1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

Last updated
1996 MILL season
League Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationDecember 30, 1995 - April 12, 1996
Number of games10
Number of teams7
TV partner(s) ESPN and ESPN2
Regular season
League champions Buffalo Bandits
  Runners-up Philadelphia Wings
Season MVP Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Top scorer John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Champion's Cup
Champions Buffalo Bandits (3rd title)
  Runners-up Philadelphia Wings
Finals MVP Pat O'Toole (Buffalo)
MILL seasons

The 1996 season is the 10th season of the league that began on December 30, 1995, and concluded with the championship game on April 12, 1996.

Contents

Team movement

The Charlotte Cobras played their only season in 1996, in the process achieving the only winless season in the history of the league.

Teams

Black pog.svg Major Indoor Lacrosse League Teams
1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582
Boston Blazers Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter 17,850
Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325
Charlotte Cobras Charlotte, North Carolina Independence Arena 9,605
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 Buffalo Bandits –xyz1082.8000.03–25–0173127+4617.3012.70
2 Philadelphia Wings –x1082.8000.04–14–1165114+5116.5011.40
3 Boston Blazers –x1064.6002.04–12–3146114+3214.6011.40
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x1064.6002.04–12–3148137+1114.8013.70
5 Baltimore Thunder 1046.4004.03–21–4144163−1914.4016.30
6 New York Saints 1037.3005.02–31–4124144−2012.4014.40
7 Charlotte Cobras 10010.0008.00–50–585186−1018.5018.60

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 1996.

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship
      
4 Rochester 10
1 Buffalo18
2 Philadelphia 10
1 Buffalo15
3 Boston 8
2 Philadelphia10

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP Award Gary Gait Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year Award Darren FridgeBoston
Championship Game MVP Pat O'Toole Buffalo

Weekly awards

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

WeekPlayer of the Week
1J.J. Pearl
2 Steve Dietrich
3 Gary Gait
4Tom Phair
5Darren Fridge
6Andy Piazza
7 John Tavares
8Eric Seremet
9 Dallas Eliuk
10John Tavares
11John Tavares
12Steve Dietrich
13Charlie Blanchard
14Kevin Bilger

Monthly awards

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

MonthPlayer of the Month
JanGary Gait
FebJohn Tavares
MarJohn Tavares

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Second Team:

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsGary GaitPhiladelphia43
AssistsJim VeltmanBuffalo40
PointsJohn TavaresBuffalo81
Penalty MinutesTom PhairBuffalo53
Shots on GoalGary GaitPhiladelphia126
Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo125
Save PctPat O'TooleBuffalo76.3

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [2]
Buffalo Bandits514,88374,419
Philadelphia Wings514,64473,222
Boston Blazers58,35841,792
New York Saints57,91639,579
Rochester Knighthawks57,37636,881
Baltimore Thunder54,98724,934
Charlotte Cobras52,76013,802
League357,991279,695

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [2]
Buffalo Bandits215,33330,665
Philadelphia Wings112,09212,092
League314,25242,757

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1996 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "1996 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


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