2014–15 Harrisburg Heat season

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Head Coach
Tarik Walker
ArenaFarm Show Large Arena
2300 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
Major Arena Soccer League5th, Eastern (regular season)
Top goalscorerKenneth Fultz (18 goals, 12 assists)
Highest home attendance4,989 (February 27 vs. Baltimore Blast)
Lowest home attendance1,487 (January 3 vs. Baltimore Blast)
Average home league attendance2,989 (10 games)[1]

The 2014–15 Harrisburg Heat season was the third

Harrisburg Heat professional indoor soccer club. The Heat, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center's Large Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
.

The team was led by owner John Wilsbach, head coach Tarik Walker, and assistant coach Gino DiFlorio.[2] The Heat struggled this season, earning a 2–18 record and last place in the five-team Eastern Division. All of the Heat's home games aired live on WMSS (91.1 FM). Most MASL games were streamed by Go Live Sports with select games streamed live by ESPN3.[2]

Season summary

The Heat celebrated last season's relative success at the box office by moving to the Farm Show's Large Arena and there they performed well this season, drawing an average of 2,989 fans to each home game, nearly double last season's average. However, on the field the team found little to celebrate. The Heat lost their first 12 games in a row before defeating the

Detroit Waza
on February 28. This gave Harrisburg a 2–18 record and fifth-place in the five-team Eastern Division.

History

The new Heat claim the heritage of the original

Major Indoor Soccer League, from 1991 through 2003.[3][4]

The Heat completed their inaugural 2012-13 season with a 6–10 record, finishing 3rd in the PASL's Eastern Division.[5] In the 2013–14 season, they slipped to 4–12 and did not qualify for the playoffs.[6][7] After playing at the 2,200-seat Equine Arena for their first two seasons, the Heat moved to the Farm Show Complex's 7,300-seat Large Arena for 2014–15.[2][8]

Off-field moves

In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six teams from the failed third incarnation of the

Syracuse Silver Knights.[2][13][14]

Four of the five Eastern Division teams (the three former MISL clubs plus Harrisburg) will keep score with multi-point scoring at their home games. Most goals will be worth two points but goals scored from outside a 45-foot arc on the turf will be worth three points. Games played at Detroit or in the Central, Southern, and Pacific Divisions will be scored with traditional soccer scoring where each goal is worth one point.

On June 18, the team introduced original

Harrisburg Heat star Tarik Walker as the head coach for the 2014–15 season.[15] Walker replaces Richard Chinapoo who led the team for its first two seasons.[16]

Roster moves

In August 2014, the team re-signed forward Chris Hall and midfielder Tyler Witmer.[17][18] The Heat held an open tryout camp on September 6–7 to find new players and evaluate returning veterans.[19][20] After the tryout camp, the team signed forwards Dean Miller and Tom Mellor plus midfielder Kenny Fultz.[21][22][23] On September 20, the Heat held an invitation-only tryout camp to further evaluate veterans hoping to return and select new players.[24]

The team opened training camp on October 7.[25] On October 20, the team announced the signings of veteran goalkeepers Justin Johnson and Tim Mehl plus defenders Brad Kerstetter and Zach Sell.[26] On October 21, the Heat re-signed midfielder Kevin Wolfe plus defenders Val Teixeira, Connor Malone, and Craig Tyrrell.[27] On October 22, defender Chris Bock, forward Georges NouBossie and Patrick Crawford, plus midfielders David Cash and Patrick Thompson were added to the roster.[28]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Pre-season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Thursday October 23 7:00pm Baltimore Blast L 11–31 0–1 Sports City Harrisburg[28]

