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Wikipedia / Baltimore Thunder

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. 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 2026.

Awards and honors

Year

Player

Award

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

Season

Division

W-L

Finish

Home

Road

GF

GA

Coach

Playoffs

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

Season

Game

Visiting

Home

1987

Semifinals

Baltimore 14

New Jersey 9

Championships

Baltimore 11

Washington 10

1991

Semifinals

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

References