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{{short description|NLL professional box lacrosse team in Buffalo, New York}}
{{Infobox sports team
| name = Buffalo Bandits
| logo = Buffalo Bandits logo.svg
| logo_size = 245px
| founded = 1992
| sport = [[Box lacrosse]]
| current = 2025 Buffalo Bandits season
| league = [[National Lacrosse League]]
| arena = [[KeyBank Center]]
| colors = Orange, Purple, Black, White<br>{{Color box|#f58426}} {{Color box|#333092}} {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|white}}
| owner = [[Terry Pegula]]
| coach_label = Head coach
| coach = [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]
| gm = [[Steve Dietrich]]
| league_titles = '''7''' ([[1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1992]], [[1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1993]], [[1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1996]], [[2008 NLL season|2008]], [[2023 NLL season|2023]], [[2024 NLL season|2024]], [[2025 NLL season|2025]])
| conference_titles = '''2''' ([[2022 NLL season|2022]], [[2023 NLL season|2023]])
| division_titles = '''8''' ([[1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1993]], [[1994 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1994]], [[1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1996]], [[2006 NLL season|2006]], [[2008 NLL season|2008]], [[2011 NLL season|2011]], [[2016 NLL season|2016]], [[2019 NLL season|2019]])
| media = [[WNLO (TV)|WNLO]], [[WWKB]], [[WGR]]
| blank_label = Retired numbers
| blank_label1 = [[Professional Lacrosse Players' Association|PLPA]] representative
| blank_label2 = Later
| website = {{URL|https://bandits.com/}}
| location = [[Buffalo, New York]]
| blank_data = '''4''' ([[John Tavares (lacrosse)|11]], [[Rich Kilgour|16]], [[Thomas Gardner (lacrosse)|34]], [[Darris Kilgour|43]])
}}

The '''Buffalo Bandits''' are an American professional [[box lacrosse]] team based in [[Buffalo, New York]], that competes in the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL). The team plays its home games at [[KeyBank Center]]. The Bandits played in the [[Major Indoor Lacrosse League]] from [[1992 MILL season|1992]] to [[1997 MILL season|1997]], then in its successor the NLL since [[1998 NLL season|1998]]. The Bandits are one of the oldest franchises in the league, behind the [[Oshawa FireWolves]] (which were founded in 1987 as the original [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)]] franchise) and the [[Colorado Mammoth]] (which were founded in 1987 as the [[Baltimore Thunder]]). The Bandits are the oldest franchise still playing in their original city and are the most successful team in the league, holding the record for most league titles at 7.

The Bandits are owned by Hockey Western New York LLC, led by [[Terry Pegula]] who also owns the [[Rochester Americans]], [[Buffalo Sabres]] and the [[Buffalo Bills]].

==History==
[[File:NLL Cups 2023, 2024, 2025.jpg|thumb|right|The three [[National Lacrosse League Cup|NLL Cups]] won by the Bandits in the 2020s. The cup on the left was awarded in 2024, the cup in the center was awarded in 2025, and the cup on the right was awarded in 2023.]]

The Bandits played their first season in 1992. They played home games at [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] sharing with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] until its closure in 1996.

The Bandits became the first [[expansion team|expansion franchise]] in MILL/NLL history to win a championship in its first season.<ref>The [[Baltimore Thunder]] won the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in the first year of their existence as well ([[1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season|1987]]), but that was the first year the league existed; the [[Toronto Rock]] won a championship in its first season in Toronto ([[1999 NLL season|1999]]), but the franchise had already played one year in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] as the [[Ontario Raiders]].</ref> The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season, compiling the league's only [[perfect season]] to date that year, lost the championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in [[1996 MILL season|1996]], their fifth season. It was not until [[1999 NLL season|1999]], their eighth season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs.

