1990 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1990 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 5, 1990 - April 13, 1990
Number of games	8
Number of teams	6
Draft
Top draft pick	Brendan Kelly
Picked by	Pittsburgh Bulls
Regular season
League champions	New England Blazers
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Top scorer	Paul Gait (Detroit Turbos)
Champion's Cup
Champions	Philadelphia Wings (2nd title)
Runners-up	New England Blazers
Finals MVP	Brad Kotz (Philadelphia)
MILL seasons
← 1989 season 1991 season →

The 1990 season is the 4th season of the league that began on January 5, 1990, and concluded with the championship game on April 13.

Team movement

The Pittsburgh Bulls made their MILL debut in 1990, while the Washington Wave ceased operations.

Teams

Thunder

Turbos

Blazers

Saints

Wings

Bulls

Major Indoor Lacrosse League Teams

1990 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Baltimore Thunder	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena	10,582
Detroit Turbos	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	19,875
New England Blazers	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Centrum	12,135
New York Saints	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	16,297
Philadelphia Wings	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Spectrum	17,423
Pittsburgh Bulls	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Civic Arena	16,025

Regular season

Reference: ^[1]

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	New England Blazers –xyz	8	6	2	.750	0.0	3–1	3–1	95	80	+15	11.88	10.00
2	Philadelphia Wings –x	8	6	2	.750	0.0	3–1	3–1	89	82	+7	11.12	10.25
3	New York Saints –x	8	4	4	.500	2.0	1–3	3–1	77	78	−1	9.62	9.75
4	Baltimore Thunder	8	4	4	.500	2.0	2–2	2–2	96	95	+1	12.00	11.88
5	Pittsburgh Bulls	8	3	5	.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	86	86	−-0	10.75	10.75
6	Detroit Turbos	8	1	7	.125	5.0	1–3	0–4	89	111	−22	11.12	13.88

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
						2	Philadelphia	17
	3	New York	8			1	New England	7
	2	Philadelphia	9

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Championship Game MVP	Brad Kotz	Philadelphia

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

• John Fay, New England
• Brad Kotz, Philadelphia
• Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh
• Rick Sowell, Baltimore
• John Tucker, Philadelphia
• Ted Sawicki, Detroit (goalie)

Second Team:

• Don Borges, New York
• Toby Boucher, New England
• Ron Martinello, Detroit
• Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh
• Tim Welsh, Baltimore
• Dan O'Neill, Boston (goalie)

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Brian Nikula	Pittsburgh	20
Assists	Terry Martinello	Detroit	20
Points	Terry Martinello	Detroit	34
Penalty Minutes	K. Forrester	Pittsburgh	28
Shots on Goal	Brian Nikula	Pittsburgh	70

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance [2]
Philadelphia Wings	4	16,298	65,193
Detroit Turbos	4	11,910	47,639
Pittsburgh Bulls	4	10,840	43,359
Baltimore Thunder	4	9,556	38,223
New England Blazers	4	8,807	35,228
New York Saints	4	8,206	32,822
League	24	10,936	262,464

Playoffs

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance [2]
Philadelphia Wings	1	13,552	13,552
New England Blazers	1	11,479	11,479
League	2	12,516	25,031

See also

• 1990 in sports

References

• 1990 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL ^{[ usurped ]}

1. "National Lacrosse League - 1990 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
2. "1990 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.