The Seattle Mist were a team in the Legends Football League that were founded as part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009. They played their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. The league, originally named the Lingerie Football League, rebranded in 2013 and shifted away from Super Bowl halftime shows. The Mist won three championships, known as the Legends Cup.
Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League), which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Mist were replaced by the Seattle Thunder.
History In 2004, the first Lingerie Bowl was played during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII between two teams of models and actresses wearing lingerie and minimal protective football gear. The Lingerie Bowl was played for three consecutive years as an alternative Super Bowl halftime event while adding additional teams in 2005 and 2006. The event was then cancelled for various reasons in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2009, the event organizers launched the concept as a full league called the Lingerie Football League (LFL), culminating in the Lingerie Bowl as the championship game between the conference champions, still during the Super Bowl halftime.
The league launched its inaugural 2009–10 season with ten teams in two conferences with the Seattle Mist in the Western Conference. Each LFL team played the other four teams in its division once. Two of the games were at home and two were on the road. The Mist went 3–1 in its first season, but failed to make it to the playoffs as per the league's tie-breaking procedures.
The 2010–11 LFL season had the same schedule format as the 2009–10 season, but all games aired on MTV2. The Mist went 0–3 in the season and the last game against the Dallas Desire was cancelled due to the potential of inclement weather in the outdoor stadium and neither team winning a game. The following season, the Mist signed Angela Rypien, the daughter of former Washington Redskins' quarterback Mark Rypien, as their starting quarterback. She debuted against the Green Bay Chill on September 30, 2011. The team went 2–2 and missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
The league postponed the 2012–13 season, but the Mist played a game called the Pacific Cup against LFL Canada's BC Angels at the ShoWare Center on December 15, 2012. In January 2013, the LFL rebranded as the Legends Football League, shifted away from the Super Bowl halftime event, and moved the season to a spring and summer schedule starting in March 2013. The Mist qualified for the playoffs for the first time in the 2013 season after an undefeated regular season, but lost to the Chicago Bliss in the conference championship game. The team then missed the playoffs in 2014 after losing to the Los Angeles Temptation in their last game of the season.
In 2015, the team made it back to the playoffs and won their first Legends Cup over the Chicago Bliss 27–21. They lost to the Bliss in the Legends Cup the following season, but went on to win again in 2017 and 2019.
After the 2019 season, the LFL effectively ceased operations and restructured as the X League, replacing the Mist with the Seattle Thunder identity.
Seasons 2009–10
Date Opponent Venue Score Record September 11 San Diego Seduction ShoWare Center Won, 20–6 1–0 October 9 at Denver Dream Dick's Sporting Goods Park Won, 28–19 2–0 November 27 at Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Sports Arena Lost, 20–26 2–1 January 1 Dallas Desire ShoWare Center Won, 28–12 3–1
Roster
1 Michele Selover TE 2 Jenna Lynn Bloczynski LB-TE 3 Natalya Snetkova RB 4 Bruna Araujo WR 5 Harper Boiz S 6 Caya Ukkas CB 7 Alicia McLauchlin QB 8 Chelsie Jorensen OL 9 Maggie Pearson C 10 Katie Sheaffer RB 11 Candice Gardiner CB 11 Myschon Bales 12 Shannon Sypher WR
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2010–11
Date Opponent Venue Score Record August 27 Los Angeles Temptation ShoWare Center Lost, 32–36 0–1 October 8 Chicago Bliss ShoWare Center Lost, 12–41 0–2 October 22 at San Diego Seduction San Diego Sports Arena Lost, 25–26 0–3 January 21 at Dallas Desire Cotton Bowl Cancelled 0–3
Roster
1 Kiara Williams 2 Stevi Schnoor 3 Dominique Maloy 4 Katie Whelan 5 Alli Alberts 6 Kristine Cortez 7 Emily Schneider 8 Alanna Vann 9 Kera Bryant 10 Savannah Wood 11 Stacey Jackman 12 Vonetta Gooden 13 Amber Camp 14 Shea Norton 15 KK Matheny 16 Kenia Diggit 18 Jade Randle 19 Denise Simens 20 Ja'Melia Adams
2011–12 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record September 30 at Green Bay Chill Resch Center Won, 42–8 1–0 November 4 Las Vegas Sin ShoWare Center Lost, 24–28 1–1 December 16 at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Lost, 24–27 1–2 January 6 Minnesota Valkyrie ShoWare Center Won, 32–14 2–2
