1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

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1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
League Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 3, 1988 - March 20, 1988
Number of games8
Number of teams4
Regular season
League champions Washington Wave
  Runners-up New Jersey Saints
Top scorer Joe Gold (Washington Wave)
Champion's Cup
Champions New Jersey Saints
  Runners-up Washington Wave
Finals MVP Larry Quinn (New Jersey)
Jeff Goldberg (New Jersey)
Eagle Pro / MILL seasons

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.

Contents

Team movement

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

Teams

Black pog.svg Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse Teams
1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582
New Jersey Saints East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,423
Washington Wave Landover, Maryland Capital Centre 18,130

Regular season

Reference: [2]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Washington Wave xyz862.7500.04022121117+415.1214.62
2 New Jersey Saints x853.6251.03122125112+1315.6214.00
3 Philadelphia Wings x835.3753.022139790+712.1211.25
4 Baltimore Thunder 826.2504.0220498122−2412.2515.25

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB:  Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship
2 New Jersey17
3 Philadelphia 10 1 Washington 16
2 New Jersey12

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Championship Game MVP (tie) Larry Quinn New 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 [3]
Save Pct.Kevin BilgerPhiladelphia77.2%
  1. "Box Lacrosse 101".
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 1988 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. Complete statistics unavailable; may not be accurate

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [1]
Philadelphia Wings412,27648,910
Washington Wave47,31429,254
New Jersey Saints46,09224,366
Baltimore Thunder46,03124,122
League167,916126,652

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [1]
Washington Wave18,2158,215
New Jersey Saints14,1184,118
League26,16712,333

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References


  1. 1 2 "1988 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.