Years of Operation: 2009-

Overall Record:  5-3

First Game: June 20, 2009 vs Pierce County Bengals

First Win: June 20, 2009 vs Pierce County Bengals

Final Game:

League Affiliation:  

Professional Development Football League (2009)

Team Headquarters:

Bellingham, Washington

Owner: Tom Abbott (2009)

General Manager: Mike Kulcheski

Coaches: Brian Young, Orlando McCarty, Terry Toland, Bruce Knight, Jim Darling

Home Field(s): Civic Stadium

Titles Won: 

None

Honors

All-League

All-America

On the heels of the success of the Whatcom County Raiders franchise, Tom Abbott decided to try a "professional" venture with his football team and began the process of building a "pro" league.  Originally slated to be the Next Level Football League, the financial support wasn't in place and few team owners would throw their money into such a risky venture.  By teaming with the owners of the Tacoma Cobras and Oregon Thunderbolts, they were able to establish the Professional Developmental Football League as a semi-pro precursor to a league that would "pay" players and coaches with hopes of attracting the best athletes away from other area semi-pro teams.

The Blitz, mainly former Raiders and some Western Washington University football players who found themselves without a team after the school dropped it's program, opened up it's inaugural season on June 20 destroying the Pierce County Bengals.

The Blitz finished 5-3 with all of the losses coming at the hands of the Cobras including a 36-31 loss in the PDFL Championship.

2009 Schedule/Results (5-3):

58-6

*NIFL Playoffs

**NIFL Championship

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