2011 Buffalo Bandits season

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2011 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division2nd East
2011 record10–6
Home record4–4
Road record6–2
Goals for169
Goals against159
General ManagerDavid Zygaj
Coach Darris Kilgour
Captain Chris White
Alternate captains John Tavares
Arena HSBC Arena
Team leaders
Goals Mark Steenhuis (36)
AssistsMark Steenhuis (54)
PointsMark Steenhuis (90)
Penalties in minutesIan Llord (53)
Loose BallsTom Montour (112)
WinsMike Thompson (5)
Goals against average Mike Thompson (9.92)

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.

Contents

Standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2 Toronto Rock –x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3 Rochester Knighthawks –x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4 Boston Blazers –x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5 Philadelphia Wings 16511.3125.02–63–5143179−368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2 Minnesota Swarm –x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3 Washington Stealth –x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4 Colorado Mammoth –x16511.3126.03–52–6151172−219.4410.75
5 Edmonton Rush 16511.3126.04–41–7175204−2910.9412.75

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

Reference: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 8, 2011@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–109,5900–1
2January 15, 2011@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 9–67,7641–1
3January 22, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 15–14OT16,6852–1
4January 29, 2011@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 5–810,8122–2
5February 4, 2011 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 15–1215,0013–2
6February 12, 2011@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 16–79,6494–2
7February 19, 2011 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena L 9–1015,3444–3
8March 5, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 11–818,6905–3
9March 6, 2011@ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 9–88,5246–3
10March 12, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 12–1016,3477–3
11March 27, 2011@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 12–99,2948–3
12April 2, 2011 Washington Stealth HSBC Arena L 9–10OT18,6908–4
13April 8, 2011@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11–815,0849–4
14April 9, 2011@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 9–89,21610–4
15April 16, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 9–1617,31810–5
16April 23, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 9–1518,69010–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalApril 30, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 11–1011,2731–0
Division FinalMay 7, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 11–1212,3491–1

Transactions

Trades

October 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

The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010. [5] The Bandits selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
19Travis Irving New Westminster, British Columbia
213Ben McCullough SUNY Potsdam
221Wayne Van Every Six Nations, Ontario
437Holden Vyse Six Nations, Ontario
547Jimmy Purves Six Nations, Ontario
657Elijah Printup Six Nations, Ontario
660Jordan Costa Mississauga, Ontario

Roster

2011 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  0 Flag of the United States.svg Ben McCullough
  • 98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jimmy Purves
Injured Reserve
Unable to play
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2011-2-27
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "BANDITS ACQUIRE KELUSKY FROM CALGARY". 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "2010 Entry Draft, Presented By Marc Mesh". NLL.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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