The Denver Dynamite were an American Arena
soccer team based in
Denver
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,
Colorado
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. They were founded in 2008 and they folded in 2015.
The team was a charter member of the
Professional Arena Soccer League
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(PASL-Pro), the first division of arena (indoor) soccer in North America before going on hiatus for 2010-11 and returning to the
Premier Arena Soccer League
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(PASL-Premier) for the Winter 2011-12 season (initially as the Rocky Mountain Rattlers before reverting to their original name). The team's colors were red, gold and blue.
Roster
As of January 21, 2012
Notable former players
*
Chris Handsor (2008-2010)
*
Garth Archibald ŧ (2008-2009)
*
Justin Dzuba ŧ (2008-2010)
*
Ryan Creager ŧ (2008-2009)
*
Tony Thomas ŧ (2008-2009)
ŧ – US National Arena Soccer Team Member
Year-by-year
United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer
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Copa America
Playoff record
± Final regular season game doubled as divisional playoff.
Honors
;Championships:
* None
;Division titles:
* None
Coaching staff
Head coaches
* Mike Thompson (2008)
* John Wells (2009)
*
Chris Handsor (2008-2009, 2010)
* Chuck Estrada (2009, 2010–2013)
* Jay Hamilton (2012–2014)
* Tony Avery (2011-2012, 2014–Present)
Assistant coaches
* Chuck Estrada (2008, 2009-2010)
* Jeremy Gibe (2009)
* Mark Perdew (2009-2010)
* Tony Thomas (2012–2014)
Technical director / goalkeeper coach
* Chuck Estrada (2009–2014)
Arenas
*
Denver Sports Center (2008)
* Denver Bladium (2009)
*
Westridge Recreation Center (2010-2011)
*
Apex Field House (2012–2014)
*
Parker Fieldhouse (2009, 2014–2015)
References
External links
Denver Dynamite official website*
*
Premier Arena Soccer League websiteProfessional Arena Soccer League website
{{Colorado Sports
Soccer clubs in Denver
Soccer clubs in Colorado
Premier Arena Soccer League teams
Defunct Major Arena Soccer League teams
Indoor soccer clubs in the United States
2008 establishments in Colorado
Association football clubs established in 2008