The Philadelphia Wings were one of the original four franchises in the
Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The N ...
, joining the
New Jersey Saints
The New Jersey Saints were one of the founding teams in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (renamed in 1989 to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, and then again in 1998 to the National Lacrosse League). They played at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East ...
,
Washington Wave
The Washington Wave was an American lacrosse team. They were a member of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League and the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1987 to 1989. They were based in Washington, D.C. and played in the Capital Centre in Landover, ...
, and
Baltimore Thunder
The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (later the National Lacrosse League) championship in 1987. After th ...
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
Michael "Mike" G. French (born May 13, 1953) is a former three-time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with fellow lacrosse Hall of Fame members Eamon McEneaney, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Tom Marino, ...
moved upstairs into the Wings' general manager's chair during the year.
Game log
Reference:
(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
Bradley 'Brad' A. Kotz was a four-time All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Syracuse University from 1982 to 1985.
Syracuse Orange
The Orange won an NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1983 and made two additional appearances in the NCAA fina ...
and
Tony Resch
Tony Resch is a retired lacrosse player, and current field and box lacrosse coach. He is the former head coach of the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League from 1994 to 2001, and led the Wings to four Championships. Resch was named ...
during the year.
* Kevin Bilger led the league in Save Percentage at 77.2%.
Roster
Reference:
WingsZone History Archive
See also
* Philadelphia Wings
* 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
The 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season is the 2nd season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse, that began on January 3, 1988, and concluded with the championship game on March 20. On May 15, 1988 the league was renamed Major Indoor Lacrosse League ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071102134725/http://www.wingszone.com/whistory/history.htm
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