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General Info
The dormant Denver Avalanche franchise was purchased and transfered to Tacoma on June 29, 1983
Arena
|
Arena Name |
|
|---|---|
|
Capacity |
20,824 (seating)/21,724 (SRO) |
|
Field Dimensions |
200 x 85 |
Ownership
|
1983-1988 |
John Best and Partners |
|
1988-1992 |
Tacoma Professional Soccer |
|---|
Coaching
|
1983-84 (12 games) |
Bob McNabb |
|---|---|
|
1984-85 (71 games total) |
Freddie Goodwin |
|
1985-86 (40 games total) |
Bob McNabb |
|
1987-88 (21 Games) |
Jim McAlister |
|
1986-1989 (2 stints) |
Alan Hinton |
|
1989-1992 |
Keith Weller |
Team Record
| Regular Season |
210-234 |
|---|---|
| Playoffs |
16-18 |
| Overall |
226-252 |
Sidekicks vs Tacoma
Regular Season Comparison
|
|
Home |
Away |
Season |
Overtime |
3OT |
1-Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1984-85 |
1-1 |
0-2 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
|
1985-86 |
1-0 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
|
1986-87 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
|
1987-88 |
2-0 |
1-1 |
3-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
|
1988-89 |
3-1 |
1-3 |
4-4 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
|
1989-90 |
4-0 |
3-1 |
7-1 |
4-1 |
0-0 |
4-1 |
|
1990-91 |
2-2 |
1-3 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
|
1991-92 |
3-1 |
1-2 |
4-3 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
|
Totals |
17-6 |
8-15 |
25-21 |
5-2 |
2-0 |
13-11 |
Regular Season Month By Month
|
|
Home |
Away |
Season |
Overtime |
3OT |
1-Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
| November |
3-1 |
2-1 |
5-2 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
3-1 |
| December |
5-2 |
2-3 |
7-5 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
4-1 |
| January |
3-1 |
1-3 |
4-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
| February |
3-0 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
| March |
3-0 |
1-2 |
4-2 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| April |
0-1 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Totals |
17-6 |
8-15 |
25-21 |
5-2 |
2-0 |
13-11 |
Day of Week Comparison
|
|
Home |
Away |
Overall |
Overtime |
3OT |
1 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday |
4-1 |
1-1 |
5-2 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Monday |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Tuesday |
1-1 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| Wednesday |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| Thursday |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| Friday |
4-0 |
3-5 |
7-5 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
5-3 |
| Saturday |
7-3 |
3-7 |
9-10 |
3-1 |
0-0 |
5-5 |
| Totals |
17-6 |
8-15 |
25-21 |
5-2 |
2-0 |
13-11 |
Sidekicks vs Tacoma in Back-to-Back Games
Playoff Comparison
|
|
Home |
Away |
Playoffs |
Overtime |
2OT |
1 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 |
3-0 |
1-3 |
4-3 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
| Totals |
3-0 |
1-3 |
4-3 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
Attendance
Regular Season
| Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Tacoma Total |
Tacoma Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |
7,808 |
3,904 |
12,076 |
6,038 |
| 1985-86 |
8,330 |
8,330 |
13,278 |
6,639 |
| 1986-87 |
15,012 |
7,506 |
21,506 |
10,753 |
| 1987-88 |
17,008 |
8,504 |
23,624 |
11,812 |
| 1988-89 |
27,780 |
6,945 |
31,623 |
7,906 |
| 1989-90 |
33,546 |
8,387 |
23,193 |
5,798 |
| 1990-91 |
29,067 |
7,267 |
24,914 |
6,229 |
| 1991-92 |
28,512 |
7,128 |
12,951 |
4,317 |
| Totals |
167,063 |
7,264 |
163,165 |
7,094 |
Playoffs
|
Season |
Dallas Average |
Tacoma Total |
Tacoma Average |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1987 |
15,748 |
68,151 |
17,038 |
|
Totals |
15,748 |
68,151 |
17,038 |
Sidekicks vs Tacoma Goal Scoring
Regular Season Overall
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
194 |
189 |
|
Per Game Average |
4.22 |
4.11 |
Regular Season Home
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
106 |
81 |
|
Per Game Average |
4.61 |
3.52 |
Regular Season Road
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
88 |
108 |
|
Per Game Average |
3.83 |
4.70 |
Playoff Overall
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
31 |
37 |
|
Per Game Average |
4.43 |
5.29 |
Playoff Home
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
16 |
12 |
|
Per Game Average |
5.33 |
4 |
Playoff Road
|
|
Sidekicks |
Tacoma |
|---|---|---|
|
Goals Scored |
15 |
25 |
|
Per Game Average |
3.75 |
6.25 |
What Happened to Them?
The Tacoma Stars folded on June 5, 1992. Although a new group was prepared to relaunch the franchise, the MSL (renamed in 1991 from the MISL) collapsed before the group could take action.
Sidekicks vs Tacoma Exhibition Result
| Game |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Series |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wichita, Kansas |
Won 7-3 |
1-0 |
Budweiser Classic |
Sidekicks vs Tacoma All-Time Regular Season Results
|
Game |
Day |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday |
Reunion Arena |
1,284 |
0-1 |
|||
| Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-7 |
6,033 |
0-2 |
||
| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 8-4 |
6,524 |
1-2 |
||
| Tuesday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 6-7 |
6,043 |
1-3 |
||
| Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-4 |
4,126 |
1-4 |
||
| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-2 |
8,330 |
2-4 |
||
| Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 4-5OT |
9,152 |
2-5 |
||
| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-5 |
10,640 |
2-6 |
||
| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-1 |
4,372 |
3-6 |
||
| 10 |
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 4-3 |
13,763 |
4-6 |
|
| Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 1-3 |
7,743 |
4-7 |
||
| Wednesday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 4-3 |
13,452 |
5-7 |
||
| Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-4 |
10,172 |
5-8 |
||
| Tuesday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-1 |
6,877 |
6-8 |
||
| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-3 |
10,131 |
7-8 |
||
| Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 6-53OT |
12,218 |
8-8 |
||
| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-3 |
7,117 |
9-8 |
||
| 18 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-53OT |
7,877 |
10-8 |
|
| 19 |
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-7 |
5,796 |
10-9 |
|
| 20 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-4 |
9,559 |
11-9 |
|
| 21 |
Wednesday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 4-8 |
4,314 |
11-10 |
|
| 22 |
Thursday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 0-1 |
3,227 |
11-11 |
|
| 23 |
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 2-5 |
9,295 |
11-12 |
|
| 24 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4OT |
8,296 |
12-12 |
|
| 25 |
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-4OT |
5,761 |
12-13 |
|
| 26 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-2 |
10,006 |
13-13 |
|
| 27 |
Sunday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 2-1OT |
5,237 |
14-13 |
|
| 28 |
Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 7-5 |
8,687 |
15-13 |
|
| 29 |
Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 4-3OT |
5,066 |
16-13 |
|
| 30 |
Thursday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-4 |
6,557 |
17-13 |
|
| 31 |
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 5-4 OT |
7,129 |
18-13 |
|
| 32 |
Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 2-3 |
8,566 |
18-14 |
|
| 33 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-3 |
7,235 |
18-15 |
|
| 34 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 7-5 |
8,055 |
19-15 |
|
| 35 |
Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 6-5 |
4,225 |
20-15 |
|
| 36 |
Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-7 |
5,552 |
20-16 |
|
| 37 |
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-4 |
8,225 |
21-16 |
|
| 38 |
Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-4 |
4,950 |
21-17 |
|
| 39 |
Friday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-5 |
7,173 |
21-18 |
|
| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-5 |
8,125 |
22-18 |
||
| 41 |
Sunday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 6-4 |
4,029 |
23-18 |
|
| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 7-6OT |
5,175 |
24-18 |
||
| Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 8-10 |
4,630 |
24-19 |
||
| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-3 |
7,516 |
24-20 |
||
| Sunday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-4 |
4,292 |
24-21 |
||
| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-1 |
7,696 |
25-21 |
Sidekicks vs Tacoma Playoff Results
MISL Championship Series
|
Game |
Day |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 4-10 |
11,496 |
0-1 |
||
|
Thursday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 4-7 |
14,643 |
0-2 |
||
|
Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-3 |
16,824SO |
1-2 |
||
|
Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-5 |
13,597 |
2-2 |
||
|
Tuesday |
Tacoma Dome |
Lost 3-5 |
20,284SO |
2-3 |
||
|
Thursday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-42OT |
16,824SO |
3-3 |
||
|
Saturday |
Tacoma Dome |
Won 4-3OT |
21,728SRO |
4-3 |
| SO-sellout |
| SRO-standing room only |