2007 Buffalo Bandits season
| 2007 Buffalo Bandits |
|---|
| League |
NLL |
|---|
| Division |
2nd East |
|---|
| 2007 record |
10-6 |
|---|
| Home record |
6-2 |
|---|
| Road record |
4-4 |
|---|
| Goals for |
207 |
|---|
| Goals against |
188 |
|---|
| General Manager |
Darris Kilgour |
|---|
| Coach |
Darris Kilgour |
|---|
| Captain |
Richie Kilgour |
|---|
| Alternate captains |
John Tavares |
|---|
| Arena |
HSBC Arena |
|---|
| Average attendance |
12,760 |
|---|
| Team leaders |
|---|
| Goals |
John Tavares (42) |
|---|
| Assists |
John Tavares (61) |
|---|
| Points |
John Tavares (103) |
|---|
| Penalties in minutes |
Kyle Laverty (66) |
|---|
| Loose Balls |
Pat McCready (126) |
|---|
| Wins |
Steve Dietrich (5)
Mike Thompson (5) |
|---|
| Goals against average |
Steve Dietrich (11.54) |
|---|
|
|
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 16th season, and was almost a repeat of their 2006 season. After winning the East with an 11-5 record in 2006, the Bandits finished 2nd with a 10-6 record in 2007. Once again they dispatched Minnesota in the division semi-finals, and once again met Rochester in the division finals. This time however, Rochester would take the division on their way to the Championship, beating the Bandits 14-13 in overtime.
Regular season
Conference standings
Reference: [1]
East Division
| P |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
Home |
Road |
GF |
GA |
Diff |
GF/GP |
GA/GP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Rochester Knighthawks – xyz |
16 |
14 |
2 |
0.875 |
0.0 |
8–0 |
6–2 |
249 |
194 |
+55 |
15.56 |
12.13 |
| 2 |
Buffalo Bandits – x |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0.625 |
4.0 |
6–2 |
4–4 |
207 |
188 |
+19 |
12.94 |
11.75 |
| 3 |
Minnesota Swarm – x |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
5.0 |
4–4 |
5–3 |
200 |
207 |
-7 |
12.50 |
12.94 |
| 4 |
Toronto Rock – x |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
8.0 |
3–5 |
3–5 |
187 |
183 |
+4 |
11.69 |
11.44 |
| 5 |
Chicago Shamrox |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
8.0 |
4–4 |
2–6 |
176 |
191 |
-15 |
11.00 |
11.94 |
| 6 |
Philadelphia Wings |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
8.0 |
4–4 |
2–6 |
178 |
186 |
-8 |
11.13 |
11.63 |
| 7 |
New York Titans |
16 |
4 |
12 |
0.250 |
10.0 |
3–5 |
1–7 |
195 |
233 |
-38 |
12.19 |
14.56 |
West Division
| P |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
Home |
Road |
GF |
GA |
Diff |
GF/GP |
GA/GP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Colorado Mammoth – xy |
16 |
12 |
4 |
0.750 |
0.0 |
7–1 |
5–3 |
209 |
179 |
+30 |
13.06 |
11.19 |
| 2 |
Calgary Roughnecks – x |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
3.0 |
4–4 |
5–3 |
219 |
202 |
+17 |
13.69 |
12.63 |
| 3 |
Arizona Sting – x |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
3.0 |
6–2 |
3–5 |
188 |
181 |
+7 |
11.75 |
11.31 |
| 4 |
San Jose Stealth – x |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
3.0 |
4–4 |
5–3 |
181 |
170 |
+11 |
11.31 |
10.63 |
| 5 |
Edmonton Rush |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
6.0 |
4–4 |
2–6 |
160 |
189 |
-29 |
10.00 |
11.81 |
| 6 |
Portland LumberJax |
16 |
4 |
12 |
0.250 |
8.0 |
3–5 |
1–7 |
153 |
199 |
-46 |
9.56 |
12.44 |
x–Clinched playoff berth;c–Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division;y–Clinched division;z–Clinched best regular season record;GP–Games Played
W–Wins;L–LossesGB–Games back;PCT–Win percentage;Home–Record at Home;Road–Record on the Road;GF–Goals scored;GA–Goals allowed
Differential–Difference between goals scored and allowed;GF/GP–Average number of goals scored per game;GA/GP–Average number of goals allowed per game
Game log
