Roster
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| 2013 Buffalo Bandits | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 4th East |
| 2013 record | 6 – 10 |
| Home record | 2 – 6 |
| Road record | 4 – 4 |
| Goals for | 171 |
| Goals against | 211 |
| General Manager | Steve Dietrich |
| Coach | Darris Kilgour |
| Captain | John Tavares |
| Alternate captains | Scott Self Shawn Williams |
| Arena | First Niagara Center |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Dhane Smith (24) |
| Assists | Shawn Williams (46) |
| Points | Shawn Williams (65) |
| Penalties in minutes | David Brock (46) Steve Priolo (46) |
| Loose Balls | Jay Thorimbert (180) |
| Wins | Anthony Cosmo (4) |
| Goals against average | Kurtis Wagar (12.22) |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was their twenty-second season in the NLL.
The Bandits started the season with a fairly strong 5–3 record, with wins over their division rivals the Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings and two wins over the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks. But for the second straight season, the Bandits lost six in a row to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. They finished the season 6-10 and out of the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
After the season, long-time coach Darris Kilgour was fired by the Bandits. [1]
Reference: [2]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Toronto Rock –xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 194 | 176 | +18 | 12.12 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 179 | 165 | +14 | 11.19 | 10.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings –x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 170 | 207 | −37 | 10.62 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 171 | 211 | −40 | 10.69 | 13.19 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks –xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 222 | 211 | +11 | 13.88 | 13.19 |
| 2 | Washington Stealth –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 193 | 192 | +1 | 12.06 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 2–6 | 7–1 | 203 | 170 | +33 | 12.69 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 185 | 202 | −17 | 11.56 | 12.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm –c | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 13.69 | 12.62 |
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
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 11, 2013 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | L 8–13 | 9,096 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | January 12, 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | First Niagara Center | W 13–12 | 15,238 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | January 19, 2013 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–13 | 7,834 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 26, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Niagara Center | W 14–13 | 13,808 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | February 2, 2013 | Toronto Rock | First Niagara Center | L 12–14 | 14,918 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | February 9, 2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | First Niagara Center | L 7–15 | 14,833 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | February 16, 2013 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–6 | 9,156 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | February 28, 2013 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 15–13 | 8,213 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | March 1, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Niagara Center | L 10–11 | OT | 14,036 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 9, 2013 | Colorado Mammoth | First Niagara Center | L 6–12 | 16,428 | 5–5 | |
| 11 | March 16, 2013 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 13–16 | 15,511 | 5–6 | |
| 12 | March 23, 2013 | Edmonton Rush | First Niagara Center | L 7–14 | 16,629 | 5–7 | |
| 13 | March 29, 2013 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–18 | 11,546 | 5–8 | |
| 14 | April 6, 2013 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 7–21 | 10,167 | 5–9 | |
| 15 | April 13, 2013 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena | W 15–10 | 3,442 | 6–9 | |
| 16 | April 20, 2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | First Niagara Center | L 9–10 | 19,070 | 6–10 |
| 2013 Buffalo Bandits roster | |||||||||
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Roster updated 2013-3-16 | ||||||
| July 27, 2012 [4] | To Buffalo Bandits Shawn Williams Brendan Doran 5th, 14th, and 18th overall selections, 2012 entry draft | To Minnesota Swarm 3rd overall selection, 2012 entry draft |
| August 4, 2012 [5] | To Buffalo Bandits Glen Bryan Jamie Rooney | To Toronto Rock 14th overall selection, 2012 Entry Draft Fourth round selection, 2014 Entry Draft |
| August 13, 2012 [6] | To Buffalo Bandits David Brock Mike Hominuck | To Philadelphia Wings Kevin Buchanan Third round selection, 2013 Entry Draft |
| November 14, 2012 [7] | To Buffalo Bandits Aaron Wilson 2nd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft | To Edmonton Rush Jeremy Thompson |
| December 5, 2012 [8] | To Buffalo Bandits Derek Hopcroft | To Colorado Mammoth Conditional 5th round pick, 2014 entry draft |
The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012. [9] The Bandits made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 1 | 5 | Dhane Smith | Kitchener, Ontario |
| 2 | 13 | Hayden Smith | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 2 | 16 | Jordan Critch | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 2 | 18 | Carter Bender | University of Hartford |
| 3 | 22 | Kevin Brownell | Robert Morris University |
| 4 | 31 | Joel Matthews | University of Detroit Mercy |
| 5 | 50 | Wenster Green | Six Nations, Ontario |
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