2011 Buffalo Bandits season

2011 Buffalo Bandits
League NLL
Division 2nd East
2011 record 10-6
Home record 4-4
Road record 6-2
Goals for 169
Goals against 159
General Manager David Zygaj
Coach Darris Kilgour
Captain Chris White
Alternate captains John Tavares
Arena HSBC Arena
Team leaders
Goals Mark Steenhuis (36)
Assists Mark Steenhuis (54)
Points Mark Steenhuis (90)
Penalties in minutes Ian Llord (53)
Loose Balls Tom Montour (112)
Wins Mike 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.

Standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2Toronto Rock – x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4Boston Blazers – x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5Philadelphia Wings16511.3125.02–63–5143179-368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2Minnesota Swarm – x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3Washington Stealth – x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4Colorado Mammoth – x16511.3126.03–52–6151172-219.4410.75
5Edmonton Rush16511.3126.04–41–7175204-2910.9412.75

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]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8, 2011 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–10 9,590 0–1
2 January 15, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 9–6 7,764 1–1
3 January 22, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 15–14 OT 16,685 2–1
4 January 29, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 5–8 10,812 2–2
5 February 4, 2011 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 15–12 15,001 3–2
6 February 12, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 16–7 9,649 4–2
7 February 19, 2011 Philadelphia Wings HSBC Arena L 9–10 15,344 4–3
8 March 5, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 11–8 18,690 5–3
9 March 6, 2011 @ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 9–8 8,524 6–3
10 March 12, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 12–10 16,347 7–3
11 March 27, 2011 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 12–9 9,294 8–3
12 April 2, 2011 Washington Stealth HSBC Arena L 9–10 OT 18,690 8–4
13 April 8, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11–8 15,084 9–4
14 April 9, 2011 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 9–8 9,216 10–4
15 April 16, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 9–16 17,318 10–5
16 April 23, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 9–15 18,690 10–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 30, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 11–10 11,273 1–0
Division Final May 7, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 11–12 12,349 1–1

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
19 Travis Irving New Westminster, British Columbia
213 Ben McCullough SUNY Potsdam
221 Wayne Van Every Six Nations, Ontario
437 Holden Vyse Six Nations, Ontario
547 Jimmy Purves Six Nations, Ontario
657 Elijah Printup Six Nations, Ontario
660 Jordan Costa Mississauga, Ontario

Roster

2011 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (20-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  0 United States Ben McCullough
  • 98 Canada Jimmy Purves
Injured Reserve
Unable to play
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Chuck Brown
  • Jay Drury
  • Derek Graham
  • Ron Henry
  • Duane Jacobs
  • Rich Kilgour
  • Emmet Printup
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2011-2-27
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "BANDITS ACQUIRE KELUSKY FROM CALGARY". October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ "2010 Entry Draft, Presented By Marc Mesh". NLL.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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