1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

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1994 MILL season
League Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 8, 1994 - April 16, 1994
Number of games8
Number of teams6
TV partner(s) ESPN [1] and ESPN2 [2]
Draft
Top draft pickJohn Webster
Picked byPhiladelphia Wings
Regular season
Season MVP John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Top scorer John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
National champions Buffalo Bandits
  National runners-up Detroit Turbos
American champions Philadelphia Wings
  American runners-up New York Saints
Champion's Cup
Champions Philadelphia Wings
  Runners-up Buffalo Bandits
Finals MVP Paul Gait (Philadelphia)
MILL seasons

The 1994 season is the 8th season of the league that began on January 8, 1994, and concluded with the championship game on April 16. In this season, a game between the Detroit Turbos and Philadelphia Wings, was the only game in MILL history to be called off exclusively for fighting. [3]

Contents

Team movement

The only change in teams from the 1993 MILL season to 1994 was the loss of the Pittsburgh Bulls.

Teams

Blue pog.svg American Division Red pog.svg National Division
1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
DivisionTeamCityArenaCapacity
American Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582
New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,382
National Boston Blazers Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,448
Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325
Detroit Turbos Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 19,875

Regular season

Reference: [4]

National Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz862.7500.03–13–112199+2215.1212.38
2 Detroit Turbos –x853.6251.03–12–29495−111.7511.88
3 Boston Blazers 844.5002.01–33–19391+211.6211.38
American Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Philadelphia Wings –xy862.7500.04–02–200−-00.000.00
2 New York Saints –x826.2504.02–20–400−-00.000.00
3 Baltimore Thunder 817.1255.01–30–400−-00.000.00

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

All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1994.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Buffalo16
2 Detroit 10
N1 Buffalo 15
A1 Philadelphia26
1 Philadelphia17
2 New York 7

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP Award John Tavares Buffalo
Rookie of the Year Award Tom Marechek Philadelphia
Championship Game MVP Paul Gait Philadelphia

Weekly awards

In 1994, the MILL began awarding "Player of the Week" honours.

WeekPlayer of the Week
1No award given
2 John Tavares
3Tim Soudan
4 Jim Veltman
5 Thomas Carmean
6Marty O'Neill
7Sal LoCascio
8Ted Dowling
9Kevin Bilger
10 Dallas Eliuk
11No award given

Monthly awards

An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.

MonthPlayer of the Month
Jan Steve Dietrich
FebTed Dowling
Mar Paul Gait

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Second Team:

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsPaul GaitPhiladelphia31
AssistsJim VeltmanBuffalo24
PointsJohn TavaresBuffalo47
Penalty MinutesBrian KronebergerBaltimore25
Shots on GoalJohn TavaresBuffalo83
Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo130
Save PctDallas EliukPhiladelphia78.7

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [5]
Buffalo Bandits416,28465,136
Philadelphia Wings415,10260,408
New York Saints48,61834,473
Boston Blazers48,17332,690
Baltimore Thunder47,51730,066
Detroit Turbos44,98319,932
League2410,112242,705

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [5]
Buffalo Bandits216,06032,120
Philadelphia Wings110,79410,794
League314,30542,914

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Crawford, Dan (August 20, 2001). "National Lacrosse League strikes TV deal". Columbus Business First.
  2. ↑ Brown, Doug (January 8, 1994). "MAJOR INDOOR LACROSSE LEAGUE PREVIEW". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ↑ "Lacrosse History: The Only NLL Game Ever Called Off Due To Fighting." Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Lacrosse Lime. LacrosseLime.com, 8 May 2014. Web. 08 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1994 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "1994 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


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