2005 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 14th in franchise history.

2005 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2005 record11-5
Home record5-3
Road record6-2
Goals for217
Goals against183
General ManagerDarris Kilgour
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainRich Kilgour
Alternate captainsJohn Tavares
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance11,171
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Tavares (43)
AssistsJohn Tavares (59)
PointsJohn Tavares (102)
Penalties in minutesBilly Dee Smith (60)
Loose BallsMark Steenhuis (141)
WinsSteve Dietrich (9)
Goals against averageSteve Dietrich (10.96)
← 2004 season

The Bandits finished second in the east after stellar seasons from veterans John Tavares and Steve Dietrich, who was named Goaltender of the Year. They hosted the Rochester Knighthawks in the division semi-final game, but the Knighthawks defeated the Bandits 19-14, winning the right to face the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the division finals.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz16124.7500.06–26–2227190+3714.1911.88
2Buffalo Bandits – x16115.6881.05–36–2217183+3413.5611.44
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6252.05–35–3193179+1412.0611.19
4Philadelphia Wings16610.3756.03–53–5213218-513.3113.62
5Minnesota Swarm16511.3127.02–63–5188231-4311.7514.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xy16106.6250.06–24–4216208+813.5013.00
2Arizona Sting – x1697.5621.05–34–4209209013.0613.06
3Colorado Mammoth – x1688.5002.05–33–5201182+1912.5611.38
4Anaheim Storm16511.3125.02–63–5175212-3710.9413.25
5San Jose Stealth16412.2506.02–62–6170197-2710.6212.31

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:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 7, 2005 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 13–15 11,067 0–1
2 January 21, 2005 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 15–10 13,198 1–1
3 January 22, 2005 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 8–11 18,137 1–2
4 January 28, 2005 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 15–10 8,849 2–2
5 January 29, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 20–16 10,945 3–2
6 February 11, 2005 Anaheim Storm HSBC Arena W 20–9 8,805 4–2
7 February 19, 2005 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 11–7 9,961 5–2
8 February 25, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena L 8–14 8,912 5–3
9 March 4, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–12 17,756 6–3
10 March 11, 2005 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 23–16 8,254 7–3
11 March 18, 2005 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 13–11 9,116 8–3
12 March 19, 2005 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 11–12 OT 10,102 8–4
13 March 26, 2005 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 8–12 11,309 8–5
14 April 1, 2005 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 11–9 10,014 9–5
15 April 9, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 14–9 10,183 10–5
16 April 16, 2005 San Jose Stealth HSBC Arena W 13–10 12,138 11–5

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 23, 2005 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 14–19 10,014 0–1

Player stats

Reference:[4]

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 Tavares1643591021269
Dan Teat162639658424
Mark Steenhuis1634286214123
Jason Crosbie142030506910
Delby Powless13202444574
A.J. Shannon16251540788
Aime Caines131315283310
Pat McCready13716237744
Bryan Kazarian13117185320
Totals304521414113740

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
Steve Dietrich15749:4394137.78910.96
Derek General8209:192146.71813.19
Totals115 183 .774 11.44

Awards
PlayerAward
Steve DietrichGoaltender of the Year
John TavaresFirst Team All-Pro
Steve Dietrich
Delby PowlessAll-Rookie Team
John TavaresOverall Player of the Month, January
John TavaresOverall Player of the Month, March
(tie with Bob Watson)
John TavaresAll-Stars
Kyle Couling
Mark Steenhuis
Dan Teat

Transactions

Trades
February 2, 2005[5]
 To Buffalo Bandits
second round pick, 2005 entry draft
second round pick, 2007 entry draft		 To Arizona Sting
Jonas Derks

Roster

Reference:[6]

No. Position Player
49 Fwd Caines, Aime
25 Def Candy, Drew
27 Def Couling, Kyle
54 Fwd Crosbie, Jason
Fwd Derks, Jonas
30 Goalie Dietrich, Steve
26 Def Floris, Greg
Def Francey, Tyler
85 Goalie General, Derek
7 Fwd Harasym, Jon
5 Def Hill, Clay
90 Fwd Hominuck, Mike
No. Position Player
14 Fwd Jamieson, Kyle
97 Fwd Kazarian, Bryan
16 Def Kilgour, Rich
17 Def Laverty, Kyle
23 Def McCready, Pat
63 Fwd Montour, Thomas
99 Fwd Powless, Delby
8 Fwd Shannon, A.J.
3 Def Smith, Billy Dee
9 Fwd Steenhuis, Mark
11 Fwd Tavares, John
15 Fwd Teat, Dan
6 Def White, Chris

See also

References
  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Buffalo Bandits - 2005 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. "Buffalo Bandits - 2005 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=686
  5. "Mammoth Goaltender Retires". NLL.com. February 2, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  6. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=686
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