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1984:Tulsa Ambush
1969:Toledo Pride
1899:Indiana Kick
1723:AISA 1989–90
1718:AISA 1988–89
1713:AISA 1987–88
1712:
1708:AISA 1986–87
1703:AISA 1985–86
1698:AISA 1984–85
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1600:. p. 1C
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1279:Warren Lipka
1015:Steve Frick
841:(8–4 record)
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833:
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757:13:51, 22:50
624:
145:
142:Jacksonville
135:
94:
92:
57:Goals scored
15:
1463:Fort Wayne
1375:, Milwaukee
1283:Fort Wayne
1246:Mark Berry
1125:Goalkeeping
1106:Fort Wayne
1084:Fort Wayne
1062:Fort Wayne
1058:Dan O'Keefe
1040:Fort Wayne
995:Art Kramer
978:Fort Wayne
677:Bodenstein
2004:Categories
1498:References
1469:Ted Hantak
1441:Vince Beck
1435:Milwaukee
1249:Milwaukee
954:Ted Hantak
936:Milwaukee
721:Hellencamp
638:1988-04-01
605:−17
336:−13
131:Louisville
103:Fort Wayne
1773:1999–2000
1366:, Memphis
571:−9
537:−5
503:−1
302:−8
111:Milwaukee
44:3rd title
37:Champions
1604:June 12,
1577:June 12,
1550:June 12,
1523:June 14,
1478:Memphis
1448:Memphis
1426:Tim Tyma
1420:Memphis
1373:Tim Tyma
1357:, Canton
1217:Memphis
1183:Memphis
958:Memphis
914:Memphis
761:Skouras
706:Prescott
644:7:35 PM
625:de facto
617:Source:
441:—
348:Source:
240:—
147:de facto
1778:2000–01
1768:1998–99
1763:1997–98
1758:1996–97
1753:1995–96
1748:1994–95
1743:1993–94
1738:1992–93
1733:1991–92
1728:1990–91
1691:Seasons
1491:Canton
1399:Player
1315:Canton
1132:Player
1018:Canton
998:Canton
892:Canton
859:Player
852:Scoring
794:Carrera
785:23:55 (
691:O’Keefe
636: (
123:Chicago
115:Rowdies
107:Memphis
84:1988–89
79:1986–87
32:1987–88
739:report
138:Dayton
127:Toledo
99:Canton
29:Season
1787:Clubs
1407:Team
1135:Team
862:Team
804:42:36
770:19:31
731:59:00
716:57:16
701:36:38
686:35:19
619:RSSSF
608:.250
574:.333
540:.500
506:.500
472:.667
438:.750
367:Team
350:RSSSF
339:.375
305:.458
271:.500
237:.667
166:Team
1675:USSF
1606:2017
1579:2017
1552:2017
1525:2017
1333:4.42
1301:4.33
1267:4.19
1235:3.82
1201:3.73
469:+20
435:+12
333:112
299:111
296:103
268:+11
262:108
234:+10
228:104
140:and
109:and
93:The
71:(24)
1680:CSA
1403:Pos
1327:152
1324:380
1321:882
1295:207
1292:418
1289:804
1258:270
1255:386
1229:124
1226:278
1223:598
1195:140
1192:389
1189:708
1164:GAA
1144:Min
1118:23
1096:23
1074:24
1052:24
1030:25
1010:28
990:30
970:31
948:33
926:36
904:42
881:Pts
662:4–5
646:CST
602:63
599:46
590:12
568:53
565:44
556:12
534:58
531:53
522:12
500:53
497:52
488:12
466:52
463:72
454:12
432:55
429:67
420:12
401:PCT
371:Pld
363:Pos
330:99
327:15
321:24
293:13
290:11
287:24
265:97
259:12
256:12
253:24
231:94
222:16
219:24
200:PCT
170:Pld
162:Pos
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1488:F
1445:D
1339:7
1330:65
1318:16
1307:6
1298:58
1286:14
1273:2
1264:27
1261:96
1241:5
1232:38
1220:11
1207:3
1198:44
1186:12
1159:GA
1154:SV
1149:SA
1139:GP
1115:12
1112:11
1109:21
1090:18
1087:22
1068:18
1065:21
1046:18
1043:21
1024:20
1021:19
1007:12
1004:16
1001:23
987:11
984:19
981:22
967:10
964:21
961:22
945:15
942:18
939:24
923:19
920:17
917:23
901:18
898:24
895:23
866:GP
820:,
787:PP
611:6
596:9
593:3
582:6
577:5
562:8
559:4
548:5
543:3
528:6
525:6
514:4
509:3
494:6
491:6
480:3
475:1
460:4
457:8
446:2
426:3
423:9
412:1
406:GB
396:GD
391:GA
386:GF
342:7
324:9
313:4
308:5
279:3
274:4
245:2
225:8
211:1
205:GB
195:GD
190:GA
185:GF
125:,
105:,
101:,
86:→
77:←
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1649:t
1642:v
1608:.
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1474:F
1459:M
1431:D
1416:G
1336:8
1304:7
1270:4
1252:6
1238:6
1204:8
1174:L
1169:W
1093:5
1071:6
1049:6
1027:5
876:A
871:G
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640:)
381:L
376:W
180:L
175:W
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