1984-85 Columbus Capitals Statistics
Team Record: 26-14
in the AISA
Postseason: 0-3
Lost Semifinal
Coach: George Beim (15-12)
Coach: Ron Wigg (11-2)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 27,467, Avg. 1,373 in 20 home dates
The Columbus Capitals of the American Indoor Soccer Association ended the 1984-85 season with a record of 26 wins and 14 losses in the AISA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Capitals paced the league with 305 goals. Columbus allowed 261 goals. Lesh Shkreli scored 59 goals for the squad, while Ruben Astigarraga, Billy Boljevic, Gerald Celestin, Soloman Hilton, Tony Johnson, Mark Lugris, Dave Pierce and Walter Schlothauer each contributed fifteen or more as well. Lesh Shkreli accounted for 44 assists. Sepp Gantenhammer topped the team with 10 wins. Billy McNeel recorded a 6.74 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
George Beim and Ron Wigg coached the team. The 1984-85 Columbus Capitals lost in the Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesh Shkreli | F,M | 40 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Tony Johnson | F | 36 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Soloman Hilton | F | 35 | 45 | 10 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Walter Schlothauer | D,F | 39 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | |
| Dave Pierce | D | 39 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Ruben Astigarraga | F,M | 20 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gerald Celestin | F | 33 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mark Lugris | M | 40 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Billy Boljevic | F | 18 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Eddie Saint-Cloud | 39 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Gene Strenicer | M,D | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill McDonald | D | 39 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | |
| Bill Hartman | 26 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Steve Westbrook | D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Val DeSouza | D | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Glenn Davis | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Freddie Armstrong | GK | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy McNeel | GK | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Puskarich | D | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Felix Abramovich | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sepp Gantenhammer | GK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 555 | 310 | 259 | 569 | 239 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 591 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pierce | 3 | 4:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Ed Puskarich | 1 | 1:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sepp Gantenhammer | 11 | 661:00 | 10 | 1 | 59 | 5.36 | 633 | 212 | .335 |
| Billy McNeel | 22 | 1041:00 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 6.74 | 891 | 344 | .386 |
| Freddie Armstrong | 14 | 655:00 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 6.78 | 599 | 234 | .391 |
| Gene Strenicer | 5 | 8:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Westbrook | 3 | 4:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41.86 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Totals | 59 | 2375:34 | 25 | 14 | 254 | 6.42 | 2130 | 793 | .372 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesh Shkreli | F,M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Johnson | F | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soloman Hilton | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Schlothauer | D,F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dave Pierce | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ruben Astigarraga | F,M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Celestin | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mark Lugris | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Saint-Cloud | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gene Strenicer | M,D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill McDonald | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bill Hartman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val DeSouza | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Billy McNeel | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Puskarich | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sepp Gantenhammer | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pierce | 2 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30.00 | 7 | 2 | .286 |
| Sepp Gantenhammer | 3 | 110:00 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.82 | 90 | 28 | .311 |
| Billy McNeel | 3 | 68:00 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10.59 | 51 | 24 | .471 |
| Totals | 8 | 188:05 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.17 | 148 | 54 | .365 |
