Buffalo Bandits

Del Bianco stands tall late, Warriors continue playoff push

April 1, 2025
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Going into their week 18 matchup, the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Warriors were trending in different directions. The Bandits, who sat atop the NLL standings, were 4-3 in their last seven games, while the Warriors were winners of two-in-a-row, and it seemed like the addition of Christian Del Bianco was the boost they needed to make a playoff push. Saturday night’s contest was set to be a good one in…

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NLL: Bandits clinch playoff spot, split back-to-back weekend

March 25, 2025
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The Buffalo Bandits headed into their back-to-back weekend with one goal in mind: win one game and you’re back in the playoffs. First up was a home game Friday night against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs that had those playoff implications, as well as being the finals for the Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup. The emotions of that game were going to be palpable, as the Tucker Out Lymphoma Night originated…

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Bandits Win Rematch

March 18, 2025
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As famously stated by former US President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on you… [really long pause]… fool me… you can’t get fooled again.” All kidding aside, after getting upset by the Roughnecks a week ago on home turf, the Buffalo Bandits were hungry to get to the rematch and show just why they are the class of the NLL. And they didn’t disappoint. Playing typical “Bandit Ball,”…

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NLL: Dickson, Rose shine as Roughnecks beat up on Bandits

March 14, 2025
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The league’s top team, the Buffalo Bandits, were back in action Saturday night on their home floor as they welcomed the Calgary Roughnecks for a showdown. Buffalo sat atop the standings, while Calgary was right on the line for a playoff spot. I’d like to go on the record right now and say that prior to this game, I said that Calgary’s record was not indicative of their caliber, specifically…

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NLL: Bandits get revenge, sneak past Seals in another classic

February 23, 2025
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Do you smell that? No, it isn’t the lovely smell of Cheerios in downtown Buffalo or the smell of the ocean off the piers of SoCal. It’s a beautiful, budding rivalry between the Buffalo Bandits and the San Diego Seals. Just a week ago, the Seals handed the Bandits their first loss in an overtime thriller. That game was so nice, we are going to do it twice in as…

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NLL: Berg shows out, Seals end Bandits unbeaten streak in OT thriller

February 16, 2025
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Going into Saturday night’s showdown with the San Diego Seals, the Buffalo Bandits hadn’t lost a lacrosse game in over 300 days. Read that again, that’s almost eleven months. Saturday’s tilt was the second game of a back-to-back for Buffalo, as the night before they had a come-from-behind victory against Toronto. It was Marvel Night in Buffalo, and with a crowd of 18,224, the place was jumping like usual. Much…

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NLL: Bandits stay undefeated, win on Tucker Out Lymphoma night

February 2, 2025
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It’s no secret that it’s always a party in Banditland. 18,459 rabid fans piled into KeyBank Center for what was sure to be an action-packed night. First, it was an NLL Finals rematch from last year as the hometown Bandits welcomed in the Albany FireWolves. Secondly, and more importantly, it was Tucker Out Lymphoma night, celebrating the life and legacy of Tucker Williams who passed away from Burkitt’s Lymphoma years…

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NLL: Bandits explode for 19, hold off late surge from Wings

January 20, 2025
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Saturday night’s game at the KeyBank Center was going to be a clash of the titans so far this season in the NLL. The one-loss Philadelphia Wings were set to take on the undefeated Buffalo Bandits. To make it even more juicy, both teams led the league in average goals per game. The scoring statistic remained true because there were a million goals scored in this game. Buffalo exploded for…

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NLL: Bandits continue dominance over Rock, stay unbeaten

January 14, 2025
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There is no gentle way to say this. The Buffalo Bandits have dominated the Toronto Rock over the past few seasons, no matter if it’s the regular season or the playoffs. The Bandits have won seven straight times and 10 of their last 11 meetings. The last time Toronto beat Buffalo was April 1st 2023, which was over 600 days ago. Their rivalry is arguably the fiercest in the NLL…

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NLL: Bandits raise banner in style, complete season sweep of Knighthawks

December 29, 2024
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For the second consecutive year, and the sixth time in franchise history, the Buffalo Bandits saw a championship banner go to the rafters before their home opener. Saturday night’s clash with the Rochester Knighthawks had a whole mess of meaning to it. First, as alluded to, the sixth banner in franchise history was set to go up. Next, the crosstown rivals were looking to spoil the fun. Finally, it was…

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