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
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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:

#	Date	at/vs.	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Record
1	January 9, 1988	at	Washington Wave	13 - 14	6,624	Loss
2	January 16, 1988	vs.	Washington Wave	10 - 11	13,814	Loss
3	January 30, 1988	vs.	Baltimore Thunder	12 - 7	16,028	Win
4	February 6, 1988	vs.	New Jersey Saints	7 - 10	9,064	Loss
5	February 14, 1988	at	Washington Wave	12 - 13	6,683	Loss
6	February 20, 1988	vs.	Baltimore Thunder	14 - 13	10,004	Win
7	February 21, 1988	at	New Jersey Saints	12 - 13	6,427	Loss
8	February 27, 1988	at	Baltimore Thunder	17 - 9	4,937	Win
9 (p)	March 6, 1988	at	New Jersey Saints	10 - 12	4,118	Loss

(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:

No. Position Player 30 Goalie Bilger, Kevin (Maryland) 99 Fwd Bozel, Jeff (Loyola) 5 Fwd Carruthers, Scott (Drexel) 10 Fwd Conley, John (Towson) -- Fwd Corrigan, George (Washington & Lee) 15 Fwd Danko, Paul (North Carolina) 25 Fwd Decico, Mark (Towson) 77 Fwd Delligatti, Lou (Towson) 14 Fwd French, Paul (Virginia) 12 Fwd Grieves, Dick (Washington College) 3 Fwd Johnson, Mark 11 Fwd Lamon, Pat (Loyola)

No. Position Player 8 Fwd Manley, Greg (Loyola) 33 Fwd Martin, Gary (Penn State) -- Fwd McGeeney, John (UMBC) 9 Fwd McGrath, Steve (Washington & Lee) 1 Goalie Moschella, Mark (Drexel) -- Fwd Page, Mike (Penn) -- Goalie Pfeifer, Vinnie(University of Baltimore) 34 Fwd Resch, Tony (Yale) 16 Fwd Singleton, Tom (Loyola) 21 Fwd Tasker, Dave (Langara) 2 Fwd Tucker, John (Hopkins) 24 Fwd Wey, Steve (Hopkins)

See also

• Philadelphia Wings
• 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071102134725/http://www.wingszone.com/whistory/history.htm