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Week 20 saw a rivalry renewed. The Rochester Knighthawks made the hour-long trip down the I-90 to take on their crosstown foes, the Buffalo Bandits. This clash had some serious implications, as both teams had quite a bit to play for. The Knighthawks were in “must-win” territory, as they were fighting for their playoff lives. The Bandits came in on a six-game winning streak and needed to continue it for…
We are on the March to May, and the playoff push is heating up. One of the Week 19 marquee matchups was between the Buffalo Bandits and the Vancouver Warriors. Buffalo was coming in as one of the league’s hottest teams, while Vancouver was atop the standings. A raucous Banditland was ready for a heavyweight bout. With the way the Bandits were playing as of late, and with Vancouver looking…
The Halifax Thunderbirds defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax to keep themselves tight in the playoff race. It was an excellent win for the 100th game in Halifax Thunderbirds’ history. The Thunderbirds came into this game with six wins and nine losses (6-9), right behind the Rochester Knighthawks, who were 6-8. Both teams are chasing the Las Vegas Desert Dogs for the…
Week 14 was set to be a busy one, as there were 10 games scheduled to be played from Friday to Sunday. One of the contests under the biggest spotlight was a rematch of last season’s NLL Finals as the Saskatchewan Rush shipped up to Buffalo to take on the Bandits. During those Finals, both teams were in very similar positions. This year, not so much. The Rush were the…
It seems that Week 11 is a bit early for teams to be saying that a game is a “must win.” Well, in Saturday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia Wings and Buffalo Bandits, that’s the slogan that both teams were using. The Wings were coming in on a six-game losing streak, while Buffalo were losers of three-straight. Must win was the understatement of the century for both teams. Buffalo, during…
The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 11-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. It was a battle between two struggling teams. Buffalo came into the game losing four straight, while Halifax had lost three in a row. Buffalo started strong, being up 8-3 10 minutes into the second quarter. But their offence ran dry, and Halifax battled back to tie the game at 10 with 3:43…
Week 10 action came to us from Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. This clash featured two of the league’s more high-powered offenses. The hometown Knighthawks were on a tear, and the visiting Vancouver Warriors were right at the top of the standings as well. While this game had the potential to be an instant classic and a shootout, the final score was definitely not indicative of the capability…
Saturday night’s tilt between the hometown Colorado Mammoth and the Buffalo Bandits was a massacre. It’s time for some honesty: terms to describe what Colorado did to Buffalo in this game. Dominated, thrashed, rolled, whooped, beat on. Colorado proved why they are arguably the hottest team in the league, spanking the Bandits 20-9, winning their fifth-straight game. Right when you thought the Loud House couldn’t get louder. Mammoth fans, cheers….
Up to this point early in the season, both the Buffalo Bandits and Ottawa Black Bears found themselves in the middle of the pack. One thing that differentiated these two from the rest is that neither team had lost two consecutive games this season. All in all, that means proper adjustments were made to avoid a skid on both sides. That point was going to come to an end in…
It was the first installment of the I-90 rivalry of the season on Saturday night, as the Buffalo Bandits made the hour-long trip down the thruway to clash with the Rochester Knighthawks. These games are always fun and intense because of the split crowd, as well as the disdain both clubs have for each other. After all, these two play for bragging rights in the entire state of New York….