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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |1996-97 |'''19967-98''' |1998 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Conference !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference |Atlanta Glory |Forbes Arena |Atlanta |- |Columbus Quest |Battelle Hall |Columbus, Ohio |- |New England Blizzard |Arena at MassMutual Center |Springfield, Massachusetts |- |Philadelphia..."
 
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|New England Blizzard
|New England Blizzard
|Arena at MassMutual Center
|PeoplesBank Arena
|Springfield, Massachusetts
|Hartford, Connecticut
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|Philadelphia Rage
|Philadelphia Rage
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|Philadelphia
|Philadelphia
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| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
| rowspan="5" |Western Conference
|Colorado Xplosion
|Colorado Xplosion
|Denver Coliseum
|Denver Coliseum
|Denver
|Denver
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|Long Beach StingRays
|LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid
|Long Beach, California
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|Portland Power
|Portland Power
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=== Changes ===
=== Changes ===


* Long Beach StingRays enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
* New England Blizzard relocate from Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
* New England Blizzard relocate from Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
* Richmond Rage relocate from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia to The Palestra in Philadelphia and renamed Philadelphia Rage.
* Richmond Rage relocate from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia to The Palestra in Philadelphia and renamed Philadelphia Rage.
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| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
|'''Columbus Quest'''
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|'''31'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''Richmond Rage'''
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|'''21'''
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|'''19'''
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|'''10'''
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|Atlanta Glory
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|22
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|13
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|New England Blizzard
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|16
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|24
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|15
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| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
|Colorado Xplosion
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|15
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|San Jose Lasers
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|18
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|22
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|7
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|Seattle Reign
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|17
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|23
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|8
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|Portland Power
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|14
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|26
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|11
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!Champions
!Champions
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|'''Columbus Quest'''
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|'''2'''
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| rowspan="2" |'''Columbus Quest'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="4" |'''Columbus Quest'''
| rowspan="4" |
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|San Jose Lasers
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|0
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|Colorado Xplosion
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|0
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| rowspan="2" |Richmond Rage
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |
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|'''Richmond Rage'''
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|'''2'''
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|ABL All-Star Game
|ABL All-Star Game
|'''Western Conference'''
|Western Conference
|81-65
|81-65
|Eastern Conference
|Eastern Conference
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|Forbes Arena
|Forbes Arena
|Atlanta Glory
|Atlanta Glory
|15
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|15
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|-
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|Georgia State Sports Arena
|Georgia State Sports Arena
|Atlanta Glory
|Atlanta Glory
|Five
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|Five
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|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
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|Battelle Hall
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus Quest
|Columbus Quest
|20
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|Four
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|24
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| rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
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|Denver Coliseum
|Denver Coliseum
|Colorado Xplosion
|Colorado Xplosion
|16
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|One
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|17
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|McNichols Sports Arena
|McNichols Sports Arena
|Colorado Xplosion
|Colorado Xplosion
|Four
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|Four
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| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
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| rowspan="2" |PeoplesBank Arena
| rowspan="2" |PeoplesBank Arena
|New England Blizzard
|New England Blizzard
|Eight
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|Eight
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|ABL All-Star Game
|ABL All-Star Game
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|One
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|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
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|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland Power
|Portland Power
|20
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|20
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| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Richmond Coliseum
|Richmond Coliseum
|Richmond Rage
|Richmond Rage
|14
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|Three
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|17
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|Robins Center
|Robins Center
|Richmond Rage
|Richmond Rage
|Six
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|Six
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|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
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|Provident Credit Union Event Center
|Provident Credit Union Event Center
|San Jose Lasers
|San Jose Lasers
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|One
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|21
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|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
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|Mercer Arena
|Mercer Arena
|Seattle Reign
|Seattle Reign
|20
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|20
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|Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area
|Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area
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|Arena at MassMutual Center
|Arena at MassMutual Center
|New England Blizzard
|New England Blizzard
|12
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|12
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| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''160'''
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|'''Nine'''
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|'''170'''
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Revision as of 04:29, 31 October 2026

Seasons
1996-97 19967-98 1998

Teams and Alignment

Conference Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlanta Glory Forbes Arena Atlanta
Columbus Quest Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
New England Blizzard PeoplesBank Arena Hartford, Connecticut
Philadelphia Rage The Palestra Philadelphia
Western Conference Colorado Xplosion Denver Coliseum Denver
Long Beach StingRays LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, California
Portland Power Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
San Jose Lasers Provident Credit Union Event Center San José, California
Seattle Reign Mercer Arena Seattle

Changes

  • Long Beach StingRays enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
  • New England Blizzard relocate from Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Richmond Rage relocate from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia to The Palestra in Philadelphia and renamed Philadelphia Rage.

Regular Season Results

Conference Team W L GB
Eastern Conference
Western Conference

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Champions

Special Event Venues

Event Away Score Home
ABL All-Star Game Western Conference 81-65 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Forbes Arena Atlanta Glory
Georgia State Sports Arena Atlanta Glory
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Franklin County, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Battelle Hall Columbus Quest
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Denver Coliseum Colorado Xplosion
McNichols Sports Arena Colorado Xplosion
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena New England Blizzard
ABL All-Star Game
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Power
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum Richmond Rage
Robins Center Richmond Rage
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Santa Clara County, California San José, California Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose Lasers
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Mercer Arena Seattle Reign
Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Hampden County, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts Arena at MassMutual Center New England Blizzard
Total
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