▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁host ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 ▁games ▁among ▁the ▁teams ▁combined ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁November ▁The ▁regular ▁season ▁started ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁the ▁expansion ▁team ▁St . ▁Louis ▁P ione ers ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Ste am , ▁ 9 3 - 7 3 . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁they ▁did ▁it ▁again , ▁winning ▁over ▁the ▁Ste am , ▁ 9 1 - 8 1 ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tri - State ▁Show case ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 2 – 1 4 ▁between ▁nine ▁teams ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁teams ▁featured ▁were ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Imp act , ▁North ▁Dallas ▁V and als , ▁North ▁Texas ▁F resh , ▁Texas ▁R im ▁Rock ers , ▁Texas ▁F uel , ▁West ▁Texas ▁Wh irl w inds , ▁Oklahoma ▁St all ions , ▁Houston ▁Red ▁Storm , ▁and ▁Colorado ▁Kings . ▁The ▁nine ▁teams ▁played ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁days . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Lake west ▁Family ▁Y M CA , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Imp act . ▁ ▁A ▁big ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 ▁when ▁the ▁league ▁announced ▁five ▁more ▁expansion ▁teams ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁division ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁Fran ch ises ▁would ▁be ▁put ▁in ▁five ▁regions : ▁O sh awa