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…
Preview: Bandits have hard act to follow
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…
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…
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…
