Hot Springs Wiseguys

Hot Springs Wiseguys
Hot Springs Wiseguys
Current season
	Established 2024; Play in Hot Springs, Arkansas
League/conference affiliations
	The Arena League (2025–);
	Current uniform
Team colors	Black, Red, Brown, Gray ;
Personnel
General manager	Chris Goodman
Head coach	Bones Bagaunte
Team history
	Hot Springs Wiseguys (2025–present);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Home arena(s)
	Bank OZK Arena (2025–present)

The Hot Springs Wiseguys are an indoor American football team set to begin play in 2025 as an expansion team of The Arena League. Based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Wiseguys will play their home games at the Bank OZK Arena.

The Wiseguys will be the first ever arena/indoor football team based in Hot Springs.

History

On April 26, 2024, Hot Springs was announced as the fifth team of The Arena League and its first of two expansion teams for the 2025 season.^[1]^[2]

After a name-the-team contest was held, the Wiseguys name, logo and color scheme were announced on July 25, 2024. The Wiseguys name references Hot Springs' history with organized crime (most notably with the Hot Springs Gunfight of 1899 as well as the Arlington Hotel serving as a favorite retreat for Al Capone), while the horse mascot and logo references its history with horse racing (most notably as home of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, which was the only legal gambling establishment in Hot Springs until 2007).^[3]

External links

Official Website

References

^ "Hot Springs to Get Professional Arena League Football Team; Play Will Begin in Summer of 2025 at Bank OZK Arena". HotSprings.org. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
^ Rice, Bryan (2024-04-26). "WATCH: Arena League football comes to Hot Springs in 2025". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
^ Williams, Kylon (2024-07-25). "Hot Springs unveil their logo and name for new Arena League team". KATV. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

[hotsprings-1] "Hot Springs to Get Professional Arena League Football Team; Play Will Begin in Summer of 2025 at Bank OZK Arena". HotSprings.org. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

[2] Rice, Bryan (2024-04-26). "WATCH: Arena League football comes to Hot Springs in 2025". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

[wiseguysreveal-3] Williams, Kylon (2024-07-25). "Hot Springs unveil their logo and name for new Arena League team". KATV. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

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v t e The Arena League
Teams	Duluth Harbor Monsters Eau Claire Log Jammers Hot Springs Wiseguys Iowa Woo Kansas City Goats Ozarks Lunkers
Venues	Bank OZK Arena (Hot Springs) DECC Arena (Duluth) Municipal Arena (Kansas City) Sonnentag Event Center (Eau Claire) The Hippodrome (Iowa) Wilson Logistics Arena (Ozarks)
Seasons	2024

v t e Hot Springs, Arkansas
Areas	Central Avenue Historic District
Education	Hot Springs SD Hot Springs HS Lakeside SD Lakeside HS Cutter–Morning Star SD Fountain Lake SD Lake Hamilton SD Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Champion Christian College
Landmarks	Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo Arlington Hotel Bathhouse Row Citizens Building Garvan Woodland Gardens Jaycee Park (former Majestic Park) Lake Hamilton Medical Arts Building Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
Transportation	Hot Springs Intracity Transit Memorial Field Airport
Culture	Hot Springs Bathers (defunct) Hot Springs Wiseguys
This list is incomplete. Fountain Lake High School has a Hot Springs address but is outside the city limits. Hell's Half Acre also is outside the city limits.