1990 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season

1990 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 5, 1990 - April 13, 1990
Number of teams	6
Regular season
League champions	New England Blazers
Runners-up	Philadelphia Wings
Top scorer	Paul Gait (Detroit Turbos)
Champion's Cup
Champions	Philadelphia Wings
Runners-up	New England Blazers
Finals MVP	Brad Kotz (Philadelphia)

The 1990 season began on January 5, 1990 and concluded with the championship game on April 13.

Team movement

The Pittsburgh Bulls made their MILL debut in 1990, while the Washington Wave ceased operations.

Regular season

Reference:

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	New England Blazers – xyz	8	6	2	.750	0.0	3–1	3–1	95	80	+15	11.88	10.00
2	Philadelphia Wings – x	8	6	2	.750	0.0	3–1	3–1	89	82	+7	11.12	10.25
3	New York Saints – x	8	4	4	.500	2.0	1–3	3–1	77	78	−1	9.62	9.75
4	Baltimore Thunder	8	4	4	.500	2.0	2–2	2–2	96	95	+1	12.00	11.88
5	Pittsburgh Bulls	8	3	5	.375	3.0	2–2	1–3	86	86	−-0	10.75	10.75
6	Detroit Turbos	8	1	7	.125	5.0	1–3	0–4	89	111	−22	11.12	13.88

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

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
						2	Philadelphia	17
	3	New York	8			1	New England	7
	2	Philadelphia	9

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Championship Game MVP	Brad Kotz	Philadelphia

All-Pro Teams

First Team:

• John Fay, New England
• Brad Kotz, Philadelphia
• Brian Nikula, Pittsburgh
• Rick Sowell, Baltimore
• John Tucker, Philadelphia
• Ted Sawicki, Detroit (goalie)

Second Team:

• Don Borges, New York
• Toby Boucher, New England
• Ron Martinello, Detroit
• Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh
• Tim Welsh, Baltimore
• Dan O'Neill, Boston (goalie)

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Brian Nikula	Pittsburgh	20
Assists	Terry Martinello	Detroit	20
Points	Terry Martinello	Detroit	34
Penalty Minutes	K. Forrester	Pittsburgh	28
Shots on Goal	Brian Nikula	Pittsburgh	70

See also

• 1990 in sports

References

• 1990 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL