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March 4th (Sunday)2:00 @ Xcel Energy Center vs. Minnesota Swarm

Bandits Complete The Sweep!

Bandits 13 vs Philidelphia 12
It was Kevin Dostie with 7 seconds left at HSBC Arena in front of 14,882 screaming fans that gave the Bandits the lead and the win against Philidelphia on Saturday night. At one point they were down as much as three goals, deja vu if you saw that Sabres/Senators game. This is the Bandits third straight win and they improve to 5-4 on the season. This was only the second time the Bandits swept a home and home series with the rival Wings, who drop to 4-4

Dietrich Captures Player Of The Week Honors

Buffalo Bandits goaltender Steve Dietrich was named both the Overall Player of the Week and the Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 12-8 road victory over the Philadelphia Wings in the Hall of Fame Game. Arizona Sting forward Dan Dawson earned Offensive Player of the Week honors, Colorado's Nenad Gajic was named Transition Player of the Week and Philadelphia Wings forward Kyle Wailes was named Rookie of the Week.

Buffalo Bandits goaltender Steve Dietrich earned both Overall Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors. Dietrich had a strong performance in a victory over the Philadelphia Wings in the 2007 NLL Hall of Fame Game on Saturday night at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Dietrich racked up 49 saves and held the Wings to eight goals in the 12-8 road victory.
- NLL.com

Tavares Named To All-Star Game

February 21, 2007

The NLL and the fans named Bandits Forward John Tavares to start at forward for the Eastern Conference in Portland, Oregon. The Lineups were determined in result to a combination of the League, General Managers, and the fans.

NLL Power Rankings

NLL STANDINGS

West Division

1. Colorado
2. Arizona
3. Calgary
4. Edmonton
5. Portland
6. San Jose

East Division

1. Rochester
2. Philadelphia
3. Buffalo
4. Minnesota
5. Toronto
6. Chicago
7. New York

Hall Of Fame: Darris Kilgour

NLL HALL OF FAME 2007: DARRIS KILGOUR
Player turned on-floor success into success as a coach

02/15/2007


Darris Kilgour was the first ever player drafted by the Buffalo Bandits, a team he now coaches. He was a three time All-Pro and was the first player in NLL history to have his jersey number retired.The second inductee into the 2007 Class of the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame is a player who has turned his on-floor success into success on the bench as a Head Coach.

Darris Kilgour was the first player ever drafted by the Buffalo Bandits, selected in 1991. Kilgour and the Bandits played their inaugural season in 1992 and despite an 0-3 start, went on to win their next 22 straight games, including the 1992 and 1993 championship games, and their first four games of 1994. The win streak stands as an all-time record. The 1993 Bandits remain the only team to go undefeated for an entire season (10-0). Kilgour was also a key player for Buffalo's other championship team, winning the title again in 1996.

Darris Kilgour played nine seasons (1992-2000) in the league, eight of which he played for the Bandits. He scored 312 regular season points on 144 goals and 168 assists. Kilgour played a total of 15 post season games in his career and tallied 61 points on 26 goals and 35 assists.

Kilgour earned three All-Pro selections in his playing career, including First Team Honors in 1998 and Second Team Honors in both 1992 and 1997. He retired in 2000 and became the first player in NLL history to have his jersey number retired, as the Bandits retired his #43.

Following retirement Kilgour has made the transition from winning player to winning head coach, a legacy he is still building today. From 2001 to the present he has coached his teams to playoff berths in all six of his seasons behind the bench. After a pair of seasons in Washington, Kilgour returned home to coach the Bandits in 2003. That season he led Buffalo to a 12-4 record and was named the league's 2003 Head Coach of the Year. In his four seasons with Buffalo Kilgour has lead the Bandits to two appearances in the championship game and he also served as the 2004 East Division All-Star Game Coach. Heading into the 2007 season Kilgour ranked fourth on the league's all-time coaching wins list, with 66 combined regular season and post season wins. Kilgour began the 2007 season just three wins shy of Tony Resch for third on the all-time coaching wins list.
NLL.com

Bandits Win Hall Of Fame Game

BANDITS WIN HALL OF FAME GAME 12-8
Buffalo beats Philadelphia at Wachovia Center on Saturday

02/17/2007

John Tavares scored seven points on three goals and four assists to lead the Bandits to the win, while Steve Dietrich recorded 49 saves and allowed eight goals in the win.

