Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse (1987)

Major Indoor Lacrosse League (1988-1997)

MILL

National Lacrosse League (1998-present)

NLL

 

Championship Games

Year Champion Runner-up Championship Game MVP
1987  Baltimore Thunder 11 Washington Wave 10 Buzz Sheain, Baltimore
1988  New York Saints 17 Washington Wave 16 Larry Quinn & Jeff Goldberg, NY
1989  Philadelphia Wings 11 New York Saints 10 John Tucker, Philadelphia
1990  Philadelphia Wings 17 New England Blazers 7 Brad Kotz, Philadelphia
1991  Detroit Turbos 14 Baltimore Thunder 12 Gary Gait, Detroit
1992  Buffalo Bandits 11 Philadelphia Wings 10  (OT) John Tavares, Buffalo
1993  Buffalo Bandits 13 Philadelphia Wings 12 John Tavares, Buffalo
1994  Philadelphia Wings 26 Buffalo Bandits 15 Paul Gait, Philadelphia
1995  Philadelphia Wings 15 Rochester Knighthawks 14  (OT) Gary Gait, Philadelphia
1996  Buffalo Bandits 15 Philadelphia Wings 10 Pat O'Toole, Buffalo
1997  Rochester Knighthawks 15 Buffalo Bandits 12 Steve Dietrich, Rochester
1998  Philadelphia Wings 17 Baltimore Thunder 12 (game-1) Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia 
 Philadelphia Wings 16 Baltimore Thunder 12 (game-2)
1999  Toronto Rock 13 Rochester Knighthawks 10 Colin (Popeye) Doyle, Toronto
2000  Toronto Rock 14 Rochester Knighthawks 13 Dan Stroup, Toronto 
2001  Philadelphia Wings 9 Toronto Rock 8 Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia
2002  Toronto Rock 13 Albany Attack 12 Colin (Popeye) Doyle, Toronto
2003  Toronto Rock 8 Rochester Knighthawks 6 Bob Watson, Toronto
2004  Calgary Roughnecks 14 Buffalo Bandits 11 Curtis Palidwor, Calgary 
2005  Toronto Rock 19 Arizona Sting 13 Colin (Popeye) Doyle, Toronto
2006  Colorado Mammoth 16 Buffalo Bandits 9 Gavin Prout, Colorado
 

MVP Award Winners (award started in 1994)

Year Player, Team
1994 John Tavares, Buffalo
1995 Gary Gait, Philadelphia
1996 Gary Gait, Philadelphia
1997 Gary Gait, Philadelphia
1998 Gary Gait, Baltimore
1999 Gary Gait, Baltimore
2000 John Tavares, Buffalo
2001 John Tavares, Buffalo
2002 Paul Gait, Washington
2003 Gary Gait, Colorado
2004 Jim Veltman, Toronto
2005 Colin Doyle, Toronto
2006 Steve Dietrich, Buffalo
 

Note: League MVP Award winners were not awarded until 1994, however, teams awarded individual Team MVPs in some years:

1987 Team MVPs
none named

1988 Team MVPs
Baltimore, Peter Jenkins
New Jersey, Kevin Cook
Philadelphia, Pat Lamon
Washington, Mark Gold

1989 Team MVPs
none named

1990 Team MVPs
none named

1991 Team MVPs
Baltimore, Jeff Gombar
New England, Tom Carmean
New York, Sal LoCascio
Philadelphia, Dallas Eliuk
Detroit, Gary Gait
Pittsburgh, Butch Marino

1992 Team MVPs
Baltimore, Jeff Jackson
Boston, Tom Carmean
Buffalo, Jim Veltman
Detroit, Paul Gait
New York, Sal LoCascio
Philadelphia, Gary Martin
Pittsburgh, Dave Pietramala

1993 Team MVPs
Baltimore, Jeff Jackson
Boston, Tom Carmean
Buffalo, John Tavares
Detroit, Ted Sawicki
New York, Sal LoCascio
Philadelphia, Paul Gait
Pittsburgh, Lindsey Dixon


Annual Statistical Leaders

Year Player Goals
1987 Mike French, Philadelphia 14
1988 Mark Gold, Washington 22
1989 Brad Kotz, Philadelphia 31
1990 Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh 20
1991 Paul Gait, Detroit 47
1992 Paul Gait, Detroit 33
1993 Paul Gait, Philadelphia 34
1994 Paul Gait, Philadelphia 31
1995 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 30
1996 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 43
1997 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 40
Paul Gait, Rochester 40
1998 Gary Gait, Baltimore 57
1999 Gary Gait, Baltimore 50
2000 Tom Marechek, Phil. 41
Ted Dowling, Albany 41
2001 John Tavares, Buffalo 51
Roy Colsey, New York 51
2002 Paul Gait, Washington 54
2003 Gary Gait, Colorado 61
2004 Gary Gait, Colorado 55
2005 John Grant Jr., Rochester 49
2006 John Grant Jr., Rochester 54
Year Player Assists
1987 John Tucker, Philadelphia 14
John Lamon, Washingtoh 14h
1988 Joe Gold, Washington 14
1989 John Tucker, Philadelphia 28
1990 Terry Martinello, Detroit 20
1991 Gary Gait, Detroit 36
1992 Paul Gait, Detroit 20
1993 Paul Gait, Philadelphia 18
1994 Jim Veltman, Buffalo 24
1995 Tom Carmean, Boston 27
1996 John Tavares, Buffalo 40
1997 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 32
1998 Jim Veltman, Ontario 40
1999 Joe Hiltz, Baltimore 46
2000 John Tavares, Buffalo 49
2001 John Tavares, Buffalo 64
2002 Josh Sanderson, Albany 68
2003 John Tavares, Buffalo 58
2004 Josh Sanderson, San Jose 61
2005 Josh Sanderson, Toronto 71
2006 Josh Sanderson, Toronto 69
Year Player Points (G, A)
1987 Mike French, Philadelphia 26   (14 G, 12 A)
1988 Joe Gold, Washington 34   (20 G, 14 A)
1989 Brad Kotz, Philadelphia 50   (31 G, 19 A)
1990 Terry Martinello, Detroit 34   (14 G, 20 A)
1991 Gary Gait, Detroit 68   (32 G, 36 A)
1992 Paul Gait, Detroit 53   (33 G, 20 A)
1993 Paul Gait, Philadelphia 52   (34 G, 18 A)
1994 John Tavares, Buffalo 47   (27 G, 20 A)
1995 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 48   (30 G, 18 A)
1996 John Tavares, Buffalo 81   (41 G, 40 A)
1997 Gary Gait, Philadelphia 72   (40 G, 32 A)
1998 Gary Gait, Baltimore 85   (57 G, 28 A)
1999 Gary Gait, Baltimore 82   (50 G, 32 A)
2000 Gary Gait, Pittsburgh 83   (38 G, 45 A)
John Tavares, Buffalo 83   (34 G, 49 A)
2001 John Tavares, Buffalo 115   (51 G, 64 A)
2002 Paul Gait, Washington 114   (54 G, 60 A)
2003 John Tavares, Buffalo 107   (49 G, 58 A)
2004 Gary Gait, Colorado    93   (55 G, 38 A)
John Tavares, Buffalo    93   (49 G, 44 A)
2005 Colin Doyle, Toronto  111   (42 G, 69 A)
2006 Josh Sanderson, Toronto    98   (29 G, 69 A)
 

All Star Game History

Game is not played every year

Year Champion Runner-up All Star Game MVP
1991  National Division 25 American Division 20 not awarded
1999  Team Canada 25 Team USA 24 not awarded
2002  North 14 South 10 Steve Toll, North (Toronto)
2004  East 19 West 15 Mark Steenhuis, East (Buffalo)
2005  East 11 West 10 Tracey Kelusky , West (Calgary)
2006  West 14 East 13 Lewis Ratcliff, West (Calary)

MILL/NLL Career Statistical Leaders (1987-2004)

Goals
Player        Total
Gary Gait      596
John Tavares 549
Paul Gait  410
Tom Marechek 399
Ted Dowling 335
Colin Doyle 297
John Grant 296
Shawn Williams 294
Chris Gill 265
Kevin Finneran 235
Assists
Player         Total
John Tavares 587
Gary Gait      495
Jim Veltman 442
Josh Sanderson 395
Colin Doyle 388
Tom Marechek 374
Kevin Finneran 329
Chris Driscoll 321
John Grant 312
Derek Malawsky 312
Points
Player         Total
Gary Gait      1091
John Tavares   1136
Tom Marechek 773
Paul Gait 712
Colin Doyle 685
John Grant 608
Jim Veltman 590
Ted Dowling 582
Kevin Finneran 564
Chris Driscoll 529
 

All-Time Coaches Records, Teams (W-L)
Les Bartley, Buffalo 1992-97, Toronto 1998-03 (93-38)
Paul Day, Rochester 1998-05, Edmnton 06-present (76-54)
Darris Kilgour, Washington 2000-02, Buffalo 2002-Present (60-34)
Tony Resch, Philadelphia 1994-01 (59-27)
Terry Sanderson, Albany 1999-01, Montreal 02, Ottawa 03, Toronto 04-present (51-49)
Chris Hall, Calgary 2001-present (42-38)
Ron Fraser, New England/Boston 1989-97 (34-44)
Bob Engelke, NJ/NY Saints 1987-92 (30-18)
Dave Evans, Philadelphia 1989-93 (27-15)
Jamie Batley, Colorado 2002-05 (26-13)
 

