Though the coach, Timo Liekoski, who had been an assistant with the Dallas Tornado, was capable, assembling a competitive team in so short a time would be daunting.

[2] But the Hurricane couldn't replicate those results in the playoffs, losing to the Philadelphia Fury in two straight.

The Hurricane didn't do as well in what turned out to be their final season, placing second in the division and again losing in the playoffs versus the Edmonton Drillers.

They won fourteen and lost eighteen in the expanded schedule, and attendance fell to 5,818 a match, with only the Atlanta Chiefs and, again, Philadelphia being the only teams with worse gates.

Regular Season Premiership Division titles Coach of the Year FIFA World Cup players All-Star Selections Indoor All-Tournament Team U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame members Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame members