1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

Last updated
1995 MILL season
League Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 7, 1995 - April 8, 1995
Number of games8
Number of teams6
TV partner(s) ESPN and ESPN2
Draft
Top draft pickCam Bomberry
Picked byRochester Knighthawks
Regular season
League champions Philadelphia Wings
  Runners-up Boston Blazers
Season MVP Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Top scorer Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Champion's Cup
Champions Philadelphia Wings (4th title)
  Runners-up Rochester Knighthawks
Finals MVP Gary Gait (Philadelphia)
MILL seasons

The 1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season is the 9th season of the league that began on January 7, 1995, and concluded with the championship game on April 8, 1995.

Contents

Team movement

1995 featured the debut of the Rochester Knighthawks to the MILL, replacing the Detroit Turbos.

Teams

Black pog.svg Major Indoor Lacrosse League Teams
1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582
Boston Blazers Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,448
Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325
New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CoreStates Spectrum 17,380
Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Rochester Community War Memorial 10,662

Regular season

Reference: [1]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Philadelphia Wings –xyz871.8750.04–03–111594+2114.3811.75
2 Boston Blazers –x853.6252.02–23–19391+211.6211.38
3 Rochester Knighthawks –x844.5003.03–11–39794+312.1211.75
4 Buffalo Bandits –x835.3754.02–21–3109108+113.6213.50
5 Baltimore Thunder 835.3754.02–21–398117−1912.2514.62
6 New York Saints 826.2505.01–31–38593−810.6211.62

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 1995.

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship
      
1 Philadelphia19
4 Buffalo 16
3 Rochester 14
1 Philadelphia15*
2 Boston 8
3 Rochester10

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP Award Gary Gait Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year Award Charlie LockwoodNew York
Championship Game MVP Gary Gait Philadelphia

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

WeekPlayer of the Week
1 Steve Dietrich
2Marty O'Neill
3 Tom Marechek
4No award given
5 Thomas Carmean
6J.J. Pearl
7Thomas Carmean
8 Steve Dietrich
9 Paul Gait
10 Gary Gait

Monthly awards

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

MonthPlayer of the Month
JanTed Dowling
FebGary Gait
MarPaul Gait

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Second Team:

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsGary GaitPhiladelphia30
AssistsTom CarmeanBoston27
PointsGary GaitPhiladelphia48
Penalty MinutesSteve GovettPhiladelphia39
Shots on GoalGary GaitPhiladelphia88
Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo91
Save PctDallas EliukPhiladelphia78.2

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [2]
Philadelphia Wings416,70666,823
Buffalo Bandits415,82763,306
New York Saints47,91635,765
Boston Blazers47,85030,321
Rochester Knighthawks47,38629,545
Baltimore Thunder46,00324,012
League2410,407249,772

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [2]
Philadelphia Wings114,82414,824
Buffalo Bandits110,55710,557
Rochester Knighthawks17,0277,027
League310,80332,408

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1995 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "1995 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.