2009 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2009 record10-6
Home record5-3
Road record5-3
Goals for223
Goals against170
General ManagerDarris Kilgour
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainRich Kilgour
Alternate captainsMike Accursi
John Tavares
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance17,947
Team leaders
GoalsMark Steenhuis (51)
John Tavares (51)
AssistsMark Steenhuis (50)
PointsMark Steenhuis (101)
Penalties in minutesChris White (47)
Loose BallsPhil Sanderson (137)
WinsKen Montour (8)
Goals against averageKen Montour (9.57)

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the franchise's 18th season. It was also their first season in title defense since 1997.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans – xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers – x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax – x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth – x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

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 3, 2009 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) HSBC Arena W 15–11 18,690 1–0
2 January 10, 2009 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 8–6 15,923 2–0
3 January 16, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 23–6 15,494 3–0
4 January 24, 2009 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 11,458 4–0
5 January 29, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 13–8 6,298 5–0
6 February 6, 2009 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 11–13 10,506 5–1
7 February 14, 2009 Toronto Rock HSBC Arena W 25–10 18,690 6–1
8 February 20, 2009 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 17–16 OT 12,844 7–1
9 February 28, 2009 Minnesota Swarm HSBC Arena L 15–16 18,690 7–2
10 March 14, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–15 OT 9,134 7–3
11 March 21, 2009 Portland LumberJax HSBC Arena W 14–4 17,822 8–3
12 March 28, 2009 New York Titans HSBC Arena L 9–11 18,550 8–4
13 April 4, 2009 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden W 15–11 7,073 9–4
14 April 10, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks HSBC Arena W 13–9 17,118 10–4
15 April 11, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 9–12 6,222 10–5
16 April 18, 2009 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena L 12–13 OT 18,527 10–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 2, 2009 Boston Blazers HSBC Arena W 11–8 13,343 1–0
Division Final May 9, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 3–9 5,644 1–1

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
Mark Steenhuis 16 51 50 101 117 24
John Tavares 16 51 43 94 98 6
Mike Accursi 16 30 30 60 66 4
Cory Bomberry 15 15 36 51 46 11
Roger Vyse 15 27 19 46 57 0
Sean Greenhalgh 15 15 22 37 51 0
Kevin Dostie 14 8 18 26 28 4
Thomas Montour 12 5 15 20 90 4
Pat McCready 9 4 12 16 55 24
Totals 324 547 327 1073 40

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
Ken Montour 15 651:46 8 3 104 .813 9.57
Mike Thompson 16 313:49 2 3 66 .759 12.62
Totals 10 6 170 .795 10.63

Transactions

New players

Players not returning

Trades

July 2, 2008
 To Buffalo Bandits
third round pick, 2009 entry draft 		To Edmonton Rush
Greg Hinman*
December 13, 2008
 To Buffalo Bandits
Thomas Montour 		To Calgary Roughnecks
first round pick, 2009 entry draft

* - Hinman was acquired from the Arizona Sting in the dispersal draft

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[5] The Bandits selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
3 35 Eryn Jones Six Nations, ON
4 49 Tory Gardner Six Nations, ON
5 62 Shane Pollock Wallaceburg, ON
6 65 Dustin Dunn Potsdam State University

Roster

2009 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 27 Dustin Dunn
  • 17 Iroquois Brandon Swamp
  • 39 Findley Wilson
Holdout
  • 88 Iroquois Cody Jacobs
Unable to play
  • -- Tory Gardner
  • -- Eryn Jones
Head Coach

(({Head Coach))}

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


NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Buffalo Bandits – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ^ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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