2008 Buffalo Bandits season
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| 2008 Buffalo Bandits | |
|---|---|
| Champion's Cup Winners | |
| East Division Champions | |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2008 record | 10-6 |
| Home record | 7-2 |
| Road record | 3-4 |
| Goals for | 203 |
| Goals against | 174 |
| General Manager | Darris Kilgour |
| Coach | Darris Kilgour |
| Captain | Rich Kilgour |
| Alternate captains | Pat McCready John Tavares |
| Arena | HSBC Arena |
| Average attendance | 12,665 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mark Steenhuis (34) |
| Assists | John Tavares (58) |
| Points | John Tavares (87) |
| Penalties in minutes | Kyle Laverty (70) |
| Loose Balls | Pat McCready (121) |
| Wins | Mike Thompson (5) |
| Goals against average | Ken 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]
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Conference standings
| East Division | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Road | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Buffalo Bandits | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 7-2 | 3-4 | 203 | 174 |
| x-Minnesota Swarm | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 199 | 196 |
| x-New York Titans | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 5-1 | 5-5 | 197 | 186 |
| x-Philadelphia Wings | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 7-1 | 3-5 | 225 | 220 |
| e-Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 8 | 2 | .500 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 197 | 171 |
| e-Toronto Rock | 7 | 9 | 3 | .438 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 172 | 174 |
| e-Chicago Shamrox | 6 | 10 | 4 | .375 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 176 | 212 |
| West Division | ||||||||
| y-San Jose Stealth | 9 | 7 | - | .563 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 185 | 172 |
| x-Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 7 | - | .563 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 184 | 167 |
| x-Calgary Roughnecks | 7 | 9 | 2 | .438 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 183 | 178 |
| x-Portland LumberJax | 6 | 10 | 3 | .375 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 179 | 194 |
| e-Edmonton Rush | 4 | 11 | 5 | .250 | 3-5 | 1-7 | 141 | 197 |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention
[edit] Game log
Reference: [1]
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 11 | Rochester | L 12 - 9 | 18,670 | 0-1 | |
| 2 | January 12 | @ Rochester | W 14 - 9 | 10,939 | 1-1 | |
| 3 | January 19 | New York | W 17 - 13 | 11,878 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | January 26 | @ Philadelphia | L 15 - 14 | OT | 10,542 | 2-2 |
| 5 | February 8 | @ Calgary | W 17 - 9 | 10,922 | 3-2 | |
| 6 | February 10 | @ New York | L 10 - 9 | OT | 6,742 | 3-3 |
| 7 | February 15 | @ Toronto | L 11 - 8 | 14,611 | 3-4 | |
| 8 | February 16 | Minnesota | W 16 - 14 | 14,446 | 4-4 | |
| 9 | February 24 | @ Chicago | W 13 - 8 | 3,250 | 5-4 | |
| 10 | March 1 | Philadelphia | W 21 - 12 | 13,720 | 6-4 | |
| 11 | March 8 | Minnesota | W 11 - 7 | 12,313 | 7-4 | |
| 12 | March 22 | Toronto | L 13 - 9 | 15,230 | 7-5 | |
| 13 | April 5 | Colorado | W 12 - 11 | 16,905 | 8-5 | |
| 14 | April 12 | @ Rochester | L 11 - 6 | 10,517 | 8-6 | |
| 15 | April 19 | Chicago | W 13 - 9 | 13,633 | 9-6 | |
| 16 | April 26 | Portland | W 14 - 10 | 18,325 | 10-6 |
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] Game log
Reference: [2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Attendance |
| Division Semifinal | May 2 | Philadelphia | W 14 - 12 | 9,344 | |
| Division Final | May 10 | New York | W 19 - 12 | 11,012 | |
| Championship Game | May 17 | Portland | W 14 - 13 | 18,690 |
[edit] Player stats
Reference: [3]
[edit] 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 Tavares | 16 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 91 | 23 |
| Mark Steenhuis | 15 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 121 | 27 |
| Delby Powless | 16 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 29 | 10 |
| Cory Bomberry | 16 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 59 | 29 |
| Roger Vyse | 14 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 4 |
| Kevin Dostie | 10 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 34 | 11 |
| Dan Teat | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 2 |
| Pat McCready | 15 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 121 | 44 |
| Ian Llord | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 26 |
| Totals | 316 | 519 | 478 | 1047 | 48 |
[edit] 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 Thompson | 14 | 421:36 | 5 | 1 | 83 | .762 | 11.81 |
| Ken Montour | 14 | 480:45 | 4 | 5 | 82 | .808 | 10.23 |
| Daniel Sams | 3 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .882 | 8.00 |
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 174 | .794 | 10.88 |
[edit] Awards
| Player | Award |
| Mark Steenhuis | Transition Player of the Year |
| John Tavares | First Team All-Pro |
| Mark Steenhuis | |
| Mark Steenhuis | Championship Game MVP |
| John Tavares | All-Stars |
| Mark Steenhuis | |
| Chris White |
[edit] Transactions
[edit] Trades
| February 5, 2008[3] |
To Buffalo Bandits
Andrew Lazore Rusty Kruger |
To Chicago Shamrox
two second round picks, 2008 entry draft |
| March 25, 2008[4] |
To Buffalo Bandits
Mike Accursi |
To Edmonton Rush
Dan Teat second round pick, 2008 entry draft first round pick, 2009 entry draft |
[edit] Roster
Reference: [4]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bandits Win Edge 2008 NLL Championship Game". NLL.com. May 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080517220841/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3486. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ The Bandits had won three MILL championships, but none since the MILL was reformed into the NLL in 1998.
- ^ "Chicago Deals Lazore To Buffalo". NLL.com. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080408114105/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3275. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Buffalo Deals Teat & Picks for Accursi". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080328230211/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3393. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
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