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The
2009 California Redwoods season
was the first and only season for the
California Redwoods
. In the
United Football League
's
Premiere Season
, the team finished with a 2?4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the
Sacramento Mountain Lions
.
The Redwoods played in the inaugural UFL game on October 8, which they lost to the
Las Vegas Locomotives
by a score of 30?17.
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Draft
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The draft took place on June 19, 2009. Those selected were among participants in earlier workouts held in
Orlando
as well as
Las Vegas
. Once a player was picked by a team, his rights were held by that team should he elect to play in the UFL.
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Personnel
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Staff
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2009 California Redwoods staff
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Front office
- Owner ?
Paul Pelosi
- Vice President/General Manager (UFL) ?
Rick Mueller
- Director of Football Operations ? Sid Pillai
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
- Offensive Coordinator ?
Mike Kruczek
- Running Backs/Quality Control ?
Mike McDaniel
- Wide Receivers/Tight Ends ? Charles Collins
- Offensive Line ? Art Kehoe
- Offense Volunteer ? Steven Hoppe
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
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2009 California Redwoods final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
rookies in italics
Roster updated November 15, 2009
52 Active, 6 Inactive
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Schedule
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Week
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Date
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Kickoff
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Opponent
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Results
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Game site
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Attendance
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TV
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Final score
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Team record
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1
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Thursday, October 8
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9:00 p.m.
ET
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at
Las Vegas Locomotives
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L
17?30
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0?1
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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18,187
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Versus
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2
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Saturday, October 17
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9:00 p.m. ET
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New York Sentinels
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W
24?7
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1?1
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AT&T Park
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6,341
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HDNet
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3
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Thursday, October 22
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7:00 p.m. ET
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at
Florida Tuskers
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L
7?34
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1?2
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Citrus Bowl
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12,021
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Versus
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4
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Thursday, October 29
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7:00 p.m. ET
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at New York Sentinels
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W
20?13
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2?2
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Giants Stadium
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10,818
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Versus
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5
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Bye
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6
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Saturday, November 14
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9:00 p.m. ET
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Las Vegas Locomotives
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L
10?16
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2?3
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Spartan Stadium
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4,312
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HDNet
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7
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Thursday, November 19
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9:00 p.m. ET
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Florida Tuskers
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L
27?34
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2?4
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AT&T Park
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6,837
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Versus
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Standings
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y
-denotes team advanced to
2009 UFL Championship Game
Game summaries
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Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
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Game information
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- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- CA ? Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03
- CA ? Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45
- LV ? DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from
J. P. Losman
(Graham Gano kick), 0:13
- 3rd quarter
- LV ? Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07
- LV ? Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05
- CA ? Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52
- 4th quarter
- LV ? Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20
- LV ? DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18
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- Passing
- CA ? Shane Boyd ? 9/22, 92 yards
- LV ? J. P. Losman ? 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD
- Rushing
- CA ? Cory Ross ? 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD
- LV ? Marcel Shipp ? 17 att, 69 yards
- Receiving
- CA ? Joe West ? 3 rec, 37 yards
- LV ? Andrae Thurman ? 6 rec, 76 yards
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Week 2: vs. New York Sentinels
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Period
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1
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2
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3
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Sentinels
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0
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7
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0
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Redwoods
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7
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0
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7
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at
AT&T Park
,
San Francisco
, California
- Date
: October 17, 2009
- Game time
: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance
: 6,341
- Referee
: Jon Bible
- TV announcers (
HDNet
)
:
Kenny Rice
&
Paul Maguire
Game information
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- 1st quarter
- CA ? Kai Brown 2-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Parker Douglass kick), 9:39
- 2nd quarter
- NY ? Chris Barclay 2-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 9:04
- 3rd quarter
- CA ? Cory Ross 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 5:11
- 4th quarter
- CA ? Parker Douglass 42-yard field goal, 11:45
- CA ? John David Washington 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 3:19
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- Passing
- NY ? Quinn Gray ? 12/25, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- CA ? Mike McMahon ? 16/29, 145 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing
- NY ? Chris Barclay ? 13 att, 13 yards
- CA ? Cory Ross ? 22 att, 121 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving
- NY ? Craphonso Thorpe ? 4 rec, 31 yards
- CA ? Doug Gabriel ? 5 rec, 66 yards
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Week 3: at Florida Tuskers
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Period
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1
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2
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3
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Redwoods
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0
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0
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0
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Tuskers
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0
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17
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10
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at
Citrus Bowl
,
Orlando, Florida
- Date
: October 22, 2009
- Game time
: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance
: 12,021
- Referee
: Randy Christal
- TV announcers (Versus)
: Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Week 4: at New York Sentinels
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Period
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1
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2
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3
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Redwoods
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7
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10
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0
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| 20
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Sentinels
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0
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6
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7
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| 13
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at
Giants Stadium
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East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date
: October 29, 2009
- Game time
: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance
: 10,818
- Referee
: Jon Bible
- TV announcers (Versus)
: Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information
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- 1st quarter
- CA ? Cory Ross 25-yard pass from Shane Boyd (Parker Douglass kick), 10:19
- 2nd quarter
- NY ? Piotr Czech 36-yard field goal, 12:36
- CA ? Parker Douglass 27-yard field goal, 8:09
- CA ? Shane Boyd 5-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 0:26
- NY ? Piotr Czech 45-yard field goal, 0:00
- 3rd quarter
- NY ? Christian Hopkins 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 2:17
- 4th quarter
- CA ? Parker Douglass 44-yard field goal, 2:37
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- Passing
- CA ? Shane Boyd ? 18/23, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- NY ? Quinn Gray ? 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD
- Rushing
- CA ? Cory Ross ? 23 att, 77 yards
- NY ? LaBrandon Toefield ? 12 att, 51 yards
- Receiving
- CA ? Cory Ross ? 7 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD
- NY ? Craphonso Thorpe ? 9 rec, 73 yards
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Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
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Period
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1
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2
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3
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Locomotives
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0
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3
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3
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Redwoods
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7
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0
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3
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| 10
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at
Spartan Stadium
,
San Jose, California
- Date
: November 14, 2009
- Game time
: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance
: 4,312
- Referee
: Jon Bible
- TV announcers (HDNet)
: Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information
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- 1st quarter
- CA ? Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10
- 2nd quarter
- LV ? Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04
- 3rd quarter
- LV ? Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02
- CA ? Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27
- 4th quarter
- LV ? Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53
- LV ? Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01
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- Passing
- LV ? J. P. Losman ? 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD
- CA ? Shane Boyd ? 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT
- Rushing
- LV ? Marcel Shipp ? 19 att, 66 yards
- CA ? Cory Ross ? 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving
- LV ? David Kircus ? 4 rec, 104 yards
- CA ? Joe West ? 5 rec, 44 yards
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Week 7: vs. Florida Tuskers
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Period
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2
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3
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Tuskers
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10
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10
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0
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Redwoods
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10
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14
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3
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at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
- Date
: November 19, 2009
- Game time
: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance
: 6,837
- Referee
: Dave Cutaia
- TV announcers (Versus)
: Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
References
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The franchise
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Stadiums
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Head coaches
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Key personnel
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Seasons (4)
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Current league affiliation
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