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Buffalo Blizzard
The Buffalo Blizzard was a soccer club that existed from 1992 to 2001 in Buffalo, New York. History The team was originally owned by the Knox brothers who owned the Buffalo Sabres at the time, and additionally by the Riches who owned the minor league baseball Buffalo Bisons. During their last five years of existence, the team was owned by John Bellanti who had previously owned the Buffalo Stallions of the original Major Indoor Soccer League. The team's attendance was always in the top five of the league until its last season, and they had their record high attendance year in 1993–1994 season with an average attendance of 8,435 fans. The major stars of the team were the Pikuzinski brothers, Rudy and Randy, who rank sixth and ninth on the all-time points list. The team colors were blue, purple, black, and white, and the team mascot was a dog Spyke who rode a four-wheeler. The team never won a playoff series. The NPSL ceased operation in 2001 and several of its remaining teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kitson (soccer)
Paul Kitson (31 May 1956 – 25 August 2005) was an English footballer who played and coached professionally with both indoor and outdoor soccer teams in Canada and the United States. Player Kitson began his career with Watford in England before moving to the United States. He played in Baltimore Blasts from 1983 to 1986, where he won two championships, before being traded to the LA Lazers. On 6 March 1987, the Los Angeles Lazers traded Kitson to the Cleveland Force for Chris Chueden. He spent the next two seasons with the Force. In 1990, he played for the New Jersey Eagles in the American Professional Soccer League. Coach Kitson began his coaching career with the Montreal Impact in 1997. Under his leadership the Impact it to the playoffs both seasons, but the team closed at the end of the 1998 season. On 14 May 1999, the Maryland Mania of the USL A-League hired Kitson. In 2001, Kitson was appointed the head coach for Canadian Professional Soccer League expansion side the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Salguero
Carlos Salguero (10 June 1955 – 26 December 2006) was an Argentine professional football forward. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2006. He spent one season in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and nearly ten in various indoor leagues. Salguero also coached the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League for one season. Career Salguero began his professional career with Boca Juniors In 1981, he moved north to play for the Calgary Boomers in the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Comets traded him to the Buffalo Stallions in exchange for Yilmaz Orhan and Zoran Savic. Salguero quickly proved his worth as he became the team's all time leading scorer over just two and a half seasons. The Stallions left the league following the 1983-1984 season. In 1982, he was loaned to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. In an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fernandez
George Fernandez is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He coached in both the Continental Indoor Soccer League and NPSL and was the 1994 CISL Coach of the Year. Playing career Youth Born in San Francisco, Fernandez spent much of his youth in Hawaii. He played both soccer and football in high school and was offered a football scholarship by the University of the Pacific but chose to attend Cal State Hayward instead. Fernandez played soccer at Hayward from 1979 to 1983. He was a 1982 and 1983 NCAA Division II First Team All American and has been inducted into the CSU East Bay Athletic Hall of Fame. Professional In 1983, the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League drafted Fernandez but he did not sign with them. In October 1983, the Tacoma Stars had the first selection in the Major Indoor Soccer League Draft but swapped their pick with the Cleveland Force. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim May (soccer)
Jim May is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. May first attended SUNY Cobleskill where he was a 1972 junior college Honorable Mention (third team) All American soccer player. He earned an associate degree from Cobleskill in 1972 and was later inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. He then transferred to SUNY Brockport where he was a two-year starter on the men's soccer team. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1975, The Rochester Lancers selected May in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft. During his tenure there he collected Pele's jersey after a match against the New York Cosmos. In 1978, he moved to the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1979, the Buffalo Stallions selected May with the first pick of the MISL expansion draft. After retirement he became vice president and general ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Dawkins