Roster
1 Laurel Creel QB-DB 2 Ericka Smith WR-DB 3 Natalie Suhey OL-DL 4 Riki Creger-Zier WR-DB 5 Jessica Hopkins WR-S 6 Kerry Warren OL-LB 7 Kam Warner RB-LB 9 Cristina Fetzer CB-C 10 Lashaunda Fowler OL-DL 11 Angela Rypien QB-S 12 Christine Moore C-DL 13 Emily Bell CB-RB 14 Melissa Bernasconi WR-S 15 Shea Norton OL-DL
2013 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record April 6 Green Bay Chill ShoWare Center Lost, 36–55 0–1 May 4 at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Won, 24–20 1–1 July 6 Minnesota Valkyrie ShoWare Center Won, 38–0 2–1 July 20 at Las Vegas Sin Orleans Arena Won, 52–14 3–1Conference Championship August 24 Chicago Bliss Citizens Business Bank ArenaOntario, California Lost, 14–31
Roster
1 Laurel Creel QB-DB 2 Mele Rich WR-DB 3 Natalie Suhey OL-DL 4 Riki Creger-Zier WR-DB 5 Jessica Hopkins WR-S 6 Kerry Warren OL-LB 7 Shuree Hyatt C-DE 9 Cristina Fetzer CB-C 10 Lashaunda Fowler OL-DL 11 Stormy Keffeler QB-S 12 Christine Moore C-DL 13 Emily Bell CB-RB 14 Melissa Bernasconi WR-S 15 Shea Norton OL-DL
2014 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record May 2 Green Bay Chill ShoWare Center Won, 38–24 1–0 June 13 at Chicago Bliss Sears Centre Arena Tied, 34–34 1–0–1 July 26 Las Vegas Sin ShoWare Center Won, 29–18 2–0–1 August 2 at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Lost, 34–12 2–1–1
Roster
2 Stevi Schnoor RB-DE 3 Rachel Corey WR-DB 4 Maria Bottenberg WR-DB 5 Jessica Hopkins WR-S 6 Melanie Ohlenkamp WR-DB 7 Lily Granston SS 8 Erica Legaspi WR-S 9 Kasey Carter TE-LB 10 Lashaunda Fowler WR-DE 11 Angela Rypien QB 12 Maryanne Hanson QB 13 Stormy Keffeler C-DE 14 Veronica Velludo QB-S 15 Rebecca Velludo WR-DB 17 Megan Hanson C-DE 18 Ashlye Parker TE-DE 20 Deanna Schaper-Kotter DE
2015 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record May 29 Los Angeles Temptation ShoWare Center Lost, 13–14 0–1 June 6 at Los Angeles Temptation Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Won, 27–26 1–1 June 21 at Las Vegas Sin Citizens Business Bank Arena Won, 34–26 2–1 July 3 Los Angeles Temptation ShoWare Center Won, 24–13 3–1 August 1 Las Vegas Sin ShoWare Center Won, 64–19 4–1 August 5 at Las Vegas Sin Citizens Business Bank Arena Cancelled 4–1Conference Championship August 15 Los Angeles Temptation Toyota ParkBridgeview, Illinois Won, 28–24 Legends Cup August 23 Chicago Bliss ShoWare Center Won, 27–21
Roster
0 Jena Weiss C 1 Kadi Findling CB-QB 2 Stevi Schnoor RB-DE 3 Jessika Howard WR-DB 4 Katie Whelan DE-TE 5 Jessica Hopkins S-WR 6 Theresa Petruziello WR-SS 7 Lily Granston SS-RB 8 Danika Brace LB-TE 9 Chloe Treleven WR-DB 10 Lashaunda Fowler WR-CB 12 Emily Woods WR-DB 13 Kasey Carter C-DE 14 Mele Gilmore RB-CB 15 KK Matheny QB 17 Megan Hanson C-DE-CB 18 Erica Legaspi RB-DB 19 Bryn Renda WR-S 20 Deanna Schaper-Kotter DE
2016 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record April 9 Austin Acoustic ShoWare Center Won, 44–8 1–0 April 24 at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Won, 20–12 2–0 May 13 Chicago Bliss ShoWare Center Won, 40–28 3–0 June 18 at Dallas Desire Dr Pepper Arena Lost, 21–26 3–1 August 20 Dallas Desire ShoWare Center Won, 44–6 Legends Cup August 27 Chicago Bliss WestWorldScottsdale, Arizona Lost, 26–31
2017 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record April 14 at Austin Acoustic Cedar Park Center Won, 46–26 1–0 May 20 Denver Dream ShoWare Center Won, 106–0 2–0 July 1 at Denver Dream Budweiser Events Center Won, 98–0 3–0 July 15 Austin Acoustic ShoWare Center Won, 62–6 4–0Conference Championship August 20 Los Angeles Temptation Sears Centre ArenaHoffman Estates, Illinois Won, 28–13 Legends Cup September 3 Atlanta Steam Citizens Business Bank ArenaOntario, California Won, 38–28
2018 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record May 19 Nashville Knights ShoWare Center Lost, 24–43 0–1 June 16 at Atlanta Steam Infinite Energy Arena Lost, 42–44 0–2 July 21 at Austin Acoustic H-E-B Center Won, 41–26 1–2 July 28 Atlanta Steam ShoWare Center Lost, 18–40 1–3
2019 season
Date Opponent Venue Score Record April 5 at Los Angeles Temptation Citizens Business Bank Arena Won, 34–19 1–0 May 11 Omaha Heart ShoWare Center Won, 70–6 2–0 June 8 at Denver Dream Budweiser Event Center Won, 62–22 3–0 June 29 Austin Acoustic ShoWare Center Lost, 34–36 3–1Playoff semifinal August 24 Atlanta Steam Toyota ArenaOntario, California Won, 38–14 Legends Cup September 7 Los Angeles Temptation accesso ShoWare Center Won, 56–20
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