Dallas Sidekicks Players

#2 David Stride

How He Got Here

Signed as a Free Agent on September 1, 1985.

Always Remember the First Time

David earned his first assist with the Sidekicks on January 4, 1986.

Leading The Team

Stride led the team in most Penalties in Minutes earned in the following Regular and Playoff seasons:

• 1986-87 (23)
• 1987-88 (34)
• 1988 Playoffs (6)

M*A*S*H*ed

• Stride opened the 1985-86 season with several leg injuries that limited his playing time.
• Sprained his big toe late in the 1986-87 season
• Disclocated shoulder on June 13, 1987 (Game 3 of the MISL Championship Series vs Tacoma)

Sidekicks Highlights

1985-86

• Recorded a 4 game point (goal or assist) scoring streak
1. February 11, 1986 vs Kansas City (assist)
2. February 14 vs Cleveland (goal)
3. February 22 vs Los Angeles (goal)
4. February 25 vs Minnesota (assist)
• Served a 1 game suspension on March 19, 1986 for accumluating 20 total penalty minutes for the season.
  
• Scored a goal on January 4 at Baltimore

1986-87

• 3 of Stride's 4 goals this season were Powerplay goals.
• Scored the Game Winning Goal on February 28, 1987 vs Minnesota.
• Assisted on Tatu's final goal of the game on March 6, 1987 at Baltimore.
• Stride was ejected on April 17 for striking Baltimore's Tim Wittman.
• Scored a Powerplay Goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Division Finals at Cleveland.
• Assisted on Tatu's 2nd goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Division Finals on May 31 .

1987-88

• Scored 3 Powerplay goals
  1. November 13, 1987 at St. Louis
  2. March 1, 1988 vs Tacoma
  3. March 20 vs Tacoma
• Scored Game Winning Goal in the only Sidekicks victory of the Playoffs (Game 2 of the Divisional Semifinals April 24, 1988 at Cleveland)

Regular Season Statistics

6th Attacker Statistics

Playoff Statistics

Where Did He Go?

Stride was released on June 15, 1988 as part of a move to get the Sidekicks under the new $875,000 salary cap.

Stride returned to England. He died of a heart attack on July 10, 2016.