2013 Buffalo Bandits season Lacrosse team season
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was their twenty-second season in the NLL.
The Bandits started the season with a fairly strong 5–3 record, with wins over their division rivals the Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings and two wins over the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks . But for the second straight season, the Bandits lost six in a row to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy. They finished the season 6-10 and out of the playoffs for the first time since 2002 .
After the season, long-time coach Darris Kilgour was fired by the Bandits.[ 1]
Standings
Reference: [ 2]
x : Clinched playoff berth; c : Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y : Clinched division; z : Clinched best regular season record; GP : Games PlayedW : Wins; L : Losses; GB : Games back ; PCT : Win percentage; Home : Record at Home; Road : Record on the Road; GF : Goals scored; GA : Goals allowedDifferential : Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP : Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP : Average number of goals allowed per game
Game log
Reference:[ 3]
Game
Date
Opponent
Location
Score
OT
Attendance
Record
1
January 11, 2013
@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
Wells Fargo Center L 8–13
9,096
0–1
2
January 12, 2013
Minnesota Swarm
First Niagara Center W 13–12
15,238
1–1
3
January 19, 2013
@ Rochester Knighthawks
Blue Cross Arena W 14–13
7,834
2–1
4
January 26, 2013
Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
First Niagara Center W 14–13
13,808
3–1
5
February 2, 2013
Toronto Rock
First Niagara Center L 12–14
14,918
3–2
6
February 9, 2013
Rochester Knighthawks
First Niagara Center L 7–15
14,833
3–3
7
February 16, 2013
@ Rochester Knighthawks
Blue Cross Arena W 10–6
9,156
4–3
8
February 28, 2013
@ Toronto Rock
Air Canada Centre W 15–13
8,213
5–3
9
March 1, 2013
Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
First Niagara Center L 10–11
OT
14,036
5–4
10
March 9, 2013
Colorado Mammoth
First Niagara Center L 6–12
16,428
5–5
11
March 16, 2013
@ Colorado Mammoth
Pepsi Center L 13–16
15,511
5–6
12
March 23, 2013
Edmonton Rush
First Niagara Center L 7–14
16,629
5–7
13
March 29, 2013
@ Toronto Rock
Air Canada Centre L 11–18
11,546
5–8
14
April 6, 2013
@ Minnesota Swarm
Xcel Energy Center L 7–21
10,167
5–9
15
April 13, 2013
@ Washington Stealth
Comcast Arena W 15–10
3,442
6–9
16
April 20, 2013
Rochester Knighthawks
First Niagara Center L 9–10
19,070
6–10
Roster
2013 Buffalo Bandits roster
Active (21-man) roster
Inactive roster
Coaches
Goaltenders Defensemen
Forwards Transition
Practice Squad Injured Reserve Holdout 14 Joe Smith 93 Scott Stewart Unable to play 40 Joel Matthews
Head Coach {{{Head Coach}}}
Legend
* Suspended list(C) Captain(A) Alternate captainRoster NLL Transactions
Transactions
Trades
July 27, 2012[ 4]
To Buffalo Bandits Shawn Williams
To Minnesota Swarm
August 4, 2012[ 5]
To Buffalo Bandits Glen Bryan Jamie Rooney
To Toronto Rock
August 13, 2012[ 6]
To Buffalo Bandits
To Philadelphia Wings
November 14, 2012[ 7]
To Buffalo Bandits Aaron Wilson
To Edmonton Rush
December 5, 2012[ 8]
To Buffalo Bandits
To Colorado Mammoth
Entry Draft
The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[ 9]
See also
References
^ Bailey, Budd (June 10, 2013). "Kilgour's firing ends an era" . The Buffalo News . Retrieved September 7, 2013 . ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings" . NLL.com . Retrieved April 21, 2013 .^ "Buffalo Bandits schedule" . NLL.com . Retrieved September 27, 2012 .^ "Pair of trades brings Shawn Williams to Bandits" . NLL.com . July 27, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012 .^ Stamp, Stephen (August 4, 2012). "NLL activity: Rock trade Bryan & Rooney to Bandits; signings and franchise player tags" . IL Indoor . Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012 . ^ "Bandits acquire pair from Philadelphia, Sign Williams" . Bandits.com . August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2012 .^ Chavez, Bob (November 14, 2012). "Breaking: Bandits trade Jeremy Thompson to Rush for Aaron Wilson, draft pick" . ILIndoor.com . Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012 . ^ Bermel, Steve (December 4, 2012). "Breaking, Bandits acquire Hopcroft from Mammoth" . ILIndoor.com . Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012 . ^ "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first" . NLL.com . October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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