1996 MILL season
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Awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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MVP Award National Lacrosse League MVP Award The Reebok National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to the NLL player who is considered to have contributed most to his team's success... |
Gary Gait Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the... |
Philadelphia |
Rookie of the Year Award | Darren Fridge | Boston |
Championship Game MVP | Pat O'Toole Pat O'Toole Patrick "Toole Time" O'Toole is the goaltending coach for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League and a retired goaltender... |
Buffalo |
Weekly Awards
Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.Week | Player of the Week |
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1 | J.J. Pearl |
2 | Steve Dietrich Steve Dietrich Steve "Chugger" Dietrich is a former goaltender in the National Lacrosse League. Dietrich has played with the Edmonton Rush, Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock.-Professional career:Dietrich played six seasons with each... |
3 | Gary Gait Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the... |
4 | Tom Phair |
5 | Darren Fridge |
6 | Andy Piazza |
7 | John Tavares John Tavares (lacrosse player) John Tavares is a professional box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY.Tavares has played his entire career with the Buffalo Bandits since... |
8 | Eric Seremet |
9 | Dallas Eliuk Dallas Eliuk Dallas Eliuk is a former goaltender and assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League. Prior to starting his coaching career for the Portland LumberJax in the 2009 season, Eliuk played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Wings before being traded to the LumberJax, where he played for three seasons... |
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 |
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Jan | Gary Gait |
Feb | John Tavares |
Mar | John Tavares |
All-Pro Teams
First Team:- Gary GaitGary GaitGary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the...
, Philadelphia - Paul GaitPaul GaitPaul Gait is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current Vice President of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League...
, Rochester - Tom MarechekTom MarechekTom "Hollywood" Marechek is a retired professional lacrosse player. He currently coaches the Friends School of Baltimore's boys' varsity lacrosse team in Baltimore, Maryland...
, Philadelphia - John TavaresJohn Tavares (lacrosse player)John Tavares is a professional box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and mathematics teacher at Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga Ontario, Canada. He attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY.Tavares has played his entire career with the Buffalo Bandits since...
, Buffalo - Jim VeltmanJim VeltmanJim "Scoop" Veltman is a former lacrosse player who played for the Toronto Rock, the Ontario Raiders, and the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League...
, Buffalo - Dallas EliukDallas EliukDallas Eliuk is a former goaltender and assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League. Prior to starting his coaching career for the Portland LumberJax in the 2009 season, Eliuk played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Wings before being traded to the LumberJax, where he played for three seasons...
, Philadelphia (goalie)
Second Team:
- Chris Bates, Charlotte
- Thomas CarmeanThomas CarmeanThomas Carmean is the head coach of the Guilford College Men's Lacrosse Team, a lacrosse alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a former player for the Boston Blazers, New York Saints and Bridgeport Barrage, He is an inductee of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame, New England Chapter...
, Boston - Chris DriscollChris DriscollChris Driscoll is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...
, Rochester - Kevin FinneranKevin FinneranKevin Finneran is an American lacrosse coach. In 2006, he was the head coach and general manager of Major League Lacrosse's Chicago Machine. Prior to becoming the team's first head coach Finneran had played in the MLL. He played with the Long Island Lizards from 2001 to 2004 and the Philadelphia...
, Philadelphia - Duane Jacobs, Rochester
- Steve DietrichSteve DietrichSteve "Chugger" Dietrich is a former goaltender in the National Lacrosse League. Dietrich has played with the Edmonton Rush, Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock.-Professional career:Dietrich played six seasons with each...
, Rochester (goalie)
Statistics Leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.Stat | Player | Team | Number |
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Goals | Gary Gait | Philadelphia | 43 |
Assists | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 40 |
Points | John Tavares | Buffalo | 81 |
Penalty Minutes | Tom Phair | Buffalo | 53 |
Shots on Goal | Gary Gait | Philadelphia | 126 |
Loose Balls | Jim Veltman | Buffalo | 125 |
Save Pct | Pat O'Toole | Buffalo | 76.3 |