Buffalo Bandits

Bandits and Knighthawks Reignite Rivalry

February 14, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits look to reignite the thruway rivalry when they take on the visiting Rochester Knighthawks tonight. The Bandits narrowly escaped with a win in their game last week against Calgary, winning it 15-14 in overtime. The Knighthawks weren’t as lucky last week; they too played into overtime, but thanks to heroics from the Swarm’s Callum Crawford, the Swarm pulled away with the W over the Hawks 7-6, dropping…

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Six

February 10, 2015
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With only two games on the schedule this week a lot happened.  Both games were exciting from beginning to end and both went to overtime.  The Swarm buzzed into second place with an overtime win at home over Rochester, and Calgary is still winless as they fell in overtime again, this time to Buffalo. This weekend we have seven games, some teams playing twice.  A lot can change after Valentine’s…

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NLL Three Stars: Week Six

February 9, 2015
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We had two games this past weekend, and not a single team had a winning record.  Actually the combined record of all four teams was 7-11, but don’t let that fool you.  Both games went to OT, and there was enough excitement for a whole slate of games. Three Stars: Week Six 1—Dhane Smith (Buf)  5G/5A  Exploded on Saturday night and helped keep the Roughnecks winless.  Smith scored five of the…

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Bandits Surge Past Roughnecks in OT

February 8, 2015
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The Calgary Roughnecks were in another back and forth affair, which time and time again this season they were unfortunately on the losing end extending the team record losing streak to 0-5 to begin the season in front of 10,312 disappointed fans. With the team struggling early again the Roughnecks took a early penalty—which they did last home game as well—to which Dhane Smith took the opportunity to capitalize early…

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Roughnecks Look for First Win Against Bandits

February 7, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits (3-3) and the Calgary Roughnecks (0-4) will face off in their only meeting of the 2015 NLL regular season on Saturday February 7th, 2015 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The last time these two teams met was on April 5th, 2014 at the First Niagara Center where the Roughnecks emerged victorious with the 16-13 road victory. The last time the Bandits were victorious in Calgary was…

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Rookie Report: Week Five

February 6, 2015
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Week 5 of the NLL season saw the usual suspects in the Rookie Report have big games, Ben McIntosh, Miles Thompson, Eli McLaughlin and Robert Hope continue to shine for their respective teams, showing little to no indication they are only a month into their first NLL campaign. Week 5 also saw the likes of Mark Cockerton and Matt Crough make their NLL debuts, while rookies Colin Boucher and Brandon Clelland picked up…

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Knighthawks Soar Past Bandits

February 1, 2015
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After coming away with the huge Eastern Division victory over the Minnesota Swarm Friday night at the First Niagara Center, the Buffalo Bandits were faced with the difficult challenge of making it two wins in a row when they faced off against their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks at the Blue Cross Arena Saturday night. In their second of four back to back games on the schedule, the question tonight…

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Bandits Look for Double Win Weekend

January 31, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits will look to get their second win of the weekend after defeating the Minnesota Swarm 15-12 on Friday. Their opponent in this matchup will be the Rochester Knighthawks, undoubtedly Buffalo’s biggest rival. Rochester has struggled during much of the season so far, but looked to turn a corner after a convincing win against the Toronto Rock 8-6. While the Buffalo Bandits seemed to not miss a beat…

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Bandits Swat Swarm With 15-12 Victory

January 31, 2015
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After being on the road for the previous two weeks against two truly competitive teams in the Vancouver Stealth and the Toronto Rock, the Buffalo Bandits were definitely looking forward to being back in the warm and friendly confines of Banditland as they faced the Minnesota Swarm Friday night at the First Niagara Center. The game was truly a tale of two halves where the Bandits (3-2) dominated the first…

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Bandits Look to Rebound Against Swarm

January 30, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits will look to rebound this week, after putting in a less than stellar performance against Toronto last week where they lost 13-11. Minnesota has been on a hot streak of late, beating New England in a comeback effort 19-13, and the week prior defeating Edmonton 14-10. The Bandits last weekend, seemed to hit the struggles I saw them hit in the pre-season. They’d play a great first…

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