# 2011 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was their twentieth season in the NLL. The Bandits finished tied with the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks with the best record in the East, but were awarded first place due to tiebreakers. After defeating the Boston Blazers in the Division Semifinals, the Bandits lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Finals. The Bandits were led by Mark Steenhuis, who scored 36 goals and had 54 assists on the year.

## Standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 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 8, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–10 | | 9,590 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 15, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 9–6 | | 7,764 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 22, 2011 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | W 15–14 | OT | 16,685 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 5–8 | | 10,812 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 4, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | HSBC Arena | W 15–12 | | 15,001 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 16–7 | | 9,649 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 19, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | HSBC Arena | L 9–10 | | 15,344 | 4–3 |
| 8 | March 5, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | HSBC Arena | W 11–8 | | 18,690 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 6, 2011 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Garden | W 9–8 | | 8,524 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 12, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | W 12–10 | | 16,347 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 27, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–9 | | 9,294 | 8–3 |
| 12 | April 2, 2011 | Washington Stealth | HSBC Arena | L 9–10 | OT | 18,690 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 8, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | | 15,084 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 9, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–8 | | 9,216 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 16, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | L 9–16 | | 17,318 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 23, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | HSBC Arena | L 9–15 | | 18,690 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | Boston Blazers | HSBC Arena | W 11–10 | | 11,273 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 7, 2011 | Toronto Rock | HSBC Arena | L 11–12 | | 12,349 | 1–1 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| October 6, 2010 | To Calgary RoughnecksFirst round pick, 2011 entry draft | To Buffalo BanditsTracey Kelusky Third round pick, 2011 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010. The Bandits selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 9 | Travis Irving | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| 2 | 13 | Ben McCullough | SUNY Potsdam |
| 2 | 21 | Wayne Van Every | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 4 | 37 | Holden Vyse | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 5 | 47 | Jimmy Purves | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 6 | 57 | Elijah Printup | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 6 | 60 | Jordan Costa | Mississauga, Ontario |
* Minnesota traded their 13th overall pick and their third round pick in 2011 to for both Buffalo's 15th and 27th overall picks.
* Toronto traded their 60th overall pick for Buffalo's sixth round pick in 2011.