# 2012 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was their twenty-first season in the NLL.

## Standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 198 | 196 | +2 | 12.38 | 12.25 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 191 | 197 | −6 | 11.94 | 12.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 176 | 207 | −31 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 198 | 204 | −6 | 12.38 | 12.75 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 216 | 170 | +46 | 13.50 | 10.62 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 201 | +16 | 13.56 | 12.56 |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 202 | 190 | +12 | 12.62 | 11.88 |
| 4 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 167 | 175 | −8 | 10.44 | 10.94 |
| 5 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 179 | 204 | −25 | 11.19 | 12.75 |
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 Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: 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:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 14, 2012 | Toronto Rock | First Niagara Center | W 14–10 | | 16,356 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 21, 2012 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–9 | | 9,776 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 27, 2012 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Niagara Center | L 10–13 | | 14,492 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 28, 2012 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 11–19 | | 8,232 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 4, 2012 | Washington Stealth | First Niagara Center | L 10–11 | OT | 14,577 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 12, 2012 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | L 13–14 | | 8,119 | 2–4 |
| 7 | March 3, 2012 | Colorado Mammoth | First Niagara Center | L 13–16 | | 15,845 | 2–5 |
| 8 | March 10, 2012 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–13 | | 7,254 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 16, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 21–14 | | 12,153 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 17, 2012 | Minnesota Swarm | First Niagara Center | W 13–10 | | 15,003 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 24, 2012 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 6–17 | | 7,687 | 4–7 |
| 12 | March 31, 2012 | Toronto Rock | First Niagara Center | L 9–15 | | 15,322 | 4–8 |
| 13 | April 7, 2012 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Niagara Center | W 17–7 | | 15,060 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 14, 2012 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 8–11 | | 6,897 | 5–9 |
| 15 | April 21, 2012 | Rochester Knighthawks | First Niagara Center | W 14–9 | | 18,690 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 28, 2012 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 17–16 | OT | 3,770 | 7–9 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 5, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 6–7 | | 9,472 | 0–1 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 15, 2011 | To Buffalo BanditsLuke Wiles | To Washington Stealth3rd round pick, 2011 entry draft 2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft |
| September 9, 2011 | To Buffalo Bandits2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson Conditional 1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft | To Edmonton RushChris Corbeil |
| October 25, 2011 | To Buffalo BanditsMat Giles | To Minnesota Swarm4th round pick, 2013 entry draft |
| February 10, 2012 | To Buffalo Bandits 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft 2nd round pick in 2014 Entry Draft | To Edmonton Rush Jeff Cornwall |
| February 16, 2012 | To Buffalo BanditsAnthony Cosmo | To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick, 2013 entry draft 1st round pick, 2014 entry draft |

### Dispersal draft

The Bandits chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 6 | Kevin Buchanan |
| 2 | 15 | Damon Edwards |

### Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Bandits selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 9 | Jeremy Thompson | Syracuse University |
| 2 | 15 | Jeff Cornwall | Port Coquitlam, BC |
| 3 | 24 | Connor Daly | Burlington, ON |
| 3 | 25 | Jerome Thompson | Onondaga C.C. |
| 4 | 33 | Billy Bitter | University of North Carolina |
| 5 | 41 | Dwight Bero | Dartmouth College |
| 6 | 51 | Lloyd Chrysler | Tuscarora University |