The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is their 29th season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.[2][3]
Regular season
Final standings
Reference: [4]
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
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Score |
OT |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
December 7, 2019 |
San Diego Seals |
KeyBank Center |
W 13–10 |
|
10,685 |
1–0 |
2 |
December 28, 2019 |
Halifax Thunderbirds |
KeyBank Center |
L 10–15 |
|
13,576 |
1–1 |
3 |
January 11, 2020 |
@ Georgia Swarm |
Infinite Energy Arena |
W 16–10 |
|
8,585 |
2–1 |
4 |
January 18, 2020 |
Toronto Rock |
KeyBank Center |
W 10–8 |
|
12,026 |
3–1 |
5 |
January 25, 2020 |
@ Colorado Mammoth |
Pepsi Center |
W 13–12 |
OT |
10,994 |
4–1 |
6 |
January 31, 2020 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
KeyBank Center |
W 16–15 |
OT |
10,978 |
5–1 |
7 |
February 7, 2020 |
@ Vancouver Warriors |
Rogers Arena |
W 15–8 |
|
7,215 |
6–1 |
8 |
February 9, 2020 |
@ Toronto Rock |
Scotiabank Arena |
L 9–13 |
|
7,021 |
6–2 |
9 |
February 15, 2020 |
Philadelphia Wings (2018-) |
KeyBank Center |
L 6–7 |
|
12,459 |
6–3 |
10 |
February 29, 2020 |
Halifax Thunderbirds |
KeyBank Center |
W 13–9 |
|
12,813 |
7–3 |
11 |
March 8, 2020 |
@ Halifax Thunderbirds |
Scotiabank Centre |
L 9–11 |
|
8,359 |
7–4 |
Cancelled games
Roster
|
Active (21-man) roster
|
Inactive roster
|
Coaches
|
- Goaltenders
- Defensemen
|
|
- Forwards
- Transition
|
|
- Practice Squad
- Injured Reserve
|
|
- Head Coach
- Assistant Coaches
Equipment Manager
- Legend
- * Suspended list
- (C) Captain
- (A) Alternate captain
Roster updated 2019-01-06
NLL Transactions
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Entry Draft
The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[5] The Bandits made the following selections:
Round |
Overall |
Player |
College/Club
|
1 |
12 |
Brent Noseworthy |
Michigan University
|
2 |
29 |
Nathaniel Kozevnikov |
Robert Morris University
|
3 |
45 |
Ryder Garnsey |
Notre Dame University
|
4 |
52 |
Taylor Kauffeldt |
Brampton Jr. A
|
4 |
56 |
Tyler Halls |
Orangeville
|
6 |
84 |
Joel Watson |
Whitby
|
References