2022 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season was their 30th season in the NLL. The Bandits returned to play after the entire 2021 season was cancelled due to Covid 19. They started the season on December 4th at home.

2022 Buffalo Bandits
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2022 record14-4
Home record7-2
Road record7-2
Goals for247
Goals against185
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachJohn Tavares
CaptainSteve Priolo
Alternate captainsDhane Smith, Kevin Brownell
ArenaKeyBank Center
Team leaders
GoalsDhane Smith (41)
AssistsDhane Smith (94)
PointsDhane Smith (135)
Penalties in minutesTehoka Nanticoke (47)
Loose BallsSteve Priolo (116)
WinsMatt Vinc (14)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (10.10)

Regular season

NLL Standings Reference: [1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz18144.7780.07–27–2247185+6213.7210.28
2Toronto Rock – x18135.7221.07–26–3207166+4111.509.22
3Halifax Thunderbirds – x18117.6113.07–24–5198195+311.0010.83
4Albany FireWolves – x1899.5005.05–44–5198195+311.0010.83
5Philadelphia Wings – x1899.5005.04–55–4185199−1410.2811.06
6Georgia Swarm1899.5005.04–55–4205212−711.3911.78
7New York Riptide18612.3338.03–63–6214226−1211.8912.56
8Rochester Knighthawks18414.22210.02–72–7184221−3710.2212.28
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Seals – xy18108.5560.05–45–4202183+1911.2210.17
2Calgary Roughnecks – x18108.5560.06–34–5194201−710.7811.17
3Colorado Mammoth – x18108.5560.07–23–6196198−210.8911.00
4Saskatchewan Rush18810.4442.06–32–7196194+210.8910.78
5Panther City Lacrosse Club18711.3893.03–64–5190223−3310.5612.39
6Vancouver Warriors18612.3334.03–63–6199209−1011.0611.61


East Division

Buffalo Bandits 9-1 Halifax Thunderbirds 8-2 Toronto Rock 7-4 Albany Firewolves 6-7 Philadelphia Wings 5-6 Georgia Swarm 5-6 Rochester Knighthawks 3-7 New York Riptide 2-8

West Division

San Diego Seals 8-2 Colorado Mammoth 6-4 Vancouver Warriors 5-5 Calgary Roughnecks 3-6 Panther City Lacrosse Club 4-8 Saskatchewan Rush 3-8

Game log
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 4, 2021 Calgary Roughnecks KeyBank Center W 16–9 7,395 1–0
2 December 11, 2021 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 12–8 4,311 2–0
3 January 8, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 12–6 8,005 3–0
4 January 14, 2022 Georgia Swarm KeyBank Center W 12–10 7,744 4–0
5 January 30, 2022 @ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 18–17 OT 4,051 5–0
6 February 5, 2022 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center W 11–8 9,371 6–0
7 February 12, 2022 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 10–12 6–1
8 February 18, 2022 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center W 13–8 8,241 7–1
9 February 26, 2022 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 14–8 4,830 8–1
10 March 5, 2022 @ Albany FireWolves Times Union Center W 12–11 OT 6,011 9–1
11 March 12, 2022 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) KeyBank Center W 17–5 11,451 10–1
12 March 26, 2022 Halifax Thunderbirds KeyBank Center W 16–11 11,169 11–1
13 March 27, 2022 @ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre W 16–11 5,715 12–1
14 March 31, 2022 @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 17–12 10,699 13–1
15 April 2, 2022 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 14–15 9,601 13–2
16 April 9, 2022 New York Riptide KeyBank Center L 12–15 12,436 13–3
17 April 16, 2022 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 18–9 9,374 14–3
18 April 30, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center L 7–10 13,481 14–4

Playoffs
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals May 7, 2022 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center W 10–5 12,535 1–0
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 1)		 May 15, 2022 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center W 18–17 10,258 2–0
Eastern Conference Finals
(Game 2)		 May 21, 2022 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre W 10–9 7,992 3–0
NLL Finals
(Game 1)		 June 3, 2022 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center W 15–14 14,274 4–0
NLL Finals
(Game 2)		 June 11, 2022 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 8–11 10,082 4–1
NLL Finals
(Game 3)		 June 18, 2022 Colorado Mammoth KeyBank Center L 8–10 19,060 4–2

Roster

Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 13 Canada Sam LaRoue
  • 27 United States Dalton Sulver
  • 30 Republic of Ireland Devlin Shanahan
  • 49 Jamaica Marcus Minichiello
Injured Reserve
  • 44 Canada Nathaniel Kozevnikov
Holdout
  • Canada Alec Tulett
Unable to play
  • Canada Joel Matthews
  • 83 Iroquois Frank Brown
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches

Equipment Manager

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

Roster updated 2022-02-11
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021.[2] The Bandits made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
13Tehoka NanticokeSix Nations MSL/University of Albany
114Thomas VaesenNanaimo Jr. A/Montevello University
226Colin MunroCoquitlam Jr. A/Georgetown
457Carson ReesMaple Ridge WLA/Chestnut Hill
462Nicholas MillerHawkeyes UCBLL/St. John Fisher College
573Kyle HebertNew Westminster WLA/Stony Brook
686Hunter AggusSix Nations Jr. A/Paris ALL

References
  1. "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
  2. "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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