1986-87 New York Express Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 3-23
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Coach: Mark Steffens (3-12)
Coach: Don Popovic (0-1)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (0-10)
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 67,752, Avg. 5,212 in 13 home dates
1986-87 New York Express RosterTeam Record: 3-23
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Coach: Mark Steffens (3-12)
Coach: Don Popovic (0-1)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (0-10)
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 67,752, Avg. 5,212 in 13 home dates
The New York Express of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 3 wins and 23 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division.
The Express gave up 159 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. New York recorded 97 goals, worst in the circuit. Mark Liveric scored 17 goals for the team, and Njego Pesa contributed fifteen or more, too. Mark Liveric accounted for 16 assists. Shep Messing topped the squad with 2 wins. Hubert Birkenmeier earned a 5.5 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Mark Steffens, Don Popovic and Ray Klivecka coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Liveric | F | 25 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 141 | 12.1 | |||
| Njego Pesa | F | 20 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 21.1 | |||
| Chris Whyte | D | 26 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 64 | 17.2 | |||
| Michael Collins | M | 26 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 98 | 12.2 | |||
| Fred Grgurev | F | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 17.6 | |||
| Ricky Davis | M | 23 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 10.6 | |||
| Marcelo Carrera | M | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 16.7 | |||
| Luis Alberto | M | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15.4 | |||
| Keder | F | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | |||
| Alex Tarnoczi | F | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 27.3 | |||
| Frantz St. Lot | M | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 14.3 | |||
| Oscar Albuquerque | M | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 12.5 | |||
| Kevin Maher | D | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 9.1 | |||
| Amyr Aly | M | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | |||
| Marcelo Ferreira | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sisko | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Steve McLean | D | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5.6 | |||
| Andranik Eskandarian | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 | |||
| John Hedlund | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 0.0 | |||
| Gustavo Crnko | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Jianette | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kazbek Tambi | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Victor Quni | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tommy Mulroy | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| Hubert Birkenmeier | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shep Messing | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 336 | 95 | 87 | 182 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 678 | 14.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Birkenmeier | 13 | 763:10 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 5.50 | 413 | 201 | .487 |
| Shep Messing | 13 | 757:34 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 6.10 | 398 | 174 | .437 |
| Totals | 26 | 1520:44 | 3 | 23 | 147 | 5.80 | 811 | 375 | .462 |
