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Buffalo Bandits

Founded 1992
Home arena HSBC Arena
Based in Buffalo, New York
Colors Orange, Black, Purple
Head coach Darris Kilgour
General manager Darris Kilgour

The Buffalo Bandits are a founding member of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), a professional sports league in North America, since the 1997-1998 season. They play at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits had played in Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, prior to that league's transformation into the NLL.

The Bandits enjoyed great success in the 2006 season. They finished first in the East Division. After beating the Rochester Knighthawks in the East Division final, they advanced to the Champion's Cup game, only to lose to the Colorado Mammoth by a score of 16-9 at home.

Championships: MILL 1992,1993,1996

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Mark Steenhuis

External links

National Lacrosse League
East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Minnesota Swarm | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock
West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland Lumberjax | San Jose Stealth
2007 Expansion Teams: Chicago Shamrox | New York
NLL Articles: Champion's Cup | NLL All-Star Game | NLL Hall of Fame | List of NLL MVPs
Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Indoor lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse

Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League
Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | Glendale Arena | HP Pavilion | HSBC Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center

 


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