1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1996 MILL season
League Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
Duration December 30, 1995 - April 12, 1996
Number of teams 7
Regular season
League champions Buffalo Bandits
Runners-up Philadelphia Wings
Season MVP Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Top scorer John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Champion's Cup
Champions Buffalo Bandits
  Runners-up Philadelphia Wings
Champion's Cup MVP Pat O'Toole (Buffalo)

The 1996 season began on December 30, 1995 and concluded with the championship game on April 12, 1996.

Team movement

The Charlotte Cobras played their only season in 1996, in the process achieving the only winless season in the history of the league.

Regular season

Reference: [1]

P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits xyz 10 8 2 0.800 0.0 32 50 173 127 +46 17.30 12.70
2 Philadelphia Wings x 10 8 2 0.800 0.0 41 41 165 114 +51 16.50 11.40
3 Boston Blazers x 10 6 4 0.600 2.0 41 23 146 114 +32 14.60 11.40
4 Rochester Knighthawks x 10 6 4 0.600 2.0 41 23 148 137 +11 14.80 13.70
5 Baltimore Thunder 10 4 6 0.400 4.0 32 14 144 163 -19 14.40 16.30
6 New York Saints 10 3 7 0.300 5.0 23 14 124 144 -20 12.40 14.40
7 Charlotte Cobras 10 0 10 0.000 8.0 05 05 85 186 -101 8.50 18.60

xClinched playoff berth;cClinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division;yClinched division;zClinched best regular season record;GPGames Played
WWins;LLossesGBGames back;PCTWin percentage;HomeRecord at Home;RoadRecord on the Road;GFGoals scored;GAGoals allowed
DifferentialDifference between goals scored and allowed;GF/GPAverage number of goals scored per game;GA/GPAverage number of goals allowed per game

All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1996.

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship
      
4 Rochester 10
1 Buffalo 18
2 Philadelphia 10
1 Buffalo 15
3 Boston 8
2 Philadelphia 10

Awards

Award Winner Team
MVP Award Gary Gait Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year Award Darren Fridge Boston
Championship Game MVP Pat O'Toole Buffalo

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

Week Player of the Week
1 J.J. Pearl
2 Steve Dietrich
3 Gary Gait
4 Tom Phair
5 Darren Fridge
6 Andy Piazza
7 John Tavares
8 Eric Seremet
9 Dallas Eliuk
10 John Tavares
11 John Tavares
12 Steve Dietrich
13 Charlie Blanchard
14 Kevin Bilger

Monthly awards

An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.

Month Player of the Month
Jan Gary Gait
Feb John Tavares
Mar John Tavares

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Second Team:

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsGary GaitPhiladelphia43
AssistsJim VeltmanBuffalo40
PointsJohn TavaresBuffalo81
Penalty MinutesTom PhairBuffalo53
Shots on GoalGary GaitPhiladelphia126
Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo125
Save PctPat O'TooleBuffalo76.3

See also

References



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