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Buffalo Bandits

May 04, 2023

The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, then in its successor the NLL since 1998.

Buffalo Bandits
SportLacrosse
Founded1992
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
DivisionEast
Based inBuffalo, New York
ArenaKeyBank Center
ColorsOrange, Black, white, purple
OwnerPegula Sports and Entertainment
Head coachJohn Tavares
General managerSteve Dietrich
League titles(4) 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008
Conference titles(6) 2004, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2022
Division titles(12) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996,1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2022
Local mediaWWKB, WGR
Websitebandits.com

The Bandits are owned by Hockey Western New York LLC, a division of Pegula Sports and Entertainment led by Terry Pegula who also owns the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills.

History

The Bandits played their first season in 1992. They played home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium sharing with the Buffalo Sabres until its closure in 1996.

The Bandits became the first expansion franchise in MILL/NLL history[1][2] to win a championship in its first season. The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season (compiling the league's only perfect season to date that year), lost the Championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in 1996, their fifth season. It was not until 1999, their eighth season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs.

Since their 1996 Championship-winning season, the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions (1997, 2004, 2006) only to lose each time (including twice at home). It wouldn't be until 2008 that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth Championship, a 14–13 triumph over Portland.

As of 2018, Buffalo is the longest tenured team in the NLL, in terms of continuous years in their home city, at 27 seasons. (They are not the longest tenured franchise; the New England Black Wolves operate on the franchise of the Philadelphia Wings and the Colorado Mammoth were originally the Baltimore Thunder with previous stops as the Pittsburgh Crossefire in 2000 and Washington Power in 2001 & 2002.)

Awards and honors

 
During the 2009 season, Mark Steenhuis set two league records for most assists (13) and points (17) in a single game. He was also selected to his fifth all-star game, second consecutive as a starter.
Year Player Award
1992 Derek Keenan Rookie of the Year
John Tavares Championship Game MVP
1993 John Tavares Championship Game MVP
1994 John Tavares Most Valuable Player
1996 Pat O'Toole Championship Game MVP
2000 John Tavares Most Valuable Player
2001 John Tavares Most Valuable Player
2003 Darris Kilgour Coach of the Year
Kurt Silcott GM of the Year
2005 Steve Dietrich Goaltender of the Year[3]
2006 Steve Dietrich Goaltender of the Year[4]
Most Valuable Player[5]
2007 Dave Zygaj Executive of the Year[6]
2008 Mark Steenhuis Transition Player of the Year[7]
Champion's Cup MVP
2009
Billy Dee Smith Defenesive Player of the Year
Ken Montour Goaltender of the Year
2016 Steve Dietrich GM of the Year
Dhane Smith Most Valuable Player
2018 Craig England Teammate of the Year
2019 Matt Vinc Goaltender of the Year
John Tavares/Rich Kilgour Coach of the Year
Steve Dietrich GM of the Year
2022 Matt Vinc Goaltender of the Year
Steve Dietrich GM of the Year
Dhane Smith Most Valuable Player

NLL Hall of Fame members

NLL records

Single-game record holders

  • Most assists in a single game – Mark Steenhuis (13 assists, February 14, 2009)
  • Most points in a single game – Mark Steenhuis (17 points, February 14, 2009)

Season record holders

  • Most points in a single season – Dhane Smith (137 points, 2016)
  • Most goals in a single season – Dhane Smith (72 goals, 2016)

All-time record holders

  • Most goals in a career – John Tavares (724 goals, 1991–2015)
  • Most assists in a career – John Tavares (823 assists, 1991–2015)
  • Most points in a career – John Tavares (1,547 points, 1991–2015)
  • Most saves in a career – Matt Vinc (8,299 saves 2005–Present)
  • Most wins in a career – Matt Vinc (119 wins 2005–Present)
  • Most minutes played – Matt Vinc (12,627:54 2005–Present) [8]

NLL All-Star Game

* – voted as starter

Current roster

Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 12   Sam LaRoue
  • 61   Thomas Vaesen
  • 70   Joel Matthews
Injured Reserve
  • 2   Chris Cloutier
  • 44   Nathaniel Kozevnikov
  • 53   Justin Robinson
Holdout
Unable to play
  • 83   Frank Brown
Restricted list
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2022-02-11
NLL Transactions

