1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

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| title =1993 MILL season

| league =Major Indoor Lacrosse League

| sport =Indoor lacrosse

| logo =

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| no_of_teams =7

| no_of_games =8

| duration =January 9, 1993 - April 10, 1993

| draft =Draft

| draft_link = National Lacrosse League entry draft

| top_pick = Jim Buczek

| picked_by = Pittsburgh Bulls

| season =Regular season

| top_scorer =John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)

| top_scorer_link =1993 MILL season

| conf1 =National

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| conf1_champ =Buffalo Bandits

| conf1_runner-up =Detroit Turbos

| conf2 =American

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ =Philadelphia Wings

| conf2_runner-up =New York Saints

| finals =Champion's Cup

| finals_link =Champion's Cup

| finals_champ =Buffalo Bandits

| finals_runner-up =Philadelphia Wings

| finals_MVP =John Tavares (Buffalo)

| finals_MVP_link =Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players

| seasonslistnames = MILL

| prevseason_link = 1992 MILL season

| prevseason_year = 1992 season

| nextseason_link = 1994 MILL season

| nextseason_year = 1994 season

| TV = Prime Network{{cite web |url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2020/01/02/1990-1993-pittsburgh-bulls-lacrosse/|title=1990-1993 Pittsburgh Bulls|last=Crossley|first=Drew|date=January 2, 2020|website=FUN WHILE IT LASTED}}

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The 1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season is the 7th season of the league that 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.

=Teams=

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bgcolor="#0000FF" align="center" colspan="6"\|1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Division \|\| Team \|\| City \|\| Arena \|\| Capacity
rowspan="3" \| 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
rowspan="4" \| 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
Pittsburgh Bulls \| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania \| Civic Arena \| 16,164

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bgcolor="#0000FF" align="center" colspan="6"|1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League

Division || Team || City || Arena || Capacity

rowspan="3" | 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

rowspan="4" | 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

Pittsburgh Bulls

| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| Civic Arena

| 16,164

Regular season

All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1993.

Playoffs

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| RD1-seed2=2

| RD1-team2=Boston

| RD1-score2=18

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Baltimore

| RD1-score3=9

| RD1-seed4=2

| RD1-team4=New York

| RD1-score4=10

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1=Boston

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-seed2=1

| RD2-team2=Buffalo

| RD2-score2=12

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| RD2-team3=New York

| RD2-score3=9

| RD2-seed4=1

| RD2-team4=Philadelphia

| RD2-score4=17

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Buffalo hosted the championship game.

Awards

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!Award

!Winner

!Team

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.

class="wikitable" !Stat!!Player!!Team!!Number
Goals	John Tavares	Buffalo	align="center"\|35
Assists	John Tavares	Buffalo	align="center"\|23
Points	John Tavares	Buffalo	align="center"\|58
Penalty Minutes	Pat Welsh	Baltimore	align="center"\|38
Shots on Goal	Paul Gait	Detroit	align="center"\|91
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	align="center"\|102

Attendance

=Regular Season=

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Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance{{cite web\|url=http://nllstats.com/allgames?season=1993\|title=1993 Season\|work=nllstats.com\|access-date=16 June 2023}}
Buffalo Bandits \|4 \|16,325 \|65,300
Philadelphia Wings \|4 \|16,314 \|65,255
New York Saints \|4 \|12,136 \|48,543
Baltimore Thunder \|4 \|8,893 \|35,572
Boston Blazers \|4 \|7,399 \|29,596
Detroit Turbos \|4 \|7,112 \|28,447
Pittsburgh Bulls \|4 \|5,763 \|23,052
class="sortbottom" \|League \|28 \|10,563 \|295,765

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Home Team

Home Games

Average Attendance

Total Attendance{{cite web|url=http://nllstats.com/allgames?season=1993|title=1993 Season|work=nllstats.com|access-date=16 June 2023}}

Buffalo Bandits

|16,325

|65,300

Philadelphia Wings

|16,314

|65,255

New York Saints

|12,136

|48,543

Baltimore Thunder

|8,893

|35,572

Boston Blazers

|7,399

|29,596

Detroit Turbos

|7,112

|28,447

Pittsburgh Bulls

|5,763

|23,052

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|League

|28

|10,563

|295,765

=Playoffs=

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Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance
Buffalo Bandits \|2 \|16,325 \|32,650
Philadelphia Wings \|1 \|13,380 \|13,380
New York Saints \|1 \|5,877 \|5,877
Boston Blazers \|1 \|3,182 \|3,182
class="sortbottom" \|League \|5 \|11,018 \|55,089

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Home Team

Home Games

Average Attendance

Total Attendance

Buffalo Bandits

|16,325

|32,650

Philadelphia Wings

|13,380

New York Saints

|5,877

Boston Blazers

|3,182

class="sortbottom"

|League

|11,018

|55,089

References

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060904215250/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch930000.htm 1993 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL]}}

MILL

Category:Major Indoor Lacrosse League seasons

1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

Team movement

=Teams=

Regular season

All Star Game

Playoffs

Awards

=All-Pro Teams=

Statistics leaders

Attendance

=Regular Season=

=Playoffs=

See also

References