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." 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
Regular season
All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1994.
Playoffs
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 attendanceBuffalo 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
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