Trevor Dawkins (born 7 October 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent seven seasons in the Football League, five in South Africa, and seven in the United States, most in indoor leagues. Following his retirement in 1985, he coached for fourteen years in the U.S. indoor leagues. He was the 1986 AISA Coach of the Year, 1991 MISL Coach of the Year and 1996 CISL Coach of the Year. Playing career Dawkins was born in Thorpe Bay, Essex and began his professional career with West Ham United when he was fifteen. In 1964, he entered West Ham's first team. but made only six league appearances before signing for Crystal Palace of Division Two in October 1967. He made his league debut in January 1968, in a home 1–0 defeat to Hull City but it was his only league appearance that season, although he made two as a substitute in the League Cup. In 1968–69, when Palace achieved promotion to the top tier for the first time, Dawkins m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000–01 National Professional Soccer League Season
The 2000–01 National Professional Soccer League season was the seventeenth and final season for the league. League standings American Conference National Conference Playoffs Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' League Awards * Most Valuable Player: Gino DiFlorio, Harrisburg * Defender of the Year: Omid Namazi, Philadelphia * Rookie of the Year: Nino Da Silva, Kansas City * Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee & Pete Pappas, Philadelphia * Coach of the Year: Richard Chinapoo, Harrisburg * Finals MVP: Joe Reiniger Joe Reiniger (born December 7, 1970 in Collinsville, Illinois) is a professional soccer player and coach. He grew up in Caseyville. Reiniger has played forward for the St. Louis Ambush, Milwaukee Wave, and the St. Louis Steamers. He went to ..., Milwaukee All-NPSL Teams All-Rookie Team ReferencesMajor Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:National Professional Soccer League 2000-01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 National Professional Soccer League Season
The 1999–2000 National Professional Soccer League season was the sixteenth season for the league. League standings American Conference East Division Central Division National Conference North Division Midwest Division Playoffs Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' League Awards * Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland * Defender of the Year: James Dunn, Wichita * Rookie of the Year: Clovis Simas, Kansas City * Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira Victor Nogueira (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Ma ..., Milwaukee * Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee * Finals MVP: Michael Richardson, Milwaukee All-NPSL Teams All-NPSL Rookie Teams ReferencesMajor Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) 1999 in American soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998–99 National Professional Soccer League Season
The 1998–99 National Professional Soccer League season was the fifteenth season for the league. League standings American Conference East Division Central Division National Conference North Division Midwest Division Playoffs Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' League Awards * Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland * Defender of the Year: Kevin Hundelt, St. Louis * Rookie of the Year: Martin Nash, Edmonton * Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira Victor Nogueira (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Ma ..., Milwaukee * Coach of the Year: Ross Ongaro, Edmonton * Playoffs MVP: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland All-NPSL Teams All-NPSL Rookie Teams ReferencesMajor Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) 1998 in American soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 National Professional Soccer League
The 1995–96 National Professional Soccer League season was the twelfth season for the league. League standings American Division National Division Playoffs Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' League Awards * Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland & Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee * Defender of the Year: Matt Knowles, Milwaukee * Rookie of the Year: Jason Willan, Detroit * Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee * Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer Keith Tozer is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He is currently the commissioner of the Major Arena Soccer League. Play ..., Milwaukee All-NPSL Teams All-NPSL Rookie Teams ReferencesMajor Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) 1995 in American soccer leagues 1996 in American soccer leagues 1995-96 {{NorthAm- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 National Professional Soccer League Season
The 1994–95 National Professional Soccer League season was the eleventh season for the league. League standings American Division National Division Playoffs Scoring leaders ''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' League Awards * Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland * Defender of the Year: Sean Bowers, Detroit * Rookie of the Year: Henry Gutierrez Hendrig "Henry" Gutierrez (born August 28, 1968 in Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in Miami) is an American former soccer player who began his career in the lower French divisions before finishing it in the United States. He was a member of the U ..., Cleveland * Goalkeeper of the Year: Jamie Swanner, St. Louis * Coach of the Year: Zoran Savic, Kansas City All-NPSL Teams All-NPSL Rookie Teams ReferencesMajor Indoor Soccer League II (RSSSF) 1994 in American soccer leagues 1995 in American soccer leagues 1994-95 {{US-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