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent[11] Results Location[29] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday November 1 7:05pm at
Detroit Waza
♣ 		L 4–8[30][31][32] 0–1 Melvindale Civic Center[33][34][35] 756[36]
2 Saturday November 15 7:05pm
Detroit Waza
 L 6–14[37][38] 0–2 Farm Show Large Arena[39][40] 4,126[41]
3 Friday November 21 7:35pm at Baltimore Blast L 0–27[42][43] 0–3
Royal Farms Arena[44]
 4,911[45]
4 Saturday November 29 7:05pm
Missouri Comets
 L 10–24[46][47] 0–4 Farm Show Large Arena[48] 2,518[49]
5 Saturday December 6 7:05pm
Rochester Lancers
 L 4–11[50][51] 0–5 Farm Show Large Arena[52][53] 1,973[54]
6 Saturday December 13 7:00pm at
Syracuse Silver Knights
 L 8–26[55][56][57] 0–6
Oncenter War Memorial Arena[58][59][60]
 2,516[61]
7 Saturday December 27 7:05pm
Syracuse Silver Knights
 L 18–24[62][63] 0–7 Farm Show Large Arena[64][65] 1,339[66]
8 Saturday January 3 7:05pm Baltimore Blast L 8–29[67][68] 0–8 Farm Show Large Arena[69] 1,487[70]
9 Friday January 9 7:05pm at
Ontario Fury
♣ 		L 9–10[71][72] 0–9
Citizens Business Bank Arena[73]
 2,654[74]
10 Saturday January 10 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers♣ L 4–11[75][76] 0–10
Valley View Casino Center[77][78]
 4,177[79]
11 Sunday January 18 1:00pm at
Syracuse Silver Knights
 L 9–24[80][81] 0–11
Oncenter War Memorial Arena[82]
 3,814[83]
12 Saturday January 24 7:05pm
Syracuse Silver Knights
 L 14–26[84][85] 0–12 Farm Show Large Arena[86][87] 2,279[88]
13 Friday January 30 7:35pm
St. Louis Ambush
 W 25–16[89] 1–12 Farm Show Large Arena[90][91] 2,316[92]
14 Saturday January 31 7:05pm
Rochester Lancers
 L 12–21[93] 1–13 Farm Show Large Arena 4,455[94]
15 Saturday February 7 7:05pm at
Detroit Waza
♣ 		L 8–13[95][96] 1–14 Melvindale Civic Center[97][98] 521[99]
16 Saturday February 14 1:00pm at
Rochester Lancers
 L 10–28[100][101] 1–15 Blue Cross Arena[102][103] 5,150[104]
17 Thursday February 19 7:00pm at
Rochester Lancers
 L 5–33[105][106] 1–16 Blue Cross Arena[107][108] 5,117[109]
18 Saturday February 21 6:05pm at Baltimore Blast L 5–25[110][111] 1–17
Royal Farms Arena[112]
 5,270[113]
19 Friday February 27 7:35pm Baltimore Blast L 13–24[114][115] 1–18 Farm Show Large Arena[116] 4,989[117]
20 Saturday February 28 7:05pm
Detroit Waza
 W 20–14[118] 2–18 Farm Show Large Arena[119] 4,408[120]

♣ Game played with traditional soccer scoring (all goals worth 1 point).

Personnel

Player roster

As of November 18, 2014[121] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Tim Mehl [122]
2 DF United States USA Bradley Kerstetter
3 DF United States USA Zach Sell
4 MF United States USA Kenneth Fultz
5 MF   Dave Cash
6 FW United States USA Jade Mesias
7 FW Portugal POR Val Teixeira
8 MF United States USA Tyler Witmer
9 FW South Africa RSA Dean Miller
10 DF United States USA Casey Lenker
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF United States USA Kevin Wolfe
12 DF United States USA Connor Malone
13 FW   Patrick Crawford
14 FW England ENG Tom Mellor
15 DF United States USA Chris Bock
18 DF Saint Kitts [[|Saint Kitts]] Craig Tyrell
22 FW   Chris Hall
31 FW United States USA Georges NouBossie
34 GK United States USA Justin Johnson
88 MF   Patrick Thompson

Staff

The team is owned and operated by broadcaster John Wilsbach.[123] Patty Butala is the ticket manager. Seth Stover is in charge of group ticket sales. Toan Ngo is the team's web designer. The coaching staff includes head coach Tarik Walker, assistant coach Gino DiFlorio, trainer Amanda Kuchinski, and equipment manager Mike Butala.[2][124]

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