-8 Alphabetical Roster 14 2012 South Division Record: 4-4 Player Biographies 16 2012 Playoff Record: 1-1 All-Time Record: 40-18 (4-2 Playoffs) 2012 RECAP Results 54 Individual Statistics 55 Jacksonville Sharks Address: 1000 W. Bay St Team Statistics 58 Jacksonville, FL 32204 Participation Chart 60 Phone: 904.621.0700 (tickets) Postseason Statistics 62 904.900.2060 (office) All-Arena Selections 63 Fax: 904.819.5626 Game Capsules 65 SHARKS HISTORY CONNECT WITH THE SHARKS Website: jaxsharks.com Sharks All-Time Records (Individual) 86 Facebook: facebook.com/jaxsharks Sharks All-Time Records (Team) 87 Twitter: @jaxsharks Situational Records 91 YouTube: youtube.com/jaxsharks Sharks vs. Opposition 92 League Site: arenafootball.com All-Time Roster 95 The 2013 Jacksonville Sharks Media Guide was produced THE LEAGUE by the Jacksonville Sharks. Information within is intended AFL Coverage Map 97 for the use of accredited members of the news media only. Commissioner Jerry Kurz 97 Those desiring to use information from the Media Guide for League Directory 98 commercial purposes must have prior expressed written AFL Mission Statement 98 consent by the Jacksonville Sharks Media Relations Fans’ Bill of Rights 98 Department. The Media Guide is based on information Rules of the Game 99 available through March 14, 2013. Glossary of Terms 100 AFL Team Information 102 Statistical information provided by the Arena Football League AFL Season Schedule 110 and the Jacksonville Sharks. National Broadcast Schedule 112 Officiating Crews 112 THE CREW Editor: Zander Kean ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Layout and Graphics: Zander Kean Sharks in the Community 115 Photography by: Joshua Phillips Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 116 On the Cover: All-Arena First Team Mac Linebacker Aaron AFL Media Contacts 119 Robbins gets ready for the snap in a game against the Orlando Media Information 120 Predators. Photo by Joshua Phillips. PATENT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE: AFL, Arena Football Get It All, The 50-Yard Indoor War, Football With a Bite, In Your Face Football, War on the Floor, Don’t Blink, The Fastest Game on Turf, High Scorin! Heart Stoppin! Helmet Poppin!, Brawl Inside the Wall, Wall 2 Wall Brawl, Real Fun. Real Close. Real Football., and all names, symbols, emblems, logos and colors of the AFL and the AFL Member Teams are trademarks owned by AFL, Chicago, Illinois. IRONMAN is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation, Tarpon Springs, Florida and is used under license. The Arena Football Game Systems and Method of Play are protected under U.S. Patent No. 4911433; Canadian Patent No. 1314062, Japanese Patent No. 2654822 and Mexican Patent No. 168556. 2 2013 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE All times Eastern Home games in RED 2013 Schedule Broadcast schedule subject to change Date Day Opponent Time TV Radio Web Mar. 23 Saturday @ Tampa Bay 7:30 PM Mar. 29 Friday @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM Apr. 6 Saturday @ Cleveland 7:00 PM Apr. 12 Friday NEW ORLEANS 8:00 PM Apr. 19 Friday IOWA 8:00 PM Apr. 27 Saturday @ Philadelphia 7:05 PM May 4 Saturday ARIZONA 7:00 PM May 11 Saturday @ San Antonio 8:30 PM May 18 Saturday SAN JOSE 7:00 PM May 25 Saturday @ Orlando 7:30 PM Jun. 1 Saturday PITTSBURGH 7:00 PM Jun. 8 Saturday @ Spokane 10:00 PM Jun. 15 Saturday @ Utah 9:00 PM Jun. 22 Saturday CLEVELAND 7:00 PM Jun. 29 Saturday ORLANDO 7:00 PM Jul. 13 Saturday SPOKANE 7:00 PM Jul. 20 Saturday @ New Orleans 8:00 PM Jul. 27 Saturday TAMPA BAY 7:00 PM = WJXT-TV: Broadcast talent TBD = AM 600 WBOB: Steve Berrey/Zander Kean (play-by-play), Analyst TBD = CBS Sports Network: Various Talent = AFL All-Access webcast: (Same audio as radio broadcast) 3 JACKSONVILLE SHARKS SHARKS OWNERSHIP/ FRONT OFFICE STAFF 4 2013 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE Managing Partner YEARS IN THE AFL: 8 (Jacksonville Sharks, 2010-12; Orlando Predators 1998-2002) CAREER RECORD IN AFL: 100-49 REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 86-44 POSTSEASON RECORD: 14-5 (3-1 in ArenaBowl contests) NOTES: Younger brother, Brett, owns the Orlando Predators Jeff Bouchy continues his duties as the managing partner of the Jacksonville Sharks for the 2013 season, his ninth in the Arena Football League. Bouchy has overseen a budding franchise that in its inaugural 2010 season won a South Division title while setting an AFL record for wins in an expansion season (12). The Sharks followed that successful campaign by winning an AFL-record 13 consecutive regular-season games in 2011, capturing its second South Division title in as many years and continuing on to a dramatic victory in ArenaBowl XXIV. In 2012, the Sharks again finished