2016 Buffalo Bandits season
| 2016 Buffalo Bandits | |
|---|---|
| East Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2016 record | 13-5 |
| Home record | 8-1 |
| Road record | 5-4 |
| Goals for | 251 |
| Goals against | 214 |
| General Manager | Steve Dietrich |
| Coach | Troy Cordingley |
| Captain | Billy Dee Smith |
| Arena | First Niagara Center |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Dhane Smith (72) |
| Assists | Dhane Smith (65) |
| Points | Dhane Smith (137) |
| Penalties in minutes | Steve Priolo (61) |
| Loose Balls | Jay Thorimbert (129) |
| Wins | Anthony Cosmo (8) |
| Goals against average | Anthony Cosmo (11.73) |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was their twenty-fifth season in the NLL.
The Bandits had their best season in years, finishing with a franchise-record 13 wins. The 13-5 record gave the team first place in the East and also clinched first overall in the league. The team only lost two games in a row once and finished the season winning 9 of their last 10 games. The team was led by Dhane Smith, who had one of the best offensive years in NLL history. Smith set new records for both goals in a season with 72 and points in a season with 137.
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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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In the final regular season game against New England, the Bandits clinched the number one overall seed in the league, thus earning them a divisional first round bye.
The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Bandits made the following selections:
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