# 2022 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York, playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season was their 30th season in the NLL. The Bandits returned to play after the entire 2021 season was cancelled due to Covid 19. They started the season on December 4 at home.

## Regular season

NLL Standings Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 247 | 185 | +62 | 13.72 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 207 | 166 | +41 | 11.50 | 9.22 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 4 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 185 | 199 | −14 | 10.28 | 11.06 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 205 | 212 | −7 | 11.39 | 11.78 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 184 | 221 | −37 | 10.22 | 12.28 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | +19 | 11.22 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 194 | 201 | −7 | 10.78 | 11.17 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 196 | 198 | −2 | 10.89 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 196 | 194 | +2 | 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 5 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 190 | 223 | −33 | 10.56 | 12.39 |
| 6 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 199 | 209 | −10 | 11.06 | 11.61 |
East Division
Buffalo Bandits 9-1 Halifax Thunderbirds 8-2 Toronto Rock 7-4 Albany Firewolves 6-7 Philadelphia Wings 5-6 Georgia Swarm 5-6 Rochester Knighthawks 3-7 New York Riptide 2-8
West Division
San Diego Seals 8-2 Colorado Mammoth 6-4 Vancouver Warriors 5-5 Calgary Roughnecks 3-6 Panther City Lacrosse Club 4-8 Saskatchewan Rush 3-8

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 4, 2021 | Calgary Roughnecks | KeyBank Center | W 16–9 | | 7,395 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 11, 2021 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–8 | | 4,311 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 8, 2022 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 12–6 | | 8,005 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 14, 2022 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | W 12–10 | | 7,744 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 30, 2022 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 18–17 | OT | 4,051 | 5–0 |
| 6 | February 5, 2022 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | W 11–8 | | 9,371 | 6–0 |
| 7 | February 12, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 10–12 | | | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 18, 2022 | Albany FireWolves | KeyBank Center | W 13–8 | | 8,241 | 7–1 |
| 9 | February 26, 2022 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–8 | | 4,830 | 8–1 |
| 10 | March 5, 2022 | @ Albany FireWolves | Times Union Center | W 12–11 | OT | 6,011 | 9–1 |
| 11 | March 12, 2022 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | KeyBank Center | W 17–5 | | 11,451 | 10–1 |
| 12 | March 26, 2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | KeyBank Center | W 16–11 | | 11,169 | 11–1 |
| 13 | March 27, 2022 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | W 16–11 | | 5,715 | 12–1 |
| 14 | March 31, 2022 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 17–12 | | 10,699 | 13–1 |
| 15 | April 2, 2022 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 14–15 | | 9,601 | 13–2 |
| 16 | April 9, 2022 | New York Riptide | KeyBank Center | L 12–15 | | 12,436 | 13–3 |
| 17 | April 16, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | W 18–9 | | 9,374 | 14–3 |
| 18 | April 30, 2022 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | L 7–10 | | 13,481 | 14–4 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | May 7, 2022 | Albany FireWolves | KeyBank Center | W 10–5 | 12,535 | 1–0 |
| Eastern Conference Finals (Game 1) | May 15, 2022 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 18–17 | 10,258 | 2–0 |
| Eastern Conference Finals (Game 2) | May 21, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | W 10–9 | 7,992 | 3–0 |
| NLL Finals (Game 1) | June 3, 2022 | Colorado Mammoth | KeyBank Center | W 15–14 | 14,274 | 4–0 |
| NLL Finals (Game 2) | June 11, 2022 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 8–11 | 10,082 | 4–1 |
| NLL Finals (Game 3) | June 18, 2022 | Colorado Mammoth | KeyBank Center | L 8–10 | 19,060 | 4–2 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. The Bandits made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 3 | Tehoka Nanticoke | Six Nations MSL/University of Albany |
| 1 | 14 | Thomas Vaesen | Nanaimo Jr. A/Montevello University |
| 2 | 26 | Colin Munro | Coquitlam Jr. A/Georgetown |
| 4 | 57 | Carson Rees | Maple Ridge WLA/Chestnut Hill |
| 4 | 62 | Nicholas Miller | Hawkeyes UCBLL/St. John Fisher College |
| 5 | 73 | Kyle Hebert | New Westminster WLA/Stony Brook |
| 6 | 86 | Hunter Aggus | Six Nations Jr. A/Paris ALL |