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NLL: Defending champs raise their banner in style

December 20, 2023

The defending champion Buffalo Bandits were back on their home floor for a huge Week 3 matchup, on the most special of nights. The Bandits’ fifth championship banner from the 2022-23 season was set to hit the rafters at KeyBank Center. In front of commissioner Brett Frood and 17,200 Banditland faithful, a beautiful opening ceremony set the tone for a monster game against the visiting San Diego Seals. The East…

NLL: FireWolves continue hot start to season by defeating Buffalo

December 13, 2023

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Yes, you clicked on the right article. Saturday’s game between the Buffalo Bandits and Albany FireWolves was almost an exact replica of Buffalo’s season opener last year. The Bandits walked into Albany and got smacked around, figuratively and literally. With 29 penalty minutes in the first quarter, a couple of fights, and strong performances from their young core, the FireWolves knocked off the defending champs, 17-13. Ethan Walker got the…

NLL: Buffalo Bandits 2023-24 Season Preview

November 27, 2023

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holiday season. Rather, the NLL season! The season kicks off in just about a week, and if this season is anything like last, we’re in for a treat. This little blurb is going to get y’all set up for what’s going on in the 716. We’re going to discuss the boys in the orange and black, the defending champs,…

NLL: Buffalo finally captures elusive fifth championship in franchise history

June 4, 2023

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Going into game three of the NLL Finals on Saturday night, it had been approximately 5,475 days since the Buffalo Bandits had lifted the NLL Cup. I am honored to sit here and tell you that the drought is over, Buffalo. The Buffalo Bandits are your 2023 NLL Champions. Earlier in the day, Josh Byrne was activated from IR, which to be frank, was no surprise to anyone. Byrnzy and…

NLL: Mammoth win game two in convincing fashion, force decisive game three

May 30, 2023

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We’ll reiterate, you aren’t having deja vu. Last year, Buffalo won game one of the NLL Finals and proceeded to lose games two and three to the Colorado Mammoth. This year, Buffalo won game one this past Saturday, and walked into Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado with a chance to lock up their fifth NLL Championship in franchise history. Well, the Mammoth had something to say about it. A raucous…

NLL: No Byrne, no problem as Smith, Bandits take game one of NLL Finals

May 28, 2023

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The stage was set. The rematch was on. Whatever terminology you’d like to use. For the second year in a row, the Colorado Mammoth and the Buffalo Bandits faced off in the NLL Finals with game one taking place in Buffalo. Hold your breath Bandits faithful, we all know how last year went and just hours before the game, Buffalo received some not-so-good news as Josh Byrne was placed on…

NLL: Byrne, Vinc, Smith lead Bandits to monster game one victory over Rock

May 13, 2023

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For the third consecutive year, we are treated to an East Conference Final showdown between the Buffalo Bandits and Toronto Rock. To refresh your memory, the Bandits took the season series against Toronto and clinched the number one overall seed. Those three games had everything a lacrosse fan could ever ask for. This conference finals matchup is going to be one for the ages. In the opening round, both clubs…

PREVIEW: Buffalo Bandits vs Toronto Rock… again

May 12, 2023

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All season, it has been abundantly clear that the Buffalo Bandits and the Toronto Rock are in a class of their own atop the East Conference in the NLL. It isn’t much of a surprise that these two heavyweights meet again in this year’s conference finals. If you remember, Buffalo swept Toronto last year in the best-of-three series to punch their ticket to the NLL Finals. Let’s dig deeper into…

NLL: Buffalo offense explodes, cruise to victory over rival Knighthawks

May 11, 2023

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All year, a huge question surrounding the Buffalo Bandits has been when is their offense going to jive and put up the numbers we all know they can? Well, it seemed to have been Saturday night in their one-and-done playoff matchup against their crosstown rival, Rochester Knighthawks. Sorry in advance K-hawks faithful, this one got out of hand. In front of 14,000+, the Bandits turned on the gas in the…

NLL: Bandits find offensive spark, clinch league’s number one seed

May 3, 2023

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Going into the final game of the regular season, the Buffalo Bandits and Albany FireWolves were in two totally different positions. Buffalo sat in first place in the East Conference and looked to lock up the league’s top spot with a win. Albany, who clinched a playoff spot in last year’s playoffs, were simply playing for moral victories at this point this year. A huge question around Buffalo was them…

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