2016 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was their twenty-fifth season in the NLL.

2016 Buffalo Bandits
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2016 record13-5
Home record8-1
Road record5-4
Goals for251
Goals against214
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachTroy Cordingley
CaptainBilly Dee Smith
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Team leaders
GoalsDhane Smith (72)
AssistsDhane Smith (65)
PointsDhane Smith (137)
Penalties in minutesSteve Priolo (61)
Loose BallsJay Thorimbert (129)
WinsAnthony Cosmo (8)
Goals against averageAnthony Cosmo (11.73)

The Bandits had their best season in years, finishing with a franchise-record 13 wins. The 13-5 record gave the team first place in the East Division and also clinched first seed for the playoffs.[1] The team only lost two games in a row once and finished the season winning 9 of their last 10 games.

Buffalo beat New England 2 games to 0 in the semifinals, but lost two close games to the Edmonton Rush in the Championship.

The team was led by Dhane Smith, who had one of the best offensive years in NLL history. Smith set new records for both goals in a season with 72 and points in a season with 137.

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz18135.7220.08–15–4251214+3713.9411.89
2New England Black Wolves – x18108.5563.06–34–5229212+1712.7211.78
3Georgia Swarm – x18810.4445.04–54–5238240-213.2213.33
4Rochester Knighthawks18711.3896.03–64–5200215-1511.1111.94
5Toronto Rock18513.2788.04–51–8190224-3410.5612.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush – xy18135.7220.07–26–3233190+4312.9410.56
2Colorado Mammoth – x18126.6671.08–14–5203202+111.2811.22
3Calgary Roughnecks – x18810.4445.05–43–6216216012.0012.00
4Vancouver Stealth18513.2788.04–51–8198245-4711.0013.61

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 9, 2016 Calgary Roughnecks First Niagara Center W 10–9 14,286 1–0
2 January 16, 2016 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 14–15 OT 14,125 1–1
3 January 23, 2016 Toronto Rock First Niagara Center W 12–6 13,359 2–1
4 January 30, 2016 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 11–15 3,874 2–2
5 February 6, 2016 New England Black Wolves First Niagara Center W 12–10 13,556 3–2
6 February 14, 2016 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 21–14 4,971 4–2
7 February 19, 2016 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–14 7,837 4–3
8 February 20, 2016 Georgia Swarm First Niagara Center L 15–19 14,515 4–4
9 February 26, 2016 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 19–18 OT 10,433 5–4
10 March 5, 2016 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 13–8 3,382 6–4
11 March 11, 2016 Rochester Knighthawks First Niagara Center W 13–10 18,751 7–4
12 March 25, 2016 Vancouver Stealth First Niagara Center W 17–10 14,301 8–4
13 April 2, 2016 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 18–14 3,355 9–4
14 April 9, 2016 Rochester Knighthawks First Niagara Center W 14–12 17,397 10–4
15 April 15, 2016 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 9–12 9,237 10–5
16 April 16, 2016 Toronto Rock First Niagara Center W 14–8 17,270 11–5
17 April 23, 2016 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 15–13 10,716 12–5
18 April 30, 2016 New England Black Wolves First Niagara Center W 17–12 19,070 13–5

Playoffs
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Eastern Final (Game 1) May 16, 2016 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena W 15–10 3,697 1–0
Eastern Final (Game 2) May 21, 2016 New England Black Wolves First Niagara Center W 20–15 14,423 2–0
Finals
Game 1		 May 28, 2016 Saskatchewan Rush First Niagara Center L 9–11 12,692 2–1
Finals
Game 2		 June 4, 2016 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 10–11 15,182 2–2

Roster
2016 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Injured Reserve
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches

Equipment Manager

  • Ted Cordingley
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2016-01-04
NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades
September 28, 2015 To Buffalo Bandits
55th overall selection, 2015 entry draft		 To Saskatchewan Rush
6th round selection, 2018 entry draft

Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015.[4] The Bandits made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
211Anthony Malcom
327Mike Triolo
436Tim Edwards
655Matt Francisco

See also

References
  1. Hirschbeck, Zak. "Historic Night in Banditland Sees Bandits Clinch First Place in NLL With 12-7 Win Over New England". Bandits.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. "2015 schedule". Bandits.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. "2015 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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