All-time record

Season Division W–L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
1992 National 5–3 2nd 2–2 3–1 161 125 Bob McCready / Les Bartley Champions
1993 National 8–0 1st 4–0 4–0 143 108 Les Bartley Champions
1994 National 6–2 1st 3–1 3–1 121 99 Les Bartley Lost final
1995 3–5 4th 2–2 1–3 109 108 Les Bartley Lost semi-final
1996 8–2 1st 3–2 5–0 173 127 Les Bartley Champions
1997 6–4 3rd 3–2 3–2 158 153 Les Bartley Lost final
1998 6–6 4th 4–2 2–4 166 171 Les Wakeling Lost semi-final
1999 4–8 6th 1–5 3–3 158 177 Les Wakeling Did not qualify
2000 8–4 2nd 5–1 3–3 202 194 Ted Sawicki Lost semi-final
2001 8–6 5th 4–3 4–3 248 218 Ted Sawicki Did not qualify
2002 Central 8–8 4th 4–4 4–4 210 215 Ted Sawicki / Frank Neilson Did not qualify
2003 Central 12–4 2nd 8–0 4–4 231 188 Darris Kilgour Lost division final
2004 Eastern 8–8 3rd 4–4 4–4 205 198 Darris Kilgour Lost final
2005 Eastern 11–5 2nd 5–3 6–2 217 183 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi-final
2006 Eastern 11–5 1st 6–2 5–3 193 167 Darris Kilgour Lost final
2007 Eastern 10–6 2nd 6–2 4–4 207 188 Darris Kilgour Lost division final
2008 Eastern 10–6 1st 7–2 3–4 203 174 Darris Kilgour Champions
2009 Eastern 10–6 2nd 5–3 5–3 223 170 Darris Kilgour Lost division final
2010 Eastern 8–8 3rd 4–4 4–4 169 170 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi-final
2011 Eastern 10–6 1st 4–4 6–2 169 159 Darris Kilgour Lost division final
2012 Eastern 7–9 4th 4–4 3–5 198 204 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi-final
2013 Eastern 6–10 4th 2–6 4–4 171 211 Darris Kilgour Did not qualify
2014 Eastern 8–10 3rd 6–3 2–7 190 200 Troy Cordingley Lost division final
2015 Eastern 11–7 3rd 7–2 4–5 236 208 Troy Cordingley Lost division semi-final
2016 Eastern 13–5 1st 8–1 5–4 251 214 Troy Cordingley Lost Finals
2017 Eastern 6–12 5th 3–6 3–6 226 251 Troy Cordingley Did not qualify
2018 Eastern 8–10 5th 4–5 4–5 232 240 Troy Cordingley Did not qualify
2019 Eastern 14–4 1st 7–2 7–2 244 186 John Tavares, Rich Kilgour Lost Finals
2020 North 7–4 T-2nd 4–2 3–2 130 118 John Tavares No playoffs held
2022 Eastern 14–4 1st 7–2 7–2 247 185 John Tavares Lost Finals
Total 30 seasons 254–177   136–81 118–96 5,791 5,309    
Playoff Totals 22 Appearances 26–21   20–8 6–13 605 562   4 championships

All-time team-by-team records

(active NLL franchises only)

    Home   Road   Overall
Team GP W L PCT GP W L PCT GP W L PCT
Calgary Roughnecks 3 2 1 .667 8 4 4 .500 11 6 5 .545
Colorado Mammoth 9 5 4 .555 5 1 4 .200 14 6 8 .428
as Washington Power 2 1 1 .500 2 2 0 1.000 4 3 1 .750
as Pittsburgh CrosseFire 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 .000 1 0 1 .000
as Baltimore Thunder 8 6 2 .750 5 4 1 .800 13 10 3 .769
Saskatchewan Rush 1 0 1 .000 1 1 0 1.000 2 1 1 .500
as Edmonton Rush 2 1 1 .500 4 1 3 .250 6 2 4 .333
Georgia Swarm 3 0 3 .000 3 2 1 .667 6 2 4 .333
as Minnesota Swarm 14 12 2 .857 11 7 4 .636 25 19 6 .760
New England Black Wolves 5 3 2 .600 5 2 3 .400 10 5 5 .500
as Philadelphia Wings 27 15 12 .555 24 11 13 .458 51 26 25 .509
Rochester Knighthawks 29 15 14 .517 33 11 22 .333 62 26 36 .419
Toronto Rock 27 12 15 .444 24 11 13 .440 51 23 28 .451
as Ontario Raiders 1 1 0 1.000 1 0 1 .000 2 1 1 .500
Vancouver Stealth 3 3 0 1.000 4 3 1 .750 7 6 1 .857
as Washington Stealth 2 0 2 .000 3 2 1 .667 5 2 3 .400
as San Jose Stealth 1 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 1.000
as Albany Attack 4 3 1 .750 4 3 1 .750 8 6 2 .750
Total 141 80 61 .567 139 66 73 .475 280 146 134 .521

