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
Finals 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	.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

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	.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
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:

• 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

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.