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

Reference:[1]

#Dateat/vs.OpponentScoreAttendanceRecord
1January 14, 1989vs.New England Blazers19 - 816,269Win
2January 21, 1989atBaltimore Thunder14 - 136,479Win
3January 28, 1989atNew York Saints16 - 209,324Loss
4February 12, 1989vs.Baltimore Thunder14 - 912,220Win
5February 18, 1989vs.Detroit Turbos19 - 1013,932Win
6February 24, 1989atNew England Blazers16 - 118,107Win
7March 4, 1989atDetroit Turbos11 - 1610,637Loss
8March 10, 1989vs.Washington Wave13 - 916,413Win
9 (p)April 7, 1989vs.New York Saints11 - 10 *16,042Win

(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 United States Goalie Bilger, Kevin (Maryland)
99 United States Fwd Bozel, Jeff (Loyola)
37 United States Goalie Carney, Pat (Swarthmore)
5 United States Fwd Carruthers, Scott (Drexel)
10 United States Fwd Conley, John (Towson)
25 United States Fwd DeCicco, Mark (Towson)
77 United States Fwd Delligatti, Lou (Towson)
26 United States Fwd Dent, Chris (Penn State)
44 United States Fwd Dirrigl, Bill (Syracuse)
11 Canada Fwd French, Paul (Virginia)
13 United States Fwd Fried, Rick (UMBC)
6 United States Fwd Gabrielsen, Scott (Vermont)
4 United States Fwd Hahn, Mark (UMBC)
No. Position Player
30 United States Fwd Kotz, Brad (Syracuse)
8 United States Fwd Manley, Greg (Loyola)
33 United States Fwd Martin, Gary (Penn State)
3 United States Fwd McGeady, Matt (Maryland)
28 United States Fwd McGeeney, John (UMBC)
9 United States Fwd McGrath, Steve (Washington & Lee)
1 United States Goalie Moschella, Mark (Drexel)
14 United States Goalie O'Brien, John
34 United States Fwd Resch, Tony (Yale)
7 Canada Fwd Tasker, Dave (Langara)
2 United States Fwd Tucker, John (Hopkins)
55 United States Fwd Wilson, Andy (Loyola)

See also

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