▁were ▁red , ▁white , ▁and ▁blue . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁wore ▁blue ▁hel m ets ▁and ▁blue ▁home ▁j er se ys ▁with ▁white ▁p ants , ▁and ▁white ▁away ▁j er se ys ▁with ▁red ▁p ants . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hero es ▁made ▁their ▁debut ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 3 , 1 0 0 ▁fans ▁at ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Field house ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 2 – 1 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Miami ▁Valley ▁Silver back s . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁first ▁road ▁win ▁the ▁following ▁week ▁at ▁John st own , ▁the ▁Hero es ▁suffered ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁defeat ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Free ze . ▁ ▁The ▁Hero es ▁got ▁their ▁reven ge ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Free ze ▁in ▁Er ie , ▁ 5 5 – 3 3 , ▁hand ing ▁the ▁Free ze ▁their ▁first ▁regular ▁season ▁loss ▁since ▁their ▁in ception ▁and ▁standing ▁as ▁the ▁Hero es ' ▁first ▁signature ▁win . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁league ▁controvers ies ▁sou red ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁the ▁league ▁had ▁scheduled ▁the ▁Ste uben ville ▁St amp ede ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁Hun ting ton , ▁with ▁a ▁return ▁visit ▁by ▁Hun ting ton ▁to ▁Ste uben ville ▁on