1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season explained

1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
League:Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Sport:Indoor lacrosse
No Of Teams:4
No Of Games:8
Duration:January 3, 1988 - March 20, 1988
Season:Regular season
Top Scorer:Joe Gold (Washington Wave)
Top Scorer Link:1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
League Champs:Washington Wave
Second Place:New Jersey Saints
Finals:Champion's Cup
Finals Link:Champion's Cup
Finals Champ:New Jersey Saints
Finals Runner-Up:Washington Wave
Finals Mvp:Larry Quinn (New Jersey)
Jeff Goldberg (New Jersey)
Finals Mvp Link:Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players
Seasonslistnames:Eagle Pro / MILL
Prevseason Link:1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
Prevseason Year:1987 season
Nextseason Link:1989 MILL season
Nextseason Year:1989 season

The 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season is the 2nd season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse, that began on January 3, 1988, and concluded with the championship game on March 20. On May 15, 1988 the league was renamed Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL),[1] a name the league would keep for the next ten years.

Team movement

No teams were added, removed, or relocated for the 1988 season.

Teams

1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Team City Arena Capacity
Baltimore ThunderBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore Arena10,582
New Jersey SaintsEast Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne Arena19,040
Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSpectrum17,423
Washington WaveLandover, MarylandCapital Centre18,130

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Championship Game MVP (tie)Larry QuinnNew Jersey
Jeff GoldbergNew Jersey

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsMark GoldWashington22
AssistsJoe GoldWashington14
PointsJoe GoldWashington34
Penalty MinutesF. TashmanNew Jersey12
Shots on GoalJoe GoldWashington74
Loose BallsRick SowellWashington43[2]
Save Pct.Kevin BilgerPhiladelphia77.2%
  1. Web site: Box Lacrosse 101.
  2. Complete statistics unavailable; may not be accurate

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[3]
Philadelphia Wings412,27648,910
Washington Wave47,31429,254
New Jersey Saints 46,09224,366
Baltimore Thunder 46,03124,122
League167,916126,652

Playoffs

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance
Washington Wave 18,215 8,215
New Jersey Saints14,118 4,118
League26,16712,333

See also

References