1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season explained

1995 MILL season
League:Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport:Indoor lacrosse
No Of Teams:6
No Of Games:8
Duration:January 7, 1995 - April 8, 1995
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:National Lacrosse League entry draft
Top Pick:Cam Bomberry
Picked By:Rochester Knighthawks
Season:Regular season
Mvp:Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Mvp Link:National Lacrosse League MVP Award
Top Scorer:Gary Gait (Philadelphia Wings)
Top Scorer Link:1995 MILL season
League Champs:Philadelphia Wings
Second Place:Boston Blazers
Finals:Champion's Cup
Finals Link:Champion's Cup
Finals Champ:Philadelphia Wings
Finals Runner-Up:Rochester Knighthawks
Finals Mvp:Gary Gait (Philadelphia)
Finals Mvp Link:Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players
Seasonslistnames:MILL
Prevseason Link:1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season
Prevseason Year:1994 season
Nextseason Link:1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season
Nextseason Year:1996 season
Tv:ESPN and ESPN2

The 1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season is the 9th season of the league that began on January 7, 1995, and concluded with the championship game on April 8, 1995.

Team movement

1995 featured the debut of the Rochester Knighthawks to the MILL, replacing the Detroit Turbos.

Teams

1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Team City Arena Capacity
Baltimore ThunderBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore Arena10,582
Boston BlazersBoston, MassachusettsBoston Garden14,448
Buffalo BanditsBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo Memorial Auditorium16,325
New York SaintsUniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,297
Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCoreStates Spectrum17,380
Rochester KnighthawksRochester, New YorkRochester Community War Memorial10,662

All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1995.

Playoffs

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP AwardGary GaitPhiladelphia
Rookie of the Year AwardCharlie LockwoodNew York
Championship Game MVPGary GaitPhiladelphia

Weekly awards

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

Week Player of the Week
1 Steve Dietrich
2 Marty O'Neill
3 Tom Marechek
4 No award given
5 Thomas Carmean
6 J.J. Pearl
7 Thomas Carmean
8 Steve Dietrich
9 Paul Gait
10 Gary Gait

Monthly awards

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

Month Player of the Month
JanTed Dowling
FebGary Gait
MarPaul Gait

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Second Team:

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsGary GaitPhiladelphia30
AssistsTom CarmeanBoston27
PointsGary GaitPhiladelphia48
Penalty MinutesSteve GovettPhiladelphia39
Shots on GoalGary GaitPhiladelphia88
Loose BallsJim VeltmanBuffalo91
Save PctDallas EliukPhiladelphia78.2

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[1]
Philadelphia Wings416,70666,823
Buffalo Bandits 415,82763,306
New York Saints 47,91635,765
Boston Blazers47,85030,321
Rochester Knighthawks47,38629,545
Baltimore Thunder 46,00324,012
League2410,407249,772

Playoffs

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance
Philadelphia Wings 114,824 14,824
Buffalo Bandits110,557 10,557
Rochester Knighthawks17,027 7,027
League310,80332,408

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Season. nllstats.com. 16 June 2023.