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Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast Home colors
Full name Nickname(s) Founded Stadium Chairman Coach League 2008-09
Baltimore Blast Blast 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit 1st Mariner Arena (Capacity: 11,286) Edwin F. Hale, Sr. Danny Kelly National Indoor Soccer League 1st/won championship
1995 Baltimore Spirit logo. The Baltimore Blast were founded by software designer Bill Stealey as the Baltimore Spirit at the end of July 1992 and joined the National Professional Soccer League. The team replaced the earlier Baltimore Blast, who folded along with the original MISL. When the team was purchased by Ed Hale, a former owner of the original team, the Spirit were renamed the Blast in 1998 (Hale had the rights to the Blast name, hence the reason why the team decided to change its name) and joined the new Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001. After the MISL folded in 2008, the team announced it would be joining the new National Indoor Soccer League. The team plays their home matches at the 1st Mariner Arena and train at the Du Burns Arena, both located in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams colors are Red and Gold.
Year-by-year Current squad
As of: January 3, 2009 Nationality given from place of birth No. 0 Position Player GK Dave Kern No. 13
Position P FW A B
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Year League Logo Reg. Season 1st American, 27-13 1st American, 26-14 3rd American, 23-17 2nd East, 20-20 3rd East, 12-28 3rd East, 19-21 1st East, 26-18 3rd American, 22-18 4th MISL, 18-26 3rd Eastern,18-18 1st Eastern, 25-11 7th MISL, 15-24 2nd MISL, 17-13 5th MISL, 15-15 3rd MISL, 19-11 1st NISL, 14-4 Playoffs Lost Quarterfinal Lost First Round Lost First Round Lost Conference Semifinal Failed to qualify Failed to qualify
Baltimore Blast (current)
Avg. attendance
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1992-93 NPSL II 1993-94 NPSL II 1994-95 NPSL II 1995-96 NPSL II 1996-97 NPSL II 1997-98 NPSL II 1998-99 NPSL II 1999-00 NPSL II 2000-01 NPSL II 2001-02 MISL II 2002-03 MISL II 2003-04 MISL II 2004-05 MISL II 2005-06 MISL II 2006-07 MISL II 2007-08 MISL II 2008-09 NISL Name Kenny Cooper Dave MacWilliams Mike Stankovic Kevin Healey Sean Bowers Bobby McAvan Tim Wittman Danny Kelly 1 2 4 5 6 8 GK DF FW MF DF FW
5,444 6,471 5,733 5,037 4,760 5,001 4,795 5,445 5,376 4,998 5,559 6,330 5,752 7,005 7,449 7,230 7,534 Finish 1994 1996 1998 2002 2002 2003 2006 Current 23 24 28 FW DF DF
2nd American, 25-15 Lost Division Semifinal
Lost Conference Final Lost Conference Final Lost Semifinal Won Championship Won Championship Failed to qualify Won Championship Failed to qualify Won Championship Won Championship Start 1992 1994 1996 1998 2002 2002 2003 2006
Sagu Billy Nelson Giuliano Celenza Denison Cabral Ryan Pierce Matt Watson
14 17 18 19 20 22
RichMF Pat Lesmes Healey DF 11 P.J. DF Matt Wakefield Tirschman DF Craig Scheer MF Carlos HeadGarcia Coaches MF Robbie Aristodemo Retired numbers MF Scott Buete
MF 9
M M M L Jo G
Hall of Fame
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Player Stan Stamenkovic Position Coach F D D N/A F F F F F GK F D Person Kenny Cooper Stan Stamenkovic Mike Stankovic Bruce Savage Earl Foreman Tim Whittman Joey Fink Dave MacWilliams Heinz Wirtz Domenic Mobilio Keith Van Eron Billy Ronson Richard Chinapoo
Baltimore Blast (current)
Number #10 Inducted 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009
Other Former Players
• • • Tony McPeak Jason Dieter Rich Daughtridge
References
[1] http://kenn.com/blog/?page_id=582
External links
• Official site
Arenas
• 1st Mariner Arena 1992-present (previously Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore Arena)
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