# 1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

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.

## 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 |
| American | New York Saints | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 16,297 |
| American | Philadelphia Wings | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spectrum | 17,382 |
| National | Boston Blazers | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden | 14,448 |
| National | Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 16,325 |
| National | Detroit Turbos | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | 19,875 |

## Regular season

Reference:
National Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 121 | 99 | +22 | 15.12 | 12.38 |
| 2 | Detroit Turbos – x | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 94 | 95 | −1 | 11.75 | 11.88 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 11.62 | 11.38 |
American Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Philadelphia Wings – xy | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0 | 0 | −-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2 | New York Saints – x | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0 | 0 | −-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Baltimore Thunder | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0 | 0 | −-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

## All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1994.

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Buffalo | 16 | | | |
| 2 | Detroit | 10 | | | |
| 2 | Detroit | 10 | N1 | Buffalo | 15 |
| | | | A1 | Philadelphia | 26 |
| 1 | Philadelphia | 17 | A1 | Philadelphia | 26 |
| 2 | New York | 7 | | | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| MVP Award | John Tavares | Buffalo |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Tom Marechek | Philadelphia |
| Championship Game MVP | Paul Gait | Philadelphia |

### 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.
| Stat | Player | Team | Number |
| Goals | Paul Gait | Philadelphia | 31 |
| Assists | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 24 |
| Points | John Tavares | Buffalo | 47 |
| Penalty Minutes | Brian Kroneberger | Baltimore | 25 |
| Shots on Goal | John Tavares | Buffalo | 83 |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 130 |
| Save Pct | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia | 78.7 |

## Attendance
### Regular Season

| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance |
| 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 |
| League | 24 | 10,112 | 242,705 |

### Playoffs

| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance |
| Buffalo Bandits | 2 | 16,060 | 32,120 |
| Philadelphia Wings | 1 | 10,794 | 10,794 |
| League | 3 | 14,305 | 42,914 |