1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season
{{Infobox sports season
| title =1994 MILL season
| league =Major Indoor Lacrosse League
| sport =Indoor lacrosse
| logo =
| pixels =
| no_of_teams =6
| no_of_games =8
| duration =January 8, 1994 - April 16, 1994
| draft =Draft
| draft_link = National Lacrosse League entry draft
| top_pick = John Webster
| picked_by = Philadelphia Wings
| season =Regular season
| MVP =John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
| MVP_link =National Lacrosse League MVP Award
| top_scorer =John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
| top_scorer_link =1994 MILL season
| conf1 =National
| conf1_link =
| 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 =Philadelphia Wings
| finals_runner-up =Buffalo Bandits
| finals_MVP =Paul Gait (Philadelphia)
| finals_MVP_link =Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players
| seasonslistnames = MILL
| prevseason_link = 1993 MILL season
| prevseason_year = 1993 season
| nextseason_link = 1995 MILL season
| nextseason_year = 1995 season
| TV = ESPN{{cite news |last=Crawford|first=Dan|date=August 20, 2001|title=National Lacrosse League strikes TV deal|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2001/08/20/daily4.html|work=Columbus Business First}} and ESPN2{{cite news |last=Brown|first=Doug|date=January 8, 1994|title=MAJOR INDOOR LACROSSE LEAGUE PREVIEW|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-01-08-1994008102-story.html|work=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.[http://lacrosselime.com/entries/general/lacrosse-history-the-only-nll-game-ever-called-off-due-to-fighting "Lacrosse History: The Only NLL Game Ever Called Off Due To Fighting."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215020/http://lacrosselime.com/entries/general/lacrosse-history-the-only-nll-game-ever-called-off-due-to-fighting |date=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.
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=Teams=
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| class="wikitable" style="width:auto" |
| bgcolor="#0000FF" align="center" colspan="6"|1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League |
| Division || Team || City || Arena || Capacity |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | American
| 10,582 |
| New York Saints
| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 16,297 |
| Philadelphia Wings
| Spectrum | 17,382 |
| rowspan="4" | National
| 14,448 |
| Buffalo Bandits
| 16,325 |
| Detroit Turbos
| 19,875 |
Regular season
{{1994 MILL standings}}
All Star Game
No All-Star Game was played in 1994.
Playoffs
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| RD1-team1=Buffalo
| RD1-score1=16
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=Detroit
| RD1-score2=10
| RD1-seed3=1
| RD1-team3=Philadelphia
| RD1-score3=17
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4=New York
| RD1-score4=7
| RD2-seed1=N1
| RD2-team1=Buffalo
| RD2-score1=15
| RD2-seed2=A1
| RD2-team2=Philadelphia
| RD2-score2=26
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Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner !Team |
| MVP Award
|Buffalo |
| Rookie of the Year Award
|Philadelphia |
| Championship Game MVP
|Philadelphia |
=Weekly awards=
In 1994, the MILL began awarding "Player of the Week" honours.
| class="wikitable"
! Week !! Player of the Week |
| 1
| No award given |
|---|
| 2 |
| 3
| Tim Soudan |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6
| Marty O'Neill |
| 7
| Sal LoCascio |
| 8
| Ted Dowling |
| 9
| Kevin Bilger |
| 10 |
| 11
| No award given |
=Monthly awards=
An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.
| class="wikitable"
! Month !! Player of the Month |
| Jan |
|---|
| Feb
| Ted Dowling |
| Mar |
=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.
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!Stat!!Player!!Team!!Number | |||
| Goals | Paul Gait | Philadelphia | align="center"|31 |
| Assists | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | align="center"|24 |
| Points | John Tavares | Buffalo | align="center"|47 |
| Penalty Minutes | Brian Kroneberger | Baltimore | align="center"|25 |
| Shots on Goal | John Tavares | Buffalo | align="center"|83 |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | align="center"|130 |
| Save Pct | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia | align="center"|78.7 |
Attendance
=Regular Season=
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|+ | |||
| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance{{cite web|url=http://nllstats.com/allgames?season=1994|title=1994 Season|work=nllstats.com|access-date=16 June 2023}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bandits
|4 |16,284 |65,136 | |||
| Philadelphia Wings
|4 |15,102 |60,408 | |||
| New York Saints
|4 |8,618 |34,473 | |||
| Boston Blazers
|4 |8,173 |32,690 | |||
| Baltimore Thunder
|4 |7,517 |30,066 | |||
| Detroit Turbos
|4 |4,983 |19,932 | |||
| class="sortbottom"
|League |24 |10,112 |242,705 |
=Playoffs=
See also
References
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060904173853/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch940000.htm 1994 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL]}}
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