2008 Buffalo Bandits
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2008 record10-6
Home record7-2
Road record3-4
Goals for203
Goals against174
General ManagerDarris Kilgour
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainRich Kilgour
Alternate captainsPat McCready
John Tavares
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance12,665
Team leaders
GoalsMark Steenhuis (34)
AssistsJohn Tavares (58)
PointsJohn Tavares (87)
Penalties in minutesKyle Laverty (70)
Loose BallsPat McCready (121)
WinsMike Thompson (5)
Goals against averageKen Montour (10.23)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the franchise's 17th season.

The Bandits tied with Minnesota, New York, and Philadelphia with a 10-6 record but thanks to tiebreakers, clinched first place overall and home floor advantage throughout the playoffs. They beat the Philadelphia Wings 14-12 in the opening round of the playoffs, then made quick work of the New York Titans 19-12, before they beat the Portland LumberJax 14-13 to win their first championship since 1996.[1][2]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [3]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarm – x16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titans – x16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wings – x16106.6250.07–13–5225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04–44–4197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04–53–4172174−210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03–53–5176212−3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealth – xy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammoth – x1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecks – x1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJax – x16610.3753.03–53–5179194−1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03–51–7141197−568.8112.31

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

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 11, 2008 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 9–12 18,670 0–1
2 January 12, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 14–9 10,939 1–1
3 January 19, 2008 New York Titans HSBC Arena W 17–13 11,878 2–1
4 January 26, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 14–15 OT 10,542 2–2
5 February 8, 2008 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 17–9 10,922 3–2
6 February 10, 2008 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 9–10 OT 6,742 3–3
7 February 15, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 8–11 14,611 3–4
8 February 16, 2008 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 16–14 14,446 4–4
9 February 24, 2008 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 13–8 3,250 5–4
10 March 1, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 21–12 13,720 6–4
11 March 8, 2008 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 11–7 12,313 7–4
12 March 22, 2008 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 9–13 15,230 7–5
13 April 5, 2008 Colorado Mammoth HSBC Arena W 12–11 16,905 8–5
14 April 12, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–11 10,517 8–6
15 April 19, 2008 Chicago Shamrox HSBC Arena W 13–9 13,633 9–6
16 April 26, 2008 Portland LumberJax HSBC Arena W 14–10 18,325 10–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 2, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 14–12 9,344 1–0
Division Final May 10, 2008 New York Titans HSBC Arena W 19–12 11,012 2–0
Championship Game May 17, 2008 Portland LumberJax HSBC Arena W 14–13 18,690 3–0

Player stats

Reference:[6]

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
John Tavares162958879123
Mark Steenhuis1534417512127
Delby Powless161837552910
Cory Bomberry161738555929
Roger Vyse14212748484
Kevin Dostie102214363411
Dan Teat12112334382
Pat McCready158152312144
Ian Llord15512177126
Totals316519478104748

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
Mike Thompson14421:365183.76211.81
Ken Montour14480:454582.80810.23
Daniel Sams360:00108.8828.00
Totals106 174 .794 10.88

Awards

PlayerAward
Mark SteenhuisTransition Player of the Year
John TavaresFirst Team All-Pro
Mark Steenhuis
Mark SteenhuisChampionship Game MVP
John TavaresAll-Stars
Mark Steenhuis
Chris White

Transactions

Trades

February 5, 2008[7]
 To Buffalo Bandits
Andrew Lazore
Rusty Kruger		 To Chicago Shamrox
two second round picks, 2008 entry draft
March 25, 2008[8]
 To Buffalo Bandits
Mike Accursi		 To Edmonton Rush
Dan Teat
second round pick, 2008 entry draft
first round pick, 2009 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[9]

No. Position Player
44 Canada Fwd Accursi, Mike
72 Iroquois Fwd Bomberry, Cory
26 United States Fwd Bucktooth, Brett
Canada Fwd Conn, Craig
Canada  ? Croswell, Brian
51 Canada Fwd Dostie, Kevin
Iroquois Fwd Francis, Brandon
United States Fwd Greenhalgh, Sean
5 Iroquois Def Hill, Clay
16 United States Trans Kilgour, Rich
20 Canada Fwd Kruger, Rusty
 ? Lalonde, Chris
17 Canada Def Laverty, Kyle
4 Iroquois Fwd Lazore, Andrew
2 Canada Fwd Llord, Ian
10 Canada Trans McCready, Pat
29 Iroquois Goalie Montour, Ken
No. Position Player
99 United States Fwd Powless, Delby
United States Def Ragnar, Pete
Canada Goalie Sams, Daniel
18 Canada Def Sanderson, Phil
24 United States Def Schmelzle, Kyle
3 Canada Def Smith, Billy Dee
14 United States Def Smith, Joe
United States Def Sorci, Tony
Iroquois Trans Squire, Chad
9 Canada Trans Steenhuis, Mark
12 United States Fwd Swamp, Brandon
11 Canada Fwd Tavares, John
Canada Fwd Teat, Dan
66 United States Goalie Thompson, Mike
Canada Fwd Thorimbert, Jay
81 Iroquois Fwd Vyse, Roger
6 Canada Def White, Chris

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bandits Win Edge 2008 NLL Championship Game". NLL.com. May 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. ↑ The Bandits had won three MILL championships, but none since the MILL was reformed into the NLL in 1998.
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  7. ↑ "Chicago Deals Lazore To Buffalo". NLL.com. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Buffalo Deals Teat & Picks for Accursi". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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