2013 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was their twenty-second season in the NLL.

2013 Buffalo Bandits
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2013 record6 – 10
Home record2 – 6
Road record4 – 4
Goals for171
Goals against211
General ManagerSteve Dietrich
CoachDarris Kilgour
CaptainJohn Tavares
Alternate captainsScott Self
Shawn Williams
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Team leaders
GoalsDhane Smith (24)
AssistsShawn Williams (46)
PointsShawn Williams (65)
Penalties in minutesDavid Brock (46)
Steve Priolo (46)
Loose BallsJay Thorimbert (180)
WinsAnthony Cosmo (4)
Goals against averageKurtis Wagar (12.22)

The Bandits started the season with a fairly strong 5–3 record, with wins over their division rivals the Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings and two wins over the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks. But for the second straight season, the Bandits lost six in a row to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. They finished the season 6-10 and out of the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

After the season, long-time coach Darris Kilgour was fired by the Bandits.[1]

Standings

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Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz16106.6250.05–35–3194176+1812.1211.00
2Rochester Knighthawksx1688.5002.03–55–3179165+1411.1910.31
3Philadelphia Wingsx1679.4383.04–43–5170207−3710.6212.94
4Buffalo Bandits16610.3754.02–64–4171211−4010.6913.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxy1697.5620.03–56–2222211+1113.8813.19
2Washington Stealthx1697.5620.05–34–4193192+112.0612.00
3Edmonton Rushx1697.5620.02–67–1203170+3312.6910.62
4Colorado Mammothx1679.4382.03–54–4185202−1711.5612.62
5Minnesota Swarmc1679.4382.05–32–6219202+1713.6912.62

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 11, 2013 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center L 8–13 9,096 0–1
2 January 12, 2013 Minnesota Swarm First Niagara Center W 13–12 15,238 1–1
3 January 19, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 14–13 7,834 2–1
4 January 26, 2013 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Niagara Center W 14–13 13,808 3–1
5 February 2, 2013 Toronto Rock First Niagara Center L 12–14 14,918 3–2
6 February 9, 2013 Rochester Knighthawks First Niagara Center L 7–15 14,833 3–3
7 February 16, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 10–6 9,156 4–3
8 February 28, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 15–13 8,213 5–3
9 March 1, 2013 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Niagara Center L 10–11 OT 14,036 5–4
10 March 9, 2013 Colorado Mammoth First Niagara Center L 6–12 16,428 5–5
11 March 16, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 13–16 15,511 5–6
12 March 23, 2013 Edmonton Rush First Niagara Center L 7–14 16,629 5–7
13 March 29, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 11–18 11,546 5–8
14 April 6, 2013 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 7–21 10,167 5–9
15 April 13, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena W 15–10 3,442 6–9
16 April 20, 2013 Rochester Knighthawks First Niagara Center L 9–10 19,070 6–10

Roster

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2013 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
Injured Reserve
Holdout
  • 14   Joe Smith
  • 93   Scott Stewart
Unable to play
  • 40   Joel Matthews
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2013-3-16
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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July 27, 2012[4] To Buffalo Bandits
Shawn Williams
Brendan Doran
5th, 14th, and 18th overall selections, 2012 entry draft
To Minnesota Swarm
3rd overall selection, 2012 entry draft
August 4, 2012[5] To Buffalo Bandits
Glen Bryan
Jamie Rooney
To Toronto Rock
14th overall selection, 2012 Entry Draft
Fourth round selection, 2014 Entry Draft
August 13, 2012[6] To Buffalo Bandits
David Brock
Mike Hominuck
To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Buchanan
Third round selection, 2013 Entry Draft
November 14, 2012[7] To Buffalo Bandits
Aaron Wilson
2nd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft
To Edmonton Rush
Jeremy Thompson
December 5, 2012[8] To Buffalo Bandits
Derek Hopcroft
To Colorado Mammoth
Conditional 5th round pick, 2014 entry draft

Entry Draft

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The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[9] The Bandits made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 5 Dhane Smith Kitchener, Ontario
2 13 Hayden Smith Orangeville, Ontario
2 16 Jordan Critch Orangeville, Ontario
2 18 Carter Bender University of Hartford
3 22 Kevin Brownell Robert Morris University
4 31 Joel Matthews University of Detroit Mercy
5 50 Wenster Green Six Nations, Ontario

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Budd (June 10, 2013). "Kilgour's firing ends an era". The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Buffalo Bandits schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pair of trades brings Shawn Williams to Bandits". NLL.com. July 27, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Stamp, Stephen (August 4, 2012). "NLL activity: Rock trade Bryan & Rooney to Bandits; signings and franchise player tags". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bandits acquire pair from Philadelphia, Sign Williams". Bandits.com. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  7. ^ Chavez, Bob (November 14, 2012). "Breaking: Bandits trade Jeremy Thompson to Rush for Aaron Wilson, draft pick". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Bermel, Steve (December 4, 2012). "Breaking, Bandits acquire Hopcroft from Mammoth". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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