1979-80 Detroit Lightning Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 15-17
in the MISL's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Terry Fisher (15-17)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 56,325, Avg. 3,520 in 16 home dates
1979-80 Detroit Lightning RosterTeam Record: 15-17
in the MISL's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Terry Fisher (15-17)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 56,325, Avg. 3,520 in 16 home dates
The Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses in the MISL's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit scored 192 goals and allowed 201. Pat Ercoli netted 44 goals for the Lightning, while Ede Wolf, Wolfgang Rausch, Zequinha and Johnny Moore each tallied fifteen or more, too. Flemming Lund contributed 32 assists. Chris Turner topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 6.12 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goalkeepers.
Terry Fisher coached the team. The 1979-80 Detroit Lightning lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ercoli | F | 32 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Moore | F | 24 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Flemming Lund | F | 32 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wolfgang Rausch | F | 27 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zequinha | F | 22 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ede Wolf | M | 16 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mani Hernandez | M | 38 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ane Mihailovich | D | 27 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Craig Reynolds | D | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Derek Possee | F | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Ryan | F | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Norris | D | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bernie Fagan | D | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Val DeSouza | D | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Len Renery | D | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Hunter | D | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fonda Tsironis | F | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Antonio Simoes | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Basso | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Buzz Demling | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leroy DeLeon | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bart Farley | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Turner | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 479 | 191 | 169 | 360 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Turner | 31 | 1716:00 | 15 | 15 | 175 | 6.12 | 1265 | 496 | .392 |
| Bart Farley | 8 | 202:00 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7.13 | 128 | 56 | .438 |
| Totals | 39 | 1918:00 | 15 | 17 | 199 | 6.23 | 1393 | 552 | .396 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ercoli | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Moore | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flemming Lund | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zequinha | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mani Hernandez | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ane Mihailovich | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Reynolds | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Possee | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Ryan | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Fagan | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Val DeSouza | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Renery | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buzz Demling | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bart Farley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Turner | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Turner | 1 | 48:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.75 | 33 | 16 | .485 |
| Bart Farley | 1 | 12:00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15.00 | 12 | 4 | .333 |
| Totals | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 45 | 20 | .444 |
