2008 Buffalo Bandits season

NLLTeamSeason
Season=2008
Team=Buffalo Bandits
Division=East
DivisionRank=1st
DivisionWin=Yes
Champs=Yes
Record=10-6
HomeRecord=7-2
RoadRecord=3-4
GoalsFor=203
GoalsAgainst=174
GeneralManager=Darris Kilgour
Coach=Darris Kilgour
Captain=Rich Kilgour
AltCaptain=Pat McCready
John Tavares
Arena=HSBC Arena
Attendance=12,665
GoalsLeader=Mark Steenhuis (34)
AssistsLeader=John Tavares (58)
PointsLeader=John Tavares (87)
PIMLeader=Kyle Laverty (70)
LooseBallsLeader=Pat McCready (121)
WinsLeader=Mike Thompson (5)
GAALeader=Ken Montour (10.23)The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the franchise's 17th season.

The Bandits tied with Minnesota, New York, and Philadelphia with a 10-6 record but thanks to tiebreakers, clinched first place overall and home floor advantage throughout the playoffs. They beat the Philadelphia Wings 14-12 in the opening round of the playoffs, then made quick work of the New York Titans 19-12, before they beat the Portland LumberJax 14-13 to win their first championship since 1996. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3486|title=Bandits Win Edge 2008 NLL Championship Game|work=NLL.com|date=May 17, 2008|accessdate=2008-05-19] [The Bandits had won three MILL championships, but none since the MILL was reformed into the NLL in 1998.]

Regular season

Conference standings

Game log

Reference: [http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=1995]

Goaltenders

"Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Roster

Reference: [http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25955&seasonid=1995]

ee also

*2008 NLL season

References