Playoff results

Season Game Visiting Home
1992 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 16 Buffalo Bandits 22
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 19 Detroit Turbos 16
Championship Buffalo Bandits 11 Philadelphia Wings 10 (OT)
1993 Division Final Boston Blazers 10 Buffalo Bandits 12
Championship Philadelphia Wings 12 Buffalo Bandits 13
1994 Division Final Detroit Turbos 10 Buffalo Bandits 16
Championship Philadelphia Wings 26 Buffalo Bandits 15
1995 Semifinals Philadelphia Wings 19 Buffalo Bandits 16
1996 Semifinals Rochester Knighthawks 10 Buffalo Bandits 18
Championship Philadelphia Wings 10 Buffalo Bandits 15
1997 Semifinals New York Saints 10 Buffalo Bandits 19
Championship Rochester Knighthawks 15 Buffalo Bandits 12
1998 Semifinals Buffalo Bandits 12 Philadelphia Wings 17
2000 Semifinals Rochester Knighthawks 15 Buffalo Bandits 11
2003 Quarterfinals Calgary Roughnecks 9 Buffalo Bandits 16
Semifinals Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 16
2004 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 9
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 19 Toronto Rock 10
Championship Buffalo Bandits 11 Calgary Roughnecks 14
2005 Division Semifinal Rochester Knighthawks 17 Buffalo Bandits 16
2006 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Minnesota Swarm 10
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 15 Rochester Knighthawks 10
Championship Colorado Mammoth 16 Buffalo Bandits 9
2007 Division Semifinal Minnesota Swarm 8 Buffalo Bandits 14
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 14 (OT)
2008 Division Semifinal Philadelphia Wings 12 Buffalo Bandits 14
Division Final New York Titans 12 Buffalo Bandits 19
Championship Portland LumberJax 13 Buffalo Bandits 14
2009 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 8 Buffalo Bandits 11
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 3 New York Titans 9
2010 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Toronto Rock 13
2011 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 10 Buffalo Bandits 11
Division Final Buffalo Bandits 11 Toronto Rock 12
2012 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 6 Toronto Rock 7
2014 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 15 Toronto Rock 13
Division Final 1 Rochester Knighthawks 8 Buffalo Bandits 12
Division Final 2 Buffalo Bandits 8 Rochester Knighthawks 13
Division Final 3 Buffalo Bandits 1 Rochester Knighthawks 2
2015 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Rochester Knighthawks 14
2016 Division Final 1 Buffalo Bandits 15 New England Black Wolves 10
Division Final 2 New England Black Wolves 15 Buffalo Bandits 20
Championship 1 Buffalo Bandits 9 Saskatchewan Rush 11
Championship 2 Saskatchewan Rush 11 Buffalo Bandits 10
2019 Division Semifinal New England Black Wolves 6 Buffalo Bandits 13
Division Final Toronto Rock 8 Buffalo Bandits 12
Championship 1 Calgary Roughnecks 10 Buffalo Bandits 7
Championship 2 Buffalo Bandits 13 Calgary Roughnecks 14

All-time team-by-team playoff records

(Active NLL franchises only)

    Home   Road   Overall
Team GP W L PCT GP W L PCT GP W L PCT
Calgary Roughnecks 1 1 0 1.000 1 0 1 .000 2 1 1 .500
Colorado Mammoth 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 .000
Georgia Swarm 2 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 — 2 2 0 1.000
New England Black Wolves 6 4 2 .667 3 2 1 .667 9 6 3 .667
Rochester Knighthawks 6 3 3 .500 6 1 5 .167 12 4 8 .333
Saskatchewan Rush 1 0 1 .000 1 0 1 .000 2 0 2 .000
Toronto Rock 1 0 1 .000 4 2 2 .500 5 2 3 .400
Total 18 10 8 .556 15 5 10 .333 33 15 18 .455

Head coaching history

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
1 Bob McCready 1992 3 0 3 .000 — — — —
2 Les Bartley 1992–1997 49 36 13 .735 12 9 3 .750
3 Les Wakeling 1998–1999 24 10 14 .417 1 0 1 .000
4 Ted Sawicki 2000–2002 35 21 14 .600 1 0 1 .000
5 Frank Neilson 2002 7 3 4 .429 — — — —
6 Darris Kilgour 2003–2013 176 103 73 .585 20 11 9 .550
7 Troy Cordingley 2014–2018 90 46 44 .511 9 4 5 .444
8 John Tavares,
Rich Kilgour[9]		 2019 18 14 4 .778 3 2 1 .666
9 John Tavares 2020– 29 21 8 .724 — — — —

Draft history

NLL Entry Draft

First Round Selections

NLL Dispersal Draft

NLL Expansion Draft

Retired numbers

The Bandits have four retired numbers, three of which are represented at the Arena in the rafters with the Championship banners.[11]

Equipment Manager – John Craig, February 2, 2012 (retired by the Bandits and given a ceremony)

Game broadcasts

Buffalo Bandits games can be heard on Buffalo's Entercom stations, either WGR 550 AM or WWKB 1520 AM. John Gurtler, former play-by-play man for the Buffalo Sabres, handles announcing duties, while former Bandit Randy Mearns handles color commentary. Home games are streamed live on NLL.com.

