1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1994 MILL season Major Indoor Lacrosse League Indoor lacrosse 6 8 January 8, 1994 - April 16, 1994 Draft National Lacrosse League entry draft John Webster Philadelphia Wings Regular season John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) National Lacrosse League MVP Award John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) 1994 MILL season National Buffalo Bandits Detroit Turbos American Philadelphia Wings New York Saints Champion's Cup Champion's Cup Philadelphia Wings (3rd title) Buffalo Bandits Paul Gait (Philadelphia) Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players MILL 1993 MILL season 1993 season 1995 MILL season 1995 season ESPNCrawford Dan August 20, 2001 National Lacrosse League strikes TV deal https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2001/08/20/daily4.html Columbus Business First and ESPN2Brown Doug January 8, 1994 MAJOR INDOOR LACROSSE LEAGUE PREVIEW https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/01/08/major-indoor-lacrosse-league-preview/ The Baltimore Sun 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."Lacrosse History: The Only NLL Game Ever Called Off Due To Fighting." https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215020/http://lacrosselime.com/entries/general/lacrosse-history-the-only-nll-game-ever-called-off-due-to-fighting 2014-05-12 Lacrosse Lime. LacrosseLime.com, 8 May 2014. Web. 08 May 2014. Team movement The only change in teams from the 1993 MILL season to 1994 was the loss of the Pittsburgh Bulls. Teams 1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League Division Team City Arena Capacity American Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582 New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,382 National Boston Blazers Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,448 Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325 Detroit Turbos Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 19,875 Map of teams left 10px American Division 10px National Division 2150 650 350 1350 270 United States 2150 United States 39.28 -76.62 Blue pog.svg 94 left Thunder #ffe7 United States 40.72 -73.59 Blue pog.svg 94 right Saints #ffe7 United States 39.90 -75.17 Blue pog.svg 94 right Wings #ffe7 United States 42.37 -71.06 Red pog.svg 94 right Blazers #ffe7 United States 42.88 -78.88 Red pog.svg 94 right Bandits #ffe7 United States 42.33 -83.05 Red pog.svg 94 left Turbos #ffe7 Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1994. Playoffs 1 Buffalo 16 2 Detroit 10 1 Philadelphia 17 2 New York 7 N1 Buffalo 15 A1 Philadelphia 26 Awards AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardJohn TavaresBuffaloRookie of the Year AwardTom MarechekPhiladelphiaChampionship Game MVPPaul GaitPhiladelphia 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. StatPlayerTeamNumberGoalsPaul GaitPhiladelphia31AssistsJim VeltmanBuffalo24PointsJohn TavaresBuffalo47Penalty MinutesBrian KronebergerBaltimore25Shots on GoalJohn TavaresBuffalo83Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo130Save PctDallas EliukPhiladelphia78.7 Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendancehttp://nllstats.com/allgames?season=1994 1994 Season nllstats.com 16 June 2023Buffalo Bandits 416,28465,136 Philadelphia Wings415,10260,408New York Saints 48,61834,473Boston Blazers48,17332,690Baltimore Thunder47,51730,066Detroit Turbos44,98319,932League2410,112242,705 Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 216,06032,120Philadelphia Wings110,794 10,794 League314,30542,914 See also 1994 in sports References 1994 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL MILL Category:Major Indoor Lacrosse League seasons