The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the franchise's 19th season.
This was the Bandits' first season without longtime transition player Rich Kilgour, as he retired in September 2009. Kilgour had been on the Bandits since their inaugural season in 1992. The Bandits finished the 2010 season with an 8–8 record, tied for 3rd in the East.Buffalo and Boston finished with identical records of 8–8, but the Bandits finished ahead of the Blazers based on winning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo qualified for the playoffs, but they ultimately fell to the Toronto Rock, 13–11, in the Division Semifinal.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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Player stats Reference:
Runners (Top 10) Player GP G A Pts LB PIM Mark Steenhuis 16 36 54 90 99 11 John Tavares 10 21 28 49 57 22 Mike Accursi 15 25 19 44 49 16 Kevin Dostie 13 16 17 33 43 0 Brett Bucktooth 16 16 11 27 63 13 Roger Vyse 8 9 18 27 31 4 Frank Resetarits 13 11 12 23 14 0 Tom Montour 14 9 12 21 112 26 Kyle Clancy 6 6 15 21 8 4 Jon Harasym 14 4 10 14 66 32 Totals 169 274 443 1,048 378
Goaltenders Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA Mike Thompson 11 387:03 5 1 64 .809 9.92 Ken Montour 7 385:33 2 4 70 .788 10.89 Angus Goodleaf 13 189:38 1 3 34 .785 10.75 Totals 962:24 8 8 168 .796 10.47
Transactions
New players Chris Driscoll - acquired in trade Jon Harasym - acquired in trade Frank Resetarits - acquired in trade
Players not returning Rich Kilgour - retired Pat McCready - traded Phil Sanderson - traded
Trades September 3, 2009 To Buffalo Bandits Jon Harasym To Philadelphia WingsFourth round pick, 2009 entry draft September 3, 2009 To Buffalo Bandits Frank Resetarits To Washington StealthThird round pick, 2009 entry draft August 11, 2009 To Buffalo Bandits Second round pick, 2009 entry draft To Washington StealthJamison KoestererFifth round pick, 2009 entry draft August 4, 2009 To Buffalo Bandits Second round pick, 2009 entry draftFirst round pick, 2010 entry draftSecond round pick, 2011 entry draft To Toronto RockPat McCreadyThird round pick, 2009 entry draft July 31, 2009 To Buffalo Bandits Chris Driscoll To Toronto RockPhil Sanderson
Entry draft The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Bandits selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club110 Kyle Clancy Peterborough, ON215 Chris Corbeil Brampton, ON221 Steve Priolo St. Catharines, ON439 Zac McIlmoyle Peterborough, ON660 Matt Freedman Canisius College
Roster
See also 2010 NLL season
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