Editing National Lacrosse League (section)

=== Major Indoor Lacrosse League ===
[[File:MILL logo.png|thumb|left|MILL logo]]

====1989====
{{Main|1989 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

Each of the six teams played an eight-game schedule in 1989, with an even four home and road games.

In its first ever regular season game, 12,171 fans watched the expansion Turbos defeat the Washington Wave 11–9 in Detroit to start 1989 season. As the season went on, regular season attendance figures for the league totaled at 230,724 for 24 regular season games, which made an average of 9,614 people in the stands per game. When adding the postseason, the numbers grew to 255,088 total and an average of 9,811 a game. The [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] captured the league championship in front of a record postseason crowd of 16,042 at the Spectrum, defeating the [[New York Saints]] 11–10.

After the championship game, the league announced expansion into Pittsburgh, with a team called the [[Pittsburgh Bulls]]. The new team effectively replaced the Washington Wave, who closed operations after three seasons.

====1990====
{{Main|1990 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

In 1990, each of the six teams played an eight-game schedule. Near of the end of the season, the [[New York Saints]] defeated the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] 8–5 before the first sellout and the largest crowd in league history: 17,177 at the Spectrum in [[Philadelphia]]. The Saints' victory forced a playoff rematch the following week. However, the Wings won that game and later went on to become the first team to win a second league championship, defeating the [[New England Blazers]] 17–7 in front of 11,479 fans for their second consecutive title.

The league announced that attendance for 26 total games during the season was 287,585, increasing the average attendance per game to 11,060. After the season, the MILL announced the signing of twin brothers [[Paul Gait]] and [[Gary Gait]], 3-time All-Americans at [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]], to the [[Detroit Turbos]] after being drafted. The two brothers had won national championships with the Syracuse Orange in 1988, 1989, and 1990.

====1991====
{{Main|1991 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

In 1991, the season schedule increased from 8 to 10 games, with each team playing five games at home and five games on the road.

In the first game of the regular season, the debut of Detroit rookie twin brothers Paul and Gary Gait was successful, as they paced the Turbos to a 20–16 victory over the Baltimore Thunder. 1991 was a record-breaking year, especially in Detroit. The Gaits set new standards in most offensive categories. Paul scored a record 47 goals, while Gary was second in the league with 32. Gary established new records with 36 assists and 68 points. As a team, Detroit set records for goals scored with 184, assists with 227, and total points with 411. The Turbos went on to defeat the Thunder 14–12 to claim their first championship. The championship game was attended by 10,814 at the Baltimore Arena. Final league attendance numbers for the 1991 season reached 287,654. On 20 April 1991, the National Division All-Stars defeated the American Division All-Stars, 25–20, in the inaugural League All-Star Game at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.

After the season, the league announced that Buffalo had been awarded an expansion team for the 1992 season. The team was named the [[Buffalo Bandits|Bandits]].

====1992====
{{Main|1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

The league reverted to an eight-game schedule for the 1992 season, with four home games and four road games. The Blazers moved from Worcester to Boston and were rebranded as the Boston Blazers. The expansion Buffalo Bandits defeated the Philadelphia Wings 20–11 in their first ever sellout of 16,325 at Memorial Auditorium. It marked the second sellout in league history. The Bandits also defeated the Baltimore Thunder in front of a second sellout crowd, marking the first time a team sold out two games in the same season. The Bandits advanced to the league championship game by defeating the Detroit Turbos 19–16 to win the National Division crown. The Philadelphia Wings defeated the Saints 8–6 to capture the American Division Championship. Buffalo defeated Philadelphia 11–10 in overtime, marking the first time an expansion team won the league title.

====1993====
{{Main|1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

Buffalo won their second consecutive championship with a 13–12 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Wings before 16,325 in the sold-out Memorial Auditorium. The Bandits kept their 18-game winning streak alive, the longest in professional sports at the time. Buffalo joined the Wings as the only team in league history to win back-to-back championships.

Business-wise, the League and the Players Association announced a three-year contract agreement and the league signed a six-year agreement with [[ESPN]]. The Pittsburgh Bulls folded after their fourth season, having never made the playoffs, bringing the league back to six teams going into 1994.

====1994====
{{Main|1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

[[ESPN2]]'s first Monday night broadcast featured the Detroit Turbos against the Baltimore Thunder. The Philadelphia Wings denied the Buffalo Bandits a third consecutive championship by defeating the Bandits 26–15 in front of a sellout crowd of 16,284 at Memorial Auditorium. The win gave the Wings its third league championship, the most of any team. ESPN broadcast the game live from Buffalo, marking the first live telecast by ESPN of a league game.

After the season, the league announced that [[Rochester, New York]], would be awarded an expansion team for the 1995 season, the [[Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|Rochester Knighthawks]]. The team would effectively replace the Turbos, who folded after their sixth season, keeping the league at six teams.

====1995====
{{Main|1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

The expansion Rochester Knighthawks won their inaugural game 12–8 against the New York Saints at the War Memorial. Philadelphia broke the league's attendance record when 17,380 fans watched the Wings defeat the Baltimore Thunder in the regular season finale. The 1995 season marked the first time that Paul and Gary Gait played on different teams, with the former playing for Rochester and the latter for Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Wings won a second-consecutive and fourth overall championship by defeating the Knighthawks 15–14 in overtime.

After the season the league another expansion team, the [[Charlotte Cobras]], who would play out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

====1996====
{{Main|1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

For 1996, the league schedule expanded to 10 games. A crowd of 16,818, the fourth largest in league history, watched the Wings defeat the Charlotte Cobras at [[CoreStates Spectrum]] in Philadelphia. The Cobras went on to post the first winless season in league history, and subsequently folded after only one year of play. The Wings advanced to their fifth consecutive league championship game by defeating the Boston Blazers 10–8 in the final MILL game to be played in their historic home arena. However, the Buffalo Bandits played spoiler to the Wings and denied them a third consecutive title, defeating Philadelphia 15–10 in the championship game in front of a sold-out [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium|Memorial Auditorium]] in Buffalo. The Bandits picked up their third championship, and said goodbye to their own arena at the end of the season.

====1997====
{{Main|1997 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season}}

The 11th season opened with three games, including Rochester playing Buffalo at the Bandits' new home, the [[Marine Midland Arena]], in front of a new league record crowd of 18,595 fans. The Rochester Knighthawks, coached by Barry Powless, claimed their first MILL championship in front of the second largest crowd in MILL history, 18,055, also played at the Marine Midland Arena, defeating the Bandits 15–12.