1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

The 1992 season is the 6th season of the league that began on December 27, 1991, and concluded with the championship game on April 11, 1992.

1992 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 27, 1991 - April 11, 1992
Number of games	8
Number of teams	7
TV partner(s)	Prime Network[1]
Draft
Top draft pick	Darris Kilgour
Picked by	Buffalo Bandits
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 (1st title)
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Finals MVP	John Tavares (Buffalo)

Team movement

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

Teams

Thunder

Saints

Wings

Blazers

Bandits

Turbos

Bulls

American Division National Division

1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
American	Baltimore Thunder	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena	10,582
	New York Saints	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	16,297
	Philadelphia Wings	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Spectrum	17,382
National	Boston Blazers	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Garden	14,448
	Buffalo Bandits	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	16,325
	Detroit Turbos	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	19,875
	Pittsburgh Bulls	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Civic Arena	16,164

Regular season

Reference: ^[2]

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	.750	0.0	2–2	4–0	140	104	+36	17.50	13.00
2	Buffalo Bandits – x	8	5	3	.625	1.0	2–2	3–1	161	125	+36	20.12	15.62
3	Boston Blazers – x	8	3	5	.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	101	116	−15	12.62	14.50
4	Pittsburgh Bulls	8	3	5	.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	99	121	−22	12.38	15.12

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	.625	0.0	3–1	2–2	0	0	−-0	0.00	0.00
2	Philadelphia Wings – x	8	3	5	.375	2.0	1–3	2–2	0	0	−-0	0.00	0.00
3	Baltimore Thunder – x	8	3	5	.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: 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 1992.

Playoffs

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

• * 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

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance[3]
Philadelphia Wings	4	14,860	59,440
Buffalo Bandits	4	13,821	55,283
New York Saints	4	11,562	46,247
Baltimore Thunder	4	9,313	37,252
Detroit Turbos	4	8,356	33,425
Pittsburgh Bulls	4	7,925	31,701
Boston Blazers	4	6,859	27,435
League	28	10,385	290,783

Playoffs

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance[3]
Buffalo Bandits	1	15,603	15,603
Philadelphia Wings	2	11,686	23,372
New York Saints	1	9,678	9,678
Detroit Turbos	1	4,136	4,136
League	5	10,558	52,789

See also

• 1992 in sports