Buffalo Bandits Intensify Goaltending Battle

November 5, 2014

Two weeks ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the team had signed goaltender Rance Vigneux to a one-year deal. With the Bandits having three solid possible backup goaltending choices ahead of the 2015 season, the question now being asked is which goaltender will be the biggest standout during training camp and back up 2014 NLL Goaltender of the Year nominee Anthony Cosmo during the regular season. With…

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NLL Offseason Recap: Buffalo Bandits

November 4, 2014

Schedule Analysis: For the Buffalo Bandits, their 2015 National Lacrosse League regular season schedule is quite treacherous. The first half of the regular season will see the Bandits more on the road and away from the friendly confines of Banditland. Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, the Bandits will have three home games and 6 away games. If the Bandits and their fans thought double the road…

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Petkoff Ready for Season with Bandits

October 31, 2014

Drew Petkoff spent his first four seasons in the National Lacrosse League with the Toronto Rock before joining the Buffalo Bandits in 2013 where he was inactive for the season and on the training camp roster for 2014 while recovering from injury. Petkoff who is a native of Hamilton, Ontario has played 28 career games with 13 points (2G/11A) and has picked up 132 loose balls.  Earlier this month the…

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Prospecting 2014: Top NLL Transition Players

October 28, 2014

Transition is an interesting position in the NLL.  Every team approaches it differently as some make them glorified defenders or just forwards that won’t get yelled at if they are stuck in the back end of the floor.  Others such as Minnesota and Buffalo make them a large part of how they want to act as a team by causing turnovers, pushing the ball up the floor and creating mismatches…

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Bandits Announce High School Indoor Lacrosse League

October 23, 2014

Buffalo Bandits Director of Lacrosse Operations Scott Loffler today announced the organization will host the first-ever Buffalo Bandits Youth Indoor Lacrosse League for high school players this season. “We are extremely excited to provide this experience to youth lacrosse players in the Western New York region,” Loffler said. “With the popularity of our Jr. Bandits program over the last two summers, we felt this was the next step in growing…

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Smith and Benesch Locked Up with Bandits

October 23, 2014

Less than two weeks ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the franchise had given three-year contracts to forward Ryan Benesch and transition/forward Dhane Smith. The true importance of this specific announcement was the underlying message to the fans in Banditland and the rest of the NLL that the team was securing their immediate future during a very critical time in the franchise. At the current moment, Bandits…

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Mike Meinychenko Trying to Enhance Bandits Roster

October 22, 2014

Being one post away from winning the Eastern Conference championship during the 2014 postseason, the Buffalo Bandits organization came to the conclusion that while the defensive side of the ball had flourished, the offensive side needed an injection of youth and size to help them flourish for next season. Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley and Bandits GM Steve Dietrich believed that the 2014 NLL Draft would be the best place…

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Bandits Sign First Pick Brandon Goodwin

October 20, 2014

Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on one-year contracts with Brandon Goodwin, Cody McMahon and Rance Vigneux. With Goodwin’s signing, the Bandits have now agreed to terms with all five of their 2014 draft picks. Selected with the ninth overall pick in the NLL Draft last month, Goodwin played for Adelphi University last season and notched 26 points (19+7) in 17 games….

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Bandits Match New England Offer for Petkoff

October 20, 2014

The Buffalo Bandits have matched the New England Black Wolves’ offer sheet to restricted free agent defenseman Drew Petkoff for a one-year contract for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. Buffalo had 72 hours to match New England’s offer for the defender who possesses a scoring touch. Petkoff spent his first four seasons with the Toronto Rock before joining the Bandits where he was inactive for the 2013 season and…

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Alex Kedoh Hill Has a Shot with Bandits

October 10, 2014

After their offense began struggling midway through the 2013 NLL season, the Buffalo Bandits organization came to the conclusion that injecting some fresh offensive blood was needed to help bring the franchise back from the brink. Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and then-current head coach Darris Kilgour believed that the best place to start this new resurgence would be the upcoming 2013 NLL trade deadline. During the trade deadline, the…

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