The is an
Arena Football League team based in
Salt Lake City ,
Utah . They began play as a 2006 expansion team.
The Utah Blaze began play on
January 28 ,
2006 , playing the
San Jose SaberCats on the road. The team is coached by longtime
Arizona Rattlers coach
Danny White and plays its home games at the
EnergySolutions Arena in
Salt Lake City , home of the
National Basketball Association 's
Utah Jazz . The team is owned by
Automobile Businessmen John Garff ,
Robert Garff , and
Brett Hopkins .
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, the Blaze lost to the
New York Dragons 84-81 in the second highest scoring game in the history of the Arena Football League. The Blaze's performance was also the second highest score for a losing team in the AFL's 20-year history.
In their first season, the Blaze had the highest average attendance in the Arena Football League, with 15,498 fans per game. They narrowly edged out Philadelphia's 15,463. Prior to the 2006 season, the Blaze had said EnergySolutions Arena held 13,000 fans due to poor sight lines in most of the building. After 16,705 people attended the home opener, that figure was changed to near 15,000. The Blaze topped that figure 5 of the 8 games their first season.
Despite a losing record of 7-9, the Blaze got into the playoffs as an AC Wildcard (the conference's #6 seed). Unfortunately, the newly formed Blaze were given the boot as they lost to the
Arizona Rattlers with a final score of 57-34.
The team's mascot is a dalmatian named
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