atop the South Division, becoming the first team in AFL history to win a division title in each of their first threeears y as a franchise. Bouchy is no stranger to success in the AFL. As a minority owner of the Orlando Predators, Bouchy served as General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations from 1998 to 2002. During that time, the Predators competed in post-season play all five seasons. With a record of 72-36 (10-4 during post-season play), the Predators appeared in three ArenaBowls winning two. With the Sharks, Bouchy continued a tradition of excellence. Bouchy managed teams have consistently been at the top of league ranks in season ticket sales and corporate partnerships. His teams have won awards and received national acclaim for innovative and exciting marketing campaigns - including the famous “Fake Left, Fake Right” billboard campaign in 2000. Bouchy has also managed the Peoria Pirates of the arenafootball2 (af2) league, a member of the Arena Football Family from 1999-2009. From 1992-1998, Bouchy was the Chief Financial Officer of Gum Tech International, a publicly held chewing gum manufacturer located in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to that, Bouchy was an event coordinator at the Charlotte Coliseum, then home of the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina. Bouchy also owns three companies, all serving the sports and entertainment markets, Destroyer Promotional Products (DPP), Destroyer Graphics (DG) and Destroyer Merchandising Company (DMC). DPP imports promotional and retail items for sports teams. Formed in 2002, DPP provides giveaway products for all professional sports teams across the country. DPP imports from China, India, Taiwan and Vietnam. DPP sells bobbleheads, headwear, bagwear, sporting goods and many different novelty products. DG was founded in 2006. DG is a 5,000 sq. ft. screen printing and embroidery facility located in Middleburg, FL. DG produces over 500,000 promotional tees and rally towels per year for various sports teams and their retail shops. DMC operates retail outlets for sports teams in their arenas. Currently DMC operates the arena team shops for the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, the Rochester Nighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, and the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. Bouchy has a Master’s of Science in Sports Management from West Virginia University and the Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Arizona State University. He currently resides in St. Augustine, Florida with his wife Laura, and four children Jeff, Jr., Lola, Sophie and Ryne. The family has three dogs, Abbie, Gunner and Tinkerbell. 5 JACKSONVILLE SHARKS Partner / VP of Ticketing YEARS IN THE AFL: 3 (Jacksonville Sharks, 2010-12) CAREER RECORD IN AFL: 40-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 36-16 POSTSEASON RECORD: 4-2 Steve Curran enters his fourth season as both a Partner and the Vice President of Ticketing of the Jacksonville Sharks. Curran is currently President and Managing Owner of Destroyer Graphics (DG). Founded in 2006, Destroyer Graphics is a screen printing and embroidery operation with a 6000 sq foot facility in Middleburg, FL. DG produces over 500K promotional and retail tees, rally towels and embroidered garments for various sports teams and retail shops. Curran overseas all aspects of the company’s day to day operations in the production facility as well as the corporate office. From 1998 through 2003, Curran worked for Sunset Trading, a division of CellMark Inc. Sunset Trading is a paper brokerage company that buys and sells various grades of paper to international and domestic markets. With forty-two offices in twenty-two countries around the globe, CellMark is the world’s largest marketing company specializing in pulp and paper. Curran started as a recycling salesman and rapidly advanced to the position of West Coast Operations Manager. In addition to his domestic sales, Curran was responsible for the management of a high seven figure inventory, the day to day movement of over 3100 tons of inventory a month, inventory valuations and purchase recommendations. His financial responsibilities included the management of accounts payable and receivable as well as month end reporting. From 1983 to 1998, Curran gained valuable experience with ABCO foods. With eighty-seven stores throughout Arizona and sales just under a billion dollars a year, ABCO foods was one of largest grocery chains in the southwest. Among Curran’s accomplishments were receiving the Golden Apple, the companies award for excellence in customer service and being recognized for having the highest gross profit increase in his district for three consecutive years.