By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page This is the time when newspapers love to run year-end summaries – perhaps because it fills space in a period when the news can…
The decade in review
Preview: Bandits have hard act to follow
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Bandits couldn’t have come much closer to winning a National Lacrosse League title than they did last season. The Bandits reached…
A look back at Buffalo sports
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist If you are a local sports fan who hasn’t been to the Buffalo History Museum to see its Icons exhibit, well, what are…
Notes from Second Period Gym Class
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The time seemed like a mistake. The Buffalo Bandits were scheduled to play a preseason game (maybe scrimmage would be a better word)…
The ‘other’ Mr. Bandit
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports page Columnist There were two people who virtually were part of the Buffalo Bandits’ organization since Day One in 1992. Now we’re down to one….
Bandits add depth in draft
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits suffered some big losses in the expansion draft earlier this year in Shawn Evans and Jordan Durston. On Tuesday night, they had the chance…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 8
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 8: October, 1991 – The Bandits trade Brian Nikula to Detroit for John Tavares. The Major Indoor Lacrosse League (forerunner of the…
The Bandits’ One-Hit Wonders
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Let’s continue our short series on those who spent only one year as a member of a particular professional team in Buffalo, and…
Bandits lose pair in expansion draft
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Bandits paid the expected price for having the deepest roster in the National Lacrosse League during Tuesday’s expansion draft. In fact,…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 34
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 34: February 28, 2018 – The Bandits trade Callum Crawford and a second-round draft choice in 2019 to New England for Shawn…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 42
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columist No. 42: December 19, 2002 – The Bandits trade Ken Montour and a third-round draft choice in 2004 to Columbus for Mark Steenhuis….
Bandits reveal protected list
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We all knew that the Buffalo Bandits had some difficult choices to make when it came to this year’s expansion draft, where they…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 53
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 53: August 1, 2017 – The Bandits trade Ryan Benesch and a third-round draft choice in 2018 to Colorado (Dennon Armstrong) for…
One at a time
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here are the rules: I can say whatever I want, but I can only say it in one sentence – even if I…