 


Annual All-League Teams

1987 - MILL - No All League Team was named
1988 - MILL - No All League Team was named
1989 - MILL - No All League Team was named
     
1990 - MILL -    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
John Fay, New England                       F Don Borges, New York
Brad Kotz, Philadelphia           F Toby Boucher, New England
Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh    F Ron Martinello, Detroit
Rick Sowell, Baltimore F Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh   
John Tucker, Philadelphia                    F Tim Welsh, Baltimore
Ted Sawicki, Detroit G Dan O'Neill, Boston
     
1991 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
John Conley, Philadelphia                F Mike Cummings, New York
Gary Gait, Detroit F Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
Paul Gait, Detroit F Butch Marino, Pittsburgh   
Rick Sowell, Baltimore F Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh   
John Tucker, Philadelphia                    F John Nostrant, Philadelphia 
Ted Sawicki, Detroit G Sal LoCascio, New York
     
1992 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Detroit F Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
Paul Gait, Detroit F Derek Keenan, Buffalo
Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh    F Darris Kilgour, Buffalo
Rick Sowell, Baltimore F John Nostrant, Philadelphia
John Tucker, Philadelphia                    F Jim Veltman, Buffalo
Sal LoCascio, New York G Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                   
     
1993 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Philadelphia                    F Tom Carmean, Boston
Paul Gait, Philadelphia                    F Jeff Jackson, Baltimore
Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh    F Derek Keenan, Buffalo
John Tavares, Buffalo F Rob Shek, Philadelphia                   
Jim Veltman, Buffalo F John Tucker, Baltimore
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Sal LoCascio, New York
     
1994 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Philadelphia                    F Stu Aird, Buffalo
Paul Gait, Philadelphia                    F Tom Carmean, Boston
Tim Soudan, Boston F Lindsey Dixon, Baltimore
John Tavares, Buffalo F Ted Dowling, Detroit
Jim Veltman, Buffalo F Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia 
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Sal LoCascio, New York
     
1995 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Ted Dowling, Rochester                  F Tom Carmean, Boston
Gary Gait, Philadelphia                    F Tim Hormes, Baltimore
Paul Gait, Rochester                  F Tom Marechek, Philadelphia 
John Tavares, Buffalo F Bob Martino, Baltimore
Jim Veltman, Buffalo F Mark Millon, Baltimore
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Steve Dietrich, Rochester                 
     
1996 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Philadelphia                    F Chris Bates, Charlotte
Paul Gait, Rochester                  F Tom Carmean, Boston
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia F Chris Driscoll, Rochester                 
John Tavares, Buffalo Buffalo F Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia 
Jim Veltman, Buffalo F Duane Jacobs, Rochester                 
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Steve Dietrich, Rochester                 
     
1997 - MILL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Philadelphia                    F Chris Bates, Charlotte
Paul Gait, Rochester                  F Duane Jacobs, Rochester                 
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia F Darris Kilgour, Buffalo
Mark Millon, New York F Jeff Klodzen, Baltimore
John Tavares, Buffalo F Bob Martino, Baltimore
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Sal LoCascio, New York
     
1998 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia F Colin Doyle, Ontario
Gary Gait, Baltimore F Paul Gait, Syracuse
Darris Kilgour, Buffalo F Duane Jacobs, Rochester                 
Mark Millon, New York F Tom Marechek, Philadelphia 
John Tavares, Buffalo F Jim Veltman, Ontario
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Bob Watson, Ontario
     
1999 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                              POSITION SECOND TEAM
Jake Bergey, Philadelphia                    F Paul Gait, Syracuse
Gary Gait, Baltimore F Joe Hiltz, Baltimore
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia  F Duane Jacobs, Rochester                 
John Tavares, Buffalo F Mark Millon, New York
Jim Veltman, Toronto F Matt Panetta, New York
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                    G Bob Watson, Toronto
     
2000 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Pittsburgh                  F Mike Accursi, Buffalo
John Grant Jr, Rochester                  F Roy Colsey, New York
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia F Ted Dowling, Albany
John Tavares, Buffalo F Paul Gait, Syracuse-Pittsburgh   
Jim Veltman, Toronto F Josh Sanderson, Albany
Bob Watson, Toronto G Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia                   
     
