2022 Buffalo Bandits
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2022 record14-4
Home record7-2
Road record7-2
Goals for247
Goals against185
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachJohn Tavares
CaptainSteve Priolo
Alternate captainsDhane Smith, Kevin Brownell
ArenaKeyBank Center
Team leaders
GoalsDhane Smith (41)
AssistsDhane Smith (94)
PointsDhane Smith (135)
Penalties in minutesTehoka Nanticoke (47)
Loose BallsSteve Priolo (116)
WinsMatt Vinc (14)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (10.10)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season was their 30th season in the NLL. The Bandits returned to play after the entire 2021 season was cancelled due to Covid 19. They started the season on December 4 at home.

Regular season

NLL Standings Reference: [1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz18144.7780.07272247185+6213.7210.28
2Toronto Rock x18135.7221.07263207166+4111.509.22
3Halifax Thunderbirds x18117.6113.07245198195+311.0010.83
4Albany FireWolves x1899.5005.05445198195+311.0010.83
5Philadelphia Wings x1899.5005.04554185199−1410.2811.06
6Georgia Swarm1899.5005.04554205212−711.3911.78
7New York Riptide18612.3338.03636214226−1211.8912.56
8Rochester Knighthawks18414.22210.02727184221−3710.2212.28
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Seals xy18108.5560.05454202183+1911.2210.17
2Calgary Roughnecks x18108.5560.06345194201−710.7811.17
3Colorado Mammoth x18108.5560.07236196198−210.8911.00
4Saskatchewan Rush18810.4442.06327196194+210.8910.78
5Panther City Lacrosse Club18711.3893.03645190223−3310.5612.39
6Vancouver Warriors18612.3334.03636199209−1011.0611.61


East Division

Buffalo Bandits 9-1 Halifax Thunderbirds 8-2 Toronto Rock 7-4 Albany Firewolves 6-7 Philadelphia Wings 5-6 Georgia Swarm 5-6 Rochester Knighthawks 3-7 New York Riptide 2-8

West Division

San Diego Seals 8-2 Colorado Mammoth 6-4 Vancouver Warriors 5-5 Calgary Roughnecks 3-6 Panther City Lacrosse Club 4-8 Saskatchewan Rush 3-8

Game log

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 4, 2021 Calgary Roughnecks KeyBank Center W 169 7,395 10
2 December 11, 2021 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 128 4,311 20
3 January 8, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 126 8,005 30
4 January 14, 2022 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center W 1210 7,744 40
5 January 30, 2022 @ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 1817 OT 4,051 50
6 February 5, 2022 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center W 118 9,371 60
7 February 12, 2022 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 1012 61
8 February 18, 2022 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center W 138 8,241 71
9 February 26, 2022 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 148 4,830 81
10 March 5, 2022 @ Albany FireWolves Times Union Center W 1211 OT 6,011 91
11 March 12, 2022 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) KeyBank Center W 175 11,451 101
12 March 26, 2022 Halifax Thunderbirds KeyBank Center W 1611 11,169 111
13 March 27, 2022 @ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre W 1611 5,715 121
14 March 31, 2022 @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 1712 10,699 131
15 April 2, 2022 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 1415 9,601 132
16 April 9, 2022 New York Riptide KeyBank Center L 1215 12,436 133
17 April 16, 2022 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 189 9,374 143
18 April 30, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center L 710 13,481 144

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals May 7, 2022 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center W 105 12,535 10
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 1)
May 15, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 1817 10,258 20
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 2)
May 21, 2022 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre W 109 7,992 30
NLL Finals
(Game 1)
June 3, 2022 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center W 1514 14,274 40
NLL Finals
(Game 2)
June 11, 2022 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 811 10,082 41
NLL Finals
(Game 3)
June 18, 2022 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center L 810 19,060 42

Roster

Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 13 Canada Sam LaRoue
  • 27 United States Dalton Sulver
  • 30 Republic of Ireland Devlin Shanahan
  • 49 Jamaica Marcus Minichiello
Injured Reserve
  • 44 Canada Nathaniel Kozevnikov
Holdout
  • Canada Alec Tulett
Unable to play
  • Canada Joel Matthews
  • 83 Iroquois Frank Brown
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches

Equipment Manager

  • Ted Cordingley

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

Roster updated 2022-02-11
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021.[2] The Bandits made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
13Tehoka NanticokeSix Nations MSL/University of Albany
114Thomas VaesenNanaimo Jr. A/Montevello University
226Colin MunroCoquitlam Jr. A/Georgetown
457Carson ReesMaple Ridge WLA/Chestnut Hill
462Nicholas MillerHawkeyes UCBLL/St. John Fisher College
573Kyle HebertNew Westminster WLA/Stony Brook
686Hunter AggusSix Nations Jr. A/Paris ALL

References

  1. "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
  2. "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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