Spokane Shock The Spokane Shock are a professional arena football team and current champions of the Arena Football League from Spokane , Washington , USA . They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena . The Shock played their first four seasons in the now - defunct af2 , winning division titles in all four seasons and ArenaCups in 2006 and 2009 before joining the new AFL and winning its first championship in ArenaBowl XXIII . Franchise History . The birth of the Shock . For many years , there have been several proposals to bring an arena football team to Spokane , however those proposals never got off the drawing board . In the summer of 2005 , owner Brady Nelson teamed up with two additional partners to bring a team to Spokane . On August 26 , 2005 , during af2 league meetings in Bossier City , Louisiana , league commissioner Jerry Kurz accepted Nelson ' s proposal . Spokane had been awarded an af2 team , and the Spokane Shock were born . The Shock was one of three expansion teams to begin playing in 2006 . The other two were the Everett Hawks , and the Stockton Lightning . The " Spokane Shock " name alludes to the Spokane Shockers , a team from the 1960s era Continental Football League . < br > Building the team Attendance History . AFL < br > Arena : Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena ( 10 , 770 football capacity ) . Over 300 seats were added for 2010 , so the overall capacity is larger than in AF2 . < br > < br > Spokane Shock AFL Attendance Records : < br > Largest crowd : 10 , 775 vs . Chicago Rush ( July 23 , 2010 ) < br > Smallest crowd : 9 , 974 vs . Cleveland ( May 1 , 2010 ) < br > < br > Regular Season Average Attendance : Playoff Attendance History ( AFL ) : < br > 2010 : ( 8 , 236 ) 1st round 8 , 236 vs . Arizona < br > < br > AF2 ( 2006 – 2009 ) < br > Arena : Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena ( 10 , 471 football capacity ) . < br > < br > Spokane Shock Arena Football Attendance Records : < br > Largest crowds : 10 , 662 vs . Tennessee Valley ( Arena Cup 9 - Aug . 25th 2008 ) ; 10 , 659 twice during 2008 regular season . < br > Smallest crowds : 7 , 267 vs . Stockton 2009 Playoffs ( Aug . 1st , 2009 ) ; 9 , 387 vs . Stockton on March 30 , 2006 ( inaugural game ) < br > < br > Regular Season Average Attendance : Total all time attendance , including playoff games while part of the AF2 ( 2006 – 2009 ) : 422 , 584 < br > Total all time sell - outs including playoff games : 27 < br > < br > Regular Season Sell - out streak : < br > The Spokane Shock sold - out the Spokane Arena for 19 consecutive regular season games starting with the regular season finale in 2006 , and continuing to the 2nd game in 2009 . The last non sell - out regular season game was on June 26 , 2009 . < br > < br > Playoff Attendance History ( Af2 ) : < br > 2006 : ( 20 , 242 ) 1st round bye , 2nd round 9 , 692 vs Bakersfield , 3rd round 10 , 550 vs Arkansas , Arena Cup 7 in Puerto Rico < br > 2007 : ( 8 , 272 ) 1st round 8 , 272 vs . Louisville < br > 2008 : ( 37 , 735 ) 1st round 8 , 872 vs . Austin , 2nd round 8 , 923 vs . Central Valley , 3rd round 9 , 278 vs . Amarillo , Arena Cup 9 at Spokane Arena 10 , 662 vs . Tennessee Valley . < br > 2009 : ( 24 , 555 ) 1st round 7 , 267 vs . Stockton , 2nd round 8 , 041 vs . Boise , 3rd round 9 , 247 vs . Tulsa , Arena Cup 10 in Las Vegas < br > < br > Other AF2 Attendance Records : < br > 1 . 2nd , 3rd , 4th & 5th highest total regular season attendance in AF2 history : 83 , 306 ( 2009 ) , 84 , 705 ( 2008 ) , 84 , 556 ( 2007 ) , 79 , 213 ( 2006 ) . < br > 2 . Largest crowd in Arena Cup History ( 10 , 662 - Arena Cup 9 ) Spokane vs . Tennessee Valley on Aug . 25th , 2008 . < br > 3 . Longest regular season sell - out streak in AF2 history , 19 games . < br > 4 . AF2 season ticket sales record - 2007 , almost 8 , 000 . < br > Last updated Aug 6 , 2010 . ( TM ) Seasons . 2006 : The Cinderella Story . The Shock put together a significant inaugural season , posting a 14 - 2 regular - season record and a first - place finish in the National Conference Western Division . During the af2 playoffs , the Shock defeated the Bakersfield Blitz and the Arkansas Twisters en route to winning the af2 National Conference championship and a berth in ArenaCup VII against the Green Bay Blizzard in San Juan , Puerto Rico . On August 26 , the Shock defeated the Blizzard by a score of 57 - 34 to win ArenaCup VII . The Spokane Shock became the first expansion team in af2 history to advance to , and win , the ArenaCup . . The Shock led the league in attendance with an average of around 10 , 000 fans per home game . As a result of the team ' s excellent play , head coach Chris Siegfried was named the af2 Head Coach of the Year for the 2006 season . Four Shock players also earned All - af2 National Conference honors as well . WR / LB Charles Frederick , OLS Ed Ta ' amu and DS Rob Keefe earned first - team honors while OL / DL Jerome Stevens earned second - team accolades . Off - season . Moving On 2007 . The 2007 Shock would win their second consecutive division title with a 12 - 4 record . The Shock would eventually fall in the first round of the af2 playoffs to the Louisville Fire . 2008 . In 2008 it looked like the Shock were going to have a team just as talented as the 2006 team . With a great WR group and two great QB ' s it seemed like the Shocks offense would never be stopped . Their defense was just as good , with Sergio Gilliam breaking the af2 int record and Devon Parks leading the af2 in sacks it looked as if they would not lose one game . When the Shock were 11 - 0 they were setting their goals to be 16 - 0 , but the South Georgia Wildcats had other plans . South Georgia beat the Shock with a last second field goal to win 56 - 54 . But the Shock would not drop another game for the rest of the regular season . The Shock headed into to the playoffs with home field advantage and went all the way to the ArenaCup . The Shock matched up with the Tennessee Valley Vipers on Aug 25th 2008 in ArenaCup IX . Tony Colsten the back - up QB for Tennessee Valley had to come in after the first drive of the game due to the injury of their starter . The game was close throughout and regulation ended with both teams dead locked at 48 to send the ArenaCup into its first ever overtime . After the Shock scored a TD in OT Tennessee Valley matched that with a TD but they had victory in on their mind and went for a two point conversion and Tony Colsten scrambled into the end zone to capture their first ArenaCup championship .