Timo Liekoski

Timo Liekoski

Full Name: Timo Liekoski
Year Inducted: 2019
Head Coach
Born: 6/30/1942 Helsinki, Finland
Teams: Houston Summit (1978-79), Edmonton Drillers (1980-81), New Jersey Rockets (1981-82), Cleveland Force (1982-88), Canton Invaders (1988-92)
Championships: 3 (1980-81, 1988-89, 1989-90)

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Timo Liekoski’s success as a head coach indoors spanned across three leagues, winning an NASL championship with the Edmonton Drillers, two AISA championships and four division titles with the Canton Invaders, and two division titles with the MISL’s Cleveland Force. His 308 regular season wins rank fourth all-time.

Career

Regular Season






YearLeagueTeamGWLPct.Finish
1978-79MISL Houston Summit24186.7501st/League
1980-81NASLEdmonton Drillers18108.5562nd/Northwest
1981-82MISL New Jersey Rockets17413.2355th/East
1982-83MISL Cleveland Force 482919.6042nd/East
1983-84MISL Cleveland Force 483117.6463rd/East
1984-85MISL Cleveland Force 482721.5633rd/East
1985-86MISL Cleveland Force 482721.5631st/East
1986-87MISL Cleveland Force 523418.6541st/East
1987-88MISL Cleveland Force 563026.5362nd/East
1988-89AISACanton Invaders 402515.6251st/League
1989-90AISA Canton Invaders 40364.9001st/American
1990-91NPSLCanton Invaders 402812.7001st/American
1991-92NPSLCanton Invaders 1394.6921st/American
13 seasons

492308184.626
Playoffs






YearLeagueTeamGWLPct.Finish
1978-79MISL Houston Summit101.000L Semifinals
1980-81NASLEdmonton Drillers6601.000Champions
1982-83MISL Cleveland Force 844.500L Semifinals
1983-84MISL Cleveland Force 734.429L Semifinals
1984-85MISL Cleveland Force 954.556L Semifinals
1985-86MISL Cleveland Force 945.444L Semifinals
1986-87MISL Cleveland Force 1046.400L Semifinals
1987-88MISL Cleveland Force 1376.538L Finals
1988-89AISACanton Invaders 752.714Champions
1989-90AISACanton Invaders 651.833Champions
1990-91NPSLCanton Invaders 312.333L Semifinals
11 playoffs

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