Tag: Joe Louis Arena

1991 Major Indoor Lacrosse League Yearbook

Detroit Turbos

December 15, 2017

The Detroit Turbos brought their brand of brawling, high scoring box lacrosse to the Joe Louis Arena for six winters in the early 1990’s. The Turbos’ glory years came in 1991 and 1992 after the team drafted and signed superstar twins Gary Gait and Paul Gait out of Syracuse University.  The Gait brothers led the Turbos to the championship of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League during their rookie season of 1991. The Turbos fortunes declined after the Gaits left for the rival Philadelphia Wings in 1993 and the team shut down after the 1994 season.

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Illustration of Pato Margetic on the cover of a 1995 Detroit Rockers program from the National Professional Soccer League

Detroit Rockers

July 15, 2015

The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team that earned a modest following in the Motor City during the 1990’s.  The Rockers won the championship of the National Professional Soccer League during their second season in the winter of 1991-92. Fan favorites included forward Andy Chapman, player-coach Pato Margetic, forward Drago Dumbovic, and long-time goalkeeper Bryan Finnerty.

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Art Schlichter Detroit Drive Arena Football League

Detroit Drive

April 26, 2014

One of professional sport’s great forgotten dynasties!.  Formed as an expansion franchise for the Arena Football League’s second season in 1988, the Drive went on to play six years.  Incredibly, the Drive appeared in the Arena Bowl title game in all six seasons they competed, winning four times. The Drive compiled an overall regular season & playoff record of 58-12 in six seasons – an astounding 83% winning percentage. Their nemesis was the Tampa Bay Storm, who dealt Detroit both of their Arena Bowl defeats.

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