# Denver Dynamite (soccer)

The Denver Dynamite were an American Arena soccer team based in Denver, Colorado. They were founded in 2008 and they folded in 2015.
The team was a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), the first division of arena (indoor) soccer in North America before going on hiatus for 2010-11 and returning to the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL-Premier) for the Winter 2011-12 season (initially as the Rocky Mountain Rattlers before reverting to their original name). The team's colors were red, gold and blue.

## Roster

As of January 21, 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | USA | Tony Avery |
| — | MF | USA | Greg Borchers |
| — | GK | USA | Clint Baumstark |
| — | GK | USA | Brandyn Bumpus |
| — | FW | USA | Travis Carey |
| — | DF | PER | Jonathan Cordero |
| — | MF | USA | Brandon Devores |
| — | FW | USA | Doug Evans |
| — | MF | USA | CJ Francis |
| — | MF | USA | Marc Francis |
| — | MF | USA | Justin Ferguson |
| — | DF | USA | Pedroo Garibo |
| — | GK | USA | Bart Jones |
| — | GK | USA | Derek Haddix |
| — | FW | USA | Jay Hamilton ŧ |
| — | GK | USA | Jordan Howes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Taylor Kendal |
| — | DF | USA | Dave Kroenig |
| — | DF | USA | Dan Millard |
| — | FW | USA | Roby Monroe |
| — | DF | USA | Brandon Morales |
| — | DF | USA | Michael Ogletree |
| — | DF | USA | Chad Pearson |
| — | FW | MEX | Poncho Puente |
| — | MF | USA | Julian Rizo |
| — | DF | USA | Brandon Sejera |
| — | DF | USA | Sean Stedeford |
| — | MF | USA | Brett Thomas |
| — | FW | USA | Tony Thomas ŧ |
| — | FW | USA | James Woodard |
| — | FW | USA | Edward Yepes |
| — | MF | USA | Fernando Yepes |

## Notable former players

* Chris Handsor (2008-2010)
* Garth Archibald ŧ (2008-2009)
* Justin Dzuba ŧ (2008-2010)
* Ryan Creager ŧ (2008-2009)
* Tony Thomas ŧ (2008-2009)
ŧ – US National Arena Soccer Team Member

## Year-by-year

| Year | Win | Loss | Tie | GF | GA | GD | League | Division | Reg. season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
| 2008-2009 | 9 | 7 | | 133 | 126 | 7 | PASL-Pro | Western | 2nd place | Quarterfinal | 305 |
| 2009-2010 | 2 | 14 | | 66 | 108 | -42 | PASL-Pro | Western | 4th place | DNQ | 486 |
| 2010-2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011-2012 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 43 | -3 | PASL-Premier | Rocky Mountain | 2nd place | Divisional | 276 |
| 2012-2013 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 58 | -18 | PASL-Premier | Rocky Mountain | 3rd place | DNQ | 329 |
| 2013-2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 60 | -4 | PASL-Premier | Rocky Mountain | 3rd place | DNQ | 106 |
| Totals | 21 | 33 | 2 | 335 | 395 | -56 | | | | 0-2 | 300 |

## United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer

| Year | Win | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Round |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | -6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | -9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not enter |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -5 | Wild Card |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | Round of 32 |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 48 | 79 | -31 | 3, Quarterfinal Appearances |

## Copa America

| Year | Win | Loss | Points | GF | GA | GD | Group | Place | Playoffs |
| 2008-2009 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 56 | -6 | West | 1st | None |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 56 | -6 | West | 1st | None |

## Playoff record

| Year | Win | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Round |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | Quarterfinals |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | Divisional ± |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
± Final regular season game doubled as divisional playoff.

## Honors
### Championships

* None

### Division titles

* None

## Coaching staff
### Head coaches

* Mike Thompson (2008)
* John Wells (2009)
* Chris Handsor (2008-2009, 2010)
* Chuck Estrada (2009, 2010–2013)
* Jay Hamilton (2012–2014)
* Tony Avery (2011-2012, 2014–Present)

### Assistant coaches

* Chuck Estrada (2008, 2009-2010)
* Jeremy Gibe (2009)
* Mark Perdew (2009-2010)
* Tony Thomas (2012–2014)

### Technical director / goalkeeper coach

* Chuck Estrada (2009–2014)

## Arenas

* Denver Sports Center (2008)
* Denver Bladium (2009)
* Westridge Recreation Center (2010-2011)
* Apex Field House (2012–2014)
* Parker Fieldhouse (2009, 2014–2015)