1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season
1994 MILL season | |
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League | Major Indoor Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | January 8, 1994 - April 16, 1994 |
Number of games | 8 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | John Webster |
Picked by | Philadelphia Wings |
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 |
Finals MVP | Paul Gait (Philadelphia) |
The 1994 season is the 8th season of the league that 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]
Contents
1 Team movement
2 Regular season
3 All Star Game
4 Playoffs
5 Awards
5.1 Weekly awards
5.2 Monthly awards
5.3 All-Pro Teams
6 Statistics leaders
7 See also
8 References
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]
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 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 121 | 99 | +22 | 15.12 | 12.38 |
2 | Detroit Turbos – x | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 94 | 95 | -1 | 11.75 | 11.88 |
3 | Boston Blazers | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 11.62 | 11.38 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) – xy | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2 | New York Saints – x | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
3 | Baltimore Thunder | 8 | 1 | 7 | .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: 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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jan | Steve Dietrich |
Feb | Ted Dowling |
Mar | Paul Gait |
All-Pro Teams
First Team:
Gary Gait, Philadelphia
Paul Gait, Philadelphia- Tim Soudan, Boston
John Tavares, Buffalo
Jim Veltman, Buffalo
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)
Second Team:
- Stu Aird, Buffalo
Thomas Carmean, Boston- Lindsey Dixon, Baltimore
- Ted Dowling, Detroit
Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia
Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie)
Statistics leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
Stat | Player | Team | Number |
---|---|---|---|
Goals | Paul Gait | Philadelphia | 31 |
Assists | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 24 |
Points | John Tavares | Buffalo | 47 |
Penalty Minutes | Brian Kroneberger | Baltimore | 25 |
Shots on Goal | John Tavares | Buffalo | 83 |
Loose Balls | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 130 |
Save Pct | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia | 78.7 |
See also
- 1994 in sports
References
- 1994 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL
^ "Lacrosse History: The Only NLL Game Ever Called Off Due To Fighting." Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback MachineLacrosse Lime. LacrosseLime.com, 8 May 2014. Web. 08 May 2014.
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