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Harrisburg Heat

2013–14 PASL season
General ManagerDavid Grimaldi
Head CoachRichard Chinapoo
ArenaFarm Show Arena
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
US Open CupQuarterfinals
Highest home attendance2,209 (January 18 vs. Cincinnati Saints)
Lowest home attendance1,050 (November 23 vs. Cleveland Freeze)
Average home league attendance1,582 (6 games)[1]
← 2012-13
2014-15 →

The 2013–14 Harrisburg Heat season is the second season of the new Harrisburg Heat indoor soccer club. The Heat, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, play 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, is led by general manager David Grimaldi, head coach Richard Chinapoo, and assistant coach Gino DiFlorio.

Season summary

The Heat started the season with an overtime victory over the Detroit Waza then lost 7 of their next 9 matches, including all 4 of their scheduled games against the expansion Cleveland Freeze.

The Heat participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a weather-delayed Round of 32 victory over independent team ReAL Harrisburg.[2][3] Harrisburg defeated Detroit Waza in a Round of 16 match on December 21, 2013, then lost to the Cleveland Freeze in the Quarter-finals on December 28.[4]

History

The new Heat claim the heritage of the original Harrisburg Heat professional indoor soccer team which played 12 seasons in the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the Major Indoor Soccer League, from 1991 through 2003.[5][6] The Heat completed their inaugural 2012-13 season with a 6–10 record, finishing 3rd in the PASL's Eastern Division.[7]

Off-field moves

The Harrisburg Heat announced in early July 2013 that head coach Richard Chinapoo and assistant Gino DiFlorio would return to lead the team for the 2013–14 season.[8] On July 24, Chinapoo announced that this season would be his last in Harrisburg as he plans to move to Florida in August 2014 to be with his wife and daughter.[9][10][11]

On August 18, 2013, defender Jason Hotchkin was shot during an altercation at the Spirit Kick-Off Classic XXVII youth soccer tournament in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[12] (A colleague, former Harrisburg City Islanders midfielder Moffat Oduor, was also injured.) Hotchkin was admitted to Paoli Memorial Hospital in critical condition while Oduor was treated and released. A suspect, Curtis Zebley, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses including attempted criminal homicide and illegal possession of a firearm.[13] Several groups organized fundraisers to defray Hotchkin's medical expenses as he lacks medical insurance.[12] While his condition was upgraded to "good" a few days later, he will miss most or all of the 2013–14 season.[13] David Schofield serves as team captain during his absence.[14]

The team's chiropractor is Josee Homza.[15]

Roster moves

The Heat scheduled two open tryouts at Sports City Harrisburg, the first on September 15 and the second on October 6.[16] Training camp for the team opened on October 21.[9][17] When the team's 20-man roster was completed, 12 of the selected players had experience with the Heat during the previous season.[7]

On November 14th, the team signed 43-year-old Lester Felician, a veteran of several indoor soccer franchises including the original Harrisburg Heat.[18] On November 20th, the team announced that forward Mitch Walters was out for the remainder of the season following an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[19] Midfielder Kenny Fultz was moved to forward in his place.[20]

In mid-December 2013, the Heat signed rookie Danny DiPrima.[21]

Awards and honors

On December 9, 2013, the Young Alumni Club at Seton Hall University announced that Harrisburg Heat defender Brad Kerstetter (class of 2012) would be a recipient of the Young Alumni Impact Award, given for "service to Seton Hall, one's community or profession". The organization cited Kerstetter's impact in the athletic community, both as a professional and as a volunteer, for his efforts with the Heat and as a high school coach.[22]

On December 24, 2013, the Professional Arena Soccer League named forward Tom Mellor as the PASL Player of the Week. The league cited his team-leading scoring efforts, including five goals and one assist against Detroit Waza.[23][24]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Exhibition

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[25] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Saturday November 2 7:05pm New Jersey Dynamo W 17–0[26] 1–0 Farm Show Arena[27]
2 Friday December 27 7:05pm New Jersey Dynamo W 11–0[28] 2–0 Farm Show Arena[4][29]

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[25] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday November 9 7:05pm at Detroit Waza W 8–7 (OT)[30] 1–0 Melvindale Civic Center[14][31] 545[32]
2 Sunday November 10 3:05pm at Cleveland Freeze L 3–11[33] 1–1 Soccer Sportsplex[14] 703[34]
3 Saturday November 16 7:35pm[35] Detroit Waza L 5–8[36][37][38] 1–2 Farm Show Arena[39] 1,605[40]
4 Saturday November 23 7:05pm Cleveland Freeze L 7–10[41][42] 1–3 Farm Show Arena[43] 1,050[44]
5 Saturday November 30 7:05pm Cincinnati Saints W 8–6[45] 2–3 Farm Show Arena[46] 1,458[47]
6 Saturday December 21 7:05pm Detroit Waza† W 9–8[48][49] 3–3 Farm Show Arena[50] 1,590[51]
7 Sunday December 22 4:05pm at Cleveland Freeze L 4–12[52] 3–4 Soccer Sportsplex 431[53]
8 Saturday December 28 7:05pm Cleveland Freeze† L 5–12[54][55] 3–5 Farm Show Arena[56] 1,581[57]
9 Saturday January 11 7:35pm at Cincinnati Saints L 8–9[58] 3–6 Tri-County Soccerplex[59] 421[60]
10 Sunday January 12 3:05pm at Detroit Waza L 6–12[61] 3–7 Melvindale Civic Center[59] 356[62]
11 Saturday January 18 7:05pm Cincinnati Saints W 10–5[63][64] 4–7 Farm Show Arena[65][66] 2,209[67]
12 Friday January 24 7:05pm Chicago Mustangs L 7–13 4–8 Farm Show Arena[68][11] 1,895[69]
13 Saturday January 25 7:05pm Chicago Mustangs – – Farm Show Arena[68] [70]
14 Saturday February 8 8:35pm at Illinois Piasa – – The Field Sports Complex
15 Sunday February 9 5:05pm at Chicago Mustangs – – Odeum Expo Center
16 Sunday February 16 4:05pm at Dallas Sidekicks – – Allen Event Center

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

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[25] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 Thursday December 19♥ 7:30pm ReAL Harrisburg[71] W 9–3[4][72][73] 1–0 Sports City Harrisburg[3][46][74]
Round of 16 Saturday December 21 7:05pm Detroit Waza W 9–8[48][49] 2–0 Farm Show Arena[50][73] 1,590[51]
Quarter finals Saturday December 28 7:05pm Cleveland Freeze L 5–12[54][55] 2–1 Farm Show Arena[56] 1,581[57]

♥ Postponed from December 14 due to severe winter weather.[2][3]

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