1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season
1993 MILL season | |
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League | Major Indoor Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | January 9, 1993 - April 10, 1993 |
Number of teams | 7 |
Regular season | |
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 | Buffalo Bandits |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Wings |
Finals MVP | John Tavares (Buffalo) |
The 1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season began on January 9, 1993, and concluded with the championship game on April 10. 1993 saw the only undefeated season in the history of the MILL/NLL; the Buffalo Bandits won all eight of their regular season games, then defeated Boston in the Divisional finals and Philadelphia in the Championship game to finish with a perfect 10-0 record.
Team movement
1993 saw no team changes from the 1992 season. The next season to see no team changes from the previous season did not occur until 2013.
Regular season
Reference: [1]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 143 | 108 | +35 | 17.88 | 13.50 |
2 | Detroit Turbos – x | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 108 | 122 | -14 | 13.50 | 15.25 |
3 | Boston Blazers – x | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 93 | 103 | -10 | 11.62 | 12.88 |
4 | Pittsburgh Bulls | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7.0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 97 | 107 | -10 | 12.12 | 13.38 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Philadelphia Wings – xy | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0.0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 121 | 96 | +25 | 15.12 | 12.00 |
2 | New York Saints – x | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 88 | 89 | -1 | 11.00 | 11.12 |
3 | Baltimore Thunder – x | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 122 | 147 | -25 | 15.25 | 18.38 |
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 1993.
Playoffs
Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Finals | Championship | |||||||||||
2 | Boston | 10 | |||||||||||
National Division | |||||||||||||
1 | Buffalo | 12 | |||||||||||
3 | Detroit | 5 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston | 18 | |||||||||||
N1 | Buffalo | 13 | |||||||||||
A1 | Philadelphia | 12 | |||||||||||
3 | Baltimore | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | New York | 10 | |||||||||||
2 | New York | 9 | |||||||||||
American Division | |||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 17 | |||||||||||
- Buffalo hosted the championship game.
Awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Championship Game MVP | John Tavares | Buffalo |
All-Pro Teams
First Team:
- Gary Gait, Philadelphia
- Paul Gait, Philadelphia
- Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh
- John Tavares, Buffalo
- Jim Veltman, Buffalo
- Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)
Second Team:
- Thomas Carmean, Boston
- Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
- Derek Keenan, Buffalo
- Rob Shek, Philadelphia
- John Tucker, Baltimore
- Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie)
Statistics leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
Stat | Player | Team | Number |
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Goals | John Tavares | Buffalo | 35 |
Assists | John Tavares | Buffalo | 23 |
Points | John Tavares | Buffalo | 58 |
Penalty Minutes | Pat Welsh | Baltimore | 38 |
Shots on Goal | Paul Gait | Detroit | 91 |
Loose Balls | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 102 |
See also
References
- ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 1993 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.