2008 Buffalo Bandits season
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The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the franchise's 17th season.
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2008 Buffalo Bandits | |
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Champion's Cup Champions | |
East Division Champions | |
League | NLL |
Division | 1st East |
2008 record | 10-6 |
Home record | 7-2 |
Road record | 3-4 |
Goals for | 203 |
Goals against | 174 |
General Manager | Darris Kilgour |
Coach | Darris Kilgour |
Captain | Rich Kilgour |
Alternate captains | Pat McCready John Tavares |
Arena | HSBC Arena |
Average attendance | 12,665 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mark Steenhuis (34) |
Assists | John Tavares (58) |
Points | John Tavares (87) |
Penalties in minutes | Kyle Laverty (70) |
Loose Balls | Pat McCready (121) |
Wins | Mike Thompson (5) |
Goals against average | Ken Montour (10.23) |
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The Bandits tied with Minnesota, New York, and Philadelphia with a 10-6 record but thanks to tiebreakers, clinched first place overall and home floor advantage throughout the playoffs. They beat the Philadelphia Wings 14-12 in the opening round of the playoffs, then made quick work of the New York Titans 19-12, before they beat the Portland LumberJax 14-13 to win their first championship since 1996.[1][2]