2001 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Roy Colsey, New York F Jake Bergey, Philadelphia                   
Gary Gait, Washington                  F Colin Doyle, Toronto
John Grant Jr, Rochester                  F Tracey Kelusky, Columbus
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia F Kim Squire, Toronto
John Tavares, Buffalo F Jim Veltman, Toronto
Bob Watson, Toronto G Gord Nash, New York
     
2002 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Washington                  F Colin Doyle, Toronto
Paul Gait, Washington                  F Chris Gill, Vancouver
Tracey Kelusky, Montreal            F John Grant Jr, Rochester                 
Josh Sanderson, Albany F Gavin Prout, New York
Pat Coyle, Toronto D/F John Tavares, Buffalo
Rob Blasdell, Albany G Dwight Maetche, Vancouver
     
2003 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Colin Doyle, Toronto F John Grant Jr, Rochester                 
Gary Gait, Colorado                 F Blaine Manning, Toronto
Tracey Kelusky, Calgary             F Tom Marechek, Philadelphia
John Tavares, Buffalo F Josh Sanderson, Albany
Jim Moss, Albany D/F Jim Veltman, Toronto
Pat O'Toole, Rochester                  G Matt Disher, Ottawa
     
2004 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Gary Gait, Colorado                 F Gavin Prout, Colorado                
John Tavares, Buffalo F Josh Sanderson, San Jose
Jim Veltman, Toronto F Blaine Manning, Toronto
Shawn Williams, Rochester                  F Colin Doyle, Toronto
Cam Woods, San Jose                D/F Tracey Kelusky, Calagary
Taylor Wray, Calgary  D (None)
Gord Nash, Colorado                 G Pat O'Toole, Rochester                 
     
2005 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Dan Dawson, Arizona F Josh Sanderson, Toronto
Colin Doyle, Toronto F Blaine Manning, Toronto
John Tavares, Buffalo F Jim Veltman, Toronto
John Grant Jr., Rochester F Gary Gait, Colorado
Andrew Turner, Rochester D/F Tracey Kelusky, Calgary
Steve Dietrich, Buffalo G Bob Watson, Toronto
     
2006 - NLL    
FIRST TEAM                             POSITION SECOND TEAM
Colin Doyle, Toronto F Craig Conn, Arizona
John Grant Jr., Rochester F Dan Dawson, Arizon
Gavin Prout, Colorado F Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary
Josh Sanderson, Toronto F John Tavares, Buffalo
Brodie Merrill, Portland D Jay Jalbert, Colorado
Steve Dietrich, Buffalo G Nick Patterson, Minnesota

 


All Time Team

All Time Team Position Points (2 pts-1st team, 1 point-2nd team
Gary Gait F 28   (14-1st, 0- 2nd)
John Tavaras F 23   (11-1st, 3- 2nd)
Paul Gait F 19   ( 8- 1st, 3- 2nd)
Jim Veltman F 18   ( 7- 1st, 4- 2nd)
Tom Marechek F 13   ( 5- 1st, 3- 2nd)
Dallas Eliuk G 16   ( 7- 1st, 2- 2nd)

 

NLL Hall of Fame

2006 - Russ Cline & Chris Fritz (co-founded of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League in 1986)

2006 - Gary Gait (NLL all-time leading scorer with 1,091 points and the all-time leading goal scorer with 596. Gait also tallied an all-time second best 495 assists in his career. Among his many accomplishments Gait was the 1991 Rookie of the Year, a six-time winner of the league�s MVP award, seven-time league scoring champion, and was a First-Team All-Pro selection in fourteen of his fifteen seasons.)

2006 - Paul Gait (NLL fourth all-time leading scorer with 712 career points, and is third all-time in goals scored with 410 and ninth all-time in assists with 302. Gait was named league MVP in 2002 and was an eight-time First Team All-Pro and a three time Second Team All-Pro during his thirteen seasons of play. Gait also holds the record for most career championship game goals with 23.)

2006 - Les Bartley (Head Coach and GM of the Buffalo Bandits from 1992-97 and the Toronto Rock franchise from 1998-03. Since he began his coaching career in 1991 with the Buffalo Bandits, Bartley led his teams to eleven Championship games, winning seven League Championships. Bartley holds the records for most wins by a coach in regular season (93-38) and playoffs, (18-4). His overall Coaching Record is 111-42.


Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) merged with the newly formed
National Lacrosse League (NLL) in 1998. 

National Lacrosse League 


Major League (Outdoors) Lacrosse (2001-present)

MLL

MLL Championships

Year Champion Runner-up MVP
2001  Long Island Lizards 15 Baltimore Bayhawks 11 Paul Gait, Long Island
2002  Baltimore Bayhawks 21 Long Island Lizards 13 Mark Millon, Baltimore
2003  Long Island Lizards 15 Baltimore Bayhawks 14 Kevin Lowe, Long Island
2004  Philadelphia Barrage 13 Boston Cannons 11 Greg Cattrano, Philadelphia 
2005  Baltimore Bayhawks 15 Long Island Lizards 9 Gary Gait, Baltimore

MLL MVP Award

Year  Most Valuable Player, Team
2001  Ryan Powell, Rochester Rattlers
2002  Greg Cattrano, Baltimore Bayhawks
2003  Jay Jalbert , Long Island Lizards
2004  Conor Gill, Boston Cannons 
2005  Gary Gait, Baltimore (Co-MVP)
   Mark Millon, Boston (Co-MVP)

MLL Goals Leaders

Year  Scoring Leader, Team Goals
2001  Jesse Hubbard, New Jersey 44
2002  Jesse Hubbard, New Jersey 54
2003  Jesse Hubbard, New Jersey 50
2004  Blake Miller, Philadelphia 46
2005  Gary Gait, Baltimore 42

MLL Assists Leaders

Year  Scoring Leader, Team Assists
2001  Jon Hess, New Jersey 39
2002  Casey Powell, Long Island 30
2003  Conor Gill, Boston 40
2004  Conor Gill, Boston 40
2005  Conor Gill, Boston 34

MLL Scoring Leaders

Year  Scoring Leader, Team Points (G, A)
2001  Ryan Powell, Rochester 63 (32 G, 31 A)
2002  Casey Powell, Long Island 68 (37 G, 30 A)
2003  Casey Powell, Rochester 70 (37 G, 32 A)
2004  Conor Gill, Boston 67 (27 G, 40 A)
2005  Gary Gait, Baltimore 63 (42 G, 21 A)

All Time Goals Leaders

 Scoring Leader, Team Goals
 Mark Millon 206
 Jesse Hubbard 193
 Casey Powell 163
 Gary Gait 159
 Scott Urick 158
Tom Marechek 147
 Jay Jalbert 142
 Tim Goettelmann 131
 Blake Miller 129
 Ryan Powell 123

All Time Assists Leaders

 Scoring Leader, Team Assists
 Casey Powell 138
 Conor Gill 130
 Ryan Powell 111
 Jon Hess 100
 Mark Millon   95
 Dan Denihan   72
 Tom Marechek   64
 Gary Gait   62
 David Curry   58
 Jay Jalbert   57

All Time Leading Scorers

 Scoring Leader, Team Points
 Mark Millon 305
 Casey Powell 305
 Jesse Hubbard 252
 Ryan Powell 234
 Gary Gait 222
 Conor Gill 220
 Tom Marechek 211
 Jay Jalbert 208
 Scott Urick 187
 Tim Goettelmann 182

All Star Game History

Year Champion Runner-up All Star Game MVP
2001  National Division 24 American Division 18 Mark Millon, Nationals (Balt.)
2002  National Division 21 American Division 16 Scott Urick, Nationals (NJ) 
2003  National Division 27 American Division 12 Gary Gait, Nationals (Balt.)
2004  no game    
2005  Young Guns 21 Old School 20 Mikey Powell, Young Guns (Balt.)

Major League Lacrosse (MLL)


National Lacrosse League (1974-1975)

NLL

NLL Championships

Year Champion Runner-up Series
1974  Rochester Griffins Philadelphia Wings 4-2
1975  Quebec Caribous Montreal Quebecois 4-2

NLL MVP Award

Year  Most Valuable Player, Team
1974  Paul Suggate, Maryland Arrows
1975  none named

NLL Scoring Leaders

Year  Scoring Leader, Team Points
1974  Paul Suggate, Maryland Arrows 239
1975  Doug Hayes, Long Island Tomahawks 230

All Time Leading Scorers

 Scoring Leader, Team Goal-Ast-Points
 Paul Suggate, Maryland 207-  251-   458
 John Davis, Montreal 157-  234-   391
 John Grant, Philadelphia 142-  223-   365
 Larry Lloyd, Philadelphia 148-  167-   317
 Pat Differ, Syracuse-Quebec 122-  194-   316
 Terry Lloyd, Philadelphia 190-    90 -  280

 


Other Indoor Lacrosse Links:

Eagle Box Lacrosse/MILL/NLL History Page complete with Standings

Chad Gambone's MILL/NLL Web Page

Lacrosse News Web Page

Original NLL League (1974-75)

Larry Power's Bible of Lacrosse


Extinct Sports Leagues Home Page

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