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Bandits Top Knighthawks on John Tavares Night

March 12, 2016
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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…

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Dickson Explodes in Roughnecks Win at Toronto

March 12, 2016
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“We kept throwing gas on the fire.” – John Lovell The Toronto Rock probably spent awhile cursing the name Curtis Dickson on Friday night. The Rock fell to 2-7 and remain in last place in the East after a 15-10 loss to Dickson’s Calgary Roughnecks at the Air Canada Centre, their first of two home games this weekend. Dickson’s sock trick led the Roughnecks to their first win since February…

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Swarm Face off With Defending Champs in Saskatoon

March 12, 2016
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At the midpoint of the 2016 season, the Georgia Swarm and the Saskatchewan Rush will face off this evening in Saskatoon.  Both teams are within reasonable grasp of a conference lead and should be a close matchup with Georgia having more success on the road than they do at home.  Barring a playoff run, these two teams have not met this year, and will not meet again.   For Georgia,…

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Ten

March 10, 2016
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1—(1) Colorado Mammoth (8-2)   In a battle of the division leaders.  After scoring six goals in the fourth quarter one week, Adam Jones was on fire scoring seven goals to push Colorado to a 14-13 win over New England. Callum Crawford (2G/8A) helped lead the high powered Mammoth offense.  Next Game: @ Calgary March 19 9pm. 2—(4) Buffalo Bandits (6-4)  Another big win for Buffalo as they travel west and defeat Vancouver 13-8.  Another step was…

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Brett Hickey Returning to Rock Lineup This Week

March 10, 2016
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Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick has announced two roster moves leading into the Rock’s first-ever home double-header weekend at Air Canada Centre.  Forward Brett Hickey has been moved to the Active Roster, while defender Scott Johnston has been placed on the Injured Reserve – First Level. Brett Hickey has missed the Rock’s last two games after sustaining a lower body injury against the New England Black Wolves…

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Buffalo Bandits Will Retire John Tavares Number This Week

March 8, 2016
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  The Buffalo Bandits will hold John Tavares Night this Friday, March 11 when the Bandits take on the Rochester Knighthawks. The No. 11 jersey that Tavares wore will be retired as a part of a special pre-game ceremony with Tavares joining Darris Kilgour (No. 43) and Rich Kilgour (No. 16) as the only Bandits players in franchise history to have their numbers retired. Fans are asked to be in…

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Colorado’s Adam Jones Breaks NLL Scoring Streak Record

March 7, 2016
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Joe DiMaggio’s famous hitting streak in Major League Baseball was at 56 games. The National Lacrosse League has not been around *quite* as long as MLB, but Adam Jones of the Colorado Mammoth has hit that exact mark. In Colorado’s 14-13 victory over the New England Black Wolves in week ten of this NLL season, Jones scored a goal in his 56th straight NLL contest, dating back to the 2012…

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Cosmo Leads Bandits Past Stealth in Vancouver

March 6, 2016
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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…

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Bandits Travel to Vancouver in West Coast Swing

March 5, 2016
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The Buffalo Bandits will continue their west coast road trip tonight, visiting the Langley Events Centre to take on the Vancouver Stealth. Buffalo was able to score a much needed win against the Saskatchewan Rush in overtime last week, finally getting the team above the .500 hump. The Stealth on the other hand were on the losing end of a 11-10 nail biting comeback win by Colorado which ended up causing a large stir on…

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