1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1996 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 30, 1995 - April 12, 1996
Number of teams	7
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
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Champion's Cup MVP	Pat O'Toole (Buffalo)

The 1996 season began on December 30, 1995 and concluded with the championship game on April 12, 1996.

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.

Regular season

Reference: ^[1]

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

1	Buffalo Bandits – xyz	10	8	2	0.800	0.0	3–2	5–0	173	127	+46	17.30	12.70
2	Philadelphia Wings – x	10	8	2	0.800	0.0	4–1	4–1	165	114	+51	16.50	11.40
3	Boston Blazers – x	10	6	4	0.600	2.0	4–1	2–3	146	114	+32	14.60	11.40
4	Rochester Knighthawks – x	10	6	4	0.600	2.0	4–1	2–3	148	137	+11	14.80	13.70
5	Baltimore Thunder	10	4	6	0.400	4.0	3–2	1–4	144	163	-19	14.40	16.30
6	New York Saints	10	3	7	0.300	5.0	2–3	1–4	124	144	-20	12.40	14.40
7	Charlotte Cobras	10	0	10	0.000	8.0	0–5	0–5	85	186	-101	8.50	18.60

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–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 1996.

Playoffs

Semifinals			Championship


4	Rochester	10

1	Buffalo	18
			2	Philadelphia	10

			1	Buffalo	15
3	Boston	8

2	Philadelphia	10

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	Gary Gait	Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year Award	Darren Fridge	Boston
Championship Game MVP	Pat O'Toole	Buffalo

Weekly awards

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

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

Monthly awards

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

Month	Player of the Month
Jan	Gary Gait
Feb	John Tavares
Mar	John Tavares

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Gary Gait, Philadelphia
Paul Gait, Rochester
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia
John Tavares, Buffalo
Jim Veltman, Buffalo
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)

Second Team:

Chris Bates, Charlotte
Thomas Carmean, Boston
Chris Driscoll, Rochester
Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia
Duane Jacobs, Rochester
Steve Dietrich, Rochester (goalie)

Statistics leaders

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

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Gary Gait	Philadelphia	43
Assists	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	40
Points	John Tavares	Buffalo	81
Penalty Minutes	Tom Phair	Buffalo	53
Shots on Goal	Gary Gait	Philadelphia	126
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	125
Save Pct	Pat O'Toole	Buffalo	76.3

References

1996 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1996 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

National Lacrosse League seasons

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