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JACKSONVILLE SHARKS Jacksonville Sharks 2016 Preseason Media Guide 1 2016 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS TEAM INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Years in the AFL: Seventh Team Colors: Blood Red, Midnight Black, Silver 2016 SCHEDULE 3 Alignment: American Conference Home Field: Sea Best Field THE SHARKS at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Capacity: 13,011 Ownership 5 Head Coach: Les Moss Front Office Staff 7 Moss’s Career Record: 65-41 (7-4 Playoffs) Coaching Staff 9 Moss’s Record with Sharks: 65-41 (7-4 Playoffs) Numerical Roster 12 2015 Regular Season Record: 10-8 Alphabetical Roster 13 2015 American Conference Record: 8-6 Player Biographies 15 2015 Playoff Record: 2-1 All-Time Record: 72-45 (7-4 Playoffs) 2015 RECAP Results 42 Individual Statistics 43 Jacksonville Sharks Address: 1000 W. Bay St Team Statistics 46 Jacksonville, FL 32204 Participation Chart 49 Phone: 904.621.0700 (tickets) All-Arena Selections 51 904.900.2060 (office) Game Capsules 43 Fax: 866.611.2116 SHARKS HISTORY Sharks All-Time Records (Individual) 75 CONNECT WITH THE SHARKS Website: jaxsharks.com Sharks All-Time Records (Team) 76 Facebook: facebook.com/jaxsharks Sharks Career Leaders 80 Twitter: @jaxsharks Situational Records 81 Instagram: @jaxsharks Sharks vs. Opposition 82 YouTube: youtube.com/jaxsharks All-Time Roster 86 League Site: arenafootball.com THE LEAGUE The 2016 Jacksonville Sharks Media Guide was produced AFL Team Capsules 89 by the Jacksonville Sharks. Information within is intended AFL Season Schedule 94 for the use of accredited members of the news media only. National Broadcast Schedule 95 Those desiring to use information from the Media Guide for AFL Coverage Map 97 commercial purposes must have prior expressed written Commissioner Scott C. Butera 97 consent by the Jacksonville Sharks Media Relations League Directory 98 Department. The Media Guide is based on information AFL Mission Statement 98 available through March 28, 2016. Fans’ Bill of Rights 98 Rules of the Game 99 Statistical information provided by the Arena Football League Glossary of Terms 100 and the Jacksonville Sharks. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE CREW Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 102 Editor: Zander Kean Media Information 104 Layout and Graphics: Zander Kean Photography by: Joshua Phillips, Ashlee Gaudet, Gary Lloyd McCullough On the Cover: Tommy Grady drops back for a pass in the 2015 Home Opener against the Orlando Predators April 4th, 2015. 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 2016 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS All times Eastern Home games in RED 2016 Schedule Broadcast schedule subject to change Date Day Opponent Time TV April 2 Saturday @ Los Angeles 9:00 PM April 11 Monday @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM April 18 Monday ORLANDO 7:00 PM April 23 Saturday ARIZONA 7:00 PM May 1 Sunday @ Tampa Bay 2:00 PM May 6 Friday @ Cleveland 7:00 PM May 21 Saturday PORTLAND 7:00 PM May 27 Friday @ Orlando 7:30 PM June 4 Saturday PHILADELPHIA 7:00 PM June 11 Saturday @ Tampa Bay 5:00 PM June 18 Saturday ORLANDO 7:00 PM June 25 Saturday CLEVELAND 7:00 PM July 9 Saturday @ Arizona 9:30 PM July 16 Saturday @ Portland 10:00 PM July 23 Saturday LOS ANGELES 7:00 PM July 31 Sunday TAMPA BAY 5:00 PM Note: All games not broadcast on CBS Sports Network will also be streamed live online at ESPN2.com and available on mobile devices via the WatchESPN app. Ad- ditionally, An updated broadcast schedule is always available at jaxsharks.com/ schedule. 3 2016 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS OWNERSHIP / FRONT OFFICE STAFF 4 2016 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS Operating Manager YEARS IN THE AFL: 11 (Jacksonville Sharks, 2010-15; Orlando Predators 1998-2002) CAREER RECORD IN AFL: 132-76 REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 115-69 POSTSEASON RECORD: 17-7 (3-2 in ArenaBowl contests) Jeff Bouchy continues his duties as the Operating Manager of the Jacksonville Sharks for the 2016 season, his 12th 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 three years as a franchise. The Sharks continued to build on their reputation as one of the league’s model franchises in 2013, capturing a fourth consecutive South Division title and reaching the conference championship game for a third straight season. 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 2016 PRESEASON MEDIA GUIDE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS Executive Vice President YEARS IN THE AFL: 6 (Jacksonville Sharks, 2010-15) CAREER RECORD IN AFL: 72-45 REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 65-41 POSTSEASON RECORD: 7-4 Steve Curran enters his seventh season as both the Executive Vice President 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.