1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1993 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 9, 1993 - April 10, 1993
Number of teams	7
Regular season
Top scorer	John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
National champions	Buffalo Bandits
National runners-up	Detroit Turbos
American champions	Philadelphia Wings
American runners-up	New York Saints
Champion's Cup
Champions	Buffalo Bandits
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Finals MVP	John Tavares (Buffalo)

The 1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season began on January 9, 1993 and concluded with the championship game on April 10. 1993 saw the only undefeated season in the history of the MILL/NLL; the Buffalo Bandits won all eight of their regular season games, then defeated Boston in the Divisional finals and Philadelphia in the Championship game to finish with a perfect 10-0 record.

Team movement

1993 saw no team changes from the 1992 season. The next season to see no team changes from the previous season did not occur until 2013.

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	8	0	1.000	0.0	4–0	4–0	143	108	+35	17.88	13.50
2	Detroit Turbos – x	8	3	5	.375	5.0	2–2	1–3	108	122	-14	13.50	15.25
3	Boston Blazers – x	8	2	6	.250	6.0	2–2	0–4	93	103	-10	11.62	12.88
4	Pittsburgh Bulls	8	1	7	.125	7.0	0–4	1–3	97	107	-10	12.12	13.38

American Division

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	Philadelphia Wings – xy	8	7	1	.875	0.0	4–0	3–1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
2	New York Saints – x	8	5	3	.625	2.0	3–1	2–2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
3	Baltimore Thunder – x	8	2	6	.250	5.0	1–3	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: 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 1993.

Playoffs

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Finals					Championship
						2	Boston	10
	National Division
						1	Buffalo	12
	3	Detroit	5
	2	Boston	18
											N1	Buffalo	13
											A1	Philadelphia	12
	3	Baltimore	9
	2	New York	10
						2	New York	9
	American Division
						1	Philadelphia	17

• Buffalo hosted the championship game.

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Championship Game MVP	John Tavares	Buffalo

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

• Gary Gait, Philadelphia
• Paul Gait, Philadelphia
• Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh
• John Tavares, Buffalo
• Jim Veltman, Buffalo
• Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)

Second Team:

• Thomas Carmean, Boston
• Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
• Derek Keenan, Buffalo
• Rob Shek, Philadelphia
• John Tucker, Baltimore
• 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	John Tavares	Buffalo	35
Assists	John Tavares	Buffalo	23
Points	John Tavares	Buffalo	58
Penalty Minutes	Pat Welsh	Baltimore	38
Shots on Goal	Paul Gait	Detroit	91
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Buffalo	102

See also

• 1993 in sports

References

• 1993 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL