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The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the now defunct NPSL from 1992 to 2001. From 1992-1996, the team played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, and then moved to HSBC Arena in 1996 where they played until 2001.
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History
The team was originally owned by the Knox brothers who owned the Buffalo Sabres at the time, and additionally by the Riches who owned the minor league baseball Buffalo Bisons. During their last five years of existence, the team was owned by John Bellanti who had previously owned the Buffalo Stallions of the original Major Indoor Soccer League.
The team's attendance was always in the top five of the league until its last season, and they had their record high attendance year in 1993-1994 season with an average attendance of 8,435 fans. The major stars of the team were the Pikuzinski brothers, Rudy and Randy, who rank sixth and ninth on the all-time points list. The team colors were blue, purple, black, and white, and the team mascot was a dog Spyke who rode a four-wheeler. The team never won a playoff series.
The NPSL ceased operation in 2001 and several of its remaining teams formed the Major Indoor Soccer League, but the Blizzard declined to participate and folded at that time.
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Year-by-year record
Coaches
1992-1994: Trevor Dawkins
1994-1996: Jim May
1996-1997: George Fernandez
1997-1998: Carlos Salguero
1998-1999: Jim May
1999-2001: Paul Kitson
Year by year average game attendance
- 1992/93: 7,068
- 1993/94: 8,435
- 1994/95: 7,283
- 1995/96: 6,364
- 1996/97: 7,974
- 1997/98: 7,834
- 1998/99: 7,068
- 1999/00: 6,587
- 2000/01: 4,635
External links
- Buffalo Blizzard on FunWhileItLasted.net
Source of article : Wikipedia
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