1989 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1989 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 7, 1989 - April 7, 1989
Number of teams	6
Regular season
League champions	Philadelphia Wings
Runners-up	Detroit Turbos
Top scorer	Brad Kotz (Philadelphia Wings)
Champion's Cup
Champions	Philadelphia Wings
Runners-up	New York Saints
Champion's Cup MVP	John Tucker (Philadelphia)

The 1989 season began on January 7, 1989 and concluded with the championship game on April 7.

Team movement

1989 saw the MILL expand by two teams: the New England Blazers and the Detroit Turbos. The New Jersey Saints also moved to Long Island, New York, becoming the New York Saints.

Regular season

Reference: ^[1]

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

1	Philadelphia Wings – xyz	8	6	2	0.750	0.0	4–0	2–2	103	83	+20	12.88	10.38
2	Detroit Turbos – x	8	6	2	0.750	0.0	3–1	3–1	118	96	+22	14.75	12.00
3	New York Saints – x	8	6	2	0.750	0.0	2–2	4–0	104	87	+17	13.00	10.88
4	Baltimore Thunder	8	4	4	0.500	2.0	1–3	3–1	103	96	+7	12.88	12.00
5	New England Blazers	8	1	7	0.125	5.0	0–4	1–3	80	102	-22	10.00	12.75
6	Washington Wave	8	1	7	0.125	5.0	0–4	1–3	70	114	-44	8.75	14.25

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

Playoffs

Semifinals			Championship

			3	New York	10
3	New York	9**	1	Philadelphia	11
2	Detroit	8

* indicates an overtime period.

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Championship Game MVP	John Tucker	Philadelphia

Statistics leaders

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

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Brad Kotz	Philadelphia	28
Assists	John Tucker	Philadelphia	24
Points	Brad Kotz	Philadelphia	34
Penalty Minutes	Jeff Goldberg	New York	28
Shots on Goal	Brad Kotz	Philadelphia	66^[2]
Loose Balls	J. Fay	New England	57^[3]

↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1989 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
↑ Complete statistics unavailable; may not be accurate
↑ Complete statistics unavailable; may not be accurate

References

1989 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

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