1994-95 Buffalo Blizzard Statistics
National Professional Soccer League (NPSL)
Team Record: 20-20
in the NPSL's American Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost First Round
Coach: Peter Skouras (1-2)
Coach: Jim May (19-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 145,661, Avg. 7,283 in 20 home dates
1994-95 Buffalo Blizzard RosterTeam Record: 20-20
in the NPSL's American Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost First Round
Coach: Peter Skouras (1-2)
Coach: Jim May (19-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 145,661, Avg. 7,283 in 20 home dates
The Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League ended the 1994-95 season with a record of 20 wins and 20 losses in the NPSL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Blizzard scored 302 goals and surrendered 274. Paul Dougherty netted 81 goals for Buffalo, while Michael Collins, Andrew Crawford, Randy Pikuzinski, Rudy Pikuzinski and Gino DiFlorio each tallied fifteen or more also. Randy Pikuzinski recorded 50 assists. Rob Marinaro topped the squad with 7 wins and a team-best 6.88 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Peter Skouras and Jim May coached the team. The 1994-95 Buffalo Blizzard lost in the First Round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dougherty | F | 39 | 81 | 31 | 112 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 31 | 329 | 24.6 |
| Randy Pikuzinski | F | 40 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 68 | 110 | 20.9 |
| Rudy Pikuzinski | F | 28 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 104 | 40.4 |
| Michael Collins | D,M | 40 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 33 | 132 | 22.0 |
| Andrew Crawford | 32 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 87 | 27.6 | |
| Gino DiFlorio | F | 12 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 99 | 21.2 |
| Dean Kelly | F | 39 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 55 | 25.5 |
| Bobby Dinunzio | 36 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 72 | 75 | 13.3 | |
| Michael Dinunzio | 38 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 85 | 78 | 15.4 | |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 96 | 7.3 |
| Mike Britton | D | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 57 | 15.8 |
| Gerard Gregoire | F | 32 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 40 | 25.0 |
| Ted Lesh | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 31.3 | |
| Marco Rizi | D | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Ernie Buriano | D,M,M/D | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Jean Harbor | F | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Rob Marinaro | GK | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Robben | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John DeBrito | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| James Danaher | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| John Maessner | M-D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Pat Harrington | G | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Willy Merrick | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rodney Pytlak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Gardner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Meola | GK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 556 | 302 | 248 | 550 | 205 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 577 | 544 | 1372 | 22.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Maessner | 1 | 4:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Tony Meola | 12 | 665:20 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 5.23 | 229 | 171 | .747 |
| Jeff Robben | 10 | 351:40 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 5.80 | 123 | 89 | .724 |
| Rob Marinaro | 20 | 872:51 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 6.87 | 287 | 187 | .652 |
| Pat Harrington | 11 | 473:51 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 8.74 | 193 | 124 | .642 |
| Randy Pikuzinski | 14 | 39:16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15.28 | 11 | 1 | .091 |
| Michael Collins | 2 | 4:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.52 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 70 | 2411:59 | 20 | 20 | 274 | 6.82 | 847 | 573 | .677 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dougherty | F | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18.5 |
| Randy Pikuzinski | F | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Rudy Pikuzinski | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Michael Collins | D,M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Andrew Crawford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25.0 | |
| Bobby Dinunzio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Michael Dinunzio | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Mike Britton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Gregoire | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Ted Lesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marco Rizi | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Jean Harbor | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Rob Marinaro | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Robben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 43 | 136 | 16.9 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Robben | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 20 | 9 | .450 |
| Rob Marinaro | 2 | 116:58 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10.34 | 53 | 33 | .623 |
| Randy Pikuzinski | 2 | 3:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 180:14 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10.33 | 73 | 42 | .575 |
