Philadelphia Wings

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Philadelphia Wings
Founded: 1987
Stadion: Wells Fargo Center
Location: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Club colors: black, red, gray
Division: Eastern
Head coach: Lindsay Sanderson
General Manager: Lindsay Sanderson
Championships: 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001

The Philadelphia Wings are a team of the North American National Lacrosse League (NLL) and are based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . In 1987, the team was one of the founding members of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League, which was named Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) in 1989 and converted into the NLL in 1998. The Wings are the only team that have competed in all seasons in MILL / NLL history.

successes

After the team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the playoffs in its first two years , it was able to celebrate its first championship title in 1989 and repeat the success the following year. However, they missed the playoffs in 1991.

From 1992 to 1996 they were five times in a row in the finals and were able to win the championship twice. In 1998 the MILL was converted into the NLL and the Philadelphia Wings won the Champion's Cup , which was played for the first time and which was immediately awarded as a championship trophy.

After another win of the Champion's Cup in 2001, the team fell into a sporting hole and has not been able to reach the playoffs since then.

No other team in MILL / NLL history has as many championship titles with six as the Philadelphia Wings. There were also three further finals.

Season results

season division SN RS home Away ET GT Playoffs
1987   3-3 2. 2-1 1-2 86 82 Semifinals
1988   3-5 3. 2-2 1-3 97 90 Semifinals
1989   6-2 1. 4-0 2-2 122 96 championship
1990   6-2 2. 3-1 3-1 89 82 championship
1991 American 5-5 3. 3-2 2-3 129 131 not qualified
1992 American 3-5 2. 1-3 2-2 106 109 final
1993 American 7-1 1. 4-0 3-1 121 86 final
1994 American 6-2 1. 4-0 2-2 127 89 championship
1995   7-1 1. 4-0 3-1 115 94 championship
1996   8-2 1. 4-1 4-1 165 114 final
1997   7-3 1. 3-2 4-1 137 115 Semifinals
1998   9-3 1. 3-3 6-0 166 148 championship
1999   5-7 4th 4-2 1-5 153 153 Semifinals
2000   7-5 4th 4-2 3-3 172 165 Semifinals
2001   10-4 2. 6-1 4-3 205 177 championship
2002 Eastern 8-8 2. 6-2 2-6 222 237 not qualified
2003 Eastern 8-8 2. 6-2 2-6 203 209 not qualified
2004 Eastern 7-9 4th 3-5 4-4 192 198 not qualified
2005 Eastern 6-10 4th 3-5 3-5 213 218 not qualified
2006 Eastern 8-8 5. 5-3 3-5 184 184 not qualified
Total 20 seasons 129-93   74-37 55-56 3004 2777
Playoff overall   16-8   10-3 6-5 316 279  

SN = victories-defeats; RS = division placement of the regular season; ET = goals scored; GT = goals conceded;

Blocked shirt numbers

42 - Tom Marechek ( 2006 )

These jerseys hang as banners in the Wachovia Center . The numbers will no longer be given to any Philadelphia Wings player.

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