This Date in Sidekicks History June 14

Record Book

• 1987: The following Playoff records were set or tied during the match vs. Tacoma on this date:
  • Dallas took 18 shots in the 4th quarter.
    • This broke the previous record of 17 taken in the 1st quarter vs. Baltimore on May 17, 1987.
      
  • Tacoma took 14 shots in the 1st Quarter.
    • This tied the record for most shots in a quarter by an opponent set twice previously.

Always Remember the First Time

• 1994: The following firsts occured during the Sidekicks first game with the Houston Hotshots:
  • Also this was the Sidekicks first visit to The Summit in Houston.

• 1997: The following players played thier first game as a Sidekick on Opening Night at Houston:
  • Beau Brown
  • Hunter Goff
    • he also committed his first foul and blocked his first shot.
• Jose Alvarado
  • He took two shots, committed two fouls, and blocked one shot.

• Antonio Cortes
  • Cortes earned his first win as a Sidekicks goalkeeper.

     

Sign of the Times

• 1987: Tatu, can we swim in your pool?

  --a sign hanging off the upper deck of Reunion Arena in Game 4 of the MISL Championship Series in response to Tacoma Coach Alan Hinton's remarks to the press that he would buy Tatu a swimming pool at the end of the series so he could practice his diving in the off-season.

Hat Tricks a'plenty

• 1996: Nick Stavrou, Tatu, and Terry Woodberry each scored 3 goals in the Sidekicks' 14-9 win over the Anaheim Splash to open the 1996 season.

• 1997: Tatu and David Doyle both scored four goals on Opening Night vs. the Houston Hotshots.
  • This was the eighth time in Sidekicks history that both men earned Hat Tricks in the same game.

MISL Championship Games

• 1987: Game 4: at Sidekicks 6 Tacoma Stars 5
  • Best of Seven series tied at 2

   

Regular Season Games

• 1994: 10th Road Opener: Sidekicks 12 at Houston Hotshots 10
• 1996: 12th Season Opener: Sidekicks 14 at Anaheim Splash 9
• 1997: 13th Season Opener: at Sidekicks 8 Houston Hotshots 7 (OT)