The Philadelphia Wings four game win streak was snapped on Saturday with the loss to Buffalo. The Wings fell to 4-3 with the loss. Kyle Wailes scored three goals and an assist to lead Philadelphia's offense, while goaltender Matt Roik recorded 23 saves and allowed 12 goals in the loss, his first loss of the season.

The two teams will play again next Saturday night in Buffalo at HSBC Arena at 7:30 pm eastern.
- NLL.com

Bandits OT Win 2006

Bandits From A Portland Perspective

Next Game

Saturday: Philidelphia Wings @ 7:30

Bandits Photos

All Star Game Voting

Eleven Bandits roster players are included on the All Star Game Ballot and the link below is to the voting form. The game will be held on Saturday, March 10th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon
- Go Bandits!


http://www.nll.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=3

Tavares Leads Bandits To Victory

Score: Bandits 12 vs Philidelphia 8

Bandits star John Tavares scored three goals and added four assists to lead the Bandits to victory over the Wings at the Wachovia Center. Head Coach Darris Kilgour was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame on Friday night and was introduced at Saturday's game. The Bandits ran off five straight goals which included goals by Dan Teat, Kyle Couling, Tavares, and Rich Kilgour. The Wings battled back to close wihin four. Tavares now has 21 goals and 31 assists on the season and the Bandits record improved to 4-4 on the season.
- Buffalo News

Bandits Roster 2007

#
PLAYER
POS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
D.O.B
HOMETOWN
2

Bonterre, Troy D
6-3
250
Apr 06, 1978
Owen Sound, ON
3

Smith, Billy Dee
D
6-3
195
Jun 30, 1982
St. Catharines, ON
5

Hill, Clay
D
6-0
185
May 17, 1976
Six Nations, ON
6

White, Chris
D
6-0
190
Apr 26, 1980
Peterborough, ON
7

Henderson, Tony
F
6-4
250
Aug 13, 1974
Cheektowaga, NY
9

Steenhuis, Mark

F 5-9
185
Mar 12, 1980
St. Catharines, ON
10

McCready, Pat
D
6-1
190
Oct 18, 1974
St. Catharines, ON
11

Tavares, John
F
5-11
185
Sep 04, 1968
Toronto, ON
15

Teat, Dan
F
5-11
180
Dec 09, 1971
Brampton, ON
16

Kilgour, Rich
D
6-0
185
Jan 14, 1969
Niagara Falls, NY
17

Laverty, Kyle
D
6-1
195
Mar 29, 1980
Peterborough, ON
18

Seymour, Daryl
D
6-4
245
Feb 25, 1983
Akwesasne, ON
22

Sorci, Tony
D
6-1
215
Jan 01, 1978
Colorado College
26

Bucktooth, Brett
F
6-1
190
Apr 25, 1983
Syracuse University
27

Couling, Kyle
D
6-0
190
Nov 05, 1973
Port Moody, BC
30

Dietrich, Steve
G
5-9
250
Feb 18, 1976
Kitchener, ON
51

Dostie, Kevin
F
5-6
190
Nov 08, 1980
Edmonton, AB
54

Crosbie, Jason
F
5-11
200
Jun 25, 1975
Bowmanville, ON
66

Thompson, Mike
G
5-10
240
Jun 16, 1976
Salamanca, NY
72

Bomberry, Cory
F
5-11
215
Aug 09, 1976
Six Nations, ON
81

Vyse, Roger
F
5-10
215
Oct 31, 1981
Six Nations, ON
99

Powless, Delby
F
5-7
180
Jul 03, 1980
Rutgers Unviersity