1997 Minnesota Thunder Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 13-15 (SO: 2-5) - 35 points
Finishing 5th in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (13-15)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
1997 Minnesota Thunder RosterTeam Record: 13-15 (SO: 2-5) - 35 points
Finishing 5th in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (13-15)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 15 losses, with a 2-5 showing in shootouts for 35 points finishing fifth in the A-League's Central Division.
The Thunder scored 22 goals, worst in the league and allowed 30. Amos Magee netted 7 goals for Minnesota, while Gerard Lagos contributed 4 assists. John Swallen topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 0.62 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goalkeepers.
Buzz Lagos coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Magee | F | 28 | 21 | 2246 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.0 |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 25 | 20 | 1874 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 |
| John Coughlin | D | 25 | 22 | 2057 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Todd Dusosky | F | 25 | 17 | 1486 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Sergei Gotsmanov | F | 21 | 17 | 1508 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Don Gramenz | D | 26 | 24 | 2295 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 19 | 9 | 1151 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Mark Abboud | D | 25 | 25 | 2323 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Bill Baumhoff | M | 10 | 6 | 469 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Tenkir Reta | F | 10 | 3 | 420 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| John Sylvester | D | 23 | 14 | 1636 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Tim Foster | M | 15 | 15 | 1320 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Larumbe | M | 16 | 14 | 1040 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| John Menk | D | 28 | 25 | 2119 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Chris Foster | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Dustin Swinehart | F | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tod Herskovitz | M | 6 | 4 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Wall | D | 6 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nick Pasquarello | G | 8 | 6 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Matt Holmes | D | 16 | 9 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Adam Duff | M | 17 | 14 | 1211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Alvarado | D | 20 | 17 | 1777 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| John Swallen | G | 21 | 21 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 391 | 305 | 29189 | 22 | 15 | 276 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 312 | 7.1 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swallen | 21 | 21 | 1950:00 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Pasquarello | 8 | 6 | 719:00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 27 | 2669:00 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 |
