1989 Philadelphia Wings season

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.

1989 Philadelphia Wings
Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions
Division Champions
LeagueMajor Indoor Lacrosse League
Rank1st
1989 record6-2
Home record4-0
Road record2-2
Goals for122
Goals against96
General ManagerMike French
CoachDave Evans
ArenaWachovia Spectrum
Average attendance14,975
Team leaders
GoalsBrad Kotz(31)
AssistsJohn Tucker (28)
PointsBrad Kotz (50)

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 edit

Reference:[1]

# 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "WingsZone History Page". Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-08-14.

External links edit