Detroit Neon/Safari

Detroit Neon

Detroit Safari

Detroit Neon (1993-1996)

Detroit Safari (1997)

General Info

The Detroit Neon were awarded an expansion franchise by the CISL on November 4, 1993.

 

Arena

Home Arena

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Capacity:

17,960

Dimensions

200 x 85

 

Ownership

1993-97

Palace Sports and Entertainment

 

Coaching

1994-1995

Chris Keenan

1994 (final 20 games)

Dave Baker*

1995-1997

Paul Child

*-Detroit wished to hire Andy Chapman, but the CISL prohibited player/coaches. While Dave Baker was officially Head Coach, it is rumored that Andy Chapman did most of the actual work.

 

Team Record

Regular Season

32-80

Playoffs

1-2

Overall

33-82

 

Why The Name Change?

The Detroit ownership group sold the naming rights to the team to Chrysler Corporation for the first three seasons. After that agreement was not renewed, General Motors sponsored the team in it's final season.

Sidekicks vs Detroit

Regular Season

Home

Away

Total

Overtime

Shootout

1 Goal

1994

1-0

1-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

1995

2-0

2-0

4-0

0-0

0-0

1-0

1996

2-0

0-2

2-2

0-1

0-0

0-1

1997

2-0

1-1

3-1

0-1

1-0

1-1

Totals

7-0

4-3

11-3

0-2

1-0

2-2

 

Month by Month

Home

Away

Total

Overtime

Shootout

1 Goal

June

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

July

3-0

3-0

6-0

0-0

1-0

2-0

August

3-0

0-1

3-1

0-1

0-0

0-1

September

0-0

1-2

1-2

0-1

0-0

0-1

Totals

7-0

4-3

11-3

0-2

1-0

2-2

 

Day of Week

Home

Away

Total

Overtime

Shootout

1 Goal

Wednesday

0-0

1-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

Thursday

0-0

1-1

1-1

0-0

0-0

0-0

Friday

0-0

1-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

1-0

Saturday

4-0

1-0

4-0

0-0

0-0

1-0

Sunday

3-0

0-2

4-1

0-2

0-0

0-2

Totals

7-0

4-3

11-3

0-2

1-0

2-2

 

Attendance

Season

Dallas Total

Dallas Average

Detroit Total

Detroit Average

1994

6,102

6,102

7,266

7,266

1995

20,364

10,182

13,709

6,855

1996

15,448

7,724

11,223

5,612

1997

16,989

8,495

10,331

5,166

Totals

58,903

8,415

45,529

6,076

 

Sidekicks vs Detroit Goal Scoring

Overall

Sidekicks

Detroit

Goals Scored

115

78

Per Game Average

8.21

5.57

 

Home

Sidekicks

Detroit

Goals Scored

71

37

Per Game Average

10.14

5.29

 

Road

Sidekicks

Detroit

Goals Scored

44

41

Per Game Average

6.28

5.86

 

What Happened to Them?

The Safari was folded by their owners after the 1997 season.

 

Sidekicks vs Detroit All-Time Regular Season Results

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

1

Wednesday

July 27, 1994

The Palace

Won 9-7

7,266

1-0

2

Sunday

August 14, 1994

Reunion Arena

Won 11-6

6,102

2-0

3

Saturday

July 22, 1995

The Palace

Won 9-8

8,211

3-0

4

Saturday

July 29, 1995

Reunion Arena

Won 9-3

9,791

4-0

5

Saturday

August 19, 1995

Reunion Arena

Won 10-5

10,573

5-0

6

Thursday

September 14, 1995

The Palace

Won 7-2

5,498

6-0

7

Sunday

June 23, 1996

Reunion Arena

Won 10-6

7,095

7-0

8

Saturday

July 27, 1996

Reunion Arena

Won 11-7

8,353

8-0

9

Sunday

September 1, 1996

The Palace

Lost 7-8OT

6,196

8-1

10

Thursday

September 19, 1996

The Palace

Lost 4-8

5,027

8-2

11

Sunday

July 6, 1997

Reunion Arena

Won 7-5

7,416

9-2

12

Friday

July 18, 1997

The Palace

Won 6-5SO 3-2

5,051

10-2

13

Sunday

August 10, 1997

The Palace

Lost 2-3OT

5,280

10-3

14

Saturday

August 30, 1997

Reunion Arena

Won 13-5

9,573

11-3