Springfield Storm were formed by local businessmen Chris Hanlon and Doug Fiester and former professional players Armen Tonianse and Brett Thomas, and entered the PDL in 2005. Playing out of Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University, the Storm enjoyed a fairly decent year of competition. They tied their first competitive game 1–1 with Des Moines Menace, and beat Colorado Springs Blizzard 3–0 in their second. As the year progressed, Storm registered a couple of impressive victories, including a 3–0 home victory over Nashville Metros and a 4–2 come-from-behind won over the other team from Tennessee, Memphis Express. Unfortunately, Storm's defence was overly-leaky; on five occasions the Storm conceded four or more goals, including a pair of 5–0 and 5–1 losses to Boulder Rapids Reserve in June, and two six-goal losses to Kansas City Brass in final two games. Storm finished the season fifth in the heartland, out of the playoffs; Mike Myers was the season's top scorer, with 4 goals, while Nick Bohnenkamp registered 4 assists. At the end of the season the ownership group sold the franchise to investors in Glendora, California, where it moved to become Los Angeles Storm.
CoachesEdit
Chris Hanlon 2005
Tyler Linn Assistant Coach, Reserves Head Coach 2005
springfield, storm, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, r. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Springfield Storm news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Springfield Storm was an American soccer team which played in the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League PDL the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid for one season in 2005 after which the franchise was relocated to Glendora California to become the Los Angeles Storm Springfield StormFull nameSpringfield StormNickname s The StormFounded2005GroundHarrison StadiumCapacity ChairmanDoug FiesterManagerChris HanlonLeagueUSL Premier Development League20055th Heartland DivisionHome coloursAway coloursThey played their home games primarily at Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University in Springfield Missouri but also occasionally played at Cooper Field also in Springfield The team s colors were white blue and yellow Contents 1 Year by year 2 Competition history 3 Coaches 4 Stadia 5 Average attendance 6 See alsoYear by year EditYear Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup2005 4 USL PDL 5th Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualifyCompetition history EditSpringfield Storm were formed by local businessmen Chris Hanlon and Doug Fiester and former professional players Armen Tonianse and Brett Thomas and entered the PDL in 2005 Playing out of Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University the Storm enjoyed a fairly decent year of competition They tied their first competitive game 1 1 with Des Moines Menace and beat Colorado Springs Blizzard 3 0 in their second As the year progressed Storm registered a couple of impressive victories including a 3 0 home victory over Nashville Metros and a 4 2 come from behind won over the other team from Tennessee Memphis Express Unfortunately Storm s defence was overly leaky on five occasions the Storm conceded four or more goals including a pair of 5 0 and 5 1 losses to Boulder Rapids Reserve in June and two six goal losses to Kansas City Brass in final two games Storm finished the season fifth in the heartland out of the playoffs Mike Myers was the season s top scorer with 4 goals while Nick Bohnenkamp registered 4 assists At the end of the season the ownership group sold the franchise to investors in Glendora California where it moved to become Los Angeles Storm Coaches Edit nbsp Chris Hanlon 2005 nbsp Tyler Linn Assistant Coach Reserves Head Coach 2005Stadia EditHarrison Stadium Springfield Missouri 2005 Cooper Field Springfield Missouri 2005 3 games Average attendance EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 See also EditSpringfield Demize Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Springfield Storm amp oldid 1138182946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
