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…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 53
Calgary ends Bandits’ season in overtime
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Bandits went on their first losing streak of the season when it mattered the most. The Bandits dropped a 14-13 overtime…
Bandits can’t hold serve in Finals opener
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The Buffalo Bandits have had a relatively drama-free season in 2019. They had the best record in the National Lacrosse League at 14-4,…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 88
No. 88: July 15, 2013 – The Bandits trade first-round draft choices in 2015 (Randy Staats) and 2016 and a third-round draft choice in 2017 (Frank Brown) to Minnesota for…
Bandits earn top seed in playoffs
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Way back in the summer of 2018, goalie Matt Vinc was coming off a season in which he helped the Rochester Knighthawks reach…
Bandits win a duel of goaltenders
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The KeyBank Center was the place to be on Saturday night if you wanted to see outstanding goaltending in an indoor lacrosse game….
Bandits’ win streak snapped at six
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It is said that all good things must come to an end. Apparently this principle is particularly true when you are sleepy and…
A weight-and-see story about hockey
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here’s a story about how I made a tiny, tiny bit of NHL history, at least according to some interested observers. First, I…
Bandits battle back to win again
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist You can’t keep a good team down forever. And the Buffalo Bandits certainly qualify as a good team right now. The Bandits faced…
Bandits stay close to East’s elite
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Now that several weeks have gone by in the National Lacrosse League’s schedule, the race for the top spot in the East Division…
Where’s Budd Bailey? Blue Cross Arena
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Welcome to Rochester, home of one of the oddest situations in professional sports these days. The Knighthawks hosted the Buffalo Bandits on Saturday…
Bandits exit freezer, beat Wings
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. That might not be the best phrase when a snowstorm arrives in Western New York,…
Bandits rebound for one-sided win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It was only Game Three of an 18-game season, but the Buffalo Bandits knew this was no time to start a losing streak….
Bandits flame out in home opener
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The home opener in any professional sports season is a time for optimism. After all, it’s the first chance for a team to…
