Birthdays

• 1958: David Stride

Always Remember the First Time

• 1985: Wes McLeod earned his frist trip to the Penalty Box.
• 2003: The Sidekicks won a game that ended with the goal count ending in a tie.
  • the Multi-Point scoring system was only used for the 2002-03 season.

Milestones

• 1985:
  • Mark Kerlin scored his 20th goal with the Sidekicks.
  • Tatu earned his 20th assist with the Sidekicks.

Players Suspended

• 1986: Victor Moreland and David Stride received automatic one game suspensions for receiving (individually) 20th penalty minute of the season in the March 13, 1986 match vs St. Louis (click here for the box score.)

Yanked

• 1985: Minensota's Tino Lettieri was replaced in goal by Strikers Coach Alan Merrick when Tino taunted Sidekicks players by making "crowd acknowledging" guestures during a 5-4 win. Gordon Jago also had "a few words" for Tino according to Dallas Times Herald reports of the game.

Regular Season Games

• 1985: at Minnesota Strikers 5 Sidekicks 4
• 1990: at Baltimore Blast 4 Sidekicks 3
• 2003: Sidekicks 9 (4) at Kansas City Comets 8 (4)
• 2004: at Cleveland Force 4 Sidekicks 0