2017 Buffalo Bandits season

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2017 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division5th East
2017 record6-12
Home record3-6
Road record3-6
Goals for226
Goals against251
General Manager Steve Dietrich
CoachTroy Cordingley
CaptainBilly Dee Smith
Arena KeyBank Center
Average attendance15,148
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Benesch (33)
AssistsDhane Smith (51)
PointsDhane Smith (81)
Penalties in minutes Mitch de Snoo (42)
Loose BallsSteve Priolo (131)
WinsAnthony Cosmo (5)
Goals against average Anthony Cosmo (13.58)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was their 26th season in the NLL.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Georgia Swarm xyz18135.7220.07263266213+5314.7811.83
2 Toronto Rock x1899.5004.04554219200+1912.1711.11
3 New England Black Wolves x18810.4445.05436220244−2412.2213.56
4 Rochester Knighthawks 18711.3896.04536175209−349.7211.61
5 Buffalo Bandits 18612.3337.03636226251−2512.5613.94
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush xy18126.6670.08145231212+1912.8311.78
2 Vancouver Stealth x1899.5003.04554218221−312.1112.28
3 Colorado Mammoth x1899.5003.05445202199+311.2211.06
4 Calgary Roughnecks 18810.4444.05436212220−811.7812.22

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
1December 30, 2016 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center L 81214,26801
2January 14, 2017 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center L 141814,26802
3January 21, 2017 Vancouver Stealth KeyBank Center W 211512,90312
4January 28, 2017@ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 12137,07413
5February 3, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10188,31414
6February 17, 2017 New England Black Wolves KeyBank Center L 111413,81315
7February 19, 2017@ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena W 1615OT5,38125
8February 25, 2017 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 151214,80335
9March 3, 2017 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center W 13914,47545
10March 4, 2017@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 89OT6,10246
11March 17, 2017@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 15112,85356
12March 25, 2017@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10118,76557
13April 1, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush KeyBank Center L 141716,41958
14April 8, 2017@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 81310,85559
15April 14, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 13812,11369
16April 15, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 16173,528610
17April 22, 2017 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center L 72016,833611
18April 29, 2017 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center L 151918,417612

Roster

Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Injured Reserve
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2016-01-04
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. [3] The Bandits made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
213 Justin Martin
218Kevin Orleman
331TJ Sanders
439Bryce Brochu
547Drake Smith
652Logan Holmes

See also

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References

  1. "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. "2017 schedule". Bandits.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. "2016 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.