1991 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

The 1991 season is the 5th season of the league that began on December 29, 1990, and concluded with the championship game on April 6, 1991.

1991 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 29, 1990 - April 6, 1991
Number of games	10
Number of teams	6
TV partner(s)	Prime Network^[1]
Draft
Top draft pick	Gary Gait
Picked by	Detroit Turbos
Regular season
Top scorer	Paul Gait (Detroit Turbos)
National champions	Detroit Turbos
National runners-up	Pittsburgh Bulls
American champions	Baltimore Thunder
American runners-up	New York Saints
Champion's Cup
Champions	Detroit Turbos
Runners-up	Baltimore Thunder
Finals MVP	Gary Gait (Detroit)
MILL seasons
← 1990 season 1992 season →

Team movement

No teams were added, removed, or relocated in the 1991 season. However, the MILL did divide the six teams into two divisions: Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New England comprised the National Division, and the American Division was Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia.

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	10	8	2	.800	0.0	4–1	4–1	184	136	+48	18.40	13.60
2	Pittsburgh Bulls	10	3	7	.300	5.0	1–4	2–3	125	158	−33	12.50	15.80
3	New England Blazers	10	3	7	.300	5.0	2–3	1–4	109	136	−27	10.90	13.60

American Division

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	Baltimore Thunder – xy	10	6	4	.600	0.0	3–2	3–2	156	157	−1	15.60	15.70
2	New York Saints	10	5	5	.500	1.0	3–2	2–3	146	131	+15	14.60	13.10
3	Philadelphia Wings	10	5	5	.500	1.0	3–2	2–3	129	131	−2	12.90	13.10

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

The first-ever MILL All-Star Game was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia during the 1991 season. The National Division defeated the American Division 25-20.

Playoffs

Championship

Detroit 14 @ Baltimore 12

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Rookie of the Year Award	Gary Gait	Detroit
Championship Game MVP	Gary Gait	Detroit

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

• John Conley, Philadelphia
• Gary Gait, Detroit
• Paul Gait, Detroit
• Rick Sowell, Baltimore
• John Tucker, Philadelphia
• Ted Sawicki, Detroit (goalie)

Second Team:

• Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
• Butch Marino, Pittsburgh
• Mike Cummings, New York
• John Nostrant, Philadelphia
• Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh
• 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	Paul Gait	Detroit	47
Assists	Gary Gait	Detroit	36
Points	Gary Gait	Detroit	68
Penalty Minutes	Neil Doddridge	Detroit	39

Attendance

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance^[3]
Philadelphia Wings	5	15,543	77,714
Baltimore Thunder	5	8,936	44,678
New York Saints	5	8,719	43,597
Pittsburgh Bulls	5	8,277	41,387
Detroit Turbos	5	7,854	39,269
New England Blazers	5	6,826	34,132
League	30	9,359	280,777

10,814 were in attendance at Baltimore Arena to see the visiting Detroit Turbos defeat the Baltimore Thunder in the championship game.^[3]

See also

• 1991 in sports

References

1. Crossley, Drew (January 2, 2020). "1990-1993 Pittsburgh Bulls". FUN WHILE IT LASTED.
2. "National Lacrosse League - 1991 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
3. "1991 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.