Reference:[2]
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Score |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
| 1 |
December 30, 2007 |
@ Portland LumberJax |
Rose Garden |
L 10–11 |
OT |
8,437 |
0–1 |
| 2 |
January 12, 2007 |
New York Titans |
HSBC Arena |
W 16–14 |
|
18,690 |
1–1 |
| 3 |
January 13, 2007 |
@ Colorado Mammoth |
Pepsi Center |
L 10–11 |
OT |
16,523 |
1–2 |
| 4 |
January 20, 2007 |
Minnesota Swarm |
HSBC Arena |
W 22–13 |
|
12,883 |
2–2 |
| 5 |
February 2, 2007 |
Toronto Rock |
HSBC Arena |
L 10–14 |
|
13,659 |
2–3 |
| 6 |
February 3, 2007 |
@ Toronto Rock |
Air Canada Centre |
L 8–13 |
|
15,471 |
2–4 |
| 7 |
February 11, 2007 |
@ Chicago Shamrox |
Sears Centre |
W 12–11 |
|
5,010 |
3–4 |
| 8 |
February 17, 2007 |
@ Philadelphia Wings |
Wachovia Center |
W 12–8 |
|
12,688 |
4–4 |
| 9 |
February 24, 2007 |
Philadelphia Wings |
HSBC Arena |
W 13–12 |
|
14,882 |
5–4 |
| 10 |
March 4, 2007 |
@ Minnesota Swarm |
Xcel Energy Center |
W 16–15 |
|
7,504 |
6–4 |
| 11 |
March 17, 2007 |
@ New York Titans |
Madison Square Garden |
W 11–8 |
|
7,012 |
7–4 |
| 12 |
March 24, 2007 |
Colorado Mammoth |
HSBC Arena |
W 19–15 |
|
15,156 |
8–4 |
| 13 |
March 31, 2007 |
Chicago Shamrox |
HSBC Arena |
W 15–10 |
|
16,228 |
9–4 |
| 14 |
April 7, 2007 |
Arizona Sting |
HSBC Arena |
W 15–5 |
|
13,492 |
10–4 |
| 15 |
April 13, 2007 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
HSBC Arena |
L 10–14 |
|
15,334 |
10–5 |
| 16 |
April 14, 2007 |
@ Rochester Knighthawks |
Blue Cross Arena |
L 8–14 |
|
11,200 |
10–6 |
Playoffs
Game log
Reference:[3]
Player stats
Reference:[4]
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 |
| John Tavares | 15 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 77 | 6 |
| Kevin Dostie | 16 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 96 | 15 |
| Dan Teat | 16 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 64 | 14 |
| Mark Steenhuis | 15 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 108 | 4 |
| Cory Bomberry | 15 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 13 |
| Delby Powless | 15 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 50 | 4 |
| Brett Bucktooth | 11 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 57 | 14 |
| Jason Crosbie | 12 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 8 |
| Roger Vyse | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 0 |
| Totals | | 310 | 517 | 381 | 1034 | 52 |
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 |
| Mike Thompson | 16 | 511:39 | 5 | 4 | 103 | .759 | 12.08 |
| Steve Dietrich | 14 | 431:22 | 5 | 2 | 83 | .777 | 11.54 |
| Daniel Sams | 2 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .778 | 8.00 |
| Totals | | | 10 | 6 | 188 | .768 | 11.75 |
Awards
Transactions
Trades
Roster
Reference:[6]
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 72 |
 |
Fwd |
Bomberry, Cory
|
| 2 |
 |
Def |
Bonterre, Troy
|
| 26 |
|
Fwd |
Bucktooth, Brett
|
| 27 |
|
Def |
Couling, Kyle
|
| 54 |
|
Fwd |
Crosbie, Jason
|
| 30 |
|
Goalie |
Dietrich, Steve
|
| 51 |
|
Fwd |
Dostie, Kevin
|
| |
 |
Fwd |
Henderson, Tony
|
| 5 |
|
Def |
Hill, Clay
|
| 16 |
|
Trans |
Kilgour, Rich
|
| 17 |
|
Def |
Laverty, Kyle
|
| 10 |
|
Trans |
McCready, Pat
|
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 99 |
|
Fwd |
Powless, Delby
|
| 86 |
|
Goalie |
Sams, Daniel
|
| 18 |
|
Def |
Sanderson, Phil
|
| 21 |
|
Def |
Seymour, Daryl
|
| 3 |
|
Def |
Smith, Billy Dee
|
| |
|
Def |
Sorci, Tony
|
| 9 |
|
Trans |
Steenhuis, Mark
|
| 11 |
|
Fwd |
Tavares, John
|
| 15 |
|
Fwd |
Teat, Dan
|
| 19 |
|
Fwd |
Thenhaus, Brenden
|
| 66 |
|
Goalie |
Thompson, Mike
|
| 81 |
|
Fwd |
Vyse, Roger
|
| 6 |
|
Def |
White, Chris |
|
See also
References
V