1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1994 MILL season
League Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
Duration January 8, 1994 - April 16, 1994
Number of teams 6
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
Champion's Cup MVP Paul Gait (Philadelphia)

The 1994 season 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.[1]

Team movement

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

Regular season

Reference: [2]

National Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits – xyz 8 6 2 0.750 0.0 3–1 3–1 121 99 +22 15.13 12.38
2 Detroit Turbos – x 8 5 3 0.625 1.0 3–1 2–2 94 95 -1 11.75 11.88
3 Boston Blazers 8 4 4 0.500 2.0 1–3 3–1 93 91 +2 11.63 11.38
American Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Philadelphia Wings – xy 8 6 2 0.750 0.0 4–0 2–2 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2 New York Saints – x 8 2 6 0.250 4.0 2–2 0–4 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
3 Baltimore Thunder 8 1 7 0.125 5.0 1–3 0–4 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

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–LossesGB–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 Buffalo 16
2 Detroit 10
N1 Buffalo 15
A1 Philadelphia 26
1 Philadelphia 17
2 New York 7

Awards

Award Winner Team
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.

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

Monthly awards

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

Month Player of the Month
Jan Steve Dietrich
Feb Ted 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lacrosse History: The Only NLL Game Ever Called Off Due To Fighting."Lacrosse Lime. LacrosseLime.com, 8 May 2014. Web. 08 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1994 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.