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 xy16106.6250.04462169159+1010.569.94
2 Toronto Rock x16106.6250.07135187168+1911.6910.50
3 Rochester Knighthawks x16106.6250.04462176159+1711.009.94
4 Boston Blazers x1688.5002.04444166155+1110.389.69
5 Philadelphia Wings 16511.3125.02635143179−368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks xyz16115.6880.06253198181+1712.3811.31
2 Minnesota Swarm x1688.5003.05335187180+711.6911.25
3 Washington Stealth x1688.5003.03553203198+512.6912.38
4 Colorado Mammoth x16511.3126.03526151172−219.4410.75
5 Edmonton Rush 16511.3126.04417175204−2910.9412.75

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 9109,59001
2January 15, 2011@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 967,76411
3January 22, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 1514OT16,68521
4January 29, 2011@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 5810,81222
5February 4, 2011 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 151215,00132
6February 12, 2011@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 1679,64942
7February 19, 2011 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena L 91015,34443
8March 5, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 11818,69053
9March 6, 2011@ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 988,52463
10March 12, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 121016,34773
11March 27, 2011@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 1299,29483
12April 2, 2011 Washington Stealth HSBC Arena L 910OT18,69084
13April 8, 2011@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11815,08494
14April 9, 2011@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 989,216104
15April 16, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 91617,318105
16April 23, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 91518,690106

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalApril 30, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 111011,27310
Division FinalMay 7, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 111212,34911

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

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References

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