Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night’s games in the NLL were must watch TV for the fans, and a must win for the teams. The Rochester Knighthawks (10-8) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (8-10) in a game where the winner would have a chance at the post season, and the loser would have to wait until next year to take the turf again. The rivalry between…
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 21, 2018, the Toronto Rock (8-9) headed south to face their Eastern Division rivals the Buffalo Bandits (8-9) at the Key Bank Center. Attendance was above the season average with 16,630 Bandits fans set and ready to see their team return home after a two game road trip and losing streak. However, it wasn’t in
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, April 14 the Buffalo Bandits (8-8) visited the Saddledome in Calgary for the Calgary Roughnecks (7-9) last home game of the regular season. The game was fan appreciation night and a benefit night for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, who were involved in a tragic bus accident just a week ago. To show their support for the community,…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (6-6) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (7-7) on Friday in front of 5,378 fans at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Bandits came in on looking to end a four-game losing streak, and the Black Wolves were looking to rebound after a loss in Toronto last week. Shawn Evans returned to New England for the first time…
Tom Coyne, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The last time the Buffalo Bandits (6-7) played the Georgia Swarm (6-7); they were at home in February and won big over the Swarm 19-8. Sunday March 18, they had to play away at “The Hive” in Georgia where 3,863 fans were buzzing on Hero Night. The Swarm needed this win but so did Buffalo. A win for Georgia would get them out…
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, May 3, 2018 the Colorado Mammoth (7-3) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (6-5) the leaders in the Eastern division in front of 16,062 pumped Mammoth fans at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Mammoth had just come off a nail-biter victory the night before in Georgia where they faced the 2017 NLL champions the Georgia Swarm (5-6). The…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (5-4) and Buffalo Bandits (6-4) swapped veterans and draft picks on Wednesday, February 28. The Black Wolves receive Callum Crawford and a second-round pick in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft while the Bandits receive Shawn Evans and a fourth-round pick in the 2019 Entry Draft. Both Evans and Crawford started their NLL careers during the 2006 season.
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday, February 24 was Alumni Night at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo. Over two dozen past players and staff were honored prior to the game and the current Bandits payed homage by sporting the flashy throwback jerseys. The coaching staff probably wished they could’ve dressed some of those former players, as the Rochester Knighthawks (5-6) handily beat the Buffalo Bandits…
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse Is Awesome On Saturday, February 10 the Buffalo Bandits (6-3) were back in Bandit Land hosting the defending champion Georgia Swarm (3-4). This would be Buffalo’s second game in as many nights, as Friday they beat New England on the road to take first place in the East Division. The Swarm have had a difficult start to the season, often having trouble scoring. …
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday, February 9, 2018, The New England Black Wolves (4-3) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (5-3) in front of 5,357 fans. Buffalo, winners of two straight coming in, and playing the first game of their double header weekend, had the chance to take first place in the East Division with a win. New England, coming off a bye week…
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday February 3, 2018, the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) hosted their I-90 rival Buffalo Bandits (4-3) in front of a crowd of 9,425 fans on Military Appreciation Night at the Blue Cross Arena. This rivalry game was certainly high energy for the large crowd. Unfortunately for those fans, the Knighthawks would come up short in the closing minutes, and the Buffalo…
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Photo Credit: Bill Wippert On Saturday January 13, 2018 the Buffalo Bandits (2-2) would host the Vancouver Stealth (0-4) at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY also known as Bandit Land. As always the Bandits bring in a crowd and Saturday night was no different as 12,16o fans would brave the cold to see their