Minnesota Fighting Pike

Minnesota Fighting Pike
Established 1996 Folded 1996 Played in Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
League/conference affiliations
Arena Football League (1996) American Conference (1996) Western (1996)
Current uniform
Team colors	Green, gold, white
Personnel
Owner(s)	Tom Scallen
President	Tom Scallen
Head coach	Ray Jauch
Team history
Minnesota Fighting Pike (1996)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
Target Center (1996)

The Minnesota Fighting Pike were an Arena football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They joined the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1996 as an expansion team. The Fighting Pike were the first ever attempt at an arena/indoor football team in the state of Minnesota. The owner of the Fighting Pike was Tom Scallen. The Fighting Pike played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team colors were green and gold. In a 2012 AFL Poll, the Fighting Pike were voted as the 8th greatest nickname in AFL history.^[1]