1998 Minnesota Thunder Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 19-9 (SO: 3-1) - 51 points
Finishing 2nd in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (19-9)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
1998 Minnesota Thunder RosterTeam Record: 19-9 (SO: 3-1) - 51 points
Finishing 2nd in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (19-9)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder of the A-League ended the 1998 season with a record of 19 wins and 9 losses, with a 3-1 showing in shootouts for 51 points finishing second in the A-League's Central Division.
Minnesota scored 52 goals and surrendered 33. Amos Magee netted 15 goals for the Thunder, while Gabe Garcia and Kevin Anderson tallied five or more, too. Amos Magee contributed 10 assists. John Swallen topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 0.73 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
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 | 23 | 19 | 1725 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 23.8 |
| Gabe Garcia | F | 26 | 16 | 1559 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22.5 |
| Kevin Anderson | M | 26 | 24 | 2260 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 9.5 |
| Don Gramenz | D | 27 | 26 | 2424 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 22 | 17 | 1503 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 27 | 20 | 1711 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 20 | 18 | 1565 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5.1 |
| Garfield Shaw | M | 22 | 7 | 990 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| John Coughlin | D | 25 | 21 | 1968 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Istvan Horvath | F | 5 | 1 | 154 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Constantin Stanici | M | 14 | 10 | 651 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Sergei Gotsmanov | F | 16 | 10 | 789 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Mark Abboud | D | 17 | 12 | 1253 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Tim Foster | M | 26 | 17 | 1713 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 12 | 7 | 645 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Saunders | F | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Warren | G | 3 | 2 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aidan Murphy | M | 4 | 4 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Alvarado | D | 11 | 8 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| John Menk | M | 21 | 21 | 1910 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sylvester | D | 22 | 21 | 1920 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| John Swallen | G | 26 | 26 | 2396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 396 | 308 | 28430 | 52 | 43 | 399 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 416 | 12.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swallen | 26 | 26 | 2396:00 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Warren | 3 | 2 | 189:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 28 | 2585:00 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Magee | F | 6 | 6 | 396 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabe Garcia | F | 6 | 4 | 359 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Anderson | M | 6 | 6 | 540 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Gramenz | D | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 6 | 6 | 513 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 6 | 2 | 275 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 6 | 6 | 530 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garfield Shaw | M | 5 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Coughlin | D | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Constantin Stanici | M | 6 | 6 | 389 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Abboud | D | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Foster | M | 5 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Warren | G | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sylvester | D | 6 | 6 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Swallen | G | 6 | 6 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 85 | 66 | 5940 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swallen | 6 | 6 | 531:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Warren | 1 | 0 | 9:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 540:00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