Footnotes and references

  1. ^ The Baltimore Thunder won the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in the first year of their existence as well (1987), but that was the first year the league existed.
  2. ^ The Toronto Rock won a championship in its first season in Toronto (1999), but the franchise had already played one year in Hamilton as the Ontario Raiders.
  3. ^ "Dietrich Named Aquis Goaltender of the Year". NLL.com. May 4, 2005. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  4. ^ . NLL website. May 3, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  5. ^ . NLL website. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  6. ^ "Dave Zygaj Named NLL Executive of the Year". NLL.com. May 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  7. ^ "Steenhuis Named Top Transition Player". NLL.com. May 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  8. ^ "Matt Vinc". NLL. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  9. ^ http://www.bandits.com/article/BANDITS%20ANNOUNCE%20CHANGES%20TO%20COACHING%20STAFF[dead link]
  10. ^ Acquired the first overall pick and selected Chris Langdale from Toronto
  11. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Buffalo Bandits. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

See also

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buffalo Bandits.

External links

  • Official Website
  • 2017–2018 Media Guide

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The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League NLL They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo New York The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997 then in its successor the NLL since 1998 Buffalo BanditsSportLacrosseFounded1992LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueDivisionEastBased inBuffalo New YorkArenaKeyBank CenterColorsOrange Black white purpleOwnerPegula Sports and EntertainmentHead coachJohn TavaresGeneral managerSteve DietrichLeague titles 4 1992 1993 1996 2008Conference titles 6 2004 2006 2008 2016 2019 2022Division titles 12 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2008 2011 2016 2019 2022Local mediaWWKB WGRWebsitebandits comCurrent seasonThe Bandits are owned by Hockey Western New York LLC a division of Pegula Sports and Entertainment led by Terry Pegula who also owns the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills Contents 1 History 2 Awards and honors 2 1 NLL Hall of Fame members 2 2 NLL records 2 2 1 Single game record holders 2 2 2 Season record holders 2 2 3 All time record holders 2 2 4 NLL All Star Game 3 Current roster 4 All time record 4 1 All time team by team records 5 Playoff results 5 1 All time team by team playoff records 6 Head coaching history 7 Draft history 7 1 NLL Entry Draft 7 2 NLL Dispersal Draft 7 3 NLL Expansion Draft 8 Retired numbers 9 Game broadcasts 10 Footnotes and references 11 See also 12 External linksHistory EditThe Bandits played their first season in 1992 They played home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium sharing with the Buffalo Sabres until its closure in 1996 The Bandits became the first expansion franchise in MILL NLL history 1 2 to win a championship in its first season The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season compiling the league s only perfect season to date that year lost the Championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in 1996 their fifth season It was not until 1999 their eighth season that the Bandits did not make the playoffs Since their 1996 Championship winning season the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions 1997 2004 2006 only to lose each time including twice at home It wouldn t be until 2008 that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth Championship a 14 13 triumph over Portland As of 2018 Buffalo is the longest tenured team in the NLL in terms of continuous years in their home city at 27 seasons They are not the longest tenured franchise the New England Black Wolves operate