1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season
League	Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 10, 1987 - March 21, 1987
Number of teams	4
Regular season
League champions	New Jersey Saints
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Top scorer	John Tucker (Philadelphia Wings)
Champion's Cup
Champions	Baltimore Thunder
Runners-up	Washington Wave
Finals MVP	Buzz Sheain (Baltimore)

1987 was the inaugural season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. The season began on January 10, 1987 and concluded with the championship game on March 21.

Regular season

Reference:

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	New Jersey Saints – xyz	6	5	1	.833	0.0	3–0	2–1	88	75	+13	14.67	12.50
2	Philadelphia Wings – x	6	3	3	.500	2.0	2–1	1–2	86	82	+4	14.33	13.67
3	Washington Wave – x	6	2	4	.333	3.0	1–2	1–2	83	97	-14	13.83	16.17
4	Baltimore Thunder – x	6	2	4	.333	3.0	1–2	1–2	79	82	-3	13.17	13.67

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
	1	New Jersey	9
	4	Baltimore	14
						3	Washington	10
						4	Baltimore	11
	2	Philadelphia	15
	3	Washington	20

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Championship Game MVP	Buzz Sheain	Baltimore

Statistics leaders

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Mike French	Philadelphia	14
Assists	John Tucker	Philadelphia	14
	John Lamon	Washington	14
Points	John Tucker	Philadelphia	26
Shots on Goal	Paul French	Philadelphia	49

See also

• 1987 in sports
• 1987 Philadelphia Wings

References

• 1987 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL