Hawks, allowed them to differentiate themselves from the competition. Regardless of the name, the Hawks quickly rose to divisional domination, running to a 14–2 record and 119 points, second in the league. In the divisional semi-finals, the Hawks crushed the Chico Rooks 6–0, then easily handled the All Blacks 3–0. In the USISL, the divisional champions then entered what was called the Sizzling Six Championship. The six teams played two games in order to determine who would go to the championship game. While this reduced travel cost, it left a lot to be desired as the Hawks continued to crush their competition, defeating the East Los Angeles Cobras 4–1, and the Dallas Americans 4–1. Despite these two victories, the Hawks did not make the championship game, losing out to the Greensboro Dynamo and Orlando Lions on goal differential. Van Voorhis folded the team at the end of the 1993 season after losing money in a soccer-related lawsuit. In 1994, shortly after having successfully landed a San Jose Major League Soccer franchise and handing over all existing Hawks player contracts, front-office resources and the rights to play in Spartan Stadium to MLS in exchange for Type C stock in the league, Van Voorhis was forced to accept a buyout from the league because of financial difficulties stemming from a divorce. This left the franchise (subsequently named the San Jose Clash) league-owned for several years. Year-by-year Honors APSL Champions 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1992 North/Central America Championship Series Rookie of the Year 1991 Paul Bravo First Team All Star 1989 John Doyle, John Hill, Dominic Kinnear 1990 Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, John Hill, Dominic Kinnear, Townsend Qin, 1991 Mark Dougherty, Marcelo Balboa, Troy Dayak, Danny Pena, Derek Van Rheenen, Townsend Qin 1992 Danny Pena, Jorge Salazar, Dominic Kinnear 1993 Derek Van Rheenen, Justin Wall Second Team All Star 1989 Troy Dayak, Steve Corpening 1991 Chance Fry, Dominic Kinnear WSL Top Goalscorer 1989 Steve Corpening Head coaches Dean Wurzberger (1989–1990) Laurie Calloway (1991–1992) Owner Dan Van Voorhis Stadiums While the Blackhawks are best known for playing in Spartan Stadium, they spent most of 1991 in Newark Memorial Stadium. The team also played games in Buck Shaw Stadium and Fremont Stadium. References Defunct soccer clubs in California B Western Soccer Alliance teams American Professional Soccer League teams Soccer clubs in California 1989 establishments in California 1993 disestablishments in California Association football clubs disestablished in