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1997 MILL season
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 4, 1997 - April 12, 1997
Number of teams	6
	Regular season
League champions	Philadelphia Wings
Runners-up	New York Saints
Season MVP	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
Top scorer	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
	Champion's Cup
Champion's Cup champions	Rochester Knighthawks
Runners-up	Buffalo Bandits
Champion's Cup MVP	Steve Dietrich (Rochester)
	MILL/NLL seasons
← 1996 season	1998 season →

The 1997 season, the last as the MILL, began on January 4, 1997 and concluded with the championship game on April 12. The league was renamed to the National Lacrosse League after this season.

[edit] Team Movement

The Charlotte Cobras, who debuted in the 1996 MILL season, folded after only a single winless season.

[edit] Regular Season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind Leader, PCT = Winning Percentage, Home = Home record, Road = Road record, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Qualified for playoffs

Team	W	L	GB	PCT	Home	Road	GF	GA
Philadelphia Wings	7	3	-	.700	3-2	4-1	137	115
New York Saints	6	4	1	.600	4-1	2-3	134	127
Buffalo Bandits	6	4	1	.600	3-2	3-2	158	153
Rochester Knighthawks	5	5	2	.500	2-3	3-2	156	136
Boston Blazers	4	6	3	.400	3-2	1-4	120	135
Baltimore Thunder	2	8	5	.200	1-4	1-4	125	165

[edit] All Star Game

No All-Star Game was played in 1997.

[edit] Playoffs

Semifinals			Championship

2	New York	10
3	Buffalo	19
			4	Rochester	15
			3	Buffalo	12
4	Rochester	15
1	Philadelphia	13

[edit] Awards

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	Gary Gait	Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year Award	Jeff Wilfong	Boston
Championship Game MVP	Steve Dietrich	Rochester

[edit] Weekly Awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

Week	Player of the Week
1	Paul Gait
2	Roy Colsey
3	Sal LoCascio
4	Paul Gait
5	Paul Gait
6	John Tavares
7	Derek Collins
8	Thomas Carmean
9	Matt Panetta
10	Tom Marechek
11	Ted Dowling
12	Dallas Eliuk

[edit] Monthly Awards

An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.

Month	Player of the Month
Jan	Paul Gait
Feb	Derek Collins
Mar	Tom Marechek

[edit] All-Pro Teams

First Team:

Gary Gait, Philadelphia
Paul Gait, Rochester
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia
Mark Millon, New York
John Tavares, Buffalo
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)

Second Team:

Thomas Carmean, Boston
Duane Jacobs, Rochester
Darris Kilgour, Buffalo
Jeff Klodzen, Baltimore
Bob Martino, Baltimore
Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie)

[edit] Statistics Leaders

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

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Gary Gait	Philadelphia	40
Assists	Gary Gait	Philadelphia	32
Points	Gary Gait	Philadelphia	72
Penalty Minutes	Tom Phair	Buffalo	58
Shots on Goal	Paul Gait	Rochester	131
Loose Balls	John Tavares	Buffalo	104

[edit] See also

1997 in sports

[edit] References

1997 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

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