Dan Pattison

2014 NLL Draft Recap: Black Wolves Own the Day

September 23, 2014

The National Lacrosse League held their 2014 draft at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre on Monday, Sept. 22. This year’s draft had 55 hopefuls get to hear their names called. With the first three overall picks in the draft, the Edmonton Rush selected Ben McIntosh from Drexel University, the Knighthawks selected Jeremy Noble from University of Denver and the Minnesota Swarm selected Miles Thompson from the University of Albany. While…

2014 NLL Draft Live Blog

September 22, 2014

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Hello InLacrosseWeTrust readers, Dan Pattison here at the Toronto Athletic Center in Oakville, Ontario this evening for the 2014 NLL Draft. 2014 NLL Draft First Round: 1) Edmonton Rush: F Ben McIntosh- Drexel, Maple Ridge WLA . 2) Rochester Knighthawks: F Jeremy Noble- Denver, Denver MLL, Oakville MSL 3) Minnesota Swarm: F Miles Thompson- Albany, Rochester MLL, Onondaga Sr B 4) Colorado Mammoth: F Eli McLaughlin- Coquitlam Jr A 5) Minnesota Swarm: T…

NLL 2015 Breakout Players: Mitch Wilde

September 16, 2014

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MITCH WILDE After their dismal last place showing during the 2013 NLL season, the Buffalo Bandits organization came to the conclusion that a fresh new direction was needed for the franchise. Incoming head coach Troy Cordingley and Bandits GM Steve Dietrich believed that the best place to start this new resurgence would be the upcoming 2013 NLL draft. During the draft, the Calgary Roughnecks and Buffalo Bandits came together on…

Miller Mann Cup Performance Proving He Can Lead Rock

September 12, 2014

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At the 2014 NLL trade deadline in March, the Toronto Rock were in the midst of a losing 6-8 record with starting goaltender Nick Rose struggling to keep the team afloat. This was the perfect opportunity for Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson to announce that the team had traded for Philadelphia Wings starting goaltender Brandon Miller. Sanderson hoped that by bringing Miller aboard, he would be able to assist…

Bandits Intensify Goaltending Battle

August 22, 2014

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Less than one month ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the team had re-signed starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo to a new one year deal. With the Bandits locking in their 2014 finalist for NLL Goaltender of the Year for another season, the team’s focus shifts now to who will be backing up Cosmo for the 2015 season. With only one open position and three solid potential backups…

Bandits Keep Cosmo Around One More Season

August 1, 2014

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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced today that the team has re-signed starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo to a new one year deal. By signing with the team before the opening of NLL free agency on August 1st, Buffalo avoided having their 2014 finalist for NLL Goaltender of the Year available as an unrestricted free agent. Dietrich addressed the media this morning about their recent signing of Cosmo with “We…

Bandits Begin Off Season With Five Moves

July 30, 2014

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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced Tuesday that the team has given their 2015 NLL season franchise tag to forward Mark Steenhuis. The Bandits also avoided restricted free agency by extending qualifying offers to transition players Jay Thorimbert and Andrew Watt along with defensemen Rory Smith and Steve Priolo before the July 31 deadline. During the Bandits 2014 NLL season, Mark Steenhuis appeared in all 18 regular season games, led…

NLL Season Recap: Bandits Fall Just Short

May 21, 2014

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Team Acquisitions: (F) Joe Resetarits—Calgary Roughnecks (F) Ryan Benesch—Minnesota Swarm (T) Andrew Watt—Minnesota Swarm (D) Rory Smith—Colorado Mammoth Team Losses: (T) John Harasym (D) Mike McNamara (F) Luke Wiles (F) Derek Hopcroft (F) Mike Hominuck Offense: Grade C+ The Buffalo Bandits off-season acquisitions of Ryan Benesch and Joe Resetarits proved to be just what the team needed to help boost their sagging scoring output from last year. Benesch lead the…

Rochester Knighthawks Host Buffalo Bandits in Game Two

May 17, 2014

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The Rochester Knighthawks will be hosting the Buffalo Bandits 7:30pm Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester for Game Two of the NLL Eastern Division Finals. After defeating the Rochester Knighthawks in Game One, the Buffalo Bandits will have two chances to not only dethrone the back-to-back defending NLL Champions but also advance to the NLL Champion’s Cup Finals as well. In their previous matchup, the Knighthawks held…

Tavares Leads Bandits to 12-8 Victory Over Knighthawks in Playoffs

May 12, 2014

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The Buffalo Bandits continued their winning playoff ways by taking Game 1 of the East Division Finals with the 12-8 win over the back-to-back defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. It’s starting to look like the Buffalo Bandits are finally putting the specter of their eight-game winless streak behind them as they ride the winning wave of momentum through the playoffs. With the Bandits…

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