The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the franchise's 18th season. It was also their first season in title defense since 1997.
The Bandits finished the season with a 10–6 record, good for 2nd in the East, finishing in a three-way tie with New York and Boston.New York finished ahead of Buffalo due to winning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo finished ahead of Boston based on goal differential. The Bandits defeated the Boston Blazers in the Division Semifinal, 11–8. However, the Bandits failed to defend their title, as they wound up losing to the New York Titans, 9–3, in the Division Final.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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Player stats Reference:
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts LB PIM Mark Steenhuis 16 51 50 101 117 24 John Tavares 16 51 43 94 98 6 Mike Accursi 16 30 30 60 66 4 Cory Bomberry 15 15 36 51 46 11 Roger Vyse 15 27 19 46 57 0 Sean Greenhalgh 15 15 22 37 51 0 Kevin Dostie 14 8 18 26 28 4 Thomas Montour 12 5 15 20 90 4 Pat McCready 9 4 12 16 55 24 Totals 324 547 327 1073 40
Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA Ken Montour 15 651:46 8 3 104 .813 9.57 Mike Thompson 16 313:49 2 3 66 .759 12.62 Totals 10 6 170 .795 10.63
Transactions
New players Sean Greenhalgh - acquired prior to last season, but did not play due to injury
Players not returning Kyle Laverty - selected in expansion draft
Trades July 2, 2008 To Buffalo Bandits third round pick, 2009 entry draft To Edmonton RushGreg Hinman* December 13, 2008 To Buffalo Bandits Thomas Montour To Calgary Roughnecksfirst round pick, 2009 entry draft * - Hinman was acquired from the Arizona Sting in the dispersal draft
Entry draft The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Bandits selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club335 Eryn Jones Six Nations, ON449 Tory Gardner Six Nations, ON562 Shane Pollock Wallaceburg, ON665 Dustin Dunn Potsdam State University
Roster
See also 2009 NLL season
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