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The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at KeyBank Center Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998.
The Bandits played their first season in 1992. They played home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium sharing with the Buffalo Sabres until its closure in 1996.
The Bandits became the first franchise in MILL/NLL history[1][2] to win a championship in its first season. The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season, lost the Championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in 1996, their fifth season. It was not until 1999, their eighth season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs.
Since their 1996 Championship-winning season, the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions (1997, 2004, 2006) only to lose each time (including twice at home). It wouldn't be until 2008 that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth Championship, a 14-13 triumph over Portland.
The Bandits played their first season in 1992. They played home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium sharing with the Buffalo Sabres until its closure in 1996.
The Bandits became the first franchise in MILL/NLL history[1][2] to win a championship in its first season. The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season, lost the Championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in 1996, their fifth season. It was not until 1999, their eighth season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs.
Since their 1996 Championship-winning season, the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions (1997, 2004, 2006) only to lose each time (including twice at home). It wouldn't be until 2008 that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth Championship, a 14-13 triumph over Portland.
Overview
Location
United States, New York, Rochester
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 716-855-4100
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Feb 17, 2015 | Knighthawks spoil Steenhuis’ milestone | BUFFALO — For the second time in a week, the Buffalo Bandits could not keep up with their defending National Lacrosse League champion rivals. The Rochester Knighthawks scored the final six goals in a dominant finish to beat Buffalo, 15-10, ... |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Bandits take home opener after loss | BUFFALO – The night after a season-opening loss, the Buffalo Bandits gave their home crowd a dramatic show Saturday night. Buffalo survived a torrent of penalties late in the game to hold off Edmonton, 9-8. With David Brock already in the p... |
| May 20, 2014 | Bandits’ uneven season ends in Rochester | ROCHESTER — The 2014 season reached a stunning halt for the Buffalo Bandits, who lost Game Two of the East Division Finals to rival Rochester, then the deciding tiebreaker Saturday night. After Buffalo claimed a 1-0 series lead with their s... |
| May 13, 2014 | Bandits inch within a game of finals | The Buffalo Bandits are one game away from the National Lacrosse League championship. After losing its last three of four regular season meetings with Rochester, the Bandits rebounded to win Game One of the East Division finals Saturday, 12... |
| May 6, 2014 | Bandits rally past Toronto; to play Rochester in East finals | The Buffalo Bandits ended their dramatic swoon at just the right time. After losing seven consecutive games to end the regular season, backsliding into the playoffs, the NLL club won its postseason opener at Toronto, 15-13, Saturday night. ... |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Bandits continue slide with just one game before playoffs | With just one game left before the playoffs, the Buffalo Bandits find themselves in a deep skid, losers of seven straight after a pair of road losses to conference rivals. The Bandits (8-9) fell at Toronto, 13-9, before improving defensivel... |
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Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Buffalo Bandits, among them “Knighthawks spoil Steenhuis’ milestone” (Feb 17, 2015) and “Bandits take home opener after loss” (Jan 6, 2015).
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