# 2010 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the franchise's 19th season.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Orlando Titans – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 12.31 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 10.56 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 10.06 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 155 | 181 | −26 | 9.69 | 11.31 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 168 | 194 | −26 | 10.50 | 12.12 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Washington Stealth – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 13.19 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 169 | +24 | 12.06 | 10.56 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 186 | 201 | −15 | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 11.81 | 12.56 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 10.44 | 12.56 |
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 8, 2010 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 5–10 | | 8,192 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 16, 2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | HSBC Arena | L 11–13 | | 17,207 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 22, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 11–13 | | 2,879 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 23, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 7–11 | | 7,102 | 0–4 |
| 5 | January 30, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | HSBC Arena | W 11–7 | | 15,636 | 1–4 |
| 6 | February 6, 2010 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | L 10–14 | | 14,467 | 1–5 |
| 7 | February 13, 2010 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 13–11 | | 7,723 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 27, 2010 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | HSBC Arena | L 11–15 | | 15,336 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 6, 2010 | Orlando Titans | HSBC Arena | W 12–10 | | 16,184 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 12, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–10 | OT | 8,567 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 13, 2010 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | W 9–8 | OT | 9,062 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 27, 2010 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–7 | | 10,652 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 3, 2010 | Colorado Mammoth | HSBC Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 16,951 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | W 13–10 | | 18,575 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | L 7–9 | | 7,399 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 24, 2010 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | W 13–10 | | 18,480 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–13 | | 9,367 | 0–1 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Chris Driscoll - acquired in trade
* Jon Harasym - acquired in trade
* Frank Resetarits - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Rich Kilgour - retired
* Pat McCready - traded
* Phil Sanderson - traded

### Trades

| September 3, 2009 | To Buffalo Bandits Jon Harasym | To Philadelphia WingsFourth round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| September 3, 2009 | To Buffalo Bandits Frank Resetarits | To Washington StealthThird round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| August 11, 2009 | To Buffalo Bandits Second round pick, 2009 entry draft | To Washington StealthJamison Koesterer Fifth round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| August 4, 2009 | To Buffalo Bandits Second round pick, 2009 entry draft First round pick, 2010 entry draft Second round pick, 2011 entry draft | To Toronto RockPat McCready Third round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| July 31, 2009 | To Buffalo Bandits Chris Driscoll | To Toronto RockPhil Sanderson |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Bandits selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 10 | Kyle Clancy | Peterborough, ON |
| 2 | 15 | Chris Corbeil | Brampton, ON |
| 2 | 21 | Steve Priolo | St. Catharines, ON |
| 4 | 39 | Zac McIlmoyle | Peterborough, ON |
| 6 | 60 | Matt Freedman | Canisius College |