2009 Buffalo Bandits season

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2009 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division2nd East
2009 record10–6
Home record5–3
Road record5–3
Goals for223
Goals against170
General Manager Darris Kilgour
Coach Darris Kilgour
Captain Rich Kilgour
Alternate captainsMike Accursi
John Tavares
Arena HSBC Arena
Average attendance17,947
Team leaders
Goals Mark Steenhuis (51)
John Tavares (51)
AssistsMark Steenhuis (50)
PointsMark Steenhuis (101)
Penalties in minutes Chris White (47)
Loose Balls Phil Sanderson (137)
Wins Ken Montour (8)
Goals against average Ken Montour (9.57)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the franchise's 18th season. It was also their first season in title defense since 1997.

Contents

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 New York Titans –xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3 Boston Blazers –x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5 Philadelphia Wings 1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6 Toronto Rock 16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2 Portland LumberJax –x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3 San Jose Stealth –x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5 Minnesota Swarm 16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6 Edmonton Rush 16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

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
1January 3, 2009 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 15–1118,6901–0
2January 10, 2009@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 8–615,9232–0
3January 16, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 23–615,4943–0
4January 24, 2009@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 10–911,4584–0
5January 29, 2009@ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 13–86,2985–0
6February 6, 2009@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 11–1310,5065–1
7February 14, 2009 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 25–1018,6906–1
8February 20, 2009@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 17–16OT12,8447–1
9February 28, 2009 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena L 15–1618,6907–2
10March 14, 2009@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–15OT9,1347–3
11March 21, 2009 Portland LumberJax HSBC Arena W 14–417,8228–3
12March 28, 2009 New York Titans HSBC Arena L 9–1118,5508–4
13April 4, 2009@ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden W 15–117,0739–4
14April 10, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 13–917,11810–4
15April 11, 2009@ New York Titans Prudential Center L 9–126,22210–5
16April 18, 2009 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 12–13OT18,52710–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalMay 2, 2009 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 11–813,3431–0
Division FinalMay 9, 2009@ New York Titans Prudential Center L 3–95,6441–1

Player stats

Reference: [4]

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Mark Steenhuis 16515010111724
John Tavares 16514394986
Mike Accursi 16303060664
Cory Bomberry151536514611
Roger Vyse15271946570
Sean Greenhalgh 15152237510
Kevin Dostie 1481826284
Thomas Montour1251520904
Pat McCready 9412165524
Totals324547327107340

Goaltenders

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

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Ken Montour 15651:4683104.8139.57
Mike Thompson 16313:492366.75912.62
Totals106 170 .795 10.63

Transactions

New players

Players not returning

Trades

July 2, 2008
To Buffalo Bandits
third round pick, 2009 entry draft		To Edmonton Rush
Greg Hinman*
December 13, 2008
To Buffalo Bandits
Thomas Montour		To Calgary Roughnecks
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. [5] The Bandits selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
335Eryn JonesSix Nations, ON
449Tory GardnerSix Nations, ON
562Shane PollockWallaceburg, ON
665Dustin DunnPotsdam State University

Roster

2009 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 27Dustin Dunn
  • 17 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Brandon Swamp
  • 39Findley Wilson
Holdout
  • 88 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Cody Jacobs
Unable to play
  • -- Tory Gardner
  • -- Eryn Jones
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain


NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ↑ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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