on the franchise of the Philadelphia Wings and the Colorado Mammoth were originally the Baltimore Thunder with previous stops as the Pittsburgh Crossefire in 2000 and Washington Power in 2001 amp 2002 Awards and honors Edit During the 2009 season Mark Steenhuis set two league records for most assists 13 and points 17 in a single game He was also selected to his fifth all star game second consecutive as a starter Year Player Award1992 Derek Keenan Rookie of the YearJohn Tavares Championship Game MVP1993 John Tavares Championship Game MVP1994 John Tavares Most Valuable Player1996 Pat O Toole Championship Game MVP2000 John Tavares Most Valuable Player2001 John Tavares Most Valuable Player2003 Darris Kilgour Coach of the YearKurt Silcott GM of the Year2005 Steve Dietrich Goaltender of the Year 3 2006 Steve Dietrich Goaltender of the Year 4 Most Valuable Player 5 2007 Dave Zygaj Executive of the Year 6 2008 Mark Steenhuis Transition Player of the Year 7 Champion s Cup MVP2009Billy Dee Smith Defenesive Player of the YearKen Montour Goaltender of the Year2016 Steve Dietrich GM of the YearDhane Smith Most Valuable Player2018 Craig England Teammate of the Year2019 Matt Vinc Goaltender of the YearJohn Tavares Rich Kilgour Coach of the YearSteve Dietrich GM of the Year2022 Matt Vinc Goaltender of the YearSteve Dietrich GM of the YearDhane Smith Most Valuable PlayerNLL Hall of Fame members Edit Les Bartley Head Coach 2006 Darris Kilgour Forward 2007 John Mouradian General Manager 2008 Jim Veltman Defense 2009 Rich Kilgour Transition 2010 Steve Dietrich Goaltender 2012 Pat O Toole Goaltender 2013 Tracey Kelusky Forward 2016 John Tavares Forward 2016 Pat McCready Defense 2021 Shawn Williams Forward 2021NLL records Edit Single game record holders Edit Most assists in a single game Mark Steenhuis 13 assists February 14 2009 Most points in a single game Mark Steenhuis 17 points February 14 2009 Season record holders Edit Most points in a single season Dhane Smith 137 points 2016 Most goals in a single season Dhane Smith 72 goals 2016 All time record holders Edit Most goals in a career John Tavares 724 goals 1991 2015 Most assists in a career John Tavares 823 assists 1991 2015 Most points in a career John Tavares 1 547 points 1991 2015 Most saves in a career Matt Vinc 8 299 saves 2005 Present Most wins in a career Matt Vinc 119 wins 2005 Present Most minutes played Matt Vinc 12 627 54 2005 Present 8 NLL All Star Game Edit 2005 Kyle Couling Mark Steenhuis John Tavares Dan Teat 2006 Steve Dietrich Mark Steenhuis John Tavares 2007 Pat McCready Mark Steenhuis John Tavares 2008 Mark Steenhuis John Tavares Chris White 2009 Ken Montour Mark Steenhuis John Tavares Roger Vyse Chris White 2011 Chris White Mark Steenhuis John Tavares Brett Bucktooth 2012 Billy Dee Smith Scott Self Chris White John Tavares Mike Thompson voted as starterCurrent roster EditBuffalo Bandits rosterviewtalkeditActive 21 man roster Inactive roster CoachesGoaltenders48 Matt Vinc 30 Devlin ShanahanDefensemen8 Dylan Robinson 21 Justin Martin 23 Steve Priolo C 25 Matt Spanger 29 Carter McKenzie 37 Ethan O Connor 49 Marcus Minichiello 52 Kellen LeClair 94 Bryce Sweeting Forwards1 Tehoka Nanticoke 10 Brad McCulley 22 Josh Byrne 73 Brandon Robinson 91 Kyle Buchanan 92 Dhane Smith A Transition4 Ian MacKay 6 Max Adler 20 Nick Weiss A 27 Dalton Sulver Practice Squad12 Sam LaRoue 61 Thomas Vaesen 70 Joel MatthewsInjured Reserve2 Chris Cloutier 44 Nathaniel Kozevnikov 53 Justin RobinsonHoldout Alec Tulett 5 Devyn Mayea 57 Doug Buchan 64 Greg HarnettUnable to play83 Frank BrownRestricted list Justin Guterding 95 Chase Fraser Head Coach Head Coach Legend Suspended list C Captain A Alternate captain Roster updated 2022 02 11NLL TransactionsAll time record EditSeason Division W L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs1992 National 5 3 2nd 2 2 3 1 161 125 Bob McCready Les Bartley Champions1993 National 8 0 1st 4 0 4 0 143 108 Les Bartley Champions1994 National 6 2 1st 3 1 3 1 121 99 Les Bartley Lost final1995 3 5 4th 2 2 1 3 109 