2012–13 Harrisburg Heat season

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Illinois Piasa
Lowest home attendance1,250
(January 25, 2013)
vs San Diego Sockers
Average home league attendance1,781
(8 regular season games)[2]

The 2012–13 Harrisburg Heat season was the first season of the new

Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Farm Show Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, owned by Harrisburg Heat Sports Group, LLC, was led by general manager David Grimaldi, head coach Richard Chinapoo, and assistant coach Gino DiFlorio
.

Season summary

The team struggled in the regular season, finishing 6–10, and failed to advance to the postseason. Four of Harrisburg's six wins came against the

Dallas Sidekicks and San Diego Sockers.[2]

The Heat participated in the

Detroit Waza
on the road in the Quarter-Finals.

History

The new Heat claim the heritage of the original

National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League, from 1991 through 2003.[3][4][5] When the Heat played host to the Cincinnati Kings on November 17, 2012, it was the first professional indoor soccer game held at the Farm Show Arena since the original Heat franchise folded in 2003.[6][7] The arena was upgraded with a new scoreboard in November 2012, just before the team's home debut.[8]

Off-field moves

Dallas Sidekicks
home opener, November 3, 2012.

General manager David Grimaldi is a former commissioner of the

Harrisburg Heat.[11]

Broadcasts of Heat games for the 2012–13 season are carried on radio station WMSS (91.1 FM, "Super 91") as well as webcast on wmssfm.com and pennlive.com.[7] Original Heat radio voice John Wilsbach handles play-by-play for the broadcasts.[12]

Chuck Mummert, the "Singing Mayor" of nearby Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a December 2012 home game for the Heat.[13]

The team wore

ping pong tables, entertainment centers, and computers.[17]

Roster moves

The Heat's opening night roster included 10 players with experience playing for Harrisburg's professional outdoor soccer team, the

USL Pro soccer league.[18][19] Along with his professional experience playing for the Islanders, goalkeeper Sam Bishop had been a standout college soccer player as a member of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's team, having recorded the best goals against average in the team's history.[20]

Of all the players on the opening night roster, only goalkeeper Dave Kern and defender Jason Hotchkin had experience playing professional indoor soccer.[7][21]

Rookie forward Tyler Witmer missed the team's open tryout but persuaded head coach Richard Chinapoo to allow him to work out with the team and earned an invitation to training camp. He went on to become one of the team's leading scorers.[22]

In late January 2013, player Kent Ramirez left the team for a career in law enforcement.[15]

On February 10, 2013, top player Chris Williams left the Heat to sign with the

Major Indoor Soccer League.[23]

Head coach Richard Chinapoo, age 56, donned a number 22 jersey and put himself in as a defender for the final three minutes of the team's season finale against the Ohio Vortex on February 16, 2013.[24][25]

Awards and honors

The Heat honored head coach Richard Chinapoo during a halftime ceremony during the team's inaugural home game on November 17, 2012.[26] Chinapoo retired as a player in 2000 and was inducted into the Harrisburg Heat Hall of Fame in 2001.[24] The team honored original Harrisburg Heat player and former team captain Bill Becher during a halftime ceremony during the November 24, 2012, game.[27]

The team retired the #9 jersey of

Harrisburg Heat franchise in the 1990s, in a halftime ceremony during the December 8, 2012, game.[28] After retiring as a player, Kelly became the head coach of the Baltimore Blast in May 2006.[29]

The Heat retired the #30 jersey of Gino DiFlorio, now the team's assistant coach, in a halftime ceremony during the December 15, 2012, game.[30] DiFlorio is one of professional indoor soccer's all-time leading scorers and was a member of the original Harrisburg Heat from 1998 to 2002.[31]

The team retired the #40 jersey of David Bascome, the all-time leading scorer for the original Harrisburg Heat franchise, in a halftime ceremony during the December 29, 2012, game.[26][32][33] Bascome played with the original Harrisburg Heat in 1991 and from 1993 through 2000.[34][35]

On January 19, 2013, the team had original

Harrisburg Heat owner Rex Herbert kick out the ceremonial first ball. Also, the team recognized Jim Pollihan, the coach of the original Heat from their launch in 1991 through 1999, in a halftime ceremony.[36][37]

The team retired the #5 jersey of

Bob Lilley, a standout player for six seasons with the original Heat franchise in the mid-1990s, in a halftime ceremony during the January 25, 2013, game against the San Diego Sockers.[15][38]

Schedule

  Win   Tie   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[39] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Saturday November 3 7:00pm
(8:00pm Eastern) 		at
Dallas Sidekicks
 L 2–6[40] 0–1
Allen Event Center[41]
 5,909[21]
2 Saturday November 17 7:05pm Cincinnati Kings L 4–7[42] 0–2 Farm Show Arena[43] 1,819[44]
3 Saturday November 24 7:05pm Ohio Vortex W 13–1[45] 1–2 Farm Show Arena[27] 1,864[46]
4 Saturday December 8 7:05pm Cincinnati Kings L 8–9 (OT)[28] 1–3 Farm Show Arena[29] 1,627[47]
5 Saturday December 15 7:05pm
Detroit Waza
 L 3–6[30] 1–4 Farm Show Arena[48] 1,735[49]
6 Friday December 21 7:35pm at Cincinnati Kings L 4–7[50] 1–5 GameTime Training Center 216[51]
7 Saturday December 22 7:35pm at Ohio Vortex W 9–2[52] 2–5 Pinnacle Sports Complex 112[53]
8 Saturday December 29 7:05pm Ohio Vortex W 9–2[32] 3–5 Farm Show Arena[34] 1,705[54]
9 Saturday January 12 7:35pm at
Detroit Waza
† 		L 4–8[55] 3–6 Taylor Sportsplex 417[56]
10 Sunday January 13 2:05pm at
Detroit Waza
 L 8–15[57] 3–7 Taylor Sportsplex 351[58]
11 Saturday January 19 7:05pm
Detroit Waza
 W 10–6[37] 4–7 Farm Show Arena[36][59] 1,735[60]
12 Friday January 25 7:05pm San Diego Sockers L 3–10[15] 4–8 Farm Show Arena[14][22][61] 1,250[62]
13 Saturday January 26 7:05pm
Illinois Piasa
 W 10–5[1] 5–8 Farm Show Arena[16] 2,517[63]
14 Friday February 1 7:00pm
(8:00pm Eastern) 		at
Chicago Mustangs
 L 8–10[64] 5–9 Grand Sports Arena 299[65]
15 Saturday February 2 7:05pm
(8:05pm Eastern) 		at Rockford Rampage L 3–5[66] 5–10 Victory Sports Complex 200[67]
16 Saturday February 16[64] 7:35pm at Ohio Vortex W 8–3[24][25] 6–10 Pinnacle Sports Complex[23] 259[68]

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

2012–13 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Final Score Record
Wild Card BYE
Round of 16 January 4 7:30pm Real Harrisburg[69][70] W 11–8[71] 1–0 Sports City Harrisburg[72] ?
Quarter-finals January 12 7:35pm at
Detroit Waza
 L 4–8[55] 1–1 Taylor Sportsplex[69] 417[56]

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