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Buffalo Bandits


Bandits' skid reaches four games
By Budd Bailey The dynasty is teetering. The Buffalo Bandits had won three straight championships entering this season and had designs on winning an unprecedented fourth in a row. They started the current season with three wins and an overtime loss, and looked to be a contender – as usual. But suddenly the tide has turned, and the Bandits are in trouble. The team lost its fourth in a row on Saturday night, a painful 13-11 loss to the Philadelphia Wings before a sellout crowd


Bandits fall short against Ottawa
By Budd Bailey It was a game that was there for the taking. Jeff Teat and his Ottawa Black Bears took it. They scored four straight goals in the fourth quarter to erase a 7-6 lead for the Buffalo Bandits, and held off the Bandits in the final minutes to take a 10-9 win. While Buffalo’s second loss within a week and a drop to .500 (3-3) is a cause for concern, Teat certainly deserves top billing for what happened on Friday night before 17,190 in the Key Bank Center. He scored


Bandits make it exciting but still win
By Budd Bailey It was an unexpectedly “entertaining” night for the fans of the Buffalo Bandits at the KeyBank Center on Saturday. The crowd of 19,070 had watched their favorites take a 14-7 lead over Las Vegas with a little more than 10 minutes to play. Since 2016, the Bandits were 22-0 when they had a seven-goal lead at some point in the fourth quarter, so it seemed time to light up a “rhetorical” victory cigar. Then the Desert Dogs scored five goals in a row in a little ove
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