The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season was their 24th season in the NLL.

The Bandits finished the season with an 11–7 record, in a stacked East Division, where they finished in 3rd place. They faced their division rival Rochester in the Division Semifinal, where they lost on the road, 14–11. Regular season

Current standings

Game log Reference:

Playoffs The post season for the Bandits began as the third best record in the east, qualifying them for the division semifinal. The tone was set early on by the host Rochester Knighthawks, who led 5-2 after one period. The game would be relatively even the rest of the game but the three goal margin from the first was the difference in the game and sent Buffalo back west along the Interstate 90. In what would be his last game for the Bandits and in professional lacrosse, John Tavares registered five assists.

Game log

Roster

Player stats Reference:

Player GP G A Pts LB PIMRyan Benesch 18 55 58 113 99 6Dhane Smith 18 39 68 107 75 11Mark Steenhuis 17 36 59 95 68 25Alexander-Kedoh-Hill 18 23 26 49 101 30Chad Culp 16 11 25 36 62 24John Tavares 10 12 20 32 22 6Jerome Thompson 13 10 14 24 35 12Joe Resetarits 10 7 14 21 34 4Steve Priolo 18 5 15 20 104 48Kevin Brownell 18 6 13 19 79 11 Totals 236 370 606 1,278 344

Goaltenders Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAAAnthony Cosmo 17 1,013:41 10 7 191 .781 11.31Davide DiRuscio 14 75:45 1 0 15 .754 11.88 Totals 1,089:26 11 7 206 .779 11.35

Transactions

Trades September 22, 2014 To Buffalo BanditsNick Weiss9th overall selection, 2014 entry draft2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft1st round selection, 2018 entry draft To Vancouver StealthRory SmithEric Penney12th overall selection, 2014 entry draft September 22, 2014 To Buffalo Bandits49th selection, 2014 entry draft To New England Black Wolves6th round selection, 2016 entry draft

Entry Draft The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Bandits made the following selections: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club 19 Brandon Goodwin 214 Matthew Bennett 218 Tyler Ferreira 324 Jordan Dance 649 Mike Melnychenko

See also 2015 NLL season

References

External links 2015 Buffalo Bandits at nllstats.com