1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

Sports season

1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

League| Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Sport| Indoor lacrosse
Duration| January 3, 1988 - March 20, 1988
Number of games| 8
Number of teams| 4
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

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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

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

### Teams

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Thunder

Saints

Wings

Wave

Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse Teams

1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League

Team | City | Arena | Capacity
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

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Reference: [2]

P| Team| GP| W| L| PCT| GB| Home| Road| GF| GA| Diff| GF/GP| GA/GP

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1| Washington Wave - xyz| 8| 6| 2| .750| 0.0| 4-0| 2-2| 121| 117| +4| 15.12| 14.62
2| New Jersey Saints - x| 8| 5| 3| .625| 1.0| 3-1| 2-2| 125| 112| +13| 15.62| 14.00
3| Philadelphia Wings - x| 8| 3| 5| .375| 3.0| 2-2| 1-3| 97| 90| +7| 12.12| 11.25
4| Baltimore Thunder| 8| 2| 6| .250| 4.0| 2-2| 0-4| 98| 122| −24| 12.25| 15.25

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

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| Semifinals | | | Championship |

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| | | | 2 | New Jersey | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 10 | | | 1 | Washington | 16 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 12 | | | |

## Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Championship Game MVP (tie)  | Larry Quinn | New Jersey
Jeff Goldberg  | New Jersey

## Statistics leaders

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

Stat | Player | Team | Number

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Goals | Mark Gold | Washington | 22
Assists | Joe Gold | Washington | 14
Points | Joe Gold | Washington | 34
Penalty Minutes | F. Tashman | New Jersey | 12
Shots on Goal | Joe Gold | Washington | 74
Loose Balls | Rick Sowell | Washington | 43[3]
Save Pct. | Kevin Bilger | Philadelphia | 77.2%

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

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### Regular Season

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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[1]

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Philadelphia Wings  | 4  | 12,276  | 48,910
Washington Wave  | 4  | 7,314  | 29,254
New Jersey Saints  | 4  | 6,092  | 24,366
Baltimore Thunder  | 4  | 6,031  | 24,122
League | 16 | 7,916 | 126,652

### Playoffs

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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[1]

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Washington Wave  | 1  | 8,215  | 8,215
New Jersey Saints  | 1  | 4,118  | 4,118
League | 2 | 6,167 | 12,333

## See also

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* 1988 in sports
* 1988 Philadelphia Wings

## References

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* 1988 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

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