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. The Bandits were led by Mark Steenhuis, who scored 36 goals and had 54 assists on the year.
2011 Buffalo Bandits | |
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League | NLL |
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) |
Standings
editReference: [1]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Buffalo Bandits – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |
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: Losses; GB: 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
editReference:[2]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | January 8, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–10 | 9,590 | 0–1 | |
2 | January 15, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 9–6 | 7,764 | 1–1 | |
3 | January 22, 2011 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | W 15–14 | OT | 16,685 | 2–1 |
4 | January 29, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 5–8 | 10,812 | 2–2 | |
5 | February 4, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | HSBC Arena | W 15–12 | 15,001 | 3–2 | |
6 | February 12, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 16–7 | 9,649 | 4–2 | |
7 | February 19, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | HSBC Arena | L 9–10 | 15,344 | 4–3 | |
8 | March 5, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | HSBC Arena | W 11–8 | 18,690 | 5–3 | |
9 | March 6, 2011 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Garden | W 9–8 | 8,524 | 6–3 | |
10 | March 12, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | W 12–10 | 16,347 | 7–3 | |
11 | March 27, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–9 | 9,294 | 8–3 | |
12 | April 2, 2011 | Washington Stealth | HSBC Arena | L 9–10 | OT | 18,690 | 8–4 |
13 | April 8, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | 15,084 | 9–4 | |
14 | April 9, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–8 | 9,216 | 10–4 | |
15 | April 16, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | L 9–16 | 17,318 | 10–5 | |
16 | April 23, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | HSBC Arena | L 9–15 | 18,690 | 10–6 |
Playoffs
editGame log
editReference:[3]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | W 11–10 | 11,273 | 1–0 | |
Division Final | May 7, 2011 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | L 11–12 | 12,349 | 1–1 |
Transactions
editTrades
editOctober 6, 2010[4] | To Calgary Roughnecks First round pick, 2011 entry draft |
To Buffalo Bandits Tracey Kelusky Third round pick, 2011 entry draft |
Entry draft
editThe 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010.[5] The Bandits selected the following players:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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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
edit2011 Buffalo Bandits roster | |||||||||
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Roster updated 2011-2-27 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "BANDITS ACQUIRE KELUSKY FROM CALGARY". 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "2010 Entry Draft, Presented By Marc Mesh". NLL.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.