Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) Players
Edmonton Drillers have been the name of three different soccer franchises: *Edmonton Drillers (1979–82), 1979–1982, outdoor/indoor soccer *Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) The Edmonton Drillers, a Canadian indoor soccer team, was reconstituted in August 1996 under the ownership of Peter Pocklington. The team ("Drillers") was based at Edmonton Coliseum and played in the National Professional Soccer League. Owners ..., 1996–2000, indoor soccer * Edmonton Drillers (2007–10), 2007–2010, indoor soccer {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmonton Drillers (1979–82)
Edmonton Drillers have been the name of three different soccer franchises: *Edmonton Drillers (1979–82), 1979–1982, outdoor/indoor soccer *Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000), 1996–2000, indoor soccer *Edmonton Drillers (2007–10), 2007–2010, indoor soccer {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000)
The Edmonton Drillers, a Canadian indoor soccer team, was reconstituted in August 1996 under the ownership of Peter Pocklington. The team ("Drillers") was based at Edmonton Coliseum and played in the National Professional Soccer League. Ownership passed to Wojtek Wojcicki in 1998 and Drillers won the NPSL National Conference in the 1998–1999 season. The franchise ended in November 2000 owing to financial difficulties. Resurrection On August 23, 1996, at a hastily arranged press conference at Telus Field it was announced that Peter Pocklington had purchased the Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League and was moving them to Edmonton for the rapidly approaching 96/97 season. The team was to play out of Edmonton Coliseum and play under the name "Drillers" which had been used by the NASL entry in Edmonton many years earlier, that was also owned by Pocklington. The acquisition was to produce further synergies between Pocklington's other sports holdings in Edmont ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |