1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1992 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 27, 1991 - April 11, 1992
Number of teams	7
Regular season
Top scorer	Paul Gait (Detroit Turbos)
National champions	Detroit Turbos
National runners-up	Buffalo Bandits
American champions	New York Saints
American runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Champion's Cup
Champions	Buffalo Bandits
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Champion's Cup MVP	John Tavares (Buffalo)

The 1992 season began on December 27, 1991 and concluded with the championship game on April 11, 1992.

Team movement

1992 saw the debut of the Buffalo Bandits, and also saw the New England Blazers move to Boston.

Regular season

Reference: ^[1]

National Division

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	Detroit Turbos – xyz	8	6	2	0.750	0.0	2–2	4–0	140	104	+36	17.50	13.00
2	Buffalo Bandits – x	8	5	3	0.625	1.0	2–2	3–1	161	125	+36	20.13	15.63
3	Boston Blazers – x	8	3	5	0.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	101	116	-15	12.63	14.50
4	Pittsburgh Bulls	8	3	5	0.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	99	121	-22	12.38	15.13

American Division

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	New York Saints – xy	8	5	3	0.625	0.0	3–1	2–2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
2	Philadelphia Wings – x	8	3	5	0.375	2.0	1–3	2–2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
3	Baltimore Thunder – x	8	3	5	0.375	2.0	2–2	1–3	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–LossesGB–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 1992.

Playoffs

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Finals					Championship
						2	Buffalo	19
	National Division
						1	Detroit	16
	3	Boston	16
	2	Buffalo	22
											N2	Buffalo	11*
											A2	Philadelphia	10
	3	Baltimore	12
	2	Philadelphia	14
						2	Philadelphia	8
	American Division
						1	New York	6

• * indicates an overtime period

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Rookie of the Year Award	Derek Keenan	Buffalo
Championship Game MVP	John Tavares	Buffalo

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

• Gary Gait, Detroit
• Paul Gait, Detroit
• Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh
• Rick Sowell, Baltimore
• John Tucker, Philadelphia
• Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie)

Second Team:

• Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
• Derek Keenan, Buffalo
• Darris Kilgour, Buffalo
• John Nostrant, Philadelphia
• Jim Veltman, Buffalo
• Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Paul Gait	Detroit	33
Assists	Derek Keenan	Buffalo	23
	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	23
Points	Paul Gait	Detroit	53
Penalty Minutes	Darris Kilgour	Buffalo	49
Shots on Goal	Paul Gait	Detroit	85
	Jeff Jackson	Baltimore	85
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	111

See also

• 1992 in sports

References

• 1992 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

1. "National Lacrosse League - 1992 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.