Bandits Stay Perfect in Overtime Thriller Over the Riptide 1/30/22

January 30, 2022

Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Spencer Kagan To close out this weekend’s NLL action the Buffalo Bandits (5-0) would travel to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to take on the New York Riptide (1-5) in front of a crowd of 4,051. This matchup between the two Eastern Division opponents would be a “Battle of the Half’s”.  The Bandits would end up controlling the first…

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Bandits Remain Perfect Topping the Swarm 1/15/22

January 15, 2022

Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  M. Hetzel The National Lacrosse League action started a day early for the Buffalo Bandits (4-0) with their game that was originally scheduled for Saturday being moved to Friday night due to the Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game.  They would play host to the Georgia Swarm (1-3) at the Key Bank Center in front of a crowd of 7,744.  Though…

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Bandits Double-Dip the Rock on Tucker Out Lymphoma Night 1/8/22

January 9, 2022

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Ben Green The Toronto Rock (2-2) made their way down the QEW highway to take on the Buffalo Bandits (3-0) in a game where both teams donned special jerseys that were to be auctioned off after the game to raise money against cancer.  This was the annual Tucker Out Lymphoma game in memory of Tucker Williams the younger…

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I-90 Rivals Face Off Knighthawks vs Bandits 12/12/21

December 12, 2021

Chris Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Micheline V, Rochester Knighthawks In this weekend’s NLL action the Rochester Knighthawks (1-1) played host to the Buffalo Bandits (2-0) at the Blue Cross Arena.  The game would remain very close for the first three quarters of play with Buffalo shutting out Rochester in the first quarter, but the Knighthawks would then return the favor in the second to take a…

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Calgary Stumbles in Banditland 12/6/21

December 6, 2021

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Courtesy of Calgary Roughnecks It seems like a lifetime since we watched pro Lacrosse and last weekend marked the start of 2021 NLL season. The Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) opened the season in “Banditland” at the KeyBank Center home to the Buffalo Bandits (1-0) without the likes of Dane Dobbie and Rhys Duch who were traded in the off…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: National Lacrosse League Statement and Update on Game Play 3/12/2020

March 12, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY March 12, 2020 “The National Lacrosse League has determined that it is in the best interests of our fans, our players, our coaches and our staff to temporarily suspend play until further notice due to concerns over COVID-19. We will continue to evaluate this situation and remain in constant communication with health, team, business and league officials across North America. Security and safety is our top priority and focus in…

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Rock Shuts the Door on the Bandits 2/9/2020

February 9, 2020

Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Toronto Rock On Sunday February 9, the Buffalo Bandits (6-2) visited the Toronto Rock (5-2) at the Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon after defeating the Vancouver Warriors on Friday night in Vancouver.  The Rock were looking to take down their second North Division foe in as many weeks and climb back into the conversation as the Number One…

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Bandits Offense Steamrolls Warriors 2/8/2020

February 8, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday February 7, the Vancouver Warriors hosted the Buffalo Bandits at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia in front of 7,215 Warrior fans. The game long unrelenting barrage of shots, physical bone-rattling picks and tenacious battles for loose balls by the Bandits offence physically ground down the Warriors defence. Vancouver’s three game winning streak was…

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KNIGHTHAWKS FALL TO BANDITS IN OVERTIME 1/31/2020

February 1, 2020

[MEDIA RELEASE] Featured Image Photo Credit:  Kate Frese (Buffalo, NY) – Another back-and-forth offensive battle came down to the final few seconds of regulation as the Buffalo Bandits (5-1) scored with eight seconds remaining to force overtime before winning in the extra frame to hand the Rochester Knighthawks (1-6) a 16-15 loss Friday at KeyBank Center. Holden Cattoni matched a season-high with a nine-point effort on the strength of three…

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Mammoth Outgunned by the Bandits Lose Heartbreaker in OT 1/25/2020

January 26, 2020

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller The Colorado Mammoth (4-4) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (4-1) at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Saturday January 25.  It was Beach Party night at the Loud House and the 10,094 Mammoth fans were excited to see their team back in action after three weeks on the road.  Colorado had just come off a strong win…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 9 -1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Justin Ivey 25-10 Shawn Palmer 22-13 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 20-15 Chris Vale 18-17 Vancouver started off last weekend with a low scoring win over Colorado, setting the stage for an underdog weekend that saw both New York and Rochester get their first wins as franchises.  Philadelphia flexed their muscles, pushing New England to OT in a loss on Saturday, and then completely dismantling…

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Colorado Looks to Keep Rolling as Mammoth Host Bandits 1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

[MEDIA RELEASE] Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller LOOKING BACK: Colorado finished last weekend’s back-to-back series with a 12-6 victory over the Saskatchewan Rush Jan. 18 after dropping a 7-5 decision to Vancouver Jan. 17 to open the trip. Despite spotting Saskatchewan an early 3-0 lead, the Mammoth limited the Rush to scoring three goals for the rest of the contest and logged five-consecutive tallies in the second quarter. Colorado…

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