2024 Buffalo Bandits season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
2024 record11-7
Home record6-3
Road record5-4
Goals for237
Goals against212
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachJohn Tavares
CaptainSteve Priolo
Alternate captainsDhane Smith, Nick Weiss
ArenaKeyBank Center
2025 season →

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season is their 32nd season in the NLL.

Regular season[edit]

NLL Standings Reference:[1]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxz18153.8330.07–28–1218169+4912.119.39
2San Diego Sealsx18135.7222.08–15–4210178+3211.679.89
3Albany FireWolvesx18117.6114.05–46–3206191+1511.4410.61
4Buffalo Banditsx18117.6114.06–35–4237212+2513.1711.78
5Georgia Swarmx18108.5565.06–34–5198197+111.0010.94
6Halifax Thunderbirdsx18108.5565.06–34–5228200+2812.6711.11
7Panther City Lacrosse Clubx1899.5006.05–44–5205202+311.3911.22
8Rochester Knighthawksx18810.4447.04–54–5214226−1211.8912.56
9New York Riptide18810.4447.04–54–5206234−2811.4413.00
10Saskatchewan Rush18810.4447.04–54–5217210+712.0611.67
11Calgary Roughnecks18810.4447.06–32–7198194+411.0010.78
12Vancouver Warriors18810.4447.05–43–6202211−911.2211.72
13Philadelphia Wings18612.3339.01–85–4198233−3511.0012.94
14Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.27810.02–73–6176223−479.7812.39
15Colorado Mammoth18513.27810.04–51–8193226−3310.7212.56


Game log[edit]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 9, 2023 @ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena L 13–17 3,406 0–1
2 December 16, 2023 San Diego Seals KeyBank Center W 12–9 17,200 1–1
3 December 29, 2023 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center L 8–9 16,763 1–2
4 January 6, 2024 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center W 12–8 15,147 2–2
5 January 13, 2024 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 15–13 8,167 3–2
6 January 19, 2024 New York Riptide KeyBank Center L 13–15 14,440 3–3
7 January 27, 2024 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre W 16–14 8,586 4–3
8 February 3, 2024 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center W 15–14 17,135 5–3
9 February 16, 2024 @ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 12–14 7,824 5–4
10 February 24, 2024 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center L 10–13 17,953 5–5
11 March 1, 2024 @ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena L 12–13 10,355 5–6
12 March 8, 2024 Saskatchewan Rush KeyBank Center W 15–14 OT 16,596 6–6
13 March 16, 2024 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 14–12 18,463 7–6
14 March 22, 2024 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 11–12 OT 3,045 7–7
15 March 30, 2024 @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 18–12 8,182 8–7
16 April 5, 2024 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena W 13–11 11,252 9–7
17 April 13, 2024 Calgary Roughnecks KeyBank Center W 14–7 19,070 10–7
18 April 20, 2024 @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena W 14–5 6,051 11–7

Playoffs[edit]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals April 27, 2024 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center W 10–9 OT 17,865 1–0
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 1)
May 3, 2024 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 2)
May 5, 2024 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center

Roster[edit]


Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
Holdout
Protected list
Unable to play
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[edit]

The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 11, 2023.[2] The Bandits made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
2 38 Evan Constantopoulos Oakville Buzz Jr. A
3 53 Jake Rosa St. Bonaventure
4 68 Kellen Pulera St. Bonaventure
5 82 Duncan Carte Brampton Express(ALL)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  2. ^ "DRAFT CENTRAL – 2023 NLL ENTRY DRAFT". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

External links[edit]