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General Info
Founded as the Hartford Hellions on April 24, 1979. The franchise moved to Memphis and was renamed "Americans" on June 2, 1981. The Americans were purchased and transfered to Las Vegas in June of 1984.
Arena
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Home Arena: |
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Capacity: |
16,000 |
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Field Dimensions: |
200x85 |
Ownership
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1984-85: |
William "Wildcat" Morris |
Coaching
Coach's Names and Tenures
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June 1984-December 15, 1984: |
Alan Meyer |
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Remaining 38 Games of Season: |
Don Popovich |
Sidekicks Record vs Each Coach
Team Record
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as Hartford |
as Memphis |
as Las Vegas |
Grand Total |
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Regular Season |
20-53 |
39-53 |
30-18 |
89-124 |
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Playoffs |
none |
1-2 |
1-3 |
1-5 |
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Overall |
20-53 |
40-55 |
31-21 |
90-125 |
The Thomas and Mack Center is one of the few buildings the Sidekicks have never won a game at.
Sidekicks vs Americans
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Home |
Away |
Season |
1 Goal |
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1984-85 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
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Totals |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
Month By Month
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Home |
Away |
Total |
1 Goal |
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November |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
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December |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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January |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
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February |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
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March |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
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April |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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Totals |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
Day of the Week
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Home |
Away |
Total |
1 Goal |
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Thursday |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
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Friday |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
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Totals |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
Attendance
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Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Las Vegas Total |
Las Vegas Average |
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1984-85 |
9,586 |
4,793 |
13,433 |
6,717 |
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Totals |
9,586 |
4,793 |
13,433 |
6,717 |
Sidekicks vs Americans Goal Scoring
Overall
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Sidekicks |
Americans |
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Goals Scored |
13 |
29 |
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Per Game Average |
3.25 |
7.25 |
at Reunion Arena
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Sidekicks |
Americans |
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Goals Scored |
5 |
15 |
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Per Game Average |
2.5 |
7.5 |
at Thomas and Mack Center
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Sidekicks |
Americans |
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Goals Scored |
8 |
14 |
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Per Game Average |
4 |
7 |
What Happened to Them?
The Americans were expelled from the Major Indoor Soccer League on July 17, 1985 when the Board of Directors voted to terminate the franchise.
Sidekicks vs Americans All-Time Results
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Game |
Day |
Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
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Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-7 |
5,034 |
0-1 |
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Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-8 |
4,552 |
0-2 |
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Thursday |
Thomas and Mack |
Lost 4-6 |
4,721 |
0-3 |
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Thursday |
Thomas and Mack |
Lost 4-8 |
8,712 |
0-4 |
Las Vegas Americans Player Statistics vs the Sidekicks
Field Players
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Player Name |
POS |
G |
A |
PTS |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
PIM |
HT |
PK |
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Fred Grgurev |
F |
6 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Juli Veee |
F |
6 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Yilmaz Orhan |
F |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Helmut Dudek |
D |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Godfrey Ingram |
F |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chico Borja |
M |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Oscar Albuquerque |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bobby Hadzic |
M |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Damir Stuevski |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Toni Carbognani |
F |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Fox |
M |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nicky Megaloudis |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nicky Klincarski |
M |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Val Tuksa |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jorge Espinoza |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Alan Meyer |
GK |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith Van Eron |
GK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Goalkeepers
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Name |
MIN |
SH |
SV |
GA |
GAA |
W |
L |
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Alan Meyer |
180:00 |
71 |
36 |
9 |
3.00 |
3 |
0 |
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Keith Von Eron |
60:00 |
21 |
10 |
4 |
4.00 |
1 |
0 |