The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2019 season was their 28th season in the NLL.
Two seasons after finishing with the worst record in the NLL, the Bandits finished the season with a league-best 14–4 record, a 1st-place finish in the East, and the first seed in the playoffs. Buffalo took care of the New England Black Wolves in the Eastern division semi-final, 13–6, which was followed up by defeating the Toronto Rock in the Eastern Division final, 12–8, to advance to the NLL Finals, where they would face the Calgary Roughnecks.
Despite holding home-floor advantage, the Bandits would be swept by the Roughnecks in the championship series, losing in overtime in Calgary in Game 2.
Regular season
Final standings
Game log Reference:
Playoffs
Roster
Entry Draft The 2018 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 25, 2018. The Bandits made the following selections: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club 13 Matt Gilray 14 Ian MacKay 443 Devlin Shanahan
Player stats Reference:
Runners (Top 10) Player GP G A Pts LB PIMDhane Smith 16 32 70 102 72 8Shawn Evans 17 28 66 94 69 17Corey Small 17 36 38 74 75 2Thomas Hoggarth 17 29 32 61 90 4Jordan Durston 18 15 32 47 64 14Chase Fraser 16 29 15 44 84 10Josh Byrne 9 13 29 42 33 2Ian MacKay 18 11 21 32 88 8Steve Priolo 18 11 15 26 135 21 Chris Cloutier 8 12 10 22 29 0 Totals 244 384 628 1,342 224
Goaltenders Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAAMatt Vinc 18 1,036:24 14 2 173 .803 10.02Zach Higgins 18 51:53 0 2 13 .783 15.03 Totals 1,088:17 14 4 186 .802 10.25
See also 2019 NLL season
References
External links 2023 Buffalo Bandits at nllstats.com