Philadelphia Wings

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Philadelphia Wings
Division	Eastern
Founded	1987
Home arena	Wachovia Center
Based in	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Colors	Black, Red, Grey
Head coach	Lindsay Sanderson
General manager	Lindsay Sanderson
PLPA Representative	Jeff Ratcliffe
Local media	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Championships	1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001
Division Championships
Website	www.wingslax.com

The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Wings had played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1987 to 1997. The Wings are the only continuous franchise in National Lacrosse League history. They are also the only major league world championship team in Philadelphia since the Sixers won the NBA Championship in 1983.

In typical Philadelphia fashion, Wings fans will greet opposing players by shouting "sucks" after each of their names are announced. In recent years, the opposing coaches, the referees and shot clock operator's names are also announced to the tune of "sucks" after each. There are a few exceptions to this past time; the last name announced is the shot clock operator, usually local Philadelphian Joe Fratoni, who is cheered by the audience. Some former Wings players, especially Dallas Eliuk and Gary Gait, are applauded for their previous time spent with the Wings.

In 2006, Tom "Hollywood" Marechek became the first Wings player to have his number, 42, retired.

[edit] All time Record

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Playoffs
1987		3-3	2nd	2-1	1-2	86	82	Lost in semifinals
1988		3-5	3rd	2-2	1-3	97	90	Lost in semifinals
1989		6-2	1st	4-0	2-2	122	96	Won Championship
1990		6-2	2nd	3-1	3-1	89	82	Won Championship
1991	American	5-5	3rd	3-2	2-3	129	131	Missed playoffs
1992	American	3-5	2nd	1-3	2-2	106	109	Lost Championship
1993	American	7-1	1st	4-0	3-1	121	86	Lost Championship
1994	American	6-2	1st	4-0	2-2	127	89	Won Championship
1995		7-1	1st	4-0	3-1	115	94	Won Championship
1996		8-2	T-1st	4-1	4-1	165	114	Lost Championship
1997		7-3	1st	3-2	4-1	137	115	Lost in semifinals
1998		9-3	1st	3-3	6-0	166	148	Won Championship
1999		5-7	4th	4-2	1-5	153	153	Lost in semifinals
2000		7-5	4th	4-2	3-3	172	165	Lost in semifinals
2001		10-4	2nd	6-1	4-3	205	177	Won Championship
2002	Eastern	8-8	2nd	6-2	2-6	222	237	Missed playoffs
2003	Eastern	8-8	2nd	6-2	2-6	203	209	Missed playoffs
2004	Eastern	7-9	4th	3-5	4-4	192	198	Missed playoffs
2005	Eastern	6-10	4th	3-5	3-5	213	218	Missed playoffs
2006	Eastern	8-8	5th	5-3	3-5	184	184	Missed playoffs
Total	20 seasons	129-93		74-37	55-56	3,004	2,777
Playoff Totals		16-8		10-3	6-5	316	279

[edit] Playoff Results

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
1987	Semifinals	Washington 20	Philadelphia 15
1988	Semifinals	Philadelphia 10	New Jersey 12
1989	Championship	New York 10	Philadelphia 11
1990	Semifinals	New York 8	Philadelphia 9
	Championship	Philadelphia 17	New England 7
1992	Division Semifinal	Baltimore 12	Philadelphia 14
	Division Final	Philadelphia 8	New York 6
	Championship	Buffalo 11	Philadelphia 10 (OT)
1993	Division Final	New York 9	Philadelphia 17
	Championship	Philadelphia 12	Buffalo 13
1994	Division Final	New York 7	Philadelphia 17
	Championship	Philadelphia 26	Buffalo 15
1995	Semifinals	Philadelphia 19	Buffalo 16
	Championship	Rochester 14	Philadelphia 15 OT
1996	Semifinals	Boston 8	Philadelphia 10
	Championship	Philadelphia 10	Buffalo 15
1997	Semifinals	Rochester 15	Philadelphia 13
1998	Semifinals	Buffalo 12	Philadelphia 17
	Championship (Game 1)	Baltimore 12	Philadelphia 16
	Championship (Game 2)	Philadelphia 17	Baltimore 12
1999	Semifinals	Philadelphia 2	Toronto 13
2000	Semifinals	Philadelphia 10	Toronto 14
2001	Semifinals	Rochester 11	Philadelphia 12
	Championships	Philadelphia 9	Toronto 8

[edit] See also

• 1974-75 Philadelphia Wings team

Preceded by: New Jersey Saints	Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1989,1990	Succeeded by: Detroit Turbos
Preceded by: Buffalo Bandits	Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1994,1995	Succeeded by: Buffalo Bandits
Preceded by: Rochester Knighthawks (MILL)	National Lacrosse League Champions 1998	Succeeded by: Toronto Rock
Preceded by: Toronto Rock	National Lacrosse League Champions 2001	Succeeded by: Toronto Rock

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NLL Awards: Champion's Cup | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Defenseman of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsmanship Award | Les Bartley Award | GM of the Year | Executive of the Year
NLL Articles: All-Star Game | Players' Association | Family relations | Hall of Fame | Season reviews | Former teams
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Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center		HP Pavilion | Jobing.com Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena
1The New York Titans play four of their home games at Madison Square Garden. 2The New York Titans play four of their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.