2007 Buffalo Bandits season

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2007 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division2nd East
2007 record10–6
Home record6–2
Road record4–4
Goals for207
Goals against188
General Manager Darris Kilgour
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainRichie Kilgour
Alternate captains John Tavares
Arena HSBC Arena
Average attendance12,760
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Tavares (42)
AssistsJohn Tavares (61)
PointsJohn Tavares (103)
Penalties in minutesKyle Laverty (66)
Loose BallsPat 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.

Contents

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Rochester Knighthawks –xyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3 Minnesota Swarm –x1697.5625.04–45–3200207−712.5012.94
4 Toronto Rock –x16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5 Chicago Shamrox 16610.3758.04–42–6176191−1511.0011.94
6 Philadelphia Wings 16610.3758.04–42–6178186−811.1211.62
7 New York Titans 16412.25010.03–51–7195233−3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Colorado Mammoth –xy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3 Arizona Sting –x1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4 San Jose Stealth –x1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5 Edmonton Rush 16610.3756.04–42–6160189−2910.0011.81
6 Portland LumberJax 16412.2508.03–51–7153199−469.5612.44

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: 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

Reference: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 30, 2007@ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 10–11OT8,4370–1
2January 12, 2007 New York Titans HSBC Arena W 16–1418,6901–1
3January 13, 2007@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 10–11OT16,5231–2
4January 20, 2007 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 22–1312,8832–2
5February 2, 2007 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 10–1413,6592–3
6February 3, 2007@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 8–1315,4712–4
7February 11, 2007@ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 12–115,0103–4
8February 17, 2007@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 12–812,6884–4
9February 24, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 13–1214,8825–4
10March 4, 2007@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 16–157,5046–4
11March 17, 2007@ New York Titans Madison Square Garden W 11–87,0127–4
12March 24, 2007 Colorado Mammoth HSBC Arena W 19–1515,1568–4
13March 31, 2007 Chicago Shamrox HSBC Arena W 15–1016,2289–4
14April 7, 2007 Arizona Sting HSBC Arena W 15–513,49210–4
15April 13, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 10–1415,33410–5
16April 14, 2007@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–1411,20010–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalApril 22, 2007 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 14–89,0031–0
Division FinalApril 27, 2007@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 13–14OT8,5581–1

Player stats

Reference: [4]

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
John Tavares 154261103776
Kevin Dostie162933629615
Dan Teat 162030506414
Mark Steenhuis 152524491084
Cory Bomberry151633494613
Delby Powless 15212243504
Brett Bucktooth111214265714
Jason Crosbie 12111425538
Roger Vyse12121224460
Totals310517381103452

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Mike Thompson16511:3954103.75912.08
Steve Dietrich 14431:225283.77711.54
Daniel Sams215:00002.7788.00
Totals106 188 .768 11.75

Awards

PlayerAward
Dave Zygaj NLL Executive of the Year
John Tavares First Team All-Pro
John TavaresOverall player of the Month, March
John TavaresAll-Stars
Mark Steenhuis
Pat McCready

Transactions

Trades

March 16, 2007 [5]
To Buffalo Bandits
Phil Sanderson 		To Toronto Rock
first round pick, 2007 entry draft

Roster

Reference: [6]

No.PositionPlayer
72 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdBomberry, Cory
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefBonterre, Troy
26 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdBucktooth, Brett
27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefCouling, Kyle
54 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdCrosbie, Jason
30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GoalieDietrich, Steve
51 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdDostie, Kevin
Flag of the United States.svg FwdHenderson, Tony
5 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg DefHill, Clay
16 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg TransKilgour, Rich
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefLaverty, Kyle
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TransMcCready, Pat
No.PositionPlayer
99 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdPowless, Delby
86 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GoalieSams, Daniel
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefSanderson, Phil
21 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg DefSeymour, Daryl
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefSmith, Billy Dee
Flag of the United States.svg DefSorci, Tony
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TransSteenhuis, Mark
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdTavares, John
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Fwd Teat, Dan
19 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdThenhaus, Brenden
66 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg GoalieThompson, Mike
81 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdVyse, Roger
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefWhite, Chris

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - 2007 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - 2007 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ↑ "Toronto Deals Phil Sanderson to Buffalo". NLL.com. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".

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