Baltimore Thunder
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Former NLL professional box lacrosse team
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Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 1987 |
Last season | 1999 |
League | National Lacrosse League |
Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
Arena | Baltimore Arena |
Colors | Red, Yellow, Black |
Championships | 1 (1987) |
Division titles | 1 (1991) |
Later | Pittsburgh CrosseFire (2000) Washington Power (2001–2002) Colorado Mammoth (2003–present) |
The Baltimore Thunder were an American professional box lacrosse team and a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first then-Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in 1987.[1] After the 1999 season, the franchise moved three times, becoming the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000, the Washington Power in 2001, and finally the Colorado Mammoth in 2003, where it remains as of 2023.
Awards and honors
[edit ]Year | Player | Award |
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1987 | Buzz Sheain | Championship Game MVP |
1998 | Gary Gait | Most Valuable Player |
1999 | Gary Gait | Most Valuable Player |
1999 | Jesse Hubbard | Rookie of the Year |
All time record
[edit ]Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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1987 | 2–4 | 4th | 1–2 | 1–2 | 79 | 82 | Bob Griebe | Won Championship | |
1988 | 2–6 | 4th | 2–2 | 0–4 | 98 | 122 | John Stewart | Missed playoffs | |
1989 | 4–4 | 4th | 2–2 | 2–2 | 99 | 96 | John Stewart | Missed playoffs | |
1990 | 4–4 | 4th | 2–2 | 2–2 | 96 | 95 | John Stewart | Missed playoffs | |
1991 | American | 6–4 | 1st | 3–2 | 3–2 | 156 | 157 | John Stewart | Lost in semifinals |
1992 | American | 3–5 | 3rd | 2–2 | 1–3 | 117 | 147 | John Stewart | Lost in division semifinals |
1993 | American | 2–6 | 3rd | 1–3 | 1–3 | 122 | 147 | John Stewart | Missed playoffs |
1994 | American | 1–7 | 3rd | 1–3 | 0–4 | 93 | 113 | Skip Lichtfuss | Missed playoffs |
1995 | 3–5 | 5th | 2–2 | 1–3 | 98 | 117 | Skip Lichtfuss | Missed playoffs | |
1996 | 4–6 | 5th | 3–2 | 1–4 | 144 | 163 | Skip Lichtfuss | Missed playoffs | |
1997 | 2–8 | 6th | 1–4 | 1–4 | 125 | 165 | John Tucker | Missed playoffs | |
1998 | 8–4 | 2nd | 4–2 | 4–2 | 184 | 160 | John Tucker | Lost Championship | |
1999 | 8–4 | 2nd | 5–1 | 3–3 | 211 | 175 | John Tucker | Lost in semifinals | |
Total | 13 seasons | 49–67 | 29–29 | 20–38 | 1,622 | 1,739 | 1 championship |
Playoff results
[edit ]Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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1987 | Semifinals | Baltimore 14 | New Jersey 9 |
Championships | Baltimore 11 | Washington 10 | |
1991 | Semifinals[2] | Baltimore 12 | Detroit 14 |
1992 | Division Semifinals | Baltimore 12 | Philadelphia 14 |
1998 | Semifinals | Rochester 14 | Baltimore 15 |
Championship (Game 1) | Baltimore 12 | Philadelphia 16 | |
Championship (Game 2) | Philadelphia 17 | Baltimore 12 | |
1999 | Semifinals | Rochester 14 | Baltimore 12 |
Championships
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "The Complete History of the NLL | National Lacrosse League". www.nll.com. Retrieved 2020年11月09日.
- ^ "Box Scores - 4/6/1991 - National Lacrosse League 1991 Playoffs". www.nll.com. Archived from the original on 2014年02月21日.
External links
[edit ]Categories:
- Defunct National Lacrosse League teams
- Lacrosse in Baltimore
- Lacrosse clubs established in 1987
- Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1999
- Lacrosse teams in Maryland
- Major Indoor Lacrosse League teams
- 1987 establishments in Maryland
- 1999 disestablishments in Maryland
- Lacrosse clubs disestablished in the 1990s