108 Les Bartley Lost semi final1996 8 2 1st 3 2 5 0 173 127 Les Bartley Champions1997 6 4 3rd 3 2 3 2 158 153 Les Bartley Lost final1998 6 6 4th 4 2 2 4 166 171 Les Wakeling Lost semi final1999 4 8 6th 1 5 3 3 158 177 Les Wakeling Did not qualify2000 8 4 2nd 5 1 3 3 202 194 Ted Sawicki Lost semi final2001 8 6 5th 4 3 4 3 248 218 Ted Sawicki Did not qualify2002 Central 8 8 4th 4 4 4 4 210 215 Ted Sawicki Frank Neilson Did not qualify2003 Central 12 4 2nd 8 0 4 4 231 188 Darris Kilgour Lost division final2004 Eastern 8 8 3rd 4 4 4 4 205 198 Darris Kilgour Lost final2005 Eastern 11 5 2nd 5 3 6 2 217 183 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi final2006 Eastern 11 5 1st 6 2 5 3 193 167 Darris Kilgour Lost final2007 Eastern 10 6 2nd 6 2 4 4 207 188 Darris Kilgour Lost division final2008 Eastern 10 6 1st 7 2 3 4 203 174 Darris Kilgour Champions2009 Eastern 10 6 2nd 5 3 5 3 223 170 Darris Kilgour Lost division final2010 Eastern 8 8 3rd 4 4 4 4 169 170 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi final2011 Eastern 10 6 1st 4 4 6 2 169 159 Darris Kilgour Lost division final2012 Eastern 7 9 4th 4 4 3 5 198 204 Darris Kilgour Lost division semi final2013 Eastern 6 10 4th 2 6 4 4 171 211 Darris Kilgour Did not qualify2014 Eastern 8 10 3rd 6 3 2 7 190 200 Troy Cordingley Lost division final2015 Eastern 11 7 3rd 7 2 4 5 236 208 Troy Cordingley Lost division semi final2016 Eastern 13 5 1st 8 1 5 4 251 214 Troy Cordingley Lost Finals2017 Eastern 6 12 5th 3 6 3 6 226 251 Troy Cordingley Did not qualify2018 Eastern 8 10 5th 4 5 4 5 232 240 Troy Cordingley Did not qualify2019 Eastern 14 4 1st 7 2 7 2 244 186 John Tavares Rich Kilgour Lost Finals2020 North 7 4 T 2nd 4 2 3 2 130 118 John Tavares No playoffs held2022 Eastern 14 4 1st 7 2 7 2 247 185 John Tavares Lost FinalsTotal 30 seasons 254 177 136 81 118 96 5 791 5 309 Playoff Totals 22 Appearances 26 21 20 8 6 13 605 562 4 championshipsAll time team by team records Edit active NLL franchises only Home Road OverallTeam GP W L PCT GP W L PCT GP W L PCTCalgary Roughnecks 3 2 1 667 8 4 4 500 11 6 5 545Colorado Mammoth 9 5 4 555 5 1 4 200 14 6 8 428as Washington Power 2 1 1 500 2 2 0 1 000 4 3 1 750as Pittsburgh CrosseFire 0 0 0 1 0 1 000 1 0 1 000as Baltimore Thunder 8 6 2 750 5 4 1 800 13 10 3 769Saskatchewan Rush 1 0 1 000 1 1 0 1 000 2 1 1 500as Edmonton Rush 2 1 1 500 4 1 3 250 6 2 4 333Georgia Swarm 3 0 3 000 3 2 1 667 6 2 4 333as Minnesota Swarm 14 12 2 857 11 7 4 636 25 19 6 760New England Black Wolves 5 3 2 600 5 2 3 400 10 5 5 500as Philadelphia Wings 27 15 12 555 24 11 13 458 51 26 25 509Rochester Knighthawks 29 15 14 517 33 11 22 333 62 26 36 419Toronto Rock 27 12 15 444 24 11 13 440 51 23 28 451as Ontario Raiders 1 1 0 1 000 1 0 1 000 2 1 1 500Vancouver Stealth 3 3 0 1 000 4 3 1 750 7 6 1 857as Washington Stealth 2 0 2 000 3 2 1 667 5 2 3 400as San Jose Stealth 1 1 0 1 000 1 1 0 1 000 2 2 0 1 000as Albany Attack 4 3 1 750 4 3 1 750 8 6 2 750Total 141 80 61 567 139 66 73 475 280 146 134 521Playoff results EditSeason Game Visiting Home1992 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 16 Buffalo Bandits 22Division Final Buffalo Bandits 19 Detroit Turbos 16Championship Buffalo Bandits 11 Philadelphia Wings 10 OT 1993 Division Final Boston Blazers 10 Buffalo Bandits 12Championship Philadelphia Wings 12 Buffalo Bandits 131994 Division Final Detroit Turbos 10 Buffalo Bandits 16Championship Philadelphia Wings 26 Buffalo Bandits 151995 Semifinals Philadelphia Wings 19 Buffalo Bandits 161996 Semifinals Rochester Knighthawks 10 Buffalo Bandits 18Championship Philadelphia Wings 10 Buffalo Bandits 151997 Semifinals New York Saints 10 Buffalo Bandits 19Championship Rochester Knighthawks 15 Buffalo Bandits 121998 Semifinals Buffalo Bandits 12 Philadelphia Wings 172000 Semifinals Rochester Knighthawks 15 Buffalo Bandits 112003 Quarterfinals Calgary Roughnecks 9 Buffalo Bandits 16Semifinals Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 162004 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 9Division Final