This Date in Sidekicks History April 16

Players Released

• 1985: Ron Dufrene, Mike Twellman and Mark Nickeas

Always Remember the First Time

• 1986: The Sidekicks hosted a playoff game for the first time.
  • Louie Nanchoff scored his first playoff goal and earned his first playoff assist as a Sidekick.

The Last Time It Happened

• 1988: Mark Lugris scored the final goal of his Sidekicks career. It was the Sidekicks first goal in the last regular season game of this season.
  • The Sidekicks played their last match against the Cleveland Force.
    
• 2004: The Sidekicks last ever game was a 6-1 Semifinal loss to Baltimore Blast.

Player Loaned

• 1985: Mikael Ronnberg was loaned Gelfe of the Swedish 2nd Division on this date.

Did You Know?

• 1986: When Doc Lawson was introduced to the Reunion Arena auidence this night, he carried with him a stick, dangling from which was a parot in a hangman's noose. <read the game story>

• 1989: The Sidekicks cinched 3rd place in the MISL playoffs without playing a game.
  • Losses by Tacoma and Wichita in their final regular season games on this date allowed the Sidekicks to finish 3rd .

Playoff Games

• 1986: Eastern Division Semifinals Game 3: at Sidekicks 4 Minnesota Strikers 1
  • Minnesota leads Best of Five series 2 games to 1

   

• 1992: MISL Semifinals Game 2: at Sidekicks 7 Cleveland Crunch 6 (OT)
  • Dallas leads Best of Seven series 2 games to 0

• 2004: new-MISL Semifinal: at Baltimore Blast 6 Sidekicks 1
  • Baltimore wins one game playoff.

Regular Season Games

• 1988: at Cleveland Force 5 Sidekicks 3