2011 Buffalo Bandits season

2011 Buffalo Bandits
Division 2nd East
2011 record 10-6
Home record 4-4
Road record 6-2
Goals for 169
Goals against 159
General Manager David Zygaj
Coach Darris Kilgour
Captain Chris White
Alternate captains John Tavares
Arena HSBC Arena
Team leaders
Goals Mark Steenhuis (36)
Assists Mark Steenhuis (54)
Points Mark Steenhuis (90)
Penalties in minutes Ian Llord (53)
Loose Balls Tom Montour (112)
Wins Mike Thompson (5)
Goals against average Mike Thompson (9.92)

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The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was their twentieth season in the NLL. The Bandits finished tied with the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks with the best record in the East, but were awarded first place due to tiebreakers. After defeating the Boston Blazers in the Division Semifinals, the Bandits lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Finals.

Contents

Standings

East Division W L GB PCT Home Road GF GA
y-Buffalo Bandits 10 6 – .625 4-4 6-2 169 159
x-Toronto Rock 10 6 – .625 7-1 3-5 187 168
x-Rochester Knighthawks 10 6 – .625 4-4 6-2 176 159
x-Boston Blazers 8 8 2.0 .500 4-4 4-4 166 155
Philadelphia Wings 5 11 5.0 .312 2-6 3-5 143 179
West Division                
z-Calgary Roughnecks 11 5 – .688 6-2 5-3 198 181
x-Minnesota Swarm 8 8 3.0 .500 5-3 3-5 187 180
x-Washington Stealth 8 8 3.0 .500 3-5 5-3 203 198
x-Colorado Mammoth 5 11 6.0 .312 3-5 2-6 151 172
Edmonton Rush 5 11 6.0 .312 4-4 1-7 175 204

x - Clinched playoff berth, y - Clinched division, z - Clinched playoff home field

Game log

# Date Opponent Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8 @ Calgary L 10 – 9 - 9,590 0 – 1
2 January 15 @ Philadelphia W 9 – 6 - 7,764 1 – 1
3 January 22 Toronto W 15 – 14 OT 16,685 2 – 1
4 January 29 @ Toronto L 8 – 5 - 10,812 2 – 2
5 February 4 Minnesota W 15 – 12 - 15,001 3 – 2
6 February 12 @ Philadelphia W 16 – 7 - 9,649 4 – 2
7 February 19 Philadelphia L 10 – 9 - 15,344 4 – 3
8 March 5 Rochester W 11 – 8 - 18,690 5 – 3
9 March 6 @ Boston W 9 – 8 - 8,524 6 – 3
10 March 12 Boston W 12 – 10 - 16,347 7 – 3
11 March 27 @ Minnesota W 12 – 9 - 9,294 8 – 3
12 April 2 Washington L 10 – 9 OT 18,690 8 – 4
13 April 8 @ Toronto W 11 – 8 - 15,084 9 – 4
14 April 9 @ Rochester W 9 – 8 - 9,216 10 – 4
15 April 16 Boston L 16 – 9 - 17,318 10 – 5
16 April 23 Rochester L 15 – 9 - 18,690 10 – 6

Playoffs

Game log

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance
Division Semifinal Apr 30 Boston HSBC Arena W 11 – 10 - 11,273
Division Final May 7 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 12 – 11 - 12,349

Transactions

Trades

October 6, 2010[1] To Calgary Roughnecks
First round pick, 2011 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Tracey Kelusky
Third round pick, 2011 entry draft

Entry draft

The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010.[2] The Bandits selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 9 Travis Irving New Westminster, British Columbia
2 13 Ben McCullough SUNY Potsdam
2 21 Wayne Van Every Six Nations, Ontario
4 37 Holden Vyse Six Nations, Ontario
5 47 Jimmy Purves Six Nations, Ontario
6 57 Elijah Printup Six Nations, Ontario
6 60 Jordan Costa Mississauga, Ontario

Roster

Active (23-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders

Defensemen

 Forwards

Transition

 Practice Squad
  •  0 Ben McCullough
  • 98 Jimmy Purves

Injured Reserve

Unable to play

 Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

  • Chuck Brown
  • Jay Drury
  • Derek Graham
  • Ron Henry
  • Duane Jacobs
  • Rich Kilgour
  • Emmet Printup
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2011-2-27
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ "BANDITS ACQUIRE KELUSKY FROM CALGARY". October 6, 2010. http://www.bandits.com/article.asp?cType=News&artID=211. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
  2. ^ "2010 Entry Draft, Presented By Marc Mesh". NLL.com. September 8, 2010. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4611. Retrieved November 7, 2010. 
East
Boston • Buffalo • Philadelphia • Rochester • Toronto
West