 the new jersey saints were one of the founding teams in the eagle pro box lacrosse league (renamed in 1989 to the major indoor lacrosse league, and then again in 1998 to the national lacrosse league). they played at the brendan byrne arena in east rutherford, new jersey. the saints won the 1988 eagle pro championship. after the 1988 season, they moved to long island, new york and became the new york saints. ==awards & honors== {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" | year || player || award |- | rowspan="2" | 1988 || larry quinn || championship game mvp (tie) |- | jeff goldberg || championship game mvp (tie) |} ==all time record== {| class="wikitable" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- align=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! season !! division !! w-l !! finish !! home !! road !! gf !! ga !! coach !! playoffs |- align=center | 1987 || &nbsp; || 5-1 || 1st || 3-0 || 2-1 || 88 || 75 || bob engelke || lost in semifinals |- align=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988 || &nbsp; || 5-3 || 2nd || 3-1 || 2-2 || 127 || 112 || bob engelke || won championship |- align=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! total !! 2 seasons !! 10-4 !! &nbsp; !! 6-1 !! 4-3 !! 215 !! 187 !! &nbsp; !! &nbsp; |} ==playoff results== {| class="wikitable" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- align=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! season !! game !! visiting !! home |- align=center | 1987 || semifinals || baltimore 14 || new jersey 9 |- align=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |rowspan="2"| 1988 || semifinals || philadelphia 10 || new jersey 12 |- align=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | championships || new jersey 17 || washington 16 |} ==championships==    ==external links== *indoor lacrosse; n.j. saints win in season opener, new york times, january 04, 1988 
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