1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1996 MILL season Major Indoor Lacrosse League Indoor lacrosse 7 10 December 30, 1995 - April 12, 1996 Regular season Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings) National Lacrosse League MVP Award John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) 1996 MILL season Buffalo Bandits Philadelphia Wings Champion's Cup Champion's Cup Buffalo Bandits (3rd title) Philadelphia Wings Pat O'Toole (Buffalo) Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players MILL 1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season 1995 season 1997 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season 1997 season ESPN and ESPN2 The 1996 season is the 10th season of the league that 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. Teams 1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League Team City Arena Capacity Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582 Boston Blazers Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter 17,850 Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,325 Charlotte Cobras Charlotte, North Carolina Independence Arena 9,605 New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CoreStates Spectrum 17,380 Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Rochester Community War Memorial 10,662 Map of teams left 10px Major Indoor Lacrosse League Teams 1325 450 350 850 160 United States 1325 United States 39.28 -76.62 Black pog.svg 94 left Thunder #ffe7 United States 42.37 -71.06 Black pog.svg 94 right Blazers #ffe7 United States 42.88 -78.88 Black pog.svg 94 left Bandits #ffe7 United States 35.21 -80.80 Black pog.svg 94 right Cobras #ffe7 United States 40.72 -73.59 Black pog.svg 94 right Saints #ffe7 United States 39.90 -75.17 Black pog.svg 94 right Wings #ffe7 United States 43.15 -77.61 Black pog.svg 94 right Knighthawks #ffe7 Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1996. Playoffs Semifinals Championship 4 Rochester 10 1 Buffalo 18 3 Boston 8 2 Philadelphia 10 2 Philadelphia 10 1 Buffalo 15 Awards AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardGary GaitPhiladelphiaRookie of the Year AwardDarren FridgeBostonChampionship Game MVPPat O'TooleBuffalo 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. StatPlayerTeamNumberGoalsGary GaitPhiladelphia43AssistsJim VeltmanBuffalo40PointsJohn TavaresBuffalo81Penalty MinutesTom PhairBuffalo53Shots on GoalGary GaitPhiladelphia126Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo125Save PctPat O'TooleBuffalo76.3 Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendancehttp://nllstats.com/allgames?season=1996 1996 Season nllstats.com 16 June 2023Buffalo Bandits 514,88374,419Philadelphia Wings514,64473,222Boston Blazers58,35841,792New York Saints 57,91639,579Rochester Knighthawks57,37636,881Baltimore Thunder 54,98724,934Charlotte Cobras 52,76013,802League357,991279,695 Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 215,33330,665Philadelphia Wings112,092 12,092 League314,25242,757 See also 1996 in sports References 1996 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL MILL Category:Major Indoor Lacrosse League seasons