The Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 playing in the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 (NLL). The 2009 season was the franchise's 18th season. It was also their first season in title defense since 1997.

Game log

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=3260

#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance	Record
1	January 3	Philadelphia Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	W 15 - 11		18,690	1-0
2	January 10	@ Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 8 - 6		15,923	2-0
3	January 16	Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...	W 23 - 6		15,494	3-0
4	January 24	@ Minnesota Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....	W 10 - 9		11,458	4-0
5	January 29	@ Edmonton Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...	W 13 - 8		6,298	5-0
6	February 6	@ Philadelphia Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	L 13 - 11		10,506	5-1
7	February 14	Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 25 - 10		18,690	6-1
8	February 20	@ Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 17 - 16	OT	12,844	7-1
9	February 28	Minnesota Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....	L 16 - 15		18,690	7-2
10	March 14	@ Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...	L 15 - 14	OT	9,134	7-3
11	March 21	Portland Portland Lumberjax The Portland LumberJax were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League , which started playing in the 2006 season and ended operations after the 2009 season. Announced by the NLL on May 11, 2005, the LumberJax played their home games at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...	W 14 - 4		17,822	8-3
12	March 28	New York	L 11 - 9		18,550	8-4
13	April 4	@ Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...	W 15 - 11		7,073	9-4
14	April 10	Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...	W 13 - 9		17,118	10-4
15	April 11	@ New York	L 12 - 9		6,222	10-5
16	April 18	Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...	L 13 - 12	OT	18,527	10-6

Game log

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance
Division Semifinal	May 2	Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...	W 11 - 8		13,343
Division Final	May 9	@ New York	L 9 - 3		5,644

Player stats

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=3260

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
Mark Steenhuis Mark Steenhuis Mark Steenhuis is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse ....	16	51	50	101	117	24
John Tavares	16	51	43	94	98	6
Mike Accursi Mike Accursi Mike Accursi is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St...	16	30	30	60	66	4
Cory Bomberry	15	15	36	51	46	11
Roger Vyse	15	27	19	46	57	0
Sean Greenhalgh Sean Greenhalgh Sean Greenhalgh is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. Sean is a cousin to Charlie Mulgrew, a Scottish footballer, who plays for Celtic FC.-Junior career:...	15	15	22	37	51	0
Kevin Dostie	14	8	18	26	28	4
Thomas Montour	12	5	15	20	90	4
Pat McCready Pat McCready Pat McCready is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.-NLL career:McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 with the Charlotte Cobras...	9	4	12	16	55	24
Totals		324	547	327	1073	40

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	GA	Sv%	GAA
Ken Montour Ken Montour Ken Montour is a professional box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League with the Buffalo Bandits...	15	651:46	8	3	104	.813	9.57
Mike Thompson Michael Thompson (lacrosse) Mike Thompson is a professional box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League with the Buffalo Bandits.He signed with the Bandits on August 18, 2006 to replace Ken Montour as back-up goalie to Steve Dietrich...	16	313:49	2	3	66	.759	12.62
Totals			10	6	170	.795	10.63

New players

• Sean Greenhalgh
  Sean Greenhalgh
  Sean Greenhalgh is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. Sean is a cousin to Charlie Mulgrew, a Scottish footballer, who plays for Celtic FC.-Junior career:...
  
   - acquired prior to last season, but did not play due to injury

Trades

July 2, 2008	To Buffalo Bandits Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....   third round pick, 2009 entry draft	To Edmonton Rush Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place... Greg Hinman*
December 13, 2008	To Buffalo Bandits Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....   Thomas Montour	To Calgary Roughnecks Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in... first round pick, 2009 entry draft

^* - Hinman was acquired from the Arizona Sting in the dispersal draft

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Bandits selected the following players:

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
3	35	Eryn Jones	Six Nations, ON
4	49	Tory Gardner	Six Nations, ON
5	62	Shane Pollock	Wallaceburg, ON
6	65	Dustin Dunn	Potsdam State University

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