Bandits Moving Forward to 2014
The Buffalo Bandits missed the playoffs for the first time this decade and were the only team to do so in 2013. Now with a new coach and new lineup, the Bandits are ready to move on.
The Buffalo Bandits missed the playoffs for the first time this decade and were the only team to do so in 2013. Now with a new coach and new lineup, the Bandits are ready to move on.
The Colorado Mammoth have traded defenseman Rory Smith and a fourth round draft pick in 2015 to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for power forward Carter Bender and a second round pick in 2014. The 6 foot 200 pound Smith is a six year veteran of the National Lacrosse League and is known throughout the league as one of the toughest defenders around. He has a reputation as an agitator which…
07/29/2013, 10:15am EDT By Wings Staff Blane Harrison to lead the team in 2014 as Head Coach PHILADELPHIA WINGS NAME BLANE HARRISON HEAD COACH JOHNNY MOURADIAN TO REMAIN WITH TEAM AS GENERAL MANAGER The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) today named Blane Harrison the 10th head coach in team history. Harrison replaces Johnny Mouradian, who will remain the Wings’ general manager, a post he has held for the…
In the National Lacrosse League the league is filled mostly with veteran goalies. Tyler Richards, Brandon Miller, Matt Vinc and Anthony Cosmo to name a few. Nick Rose is a young goalie in Toronto but has been in the league for four seasons now. Evan Kirk, Tyler Carlson and Tye Belanger have started a new trend of young goalies starting in this league.
National Lacrosse League Press Release The National Lacrosse League and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association have agreed to a moratorium on all qualifying offers and franchise player designations, as well as any free agency offers under Article 7 of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will expire on July 31, 2013. The league and Players’ Association have exchanged multiple bargaining proposals, and the two sides continue to work actively towards a…
7/24/2013, 1:45pm EDT By Wings Staff Wings Ownership Group Locally Owned for First Time The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for the first time in the 27-year history of the team, are now completely locally owned and operated. A local ownership group has acquired majority interest from the MILL Group, whose primary owners were Chris and Russ Cline, long time proprietors in the league. Local owners include…
The Buffalo Bandits today announced the remainder of the team’s coaching staff for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. Current Bandits assistant coaches Dan Teat, Rich Kilgour and Rusty Kruger will be joined by Steve Toll, Dave Pym and Rob Buchan to round out the team’s staff after the Bandits made Troy Cordingley the seventh head coach in franchise history earlier this month. Teat will enter his third season as…
It was announced yesterday that the Minnesota Swarm will trade Ryan Benesch and Andrew Watt to the Buffalo Bandits. In return they will receive two first round draft picks, one in 2015 and one in 2016, and a third round pick, in 2017. This trade falls in line with how the Swarm’s General Manager, and staff, have worked trades since their inception in 2005. The Swarm are known to…
Ryan Benesch was traded to the Bandits yesterday, creating a whirlwind of reactions. We took some of the best ones from players and people in the league.