1999 Minnesota Thunder Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 22-6 (SO: 4-4) - 88 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (22-6)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
1999 Minnesota Thunder RosterTeam Record: 22-6 (SO: 4-4) - 88 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (22-6)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder of the A-League ended the 1999 season with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses, with a 4-4 showing in shootouts for 88 points finishing first in the A-League's Central Division.
The Thunder conceded 17 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Minnesota recorded 57 goals. Stoian Mladenov scored 10 goals for the team, while Paul Nowak, Amos Magee, Gerard Lagos, Paul Schneider and Mike Saunders each netted five or more, too. Morgan Zeba contributed 9 assists. John Swallen topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 0.37 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Buzz Lagos coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 27 | 26 | 2394 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 16.4 |
| Paul Nowak | M | 17 | 13 | 1209 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29.2 |
| Mike Saunders | F | 25 | 17 | 1456 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16.3 |
| Paul Schneider | F | 19 | 7 | 821 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 |
| Amos Magee | F | 23 | 17 | 1556 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17.1 |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 24 | 20 | 1844 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 24 | 16 | 1451 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Luis Labastida | F | 23 | 12 | 1166 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 |
| John Sylvester | D | 23 | 21 | 1916 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Brian Wood | M | 11 | 5 | 518 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Don Gramenz | D | 25 | 23 | 2150 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Carl Raines | D | 20 | 13 | 1279 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 25 | 19 | 1940 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| John Coughlin | D | 25 | 24 | 2134 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Kalin Bankov | D | 25 | 23 | 2248 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Mike Gentile | M | 10 | 8 | 775 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Eric Otto | M | 9 | 2 | 291 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Istvan Horvath | F | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Lowery | G | 2 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Lagos | F | 3 | 3 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Constantin Stanici | M | 4 | 4 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Joseph Warren | G | 6 | 5 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Abboud | D | 11 | 7 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| John Swallen | G | 24 | 22 | 2114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 406 | 308 | 29135 | 57 | 42 | 358 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 349 | 16.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Warren | 6 | 5 | 409:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Swallen | 24 | 22 | 2114:00 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Lowery | 2 | 1 | 135:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 28 | 2658:00 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 6 | 6 | 541 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Nowak | M | 6 | 5 | 383 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Saunders | F | 2 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schneider | F | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Magee | F | 6 | 6 | 469 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 5 | 5 | 349 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 6 | 4 | 440 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Labastida | F | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sylvester | D | 5 | 5 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Gramenz | D | 6 | 6 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Raines | D | 5 | 2 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 6 | 2 | 338 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Coughlin | D | 6 | 6 | 555 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kalin Bankov | D | 5 | 5 | 465 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Gentile | M | 6 | 6 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Otto | M | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Swallen | G | 6 | 6 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 85 | 66 | 6029 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swallen | 6 | 6 | 555:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 555:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
