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The Buffalo Bandits have officially released prospect Marty Hill. He was very optimistic about a future with the Bandits and the potential to be playing alongside lacrosse legend John Tavares. Marty played in Major Series Lacrosse for Six Nations, but didn’t seem to have a heavy impact offensively. In 2012 (including their playoff appearance) Hill only had three goals and seven assists. His real breakout season seemed to be in…
Last week the Rochester Knighthawks signed forward Todd Kozak. Kozak, 23, from Mississauga, is a veteran of NLL combines, having attended in both 2013 and 2014, so the Knighthawks coaches have been studying him for awhile. Kozak was a prolific scorer at the junior box level, scoring 180 points in 95 games over five seasons. Kodak spent time with the Edge senior elite team learning the field game, and earning…
Mitch Dumont is one of the more unheralded defensive players in all of the Ontario Sr. B loop. He’s a player that does everything well; he doesn’t stand out but he’s effective, and for a defensive player that’s a good thing. Dumont was as surprised as anyone to hear the Knighthawks where interested in offering him a contract. He said, “It’s exciting. It’s something that you’re not expecting to happen….
With the Buffalo Bandits ranking second to last in the Eastern Conference in the statistics of goals scored for the second year in a row, Bandits GM Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley knew that drastic changes had to be made offensively to keep the team viable for the upcoming 2015 NLL season. The Bandits first showed signs of true change when Dietrich and Cordingley headed into the 2014…
The 55th and final pick of the NLL draft usually doesn’t come with much fan fair or media attention, however that was not the case in this years NLL draft, as the Rochester Knighthawks used that 55th selection to selection Goaltender Brandon Styres. You’ll recognize the last name at first glance, and yes Brandon Styres is Rochester Knighthawks owner Curt Styres son. But this pick was not done as favour…
With the specter of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals loss to the eventual-champion Rochester Knighthawks still on their minds, the Buffalo Bandits are looking forward to wiping the slate clean during training camp and beginning the new season with a fresh start. On Saturday, the Bandits banded together once again at the First Niagara Center as they prepare for the 2015 NLL season. With 33 players and three goaltenders on…
We caught up with Buffalo Bandits defenseman at training camp to discuss his new three year deal and the start of the season.
This has been quite a season for retiring in the professional lacrosse. Scott Ranger, Ryan Ward, Tracey Kelusky, Stephen Berger, and Ryan Boyle have all hung up the cleats. The next is Buffalo Bandits goalie Kurtis Wagar. According to reports out of training camp from our Bandits reporter Daniel Pattison and the Big Z Lacrosse Network, Wagar announced his retirement at NLL camp today. In his eight year career, Wagar…
Derek Hopcroft was placed on the Rochester Knighthawks PUP list yesterday, and according to sources he has a season ending knee injury. Along with signing Brock Levick, the three time defending champions also made several other signings yesterday. Not too many surprises with the roster they announced this week. Mitch Dumont, Todd Kozak, and Kyle Potter were signed this week. Interestingly, Jeremy Noble is on the list as well, so…
