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2025 Buffalo Bandits season

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2025 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
2025 record0-0
Home record0-0
Road record0-0
Goals for0
Goals against0
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachJohn Tavares
CaptainSteve Priolo
Alternate captainsDhane Smith, Nick Weiss
ArenaKeyBank Center
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The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2025 season will be their 33rd season in the NLL.

The Bandits will enter the season as the defending champions for the second straight year and will look to become the first team since the original Rochester Knighthawks from 2012 to 2014 to win 3 straight NLL championships.

Regular season

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NLL Standings Reference:[1]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
2San Diego Seals000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
3Albany FireWolves000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
4Buffalo Bandits000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
5Georgia Swarm000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
6Halifax Thunderbirds000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
7Rochester Knighthawks000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
8Ottawa Black Bears000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
9Saskatchewan Rush000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
10Calgary Roughnecks000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
11Vancouver Warriors000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
12Philadelphia Wings000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
13Las Vegas Desert Dogs000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00
14Colorado Mammoth000.0000.00–00–000−-00.000.00


Game log

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The Bandits' schedule was released on September 17, 2024.

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 7, 2024 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena
2 December 13, 2024 @ Ottawa Black Bears Canadian Tire Centre
3 December 28, 2024 Rochester Knighthawks KeyBank Center
4 January 10, 2025 Toronto Rock KeyBank Center
5 January 18, 2025 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) KeyBank Center
6 February 1, 2025 Albany FireWolves KeyBank Center
7 February 14, 2025 @ Toronto Rock Paramount Fine Foods Centre
8 February 15, 2025 San Diego Seals KeyBank Center
9 February 22, 2025 @ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena
10 March 1, 2025 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre
11 March 8, 2025 Calgary Roughnecks KeyBank Center
12 March 15, 2025 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome
13 March 21, 2025 Las Vegas Desert Dogs KeyBank Center
14 March 22, 2025 @ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena
15 March 29, 2025 Vancouver Warriors KeyBank Center
16 April 5, 2025 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena
17 April 12, 2025 Halifax Thunderbirds KeyBank Center
18 April 19, 2025 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena

Roster

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Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
Injured Reserve
Holdout
Protected list
Unable to play
Head Coach

John Tavares


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

Roster updated 2024-5-7
NLL Transactions


Dispersal Draft

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On August 30, 2024, the NLL announced that the Panther City Lacrosse Club would cease operations. The league held a dispersal draft on September 2.[2][3]

Round Overall Player
1 14 Traded to Philadelphia[A]

Notes

  1. ^ The Bandits traded the 14th overall selection in the 2024 Dispersal Draft to the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Philadelphia’s 2nd round selection in the 2025 Entry Draft.

Entry Draft

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The 2024 NLL Entry Draft was held virtually on September 15. The Bandits' selections are listed below.[4]

Round Overall Player College/Club Notes
1 7 Lukas Nielsen New Westminster Salmonbellies (WLA) from Ottawa
1 8 Luca Antongiovanni University of North Carolina (ACC) from Rochester
1 15 Taylor Dooley Ennismore James Gang (Ontario Series Lacrosse)
2 19 Trent Robertson Brampton Express (Arena Lacrosse League) from Vancouver
3 35 Marquez White Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) from Ottawa via Colorado
4 57 Angus McDonnell Mimico Mountaineers (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League)
5 65 Bryce Cordingley Mimico Mountaineers (OLA Junior A Lacrosse League) from Rochester
6 86 Vance Adams Akwesasne Thunder (OLA Junior B Lacrosse League)

References

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  1. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  2. ^ "Panther City Lacrosse Club to Cease Operations Effective Immediately". National Lacrosse League. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ^ "Panther City Lacrosse Club Dispersal Draft". swarmitup.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 NLL Entry Draft Order". swarmitup.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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