The need for a more modern venue as well as the league's desire for a larger market led to the move to the New York City area, despite two failed past attempts in the region: the Aside from the league's desire to re-enter the New York market, another major reason cited for the team's relocation was the inadequacy of their Des Moines venue, the On November 1, 2000, it was announced that the Iowa Barnstormers had relocated to New York as the Dragons.The New York Dragons had competed in the Eastern Division of the National Conference. Full staff background on the New York Guardians coaches New York Guardians 52 Man Roster *Update:01/27/2020

Past Announcements. Videos; Documents; Photos; Join Team ; News & Announcements. The old colors of red and yellow were replaced by green and grey.On December 14, 2008, the Arena Football League announced it would cancel the 2009 season, but hoped to return in 2010.On July 20, 2009, Sports Business Journal reported that the AFL owed approximately $14 million to its creditors and were considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Congradulations. 2009 Spring Season. [20] This request was granted on August 7, though converted to a Chapter 11 reorganization on August 26. Search.

The Future For The New York Dragons… The team was founded in 1995 as the original iteration of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in 2001. The following Dragons players were named to All-Rookie Teams: The team is owned by Andbox, co-founded by NYXL original owner Jeff Wilpon, COO of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. They went 5–11 and missed the playoffs. New York Excelsior is the team representing New York, New York, USA, in the Overwatch League. ArenaFan is the premier community site for fans of the New York Dragons. [2] Despite this, several of the league's creditors have filed papers to force a Chapter 7 liquidation if the league does not do so voluntarily. They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded. Roster; Scoreboard; Announcements; Media . For the current Iowa Barnstormers franchise that replaced the Dragons, see The following players coached or played in the NFL View All . The team name is often shortened to NYXL. News, scores, standings, statistics, games and more. (capital destrict flag-football league). The word excelsior is a Latin word that translates to higher.

The following Dragons players were named to All-Ironman Teams: They played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference, and played their home games at Nassau Coliseum in U… Les Dragons de New York (en anglais : New York Dragons) sont une franchise américaine de football américain en salle évoluant en Arena Football League depuis 1995.Basés à Uniondale (), les Dragons jouent au Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, enceinte de 11 965 places inaugurée en 1972.. La franchise fut créée à Des Moines dans l'Iowa en 1995 sous le nom des Barnstormers de l'Iowa. The 16-team league expects to expand to "24 to 30" teams prior to the start of their inaugural 2010 season, and is in negotiations with at least seven other teams from the AFL to join, including the Tampa Bay Storm and the San Jose Sabercats. [21]

Several teams commented that they were still pursuing arena football in 2010 with the possibility of using the financially independent arenafootball2. [22][23] The New York Dragons are not to be part of AF1. Football Football Search. New York Dragons Franchise History: 1995 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 1996 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 1997 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 1998 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 1999 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 2000 Iowa Barnstormers - Roster - Stats - Results 2001 New York Dragons - Roster - Stats - Results

The league released a statement on August 4 announcing that while the league is not folding, it is suspending league operations indefinitely. They look to make the playoffs again after finishing 2006 with a 10–6 record.
[19] In early August 2009, numerous media outlets began reporting that the AFL was folding permanently and would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. They were coached by former Barnstormer defensive back The Dragons set the league record for most points in a game, scoring 99 against the On Saturday, February 11, 2006, the Dragons won against the expansion team On July 8, 2008 a group of investors, led by Steve Silva, announced they are buying the team from On September 23, 2008, the Dragons announced their new logo and color scheme. The Dragons participated in the Arena Football League's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division. The Excelsior compete in the Atlantic North Division. Schedule. 2008 New York Dragons (8-8) - Roster - Stats - Results 2010 Iowa Barnstormers (7-9) - Roster - Stats - Results 2011 Iowa Barnstormers (5-13) - Roster - Stats - Results 2012 Iowa Barnstormers (7-11) - Roster - Stats - Results 2013 Iowa Barnstormers (6-12) - Roster - Stats - Results 2014 Iowa Barnstormers (6-12) - Roster - Stats - Results. The New York Dragons were a professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area. New York Dragons seasons; 2008 → The 2007 New York Dragons season was the 12th season for the franchise. Owners were also exploring the expansion franchise in Pittsburgh in order to use the expansion fees to help pay off the debts and infuse enough cash into the league to hold the 2010 season. Week Date Opponent Home/Away Game Result 1 March 4 Dallas Desperados: Home L 60–7 2 Bye Week 3 March 18 Chicago Rush: Away L 61–40 4 March 23 Tampa … 2002 New York Dragons Roster Arena Football League (Arena League) Team Record: 3-11 … by TJ Granger, 2008-11-30T12:26:09.000-08:00 November 30 2008, at 12:26 PM PST The NEW YORK DRAGONS Have been accepted into the CDFFL. Less than two months after the announcement, and a few weeks after the suspension forced the dissolution of af2, the Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators defected to Arena Football 1, a startup league consisting mostly of former af2 teams. Anything you've ever wanted to know about the AFL.