The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season was their 32nd season in the NLL.
The Bandits finished the regular season with an 11-7 record and the 4th seed in the playoffs. Buffalo beat the Georgia Swarm, 10-9, in the quarterfinals in overtime. The Bandits would go on to sweep the Toronto Rock in 2 games to advance to their 4th straight NLL Finals appearance. In the Finals, Buffalo swept the Albany FireWolves in 2 games to repeat as NLL Champions for the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
Regular season
NLL Standings
Game log
Playoffs
Roster
Entry Draft The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 11, 2023. The Bandits made the following selections: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club 238Evan Constantopoulos Oakville Buzz Jr. A353 Jake Rosa St. Bonaventure468 Kellen Pulera St. Bonaventure582 Duncan Carte Brampton Express(ALL)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
Reference:
Runners (Top 10) Player GP G A Pts LB PIMJosh Byrne 18 53 82 135 75 14Dhane Smith 18 33 101 134 119 8Chris Cloutier 18 30 38 68 64 2Chase Fraser 17 31 26 57 50 21Kyle Buchanan 18 23 24 57 83 2Tehoka Nanticoke 16 27 16 43 37 10Ian MacKay 18 12 17 29 160 16Nick Weiss 18 5 24 29 113 31Brandon Robinson 13 9 8 17 39 25Steve Priolo 18 5 8 13 120 30 Totals 237 385 622 1,276 265
Goaltenders Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAAMatt Vinc 16 962:39 11 5 182 .782 11.34Devlin Shanahan 11 78:09 0 1 20 .747 15.36Steven Orleman 9 46:04 0 1 8 .805 10.42 Totals 1,086:52 11 7 210 .780 11.59
References
External links 2024 Buffalo Bandits at nllstats.com