2011 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was their twentieth season in the NLL. The Bandits finished tied with the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks with the best record in the East, but were awarded first place due to tiebreakers. After defeating the Boston Blazers in the Division Semifinals, the Bandits lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Finals. The Bandits were led by Mark Steenhuis, who scored 36 goals and had 54 assists on the year.

2011 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2011 record10-6
Home record4-4
Road record6-2
Goals for169
Goals against159
General ManagerDavid Zygaj
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainChris White
Alternate captainsJohn Tavares
ArenaHSBC Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMark Steenhuis (36)
AssistsMark Steenhuis (54)
PointsMark Steenhuis (90)
Penalties in minutesIan Llord (53)
Loose BallsTom Montour (112)
WinsMike Thompson (5)
Goals against averageMike Thompson (9.92)

Standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2Toronto Rock – x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4Boston Blazers – x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5Philadelphia Wings16511.3125.02–63–5143179-368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2Minnesota Swarm – x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3Washington Stealth – x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4Colorado Mammoth – x16511.3126.03–52–6151172-219.4410.75
5Edmonton Rush16511.3126.04–41–7175204-2910.9412.75

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 8, 2011 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–10 9,590 0–1
2 January 15, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 9–6 7,764 1–1
3 January 22, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 15–14 OT 16,685 2–1
4 January 29, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 5–8 10,812 2–2
5 February 4, 2011 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena W 15–12 15,001 3–2
6 February 12, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 16–7 9,649 4–2
7 February 19, 2011 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena L 9–10 15,344 4–3
8 March 5, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 11–8 18,690 5–3
9 March 6, 2011 @ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 9–8 8,524 6–3
10 March 12, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 12–10 16,347 7–3
11 March 27, 2011 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 12–9 9,294 8–3
12 April 2, 2011 Washington Stealth HSBC Arena L 9–10 OT 18,690 8–4
13 April 8, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11–8 15,084 9–4
14 April 9, 2011 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 9–8 9,216 10–4
15 April 16, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 9–16 17,318 10–5
16 April 23, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena L 9–15 18,690 10–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 30, 2011 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 11–10 11,273 1–0
Division Final May 7, 2011 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena L 11–12 12,349 1–1

Transactions

Trades
October 6, 2010[4] To Calgary Roughnecks
First round pick, 2011 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Tracey Kelusky
Third round pick, 2011 entry draft

Entry draft

The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010.[5] The Bandits selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
19Travis IrvingNew Westminster, British Columbia
213Ben McCulloughSUNY Potsdam
221Wayne Van EverySix Nations, Ontario
437Holden VyseSix Nations, Ontario
547Jimmy PurvesSix Nations, Ontario
657Elijah PrintupSix Nations, Ontario
660Jordan CostaMississauga, Ontario
  • Minnesota traded their 13th overall pick and their third round pick in 2011 to for both Buffalo's 15th and 27th overall picks.
  • Toronto traded their 60th overall pick for Buffalo's sixth round pick in 2011.

Roster
2011 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  0 Ben McCullough
  • 98 Jimmy Purves
Injured Reserve
Unable to play
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Chuck Brown
  • Jay Drury
  • Derek Graham
  • Ron Henry
  • Duane Jacobs
  • Rich Kilgour
  • Emmet Printup
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2011-2-27
NLL Transactions

See also

References
  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. "BANDITS ACQUIRE KELUSKY FROM CALGARY". 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  5. "2010 Entry Draft, Presented By Marc Mesh". NLL.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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