By Budd Bailey Steve Priolo had every reason to feel discouraged and frustrated on Saturday night. The Buffalo Bandits’ defenseman has been on the team since 2010. He’s been on…
Bandits fall in title game
Bandits win Finals opener
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits and Colorado Mammoth were tied, 14-14, with less than a minute to go at the KeyBank Center on Saturday night. Someone was going to…
A night to remember for Bandits
By Budd Bailey Dhane Smith of the Buffalo Bandits had no idea how he’d feel when his team faced the Toronto Rock in the KeyBank Center on Sunday night. All…
Rock’s rally leads to Bandits’ loss
By Budd Bailey It’s difficult to know how to take the Buffalo Bandits’ 10-7 loss to the Toronto Rock in the KeyBank Center on Saturday night. Admittedly, the game meant…
Riptide spoils the Bandits’ fun
By Budd Bailey This was supposed to be a heck of a party. The Buffalo Bandits were going to beat the relatively lowly New York Riptide on Saturday night to…
Bandits knock off Thunderbirds
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits’ 16-11 win over the Halifax Thunderbirds on Saturday afternoon at the KeyBank Center came with some checks on the list. Clinch a playoff spot…
Bandits crush Wings
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits received quite a grilling during a postgame news conference after Saturday night’s 17-5 win over the Philadelphia Wings in the KeyBank Center. They had…
Bandits have a bizarre winning night
By Budd Bailey The short version of the story of Friday’s indoor lacrosse was that the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Albany FireWolves, 13-8, before 7,408 in the KeyBank Center. The…
Bandits make it a six-pack of wins
By Budd Bailey Start with the basics. The Buffalo Bandits made it six wins in a row to start the season on Saturday night. They defeated the Rochester Knighthawks, 11-8,…
Bandits win fourth in a row
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits have gotten off to such a good start so far this season that the rest of us can’t really comment on the outcome. It’s…
Bandits don’t miss a beat in return
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Bandits came out of their “bye month” better than ever. The Bandits started the season with victories way back on December 4 and 11. Then…
NLL attendance starts slowly
By Budd Bailey It’s a little difficult to keep track of the National Lacrosse League’s attendance figures these days. The league changed statistical services since its last game in the…
Bandits return to work with win
By Budd Bailey There were so many questions about the Buffalo Bandits as they took the field for their first game in 644 days on Saturday night at the KeyBank…
Bandits Interview: John Tavares
By Budd Bailey John Tavares’ streak ended last winter. He had been coming to Buffalo for lacrosse season every year since 1992, but the pandemic took care of that and…
