Ohio Vortex

Ohio Vortex

Founded	2009
Ground	Canton Civic Center Canton, Ohio (Capacity: 4,000)
CEO	Nick Bogdan
Head Coach	Denzil Antonio
League	Professional Arena Soccer League
Website	Club home page
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Ohio Vortex is a professional indoor soccer team based in Canton, Ohio. They joined the Professional Arena Soccer League in 2009. The Ohio Vortex is a non-profit organization that donates a portion of their revenue to local charities. The team was founded by former Canton Invaders player Nick Bogdan.^[1] The Vortex currently call the Canton Civic Center home.

The Ohio Vortex ended their inaugural season 8-8. The club is coached by Canton Invaders legend Denzil Antonio.^[1]

Year by Year

Year	League	Record	GS	GA	Finish	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
2009–2010	PASL-Pro	8-8	120	136	3rd Eastern	DNQ	517
2010–2011	PASL-Pro	2-14	82	119	4th Eastern	DNQ	492
2011–2012	PASL-Pro	1-2	18	26	4th Eastern	XXX	418

History

The Ohio Vortex could have continued the tradition that its predecessor had by calling themselves the Canton Invaders.^[2] However, founder Nick Bogdan wanted a unique name and not one that has been recycled by other sports teams. The team got its Vortex name as a result of the charity work that it does. He called the team the Vortex because the team plays for a variety of charities that pull people in from all over the state to help support the causes.^[3]

Players

Current Roster

As of November 19, 2011 vs. Cincinnati Kings ^[4]

Canton Civic Center

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Richard Ott 3 FW Tyler Johnston 5 MF Enrique Paez 8 FW Georgi Petrov 9 DF Jared Dombrowski 10 FW Ryan McClay 12 MF Judson McKinney 15 MF Nate Yates 19 DF Ronnie Stolz

No. Position Player 21 MF Steve Gillespie 22 DF Ross Cochran 25 MF Pete Angelokostopoulos 33 FW Andy Lorei 37 MF Jordan Zapotechne 43 GK Billy Mehozonek 77 FW Bryan Henson 88 MF John Zapotechne

Mission

A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold to a Vortex game will be given to diverse local non-profit organizations that work for the greater good. At the end of their inaugural season, approximately $10,000 was given to charities in NE Ohio.^[5]

2011-2012 Schedule

CEO Nick Bogdan announcing the creation of the Ohio Vortex

• November 5 vs. Detroit Waza

• November 12 at Detroit Waza

• November 19 vs. Cincinnati Kings

• December 3 at Cincinnat Kings

• December 16 vs. Illinois Piasa

• December 17 vs. Illinois Piasa

• January 13 at Louisville Lightning

• January 20 vs. Detroit Waza

• January 21 vs. Louisville Lightning

• January 27 at Illinois Piasa

• January 28 at Kansas Magic

• February 4 at Detroit Waza

• February 10 at Louisville Lightning

• February 11 at Cincinnati Kings

• February 24 vs. Kansas Magic

• February 25 vs. Kansas Magic

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b} [1] Popovich, Mike (11-12-2009). "Ohio Vortex will follow an unusual business mode". Canton Repository. 
2. ^ [2] Popovich, Mike (11-12-2009). "Vortex owner wanted a unique name". Canton Repository. 
3. ^ [3] Sautters, Denise (1-9-2010). "Fans get a kick out of Canton's new Vortex indoor soccer team". Canton Repository. 
4. ^ [4] "The Vortex Insider". International Soccer Network. 
5. ^ [5] "Charity Partners Announced for the Ohio Vortex". Our Sports Central. 

External links

• Official Website
• PASL Website
• Ohio Vortex Media Guide