2012 Buffalo Bandits season

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2012 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division4th East
2012 record7–9
Home record4–4
Road record3–5
Goals for198
Goals against204
General ManagerDavid Zygaj
Coach Darris Kilgour
Captain Chris White
Alternate captains John Tavares
Arena First Niagara Center
Team leaders
Goals John Tavares (41)
Assists John Tavares (39)
Points John Tavares (80)
Penalties in minutesBrandon Francis (69)
Loose BallsScott Self (78)
Wins Michael Thompson (4)
Goals against average Anthony Cosmo (12.41)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was their twenty-first season in the NLL.

Contents

Standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Toronto Rock –xy1697.5620.03–56–2198196+212.3812.25
2 Rochester Knighthawks –x1679.4382.05–32–6191197−611.9412.31
3 Philadelphia Wings –x1679.4382.03–54–4176207−3111.0012.94
4 Buffalo Bandits –x1679.4382.04–43–5198204−612.3812.75
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16124.7500.05–37–1216170+4613.5010.62
2 Colorado Mammoth –x16115.6881.05–36–2217201+1613.5612.56
3 Minnesota Swarm –x1697.5623.06–23–5202190+1212.6211.88
4 Edmonton Rush –x16610.3756.04–42–6167175−810.4410.94
5 Washington Stealth 16412.2508.02–62–6179204−2511.1912.75

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 14, 2012 Toronto Rock First Niagara Center W 14–1016,3561–0
2January 21, 2012@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 12–99,7762–0
3January 27, 2012 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Niagara Center L 10–1314,4922–1
4January 28, 2012@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 11–198,2322–2
5February 4, 2012 Washington Stealth First Niagara Center L 10–11OT14,5772–3
6February 12, 2012@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center L 13–148,1192–4
7March 3, 2012 Colorado Mammoth First Niagara Center L 13–1615,8452–5
8March 10, 2012@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10–137,2542–6
9March 16, 2012@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 21–1412,1533–6
10March 17, 2012 Minnesota Swarm First Niagara Center W 13–1015,0034–6
11March 24, 2012@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 6–177,6874–7
12March 31, 2012 Toronto Rock First Niagara Center L 9–1515,3224–8
13April 7, 2012 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Niagara Center W 17–715,0605–8
14April 14, 2012@ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 8–116,8975–9
15April 21, 2012 Rochester Knighthawks First Niagara Center W 14–918,6906–9
16April 28, 2012@ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 17–16OT3,7707–9

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalMay 5, 2012@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 6–79,4720–1

Transactions

Trades

July 15, 2011 [4] To Buffalo Bandits
Luke Wiles 		To Washington Stealth
3rd round pick, 2011 entry draft
2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft
September 9, 2011 [5] To Buffalo Bandits
2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson
Conditional 1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft		To Edmonton Rush
Chris Corbeil
October 25, 2011 [6] To Buffalo Bandits
Mat Giles		To Minnesota Swarm
4th round pick, 2013 entry draft
February 10, 2012 [7]
To Buffalo Bandits
2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft
2nd round pick in 2014 Entry Draft		To Edmonton Rush
Jeff Cornwall
February 16, 2012 [8] To Buffalo Bandits
Anthony Cosmo 		To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick, 2013 entry draft
1st round pick, 2014 entry draft

Dispersal draft

The Bandits chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:

RoundOverallPlayer
16Kevin Buchanan
215Damon Edwards

Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. [9] The Bandits selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
29Jeremy ThompsonSyracuse University
215Jeff CornwallPort Coquitlam, BC
324Connor DalyBurlington, ON
325Jerome ThompsonOnondaga C.C.
433Billy BitterUniversity of North Carolina
541Dwight BeroDartmouth College
651Lloyd ChryslerTuscarora University

Roster

2012 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike McNamara
Injured Reserve
Unable to play
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Clancy
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 - 2012 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Washington trades Wiles to Buffalo". NLL.com. July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Edmonton Rush upgrade defense, acquire Corbeil from Buffalo". ilindoor.com. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bandits acquire Giles in trade with Swarm". Bandits.com. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bandits deal defenseman Jeff Cornwall to Rush". NLL.com. February 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Bandits acquire Cosmo from Minnesota". Buffalo Bandits web site. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  9. ↑ "2011 Entry Draft Results". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
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