2008 Buffalo Bandits season
| 2008 Buffalo Bandits | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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.
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.
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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
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
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