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Coverage of the Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Rattlers and New York Lizards and coverage of Syracuse, Albany, Manhatten and more.

Bandits Extend Benesch and Smith Long Term

October 10, 2014
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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on three-year contracts with Ryan Benesch and Dhane Smith, and signed Jordan Dance, Jamie Rooney and Jerome Thompson to one-year deals. Benesch and Smith were first and third, respectively, in scoring last season for the Bandits. Their contracts are still pending league approval. In his first season with the Bandits, Benesch paced the team with 78…

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Knighthawks Draft Class Needed to Replace Players Traded

October 9, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks are officially into uncharted territory after winning their third consecutive championship last season.  The league has seen back to back champions five times before.  Three of those times the defending champs lost the championship game when going for the third,  but the Knighthawks were able to avoid that fate.  So the question that fans and other teams are wondering is: what will Owner and GM Curt Styres…

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Bandits Sign Rooney and Thompson

October 8, 2014
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The Buffalo Bandits have signed three players to one year contracts today, signing restricted free agents Jamie Rooney and Jerome Thompson along with draft pick Jordan Dance. Rooney joined Buffalo after a brief stint in Toronto following his time with the Boston Blazers; Toronto selected him in the Boston dispersal draft. Before that, he spent his first three seasons in the league with Philadelphia, Rochester, and New York. Rooney has…

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Knighthawks and Swarm Announce Pre Season Game December 6th

October 7, 2014
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For the fourth straight season, the Rochester Knighthawks will host the Minnesota Swarm in a free preseason game at The Blue Cross Arena. The 8:00 p.m. game on Saturday, December 6th will be the Knighthawks first since making National Lacrosse League history by winning three straight Champion’s Cups. Each fan will need a ticket to attend the game, which can be reserved online by clicking here, http://www.knighthawks.com/2015preseasongame. The preseason game…

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Profile: Jordan Hall, Rochester Knighthawks

October 6, 2014
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When those of us in the lacrosse world hear the name Jordan Hall, the first thing that comes to mind is how he was involved in a blockbuster trade in 2012 that sent himself, Robbie Campbell, Joel White and Paul Rabil from Rochester to Philadelphia for Dan and Paul Dawson abd a first round pick in 2016. Fast forward 21 months later and Jordan Hall is back in Rochester after…

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Jordan Hall Signs With Rochester for Five Years

October 3, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of transition man Jordan Hall to a five-year deal. The six-time World Champion makes his return to Rochester, where he had two memorable seasons. “I have always been treated well by the Knighthawks and it’s good to know they want me for that long,” said Hall. “They go to extra lengths to make sure players are comfortable and can focus on winning.” The…

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Weiss Bringing Extra Grit and Physicality to Bandits

October 3, 2014
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When the Buffalo Bandits acquired 2014 NLL goaltender of the year nominee Anthony Cosmo in 2012 and their current team scoring leader Ryan Benesch in 2013, General Manager Steve Dietrich knew immediately that there would be a heavy price to pay to immediately turn the once struggling franchise back into a serious contender. The price that the Bandits ultimately paid for their current success came at the loss of first…

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Bandits Draft For Deep Left Side

October 2, 2014
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After the Buffalo Bandits 2014 season had ended at the hands of the defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks in the Eastern Conference Finals, it was time for General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley to perform their post-mortem examination of the 2014 squad. During the offseason, Dietrich and Cordingley came to the conclusion that while they had excelled last season in the defensive aspect of their play (Bandits…

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Knighthawks Retain Keogh for Four Years

October 2, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks have matched the New England Black Wolves’ qualifying offer and have re-signed restricted free agent Stephen Keogh to a four-year contract agreement pending league approval. As per the league’s rules, the Knighthawks had 72 hours to match the offer in order to retain the right-handed forward. Keogh was selected by Rochester second overall in the 2011 NLL Draft after a standout career at Syracuse University. He scored 26 goals and 32 assists…

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Black Wolves Extend Offer Sheet to Stephen Keogh

October 1, 2014
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The New England Black Wolves have extended an offer sheet to restricted free agent Stephen Keogh, according to a tweet from the National Lacrosse League. Keogh has been a member of the Rochester Knighthawks since he was drafted. The Knighthawks have 72 hours to match the offer of the Black Wolves, the terms of which were not and will not be made public. This would be a huge blow for…

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