After being swept out of the 2016 NLL Championships by the Saskatchewan Rush and the losses of Bandits veterans Jay Thorimbert and Chad Culp to the New England Black Wolves during the off season, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2016 NLL Draft searching for some fresh up and coming talent to add to their burgeoning roster. After the draft was over,…
Following the brutal Eastern Division Finals slugfest that saw the Buffalo Bandits emerging victorious over the New England Black Wolves with two consecutive victories, the team will face their greatest challenge when they host the defending NLL Champion Saskatchewan Rush at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night at the First Niagara Center for Game 1 of the Champion’s Cup Finals. Bandits’ defensive coach Rich Kilgour addressed the media earlier this week about…
After an incredible record breaking 2016 NLL regular season that saw the team secure first place in both the Eastern Division and the National Lacrosse League, and set a new franchise single-season record with 13 wins, the Buffalo Bandits will not be satisfied until they’re finally able to bring their fifth championship back home to the fans in Banditland. The organization’s drive for five begins Monday night when the Bandits…
The Buffalo Bandits (11-5) and their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) will face off in their third and final divisional showdown of the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena. In their first two matchups of the season, the Buffalo Bandits came away with the 13-10 victory at home against the Knighthawks on March 11th and picked up the 14-12 victory again at home on…
The Buffalo Bandits (9-4) and their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) will face off in the second of three divisional showdowns during the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. In their first matchup of the season, the Buffalo Bandits came away with the 13-10 victory at home against the Knighthawks on March 11. Coming up big offensively for the Bandits on the score sheet…
The Buffalo Bandits (8-4) and the Georgia Swarm (4-8) will face off in their third and final divisional showdown of the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the Infinite Energy Arena. In their first matchup of the season, the visiting Buffalo Bandits came away with the 21-14 victory over the Swarm on February 14. In their second showdown of the season, the visiting Georgia Swarm returned the favor with…
After coming away with two huge Western Division victories over the Saskatchewan Rush and Vancouver Stealth in recent weeks, the Buffalo Bandits were faced with the difficult challenge of making it three wins in a row when they faced off against their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks at the First Niagara Center Friday night. In their first of three important regular season matchups on the schedule with Rochester, the Bandits…
When you’re down 4-1 before the first television timeout, your starting goalie is pulled after being overwhelmed for the second game in a row and Dhane Smith is starting to get hot, the chances of winning that game are about the same as the Vancouver Canucks making the playoffs. The Vancouver Stealth went 6-1 after a quarter of play and eventually found themselves down 10-3 at halftime, largely the byproduct…
The Buffalo Bandits lost twice this week, but in one of those contests goaltender Anthony Cosmo broke the National Lacrosse League’s all time career saves record. We caught up with him, head coach Troy Cordingley, and rookie forward Anthony Malcolm following the loss to Georgia on Saturday. Anthony Cosmo Troy Cordingley Anthony Malcolm
After walking away from the Air Canada Centre with a crushing 14-12 defeat at the hands of the winless Toronto Rock on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits (4-4) had little time for reflection as a possible series clinching win against the Georgia Swarm (4-4) was on the line Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. With an incredibly strong eight goal performance in the fourth quarter by the Swarm leading to…