2020 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is their 29th season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.[2][3]

2020 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
DivisionNorth
2020 record7-4
Home record4-2
Road record3-2
Goals for130
Goals against118
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachJohn Tavares
CaptainSteve Priolo
ArenaKeyBank Center
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Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [4]

North Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Halifax Thunderbirds1284.6670.06–12–3139126+1311.5810.50
2Toronto Rock1174.6360.54–23–2122106+1611.099.64
3Buffalo Bandits1174.6360.54–23–2130118+1211.8210.73
4Rochester Knighthawks12210.1676.02–30–7115165-509.5813.75
East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New England Black Wolves1183.7270.04–34–0135101+3412.279.18
2Georgia Swarm1275.5831.52–45–1149126+2312.4210.50
3Philadelphia Wings1486.5711.53–35–3151134+1710.799.57
4New York Riptide13112.0778.01–50–7116177-618.9213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush1073.7000.02–35–011193+1811.109.30
2Colorado Mammoth1376.5381.54–23–4128125+39.859.62
3San Diego Seals1266.5002.03–33–3138131+711.5010.92
4Calgary Roughnecks1055.5002.01–44–1122111+1112.2011.10
5Vancouver Warriors1349.3084.52–42–5117160-439.0012.31

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
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 7, 2019 San Diego Seals KeyBank Center W 13–10 10,685 1–0
2 December 28, 2019 Halifax Thunderbirds KeyBank Center L 10–15 13,576 1–1
3 January 11, 2020 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 16–10 8,585 2–1
4 January 18, 2020 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 10–8 12,026 3–1
5 January 25, 2020 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–12 OT 10,994 4–1
6 January 31, 2020 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center W 16–15 OT 10,978 5–1
7 February 7, 2020 @ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 15–8 7,215 6–1
8 February 9, 2020 @ Toronto Rock Scotiabank Arena L 9–13 7,021 6–2
9 February 15, 2020 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) KeyBank Center L 6–7 12,459 6–3
10 February 29, 2020 Halifax Thunderbirds KeyBank Center W 13–9 12,813 7–3
11 March 8, 2020 @ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 9–11 8,359 7–4

Cancelled games
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
12 March 13, 2020 @ Toronto Rock Scotiabank Arena
13 March 14, 2020 New England Black Wolves KeyBank Center
14 March 28, 2020 Saskatchewan Rush KeyBank Center
15 April 3, 2020 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome
16 April 11, 2020 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena
17 April 18, 2020 New York Riptide KeyBank Center
18 April 25, 2020 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena

Roster

Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
  •  4 Ian MacKay
  •  8 Kevin Brownell
  • 37 Ethan O’Connor
  • 81 Matt Gilray
Practice Squad
  •    Dallas Bridle
  • 71 Zach Herreweyers
  •    Devlin Shanahan
Injured Reserve
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches

Equipment Manager

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

Roster updated 2019-01-06
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[5] The Bandits made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
112Brent NoseworthyMichigan University
229Nathaniel KozevnikovRobert Morris University
345Ryder GarnseyNotre Dame University
452Taylor KauffeldtBrampton Jr. A
456Tyler HallsOrangeville
684Joel WatsonWhitby

References
  1. "NLL Statement on game play (March 12, 2020)". NLL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. "National Lacrosse League cancels remainder of season due to COVID-19". Sportsnet. Sportsnet.
  3. "National Lacrosse League announces cancellation of remaining regular season games". NLL.com. April 8, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. "2020 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
  5. "2019 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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