Buffalo Bandits 19 Toronto Rock 10Championship Buffalo Bandits 11 Calgary Roughnecks 142005 Division Semifinal Rochester Knighthawks 17 Buffalo Bandits 162006 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Minnesota Swarm 10Division Final Buffalo Bandits 15 Rochester Knighthawks 10Championship Colorado Mammoth 16 Buffalo Bandits 92007 Division Semifinal Minnesota Swarm 8 Buffalo Bandits 14Division Final Buffalo Bandits 13 Rochester Knighthawks 14 OT 2008 Division Semifinal Philadelphia Wings 12 Buffalo Bandits 14Division Final New York Titans 12 Buffalo Bandits 19Championship Portland LumberJax 13 Buffalo Bandits 142009 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 8 Buffalo Bandits 11Division Final Buffalo Bandits 3 New York Titans 92010 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Toronto Rock 132011 Division Semifinal Boston Blazers 10 Buffalo Bandits 11Division Final Buffalo Bandits 11 Toronto Rock 122012 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 6 Toronto Rock 72014 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 15 Toronto Rock 13Division Final 1 Rochester Knighthawks 8 Buffalo Bandits 12Division Final 2 Buffalo Bandits 8 Rochester Knighthawks 13Division Final 3 Buffalo Bandits 1 Rochester Knighthawks 22015 Division Semifinal Buffalo Bandits 11 Rochester Knighthawks 142016 Division Final 1 Buffalo Bandits 15 New England Black Wolves 10Division Final 2 New England Black Wolves 15 Buffalo Bandits 20Championship 1 Buffalo Bandits 9 Saskatchewan Rush 11Championship 2 Saskatchewan Rush 11 Buffalo Bandits 102019 Division Semifinal New England Black Wolves 6 Buffalo Bandits 13Division Final Toronto Rock 8 Buffalo Bandits 12Championship 1 Calgary Roughnecks 10 Buffalo Bandits 7Championship 2 Buffalo Bandits 13 Calgary Roughnecks 14All time team by team playoff records Edit Active NLL franchises only Home Road OverallTeam GP W L PCT GP W L PCT GP W L PCTCalgary Roughnecks 1 1 0 1 000 1 0 1 000 2 1 1 500Colorado Mammoth 1 0 1 000 0 0 0 1 0 1 000Georgia Swarm 2 2 0 1 000 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 000New England Black Wolves 6 4 2 667 3 2 1 667 9 6 3 667Rochester Knighthawks 6 3 3 500 6 1 5 167 12 4 8 333Saskatchewan Rush 1 0 1 000 1 0 1 000 2 0 2 000Toronto Rock 1 0 1 000 4 2 2 500 5 2 3 400Total 18 10 8 556 15 5 10 333 33 15 18 455Head coaching history Edit Name Term Regular Season PlayoffsGC W L W GC W L W 1 Bob McCready 1992 3 0 3 000 2 Les Bartley 1992 1997 49 36 13 735 12 9 3 7503 Les Wakeling 1998 1999 24 10 14 417 1 0 1 0004 Ted Sawicki 2000 2002 35 21 14 600 1 0 1 0005 Frank Neilson 2002 7 3 4 429 6 Darris Kilgour 2003 2013 176 103 73 585 20 11 9 5507 Troy Cordingley 2014 2018 90 46 44 511 9 4 5 4448 John Tavares Rich Kilgour 9 2019 18 14 4 778 3 2 1 6669 John Tavares 2020 29 21 8 724 Draft history EditNLL Entry Draft Edit First Round Selections 1991 Darris Kilgour 1st overall 1992 Tom Marechek 6th overall 1993 Gil Nieuwendyk 6th overall 1994 Rodd Squire 5th overall 1995 Jason Luke 3rd overall 1996 Mike Murray 6th overall 1997 Casey Zaph 7th overall amp Marty O Brien 8th overall 1998 Matt Disher 7th overall 1999 None 2000 Ryan Powell 2nd overall 2001 None 2002 Billy Dee Smith 3rd overall 2003 A J Shannon 6th overall 2004 Delby Powless 1st overall 2005 Jeff Shattler 10th overall 2006 Brett Bucktooth 3rd overall 2007 None 2008 None 2009 Kyle Clancy 10th overall 2010 Travis Irving 9th overall 2011 None 2012 Dhane Smith 5th overall 2013 None 2014 Brandon Goodwin 9th overall 2015 None 2016 None 2017 Josh Byrne 1st overall 2018 Matt Gilray 3rd overall amp Ian MacKay 4th overall 2019 Brent Noseworthy 12th overall 2020 Brad McCulley 9th overall 2021 Tehoka Nanticoke 3rd overall amp Thomas Vaesen 14th Overall NLL Dispersal Draft Edit 2002 from Montreal Express Aime Caines 6th overall Kelly Sullivan 18th overall 2003 from Ottawa Rebel Jason Clark 9th overall Marc Landriault 20th overall Mike Hamilton 31st overall 2004 from Vancouver Ravens Curt Malawsky 9th overall Declined to pick 18th overall 2005 from Anaheim