2000 Minnesota Thunder Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 20-4-4 - 99 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (20-4-4)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
2000 Minnesota Thunder RosterTeam Record: 20-4-4 - 99 points
Finishing 1st in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Buzz Lagos (20-4-4)
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder of the A-League ended the 2000 season with a record of 20 wins and 4 losses and 4 ties for 99 points finishing first in the A-League's Central Division.
Minnesota led the league with 74 goals. The club allowed 30 goals. Johnny Menyongar scored 17 goals for the Thunder, while Gerard Lagos, Morgan Zeba, Paul Schneider, Luis Labastida and Stoian Mladenov each contributed five or more also. Brian Winters, Morgan Zeba and Gerard Lagos each accounted for 7 assists. John Swallen topped the squad with 16 wins. Jon Lowery recorded a 0.62 goals against average, pacing regularly-used 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Menyongar | F | 28 | 23 | 1919 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 25.4 |
| Paul Schneider | F | 23 | 15 | 1355 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 29.4 |
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 23 | 18 | 1714 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 18.9 |
| Gerard Lagos | F | 19 | 14 | 1224 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22.6 |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 24 | 23 | 1724 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 13.6 |
| Luis Labastida | F | 19 | 12 | 1091 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20.6 |
| Brian Winters | M | 28 | 21 | 2074 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 |
| Nate Winkel | F | 15 | 6 | 703 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Don Gramenz | D | 24 | 19 | 1936 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| John Sylvester | D | 20 | 18 | 1690 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| John Coughlin | D | 15 | 13 | 1025 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Amos Magee | F | 2 | 2 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mike Gentile | M | 23 | 19 | 1883 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Eric Otto | M | 23 | 17 | 1692 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jon Lowery | G | 10 | 8 | 780 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Abboud | D | 17 | 11 | 1063 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mark Schulte | D | 17 | 10 | 1047 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Mike Preis | M | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chugger Adair | F | 4 | 1 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dionysus Sebwe | D | 6 | 4 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| John Menk | D | 7 | 5 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronald Valderrama | D | 10 | 7 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | 12 | 9 | 889 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| John Swallen | G | 21 | 20 | 1848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 25 | 12 | 1398 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 416 | 308 | 28901 | 74 | 57 | 359 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 17.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lowery | 10 | 8 | 780:00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Swallen | 21 | 20 | 1848:00 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 28 | 2628:00 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Menyongar | F | 5 | 5 | 442 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schneider | F | 6 | 1 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stoian Mladenov | M | 6 | 6 | 547 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Zeba | M | 6 | 6 | 548 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Winters | M | 6 | 6 | 560 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Winkel | F | 4 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Gramenz | D | 6 | 6 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sylvester | D | 3 | 3 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Coughlin | D | 6 | 6 | 546 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Gentile | M | 6 | 6 | 440 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Otto | M | 6 | 6 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Schulte | D | 5 | 3 | 313 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chugger Adair | F | 6 | 6 | 462 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronald Valderrama | D | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Swallen | G | 6 | 6 | 560 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Leventhal | M | 4 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 83 | 66 | 6160 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swallen | 6 | 6 | 560:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 560:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 |
