| 2020 Buffalo Bandits | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | North |
| 2020 record | 7-4 |
| Home record | 4-2 |
| Road record | 3-2 |
| Goals for | 130 |
| Goals against | 118 |
| General Manager | Steve Dietrich |
| Coach | John Tavares |
| Captain | Steve Priolo |
| Arena | KeyBank Center |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is their 29th season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. [1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play. [2] [3]
Reference: [4]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
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 | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | December 7, 2019 | San Diego Seals | KeyBank Center | W 13–10 | 10,685 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | December 28, 2019 | Halifax Thunderbirds | KeyBank Center | L 10–15 | 13,576 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | January 11, 2020 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | W 16–10 | 8,585 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 18, 2020 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 10–8 | 12,026 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | January 25, 2020 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–12 | OT | 10,994 | 4–1 |
| 6 | January 31, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | W 16–15 | OT | 10,978 | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 7, 2020 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 15–8 | 7,215 | 6–1 | |
| 8 | February 9, 2020 | @ Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Arena | L 9–13 | 7,021 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | February 15, 2020 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | KeyBank Center | L 6–7 | 12,459 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | February 29, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | KeyBank Center | W 13–9 | 12,813 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | March 8, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 9–11 | 8,359 | 7–4 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 12 | March 13, 2020 | @ Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Arena | ||||
| 13 | March 14, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | KeyBank Center | ||||
| 14 | March 28, 2020 | Saskatchewan Rush | KeyBank Center | ||||
| 15 | April 3, 2020 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 16 | April 11, 2020 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | ||||
| 17 | April 18, 2020 | New York Riptide | KeyBank Center | ||||
| 18 | April 25, 2020 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena |
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The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. [5] The Bandits made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 1 | 12 | Brent Noseworthy | Michigan University |
| 2 | 29 | Nathaniel Kozevnikov | Robert Morris University |
| 3 | 45 | Ryder Garnsey | Notre Dame University |
| 4 | 52 | Taylor Kauffeldt | Brampton Jr. A |
| 4 | 56 | Tyler Halls | Orangeville |
| 6 | 84 | Joel Watson | Whitby |
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