1989 Philadelphia Wings season

1989 Philadelphia Wings
Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions
Division Champions
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Rank	1st
1989 record	6-2
Home record	4-0
Road record	2-2
Goals for	122
Goals against	96
General Manager	Mike French
Coach	Dave Evans
Arena	Wachovia Spectrum
Average attendance	14,975
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Kotz(31)
Assists	John Tucker (28)
Points	Brad Kotz (50)
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The 1989 Philadelphia Wings season marked the team's third season of operation. In 1989, the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League changed its name to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League.

The Wings also made a move on the field that season, winning their first league championship. This was the first of a record six National Lacrosse league titles. They recorded 7 wins and 2 losses while once again drawing upon an ever increasing home base, with a total home attendance of 74,876 (14,975 per game).

Star players Brad Kotz and Tony Resch led the team.

Game log

Reference:

#	Date	at/vs.	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Record
1	January 14, 1989	vs.	New England Blazers	19 - 8	16,269	Win
2	January 21, 1989	at	Baltimore Thunder	14 - 13	6,479	Win
3	January 28, 1989	at	New York Saints	16 - 20	9,324	Loss
4	February 12, 1989	vs.	Baltimore Thunder	14 - 9	12,220	Win
5	February 18, 1989	vs.	Detroit Turbos	19 - 10	13,932	Win
6	February 24, 1989	at	New England Blazers	16 - 11	8,107	Win
7	March 4, 1989	at	Detroit Turbos	11 - 16	10,637	Loss
8	March 10, 1989	vs.	Washington Wave	13 - 9	16,413	Win
9 (p)	April 7, 1989	vs.	New York Saints	11 - 10 *	16,042	Win

(p) - denotes playoff game

• * MILL Championship

1989 Highlights

• The Wings drew a total of 74,876 fans at home, 14,975 per game.
• Brad Kotz led the league with 50 points and 31 goals, John Tucker led the league with 28 assists.
• The Wings won the first of their league record six total championships.

Roster

Reference: WingsZone History Archive

No. Position Player 20 Goalie Bilger, Kevin (Maryland) 99 Fwd Bozel, Jeff (Loyola) 37 Goalie Carney, Pat (Swarthmore) 5 Fwd Carruthers, Scott (Drexel) 10 Fwd Conley, John (Towson) 25 Fwd DeCicco, Mark (Towson) 77 Fwd Delligatti, Lou (Towson) 26 Fwd Dent, Chris (Penn State) 44 Fwd Dirrigl, Bill (Syracuse) 11 Fwd French, Paul (Virginia) 13 Fwd Fried, Rick (UMBC) 6 Fwd Gabrielsen, Scott (Vermont) 4 Fwd Hahn, Mark (UMBC)

No. Position Player 30 Fwd Kotz, Brad (Syracuse) 8 Fwd Manley, Greg (Loyola) 33 Fwd Martin, Gary (Penn State) 3 Fwd McGeady, Matt (Maryland) 28 Fwd McGeeney, John (UMBC) 9 Fwd McGrath, Steve (Washington & Lee) 1 Goalie Moschella, Mark (Drexel) 14 Goalie O'Brien, John 34 Fwd Resch, Tony (Yale) 7 Fwd Tasker, Dave (Langara) 2 Fwd Tucker, John (Hopkins) 55 Fwd Wilson, Andy (Loyola)

See also

• 1989 MILL season
• List of NLL Championships won
• Philadelphia Wings

External links

• Wingzone Stats Article 1989 Season
• Bible of Lacrosse Video 1989 MILL Championship Philadelphia Wings vs New York Saints