Storm Traded to Arizona 9th overall 2007 from Arizona Sting amp Boston Blazers Craig Conn Arizona 10th overall Brian Croswell Boston 15th overall Joe Smith Arizona 34th overall 2008 from Arizona Sting Greg Hinman 13th overall 2008 from Chicago Shamrox Cody Jacobs 12th overall Cory Stringer 21st overall 2009 from Portland LumberJax Jamison Koesterer 9th overall 2010 from Orlando Titians Jesse Guerin 16th overall amp Matt Brown 26th overall 2011 from Boston Blazers Kevin Buchanan 6th overall amp Damon Edwards 15th overall NLL Expansion Draft Edit 1999 to Albany Attack Troy Cordingley 3rd overall 2001 to Calgary Roughnecks New Jersey Storm Vancouver Ravens amp Columbus Landsharks 10 Rich Catton Vancouver 3rd overall Phil Wetherup Columbus 4th overall Andy Duden Columbus 10th overall Peter Talmo New Jersey 21st overall 2004 to Minnesota Swarm Jason Clark N A overall 2005 to Portland Lumberjax amp Edmonton Rush Mike Hominuck Portland 1st overall Thomas Montour Portland 13th overall 2006 to Chicago Shamrox amp New York Titans Bryan Kazarian Chicago 13th overall Jon Harasym Portland 15th overall 2007 to Boston Blazers Brendan Thenhaus 7th overall 2008 to Boston Blazers Kyle Laverty 4th overall 2018 to San Diego Seals amp Philadelphia Wings Vaughn Harris 15th overall Davide DiRuscio 17th overall 2019 to Rochester Knighthawks amp New York Riptide Shawn Evans 1st overall Jordan Durston 2nd overall 2020 to Panther City Lacrosse Club Liam Patten 8th overall Retired numbers EditThe Bandits have four retired numbers three of which are represented at the Arena in the rafters with the Championship banners 11 34 Thomas Gardner western New York youth lacrosse organizer March 20 1999 43 Darris Kilgour F March 25 2001 16 Rich Kilgour D April 16 2011 11 John Tavares F March 11 2016Equipment Manager John Craig February 2 2012 retired by the Bandits and given a ceremony Game broadcasts EditBuffalo Bandits games can be heard on Buffalo s Entercom stations either WGR 550 AM or WWKB 1520 AM John Gurtler former play by play man for the Buffalo Sabres handles announcing duties while former Bandit Randy Mearns handles color commentary Home games are streamed live on NLL com Footnotes and references Edit The Baltimore Thunder won the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in the first year of their existence as well 1987 but that was the first year the league existed The Toronto Rock won a championship in its first season in Toronto 1999 but the franchise had already played one year in Hamilton as the Ontario Raiders Dietrich Named Aquis Goaltender of the Year NLL com May 4 2005 Retrieved 2007 05 08 Steve Dietrich Named RBK Goaltender of the Year NLL website May 3 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 10 07 Retrieved 2008 05 08 Dietrich Wins 2006 Jet Blue MVP Award NLL website May 11 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2008 05 08 Dave Zygaj Named NLL Executive of the Year NLL com May 7 2007 Retrieved 2008 05 08 Steenhuis Named Top Transition Player NLL com May 12 2008 Retrieved 2008 05 12 Matt Vinc NLL Retrieved 2021 06 03 http www bandits com article BANDITS 20ANNOUNCE 20CHANGES 20TO 20COACHING 20STAFF dead link Acquired the first overall pick and selected Chris Langdale from Toronto 2017 Media Guide PDF Buffalo Bandits Retrieved 5 December 2017 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buffalo Bandits Buffalo Bandits seasons Buffalo Bandits all time rosterExternal links EditOfficial Website 2017 2018 Media GuidePreceded byDetroit Turbos Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions1992 1993 Succeeded byPhiladelphia WingsPreceded byPhiladelphia Wings Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions1996 Succeeded byRochester KnighthawksPreceded byRochester Knighthawks National Lacrosse League Champions2008 Succeeded byCalgary Roughnecks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buffalo Bandits amp oldid 1152938555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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