Buffalo Bandits

Trade Analysis: Batson to Buffalo

April 1, 2015
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When the Buffalo Bandits final active roster was completed in December, Bandits fans were a little worried that with the departure of Rory Smith to Vancouver this meant that the team were left with only three pure defensemen to keep opponents away from starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo. Looking to help stabilize his defensive corps heading into the end of the regular season and hopefully into the playoffs, Buffalo Bandits general…

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Bandits Trade Resetarits to Rochester For Batson

March 31, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks have announced a trade with the Bandits acquiring defenseman Jamie Batson, a second-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2017 NLL Draft from the Knighthawks in exchange for forward Joe Resetarits and a third-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft, pending league approval. Batson has collected 21 loose balls and 12 penalty minutes in eight career games for Rochester from 2012-2015. Resetarits,…

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Knighthawks Sign Billings to Offer Sheet

March 28, 2015
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The Rochester Knighthawks have signed restricted free agent Garrett Billings to an offer sheet. The Toronto Rock now have until Monday evening to match the offer or Billings’ rights go to Rochester. “He takes the sport very seriously and I really like Garrett as a person,” said Knighthawks VP of Lacrosse Paul Gait. “He’s always been a great lacrosse personality and has done great things in Toronto.” Billings, who is…

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Black Wolves Acquire Drew Petkoff

March 25, 2015
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Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has acquired a second-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for the rights to defenseman Drew Petkoff and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NLL Draft, pending league approval. The second-round pick will be the lower choice between New England’s own selection and the one originally belonging to the Toronto Rock. Petkoff…

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Bandits Get Over .500

March 23, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm 12-8 on Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. This marks the second time the Bandits have defeated Minnesota, as the Bandits pulled out the W in a January matchup. The Bandits controlled the game from the very start. Mark Steenhuis opened the scoring for the game with a nice shot while driving through the middle. That was all the momentum the Bandits…

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Brandon Goodwin Out For Bandits

March 21, 2015
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Some pretty bad news came out of the Buffalo Bandits camp today. According to Bandits reporter Budd Bailey, rookie forward Brandon Goodwin will miss the next two months with a knee injury. Goodwin was a second round pick and the first player selected by the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. The team traded defender Rory Smith and goalie Eric Penney to the Vancouver Stealth in order to acquire the…

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Swarm Look to Stay in Playoff Race Against Bandits

March 20, 2015
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The Buffalo Bandits (6-6) and the Minnesota Swarm (3-7) will face off in their second of three 2015 NLL regular season matchups on Saturday March 21st at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The last time these two teams met was a 2015 week 5 battle at the First Niagara Center where the Bandits emerged victorious with the hard fought 15-12 win at home. Last week, the Bandits…

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NLL Three Stars: Week Eleven

March 17, 2015
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Picking three stars is a lot easier when there are fewer games and when teams only play once ina weekend that’s for sure.  But when you have teams playing multiple games, rivalries, etc…it gets tough, but a lot of fun.  Veterans are stepping up in a big way and the rookies are playing like veterans. What will next week hold???  Stay tuned.   Week 11     Three Stars   1—Ryan Benesch…

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Power Rankings Week 11; Rock Still on Top

March 16, 2015
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Another exciting week of lacrosse action.   Buffalo splits with Toronto and almost steals a sweep, Swarm lose both and fall further in the east, while Calgary gets loss number 8 and playoff hopes start to dwindle.  Two big division games this weekend, a game with division leaders and a game that can put teams back into the playoff race.   NLL Power Rankings   Week 11   LW (1)….1—Toronto Rock (10-2) …

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Bandits Stun Rock 15-12

March 14, 2015
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Down three goals in the third quarter, the Buffalo Bandits (6-5) unleashed a furious fourth quarter rally to emerge victorious with the 15-12 win against the Eastern Division leading Toronto Rock (9-2) Friday night in front of 12,903 fans at the First Niagara Center. Buffalo concluded the contest on a four goal run to clinch their second consecutive victory and gained some serious ground in the Eastern Division race. With…

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