1988 Philadelphia Wings season

1988 Philadelphia Wings
League Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Rank 3rd
1988 record 3-6
Home record 2-2
Road record 1-3
Goals for 97
Goals against 90
General Manager Mike French
Coach Steve Wey
Arena Wachovia Spectrum
Average attendance 12,000

The Philadelphia Wings were one of the original four franchises in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League, joining the New Jersey Saints, Washington Wave, and Baltimore Thunder in 1987. The Wings were still in a growing phase in 1988 and recorded 3 wins and 6 losses that season. Once again, though, the team was able to draw in fans, with a home attendance of 48,910 (over 12,000 per game). Star player Mike French moved upstairs into the Wings' general manager's chair during the year.

Game log

Reference:[1]

#Dateat/vs.Opponent ScoreAttendanceRecord
1January 9, 1988atWashington Wave13 - 146,624Loss
2January 16, 1988vs.Washington Wave10 - 1113,814Loss
3January 30, 1988vs.Baltimore Thunder12 - 716,028Win
4February 6, 1988vs.New Jersey Saints7 - 109,064Loss
5February 14, 1988atWashington Wave12 - 136,683Loss
6February 20, 1988vs.Baltimore Thunder14 - 1310,004Win
7February 21, 1988atNew Jersey Saints12 - 136,427Loss
8February 27, 1988atBaltimore Thunder17 - 94,937Win
9 (p)March 6, 1988atNew Jersey Saints10 - 124,118Loss

(p) - denotes playoff game

1988 Highlights

  • The Wings drew more fans at home, 48,910 at the Spectrum, with their largest draw, 16,028 fans in a 12-7 victory against the New Jersey Saints.
  • The team was able to acquire the services of Hall of Famers Brad Kotz and Tony Resch during the year.
  • Kevin Bilger led the league in Save Percentage at 77.2%.

Roster

Reference:[2]

No. Position Player
30 United States Goalie Bilger, Kevin (Maryland)
99 United States Fwd Bozel, Jeff (Loyola)
5 United States Fwd Carruthers, Scott (Drexel)
10 United States Fwd Conley, John (Towson)
-- United States Fwd Corrigan, George (Maryland)
15 United States Fwd Danko, Paul (North Carolina)
25 United States Fwd Decico, Mark (Towson)
77 United States Fwd Delligatti, Lou (Towson)
14 Canada Fwd French, Paul (Virginia)
-- United States Fwd Grieves, Dick (Washington College)
3 United States Fwd Johnson, Mark
11 United States Fwd Lamon, Pat (Loyola)
No. Position Player
8 United States Fwd Manley, Greg (Loyola)
33 United States Fwd Martin, Gary (Penn State)
-- United States Fwd McGeeney, John (UMBC)
9 United States Fwd McGrath, Steve (Washington College)
1 United States Goalie Moschella, Mark (Drexel)
-- United States Fwd Page, Mike (Penn)
-- United States Goalie Pfeifer, Vinnie(University of Baltimore)
34 United States Fwd Resch, Tony (Yale)
16 United States Fwd Singleton, Tom (Loyola)
21 United States Fwd Tasker, Dave (Langara)
2 United States Fwd Tucker, John (Hopkins)
24 United States Fwd Wey, Steve (Hopkins)

See also

References

  1. ↑ WingsZone History Archive Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ WingsZone History Archive Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.
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