1987 Philadelphia Wings season explained

Season:1987
Seasonlink:1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
League:Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Team:Philadelphia Wings
Teamlink:Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:3-4
Homerecord:2-1
Roadrecord:1-2
Goalsfor:86
Goalsagainst:82
Generalmanager:David Huntley
Coach:Steve Wey
Arena:Wachovia Spectrum
Attendance:10,972
Goalsleader:Mike French (14)
Assistsleader:John Tucker (14)
Pointsleader:John Tucker (26)
Nextseason Link:1988 Philadelphia Wings season
Nextseason Year:1988 season

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. While the Wings went only 3-4 that first season including a loss in the playoffs, they drew an average of almost 12,000 fans to their three 1987 regular season games.

Some of the early stars of those teams included Mike French, Hall of Fame college player at Cornell and a current team executive, as well as John Grant Sr., father of current NLL star John Grant Jr.

Results

Game log

Reference:[1]

Date at/vs.Opponent Score AttendanceRecord
1 January 10, 1987 at New Jersey Saints 8 - 11 5,976 Loss
2 January 24, 1987 at Baltimore Thunder 19 - 20 6,593 Loss
3 January 31, 1987 vs. New Jersey Saints 17 - 11 14,189 Win
4 February 14, 1987 vs. Washington Wave 15 - 12 10,088 Win
5 February 22, 1987 vs. Baltimore Thunder 8 - 14 11,583 Loss
6 January 25, 1987 at Washington Wave 19 - 14 8,100 Win
7(p) March 8, 1987 vs. Washington Wave 15 - 20 8,027 Loss
(p) - denotes playoff game

1987 Highlights

Roster

Reference:[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wingszone.com/whistory/history.htm WingsZone History Archive
  2. http://www.wingszone.com/whistory/history.htm WingsZone History Archive