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The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits had played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, prior to that league's transformation into the NLL.

The Bandits' cheerleaders are known as the Buffalo Bandettes.

The Bandits became the first franchise in MILL/NLL history[1][2] to win a championship in its first season. The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season. It was not until 1999, their 8th season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs.

The Bandits enjoyed great success in the 2006 season, finishing first in the East Division. After beating the Rochester Knighthawks in the East Division final, they hosted the Champion's Cup game, only to lose to the Colorado Mammoth by a score of 16-9.


Roster

Mark Steenhuis
No. Position Player

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No. Position Player

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All time Record

Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
1992 National 5-3 2nd 2-2 3-1 161 125 Bob "Buff" McCready*/Les Bartley Won Championship
1993 National 8-0 1st 4-0 4-0 143 108 Les Bartley Won Championship
1994 National 6-2 1st 3-1 3-1 121 99 Les Bartley Lost Championship
1995   3-5 4th 2-2 1-3 109 108 Les Bartley Lost in semifinals
1996   8-2 T-1st 3-2 5-0 172 127 Les Bartley Won Championship
1997   6-4 3rd 3-2 3-2 158 153 Les Bartley Lost Championship
1998   6-6 4th 4-2 2-4 166 171 Les Wakeling Lost in semifinals
1999   4-8 6th 1-5 3-3 158 177 Les Wakeling Missed playoffs
2000   8-4 2nd 5-1 3-3 202 194 Ted Sawicki Lost in semifinals
2001   8-6 5th 4-3 4-3 248 218 Ted Sawicki Missed playoffs
2002 Central 8-8 4th 4-4 4-4 210 215 Ted Sawicki Missed playoffs
2003 Central 12-4 2nd 8-0 4-4 231 188 Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals
2004 Eastern 8-8 3rd 4-4 4-4 205 198 Darris Kilgour Lost championship
2005 Eastern 11-5 2nd 5-3 6-2 217 183 Darris Kilgour Lost in division semifinals
2006 Eastern 11-5 1st 6-2 5-3 193 167 Darris Kilgour Lost championship
2007 Eastern 10-6 2nd 6-2 4-4 249 194 Darris Kilgour Lost in division finals
Total 16 seasons 122-76   64-35 58-41 2,943 2,625    
Playoff Totals   15-10   9-6 6-4 361 329    

* Buff McCready only coached the Bandits for the first three games.

Playoff Results

Season Game Visiting Home
1992 Division Semifinal Boston 16 Buffalo 22
Division Final Buffalo 19 Detroit 16
Championship Buffalo 11 Philadelphia 10 (OT)
1993 Division Final Boston 10 Buffalo 12
Championship Philadelphia 12 Buffalo 13
1994 Division Final Detroit 10 Buffalo 16
Championship Philadelphia 26 Buffalo 15
1995 Semifinals Philadelphia 19 Buffalo 16
1996 Semifinals Rochester 10 Buffalo 18
Championship Philadelphia 10 Buffalo 15
1997 Semifinals New York 10 Buffalo 19
Championship Rochester 15 Buffalo 12
1998 Semifinals Buffalo 12 Philadelphia 17
2000 Semifinals Rochester 15 Buffalo 11
2003 Quarterfinals Calgary 9 Buffalo 16
Semifinals Buffalo 13 Rochester 16
2004 Division Semifinal Buffalo 13 Rochester 9
Division Final Buffalo 19 Toronto 10
Championship Buffalo 11 Calgary 14
2005 Division Semifinal Rochester 17 Buffalo 16
2006 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Minnesota 10
Division Final Buffalo 15 Rochester 10
Championship Colorado 16 Buffalo 9
2007 Division Semifinal Minnesota 8 Buffalo 14
Division Final Buffalo 13 Rochester 14 (OT)

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Baltimore Thunder won the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in the first year of their existence as well (1987), but that was the first year the league existed.
  2. ^ The Toronto Rock won a championship in its first season in Toronto (1999), but the franchise had already played one year in Hamilton as the Ontario Raiders.
  3. ^ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Preceded by Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions
1992,1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions
1996 		Succeeded by
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