The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, from 1989 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002–03 season and were officially defunct in 2006.
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Division | American/Eastern |
| Team history | New Jersey Saints (1987–1988) |
| Location | Uniondale, New York |
| Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Colors | Blue, Maroon, Brown, White |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1992 |
| Formerly | New Jersey Saints |
The Saints had played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1987 to 1988 in New Jersey (at Brendan Byrne Arena) as the New Jersey Saints. The Saints won the 1988 MILL championship.
Awards and honors
edit| Year | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Charlie Lockwood | Rookie of the Year |
| 2004 | Chris Driscoll | Sportsmanship Award |
All-time record
edit| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6–2 | 3rd | 2–2 | 4–0 | 103 | 87 | Bob Engelke | Lost Championship | |
| 1990 | 4–4 | 3rd | 1–3 | 3–1 | 77 | 78 | Bob Engelke | Lost in semifinals | |
| 1991 | American | 5–5 | 2nd | 3–2 | 2–3 | 146 | 131 | Bob Engelke | Missed playoffs |
| 1992 | American | 5–3 | 1st | 3–1 | 2–2 | 104 | 101 | Bob Engelke | Lost in division finals |
| 1993 | American | 5–3 | 2nd | 3–1 | 2–2 | 88 | 89 | William Dougherty | Lost in division finals |
| 1994 | American | 2–6 | 2nd | 2–2 | 0–4 | 81 | 102 | William Dougherty | Lost in division finals |
| 1995 | 2–6 | 6th | 1–3 | 1–3 | 83 | 93 | William Dougherty | Missed playoffs | |
| 1996 | 3-7 | 6th | 2-3 | 1-4 | 125 | 144 | Vinnie Pfeifer | Missed playoffs | |
| 1997 | 6–4 | 2nd | 4–1 | 2–3 | 134 | 127 | Vinnie Pfeifer | Lost in semifinals | |
| 1998 | 5–7 | 6th | 3–3 | 2–4 | 167 | 165 | Vinnie Pfeifer, Norm Engelke, John Phillips[1] |
Missed playoffs | |
| 1999 | 5–7 | 5th | 2–4 | 3–3 | 149 | 156 | Scott Huff | Missed playoffs | |
| 2000 | 3–9 | 7th | 2–4 | 1–5 | 152 | 194 | Scott Huff | Missed playoffs | |
| 2001 | 6–8 | 6th | 3–4 | 3–4 | 179 | 181 | Sal LoCascio | Missed playoffs | |
| 2002 | Eastern | 5–11 | 3rd | 3–5 | 2–6 | 200 | 249 | Sal LoCascio | Missed playoffs |
| 2003 | Eastern | 3–13 | 3rd | 3–5 | 0–8 | 198 | 239 | Pat McCabe | Missed playoffs |
| Total | 15 seasons | 75–95 | 37–43 | 28–52 | 1,986 | 2,136 | 0 championships | ||
- ^ Engelke and Phillips were "co-coaches" after Pfeifer resigned
Playoff results
edit| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Semifinals | New York 9 | Detroit 8 (2OT) |
| Championships | New York 10 | Philadelphia 11 | |
| 1990 | Semifinals | New York 8 | Philadelphia 9 |
| 1992 | Division Finals | Philadelphia 8 | New York 6 |
| 1993 | Division Semifinals | Baltimore 9 | New York 10 |
| Division Finals | New York 9 | Philadelphia 17 | |
| 1994 | Division Finals | New York 7 | Philadelphia 17 |
| 1997 | Semifinals | New York 10 | Buffalo 19 |