1987-88 Chicago Sting Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 24-32
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Coach: Eric Geyer (16-17)
Coach: Gary Hindley (8-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 167,344, Avg. 5,977 in 28 home dates
1987-88 Chicago Sting RosterTeam Record: 24-32
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Coach: Eric Geyer (16-17)
Coach: Gary Hindley (8-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 167,344, Avg. 5,977 in 28 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 24 wins and 32 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division.
Chicago recorded 227 goals and conceded 247. Ben Collins scored 33 goals for the Sting, while Chico Moreira, Teddy Krafft, Manny Rojas, Dave MacWilliams, Oscar Albuquerque, Charlie Fajkus and Batata each netted fifteen or more also. Pato Margetic contributed 30 assists. Chris Vaccaro earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.91 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
Eric Geyer and Gary Hindley coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Collins | M | 45 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 115 | 28.7 | |||
| Batata | F | 47 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 182 | 11.5 | |||
| Pato Margetic | F | 41 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 108 | 12.0 | |||
| Oscar Albuquerque | M | 53 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 24.2 | |||
| Manny Rojas | M | 45 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 104 | 18.3 | |||
| Dave MacWilliams | F | 34 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 24.3 | |||
| Chico Moreira | D | 48 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 104 | 14.4 | |||
| Ernie Buriano | M | 43 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 6.8 | |||
| Teddy Krafft | D | 25 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 23.1 | |||
| Charlie Fajkus | M | 45 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 22.9 | |||
| Heinz Wirtz | D | 45 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 152 | 6.6 | |||
| Greg Ion | M | 51 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 81 | 17.3 | |||
| Frank Klopas | M | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 13.6 | |||
| Paul Krumpe | D | 43 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 15.7 | |||
| Gary Collier | D | 52 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 34 | 11.8 | |||
| Frantz Mathieu | D | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 8.3 | |||
| Matt Wiltshire | M | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | |||
| Mike Richardson | D/M | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Dave Wolf | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| Tony Bono | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | |||
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zoltan Meszaros | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| Paul Miceli | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| Scoop Stanisic | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jay McCutcheon | GK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Vaccaro | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| Totals | 777 | 225 | 193 | 418 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 | 1417 | 15.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Vaccaro | 49 | 2827:00 | 23 | 23 | 184 | 3.91 | 1231 | 543 | .441 |
| Jay McCutcheon | 12 | 556:46 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 4.96 | 262 | 139 | .531 |
| Scoop Stanisic | 1 | 30:00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12.00 | 19 | 7 | .368 |
| Totals | 62 | 3413:46 | 24 | 32 | 236 | 4.15 | 1512 | 689 | .456 |