After their [[1996 MILL season|1996]] championship-winning season, the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions ([[1997 MILL season|1997]], [[2004 NLL season|2004]], [[2006 NLL season|2006]]) only to lose each time, including twice at home. It would not be until [[2008 NLL season|2008]] that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth championship, a 14–13 triumph over [[Portland LumberJax|Portland]]. The Bandits would lose the finals three more times before securing their fifth championship in [[2023 Buffalo Bandits season|2023]]. The Bandits won their fifth title against the [[Colorado Mammoth]] winning the third and final game of the three game series 13–4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=<!-- 10:00 PM EDT --> June 3, 2023 |title=Bandits win decisive Game 3, bring NLL championship back to Buffalo |url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nll/bandits/buffalo-bandits-win-nll-finals-championship/71-57441049-0bc9-4df9-944a-89701e539cb1 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=wgrz.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The following year, the Bandits repeated as champions, winning their sixth title in a sweep of the [[Albany FireWolves]]. The Bandits secured a third-straight championship in [[2025 Buffalo Bandits season|2025]], their 7th overall and most in the NLL all-time, as well as one of only seven top-level professional North American sports teams to achieve the feat of a "[[three-peat]]."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-25 |title=Buffalo Bandits Join Upper Echelon of Sports History with Third Straight NLL Title |url=https://www.si.com/lacrosse/buffalo-bandits-join-upper-echelon-sports-history-third-straight-nll-title |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2025, Buffalo is the longest tenured team in the NLL, in terms of continuous years in their home city, at 33 seasons. The team is also the strongest-attended franchise in the league, with an average attendance of over 18,000 fans per game in 2025, an NLL record and substantially outdrawing its NHL counterpart, the Sabres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=The Editorial Board: Buffalo should be proud of its Bandits – and of Haudenosaunee lacrosse tradition |url=https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/article_56e0c626-ce05-42f9-b069-c42f8ce3c7b4.html |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
[[Image:MarkSteenhuis.JPG|right|thumb|During the 2009 season, Mark Steenhuis set two league records for most assists (13) and points (17) in a single game. He was also selected to his fifth all-star game, second consecutive as a starter.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Year !! Player !! Award
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || [[Derek Keenan]] || [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
|-
| [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]] || Championship Game MVP
|-
| [[1993 MILL season|1993]] || John Tavares || Championship Game MVP
|-
| [[1994 MILL season|1994]] || John Tavares || [[National Lacrosse League MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]]
|-
| [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || [[Pat O'Toole]] || Championship Game MVP
|-
| [[2000 NLL season|2000]] || John Tavares || Most Valuable Player
|-
| [[2001 NLL season|2001]] || John Tavares || Most Valuable Player
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || [[Darris Kilgour]] || [[Les Bartley Award|Coach of the Year]]
|- 
| Kurt Silcott || [[National Lacrosse League GM of the Year Award|GM of the Year]]
|-
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || [[Steve Dietrich]] || [[National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award|Goaltender of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=948|title=Dietrich Named Aquis Goaltender of the Year|work=NLL.com|date=May 4, 2005|access-date=2007-05-08}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || rowspan=2 |Steve Dietrich || Goaltender of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=442|title=Steve Dietrich Named RBK Goaltender of the Year|date=May 3, 2006|access-date=2008-05-08|work=NLL website|archive-date=2007-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007225443/http://nll.com/article.php?id=442|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Most Valuable Player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=429|title=Dietrich Wins 2006 Jet Blue MVP Award|work=NLL website|date=May 11, 2006|access-date=2008-05-08|archive-date=2007-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011055117/http://nll.com/article.php?id=429|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 NLL season|2007]] || Dave Zygaj || [[National Lacrosse League Executive of the Year Award|Executive of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2939|title=Dave Zygaj Named NLL Executive of the Year|work=NLL.com|date=May 7, 2007|access-date=2008-05-08}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2008 NLL season|2008]] || rowspan=2 |[[Mark Steenhuis]] || [[National Lacrosse League Transition Player of the Year Award|Transition Player of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3480|work=NLL.com|title=Steenhuis Named Top Transition Player|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=2008-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| [[Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players|Champion's Cup MVP]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2009 NLL season|2009]]
| Billy Dee Smith || [[National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]]
|-
| Ken Montour || Goaltender of the Year
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2016 NLL season|2016]] || Steve Dietrich || GM of the Year
|-
| [[Dhane Smith]] || Most Valuable Player
|-
|[[2018 NLL season|2018]]
|Craig England 
|[[National Lacrosse League Teammate of the Year Award|Teammate of the Year]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2019 NLL season|2019]]
|[[Matt Vinc]]
|Goaltender of the Year
|-
|[[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]/[[Rich Kilgour]]
|Coach of the Year 
|-
|Steve Dietrich 
|GM of the Year
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2022 NLL season|2022]]
|[[Matt Vinc]]
|Goaltender of the Year
|-
| Steve Dietrich
| GM of the Year
|-
|Dhane Smith 
|Most Valuable Player
|-
| [[2023 NLL season|2023]]
|Dhane Smith
|[[National Lacrosse League Cup|NLL Finals MVP]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2023 |title=SMITH NAMED 2023 NLL FINALS MVP |url=https://bandits.com/smith-named-2023-nll-finals-mvp/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Buffalo Bandits}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2024 NLL season|2024]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Josh Byrne]]
|Offensive Player of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2024 |title=BYRNE NAMED NLL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |url=https://bandits.com/byrne-named-nll-offensive-player-of-the-year/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Buffalo Bandits}}</ref>
|-
|Most Valuable Player<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2024 |title=BYRNE NAMED NLL'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER |url=https://bandits.com/byrne-named-nlls-most-valuable-player/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Buffalo Bandits}}</ref>
|-
|NLL Finals MVP
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2025 Buffalo Bandits season|2025]]
|[[John Gurtler]]
|[[Tom Borrelli Award|Media Person of the Year]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=taylor |date=2025-05-12 |title=NLL Announces 2024-25 Award Winners |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-announces-2024-25-award-winners/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=NLL |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Kyle Buchanan
|Sportsmanship Award<ref>{{Cite web |last=taylor |date=2025-05-13 |title=NLL Announces 2024-25 Award Winner |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-announces-2024-25-award-winner/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=NLL |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Dhane Smith
|Offensive Player of the Year<ref>{{cite web |title=NLL Announces 2024-25 Offensive, Defensive, Transition & Goaltender of the Year Winners |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-announces-2024-25-offensive-defensive-transition-goaltender-of-the-year-winners/ |website=NLL.com |access-date=May 17, 2025 |date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ian MacKay (lacrosse)|Ian MacKay]]
|NLL Finals MVP
|}

===NLL Hall of Fame members===
* [[Les Bartley]], Head Coach, 2006
* [[Darris Kilgour]], Forward, 2007
* [[John Mouradian]], General Manager, 2008
* [[Jim Veltman]], Defense, 2009
* [[Rich Kilgour]], Transition, 2010
* [[Steve Dietrich]], Goaltender, 2012
* [[Pat O'Toole]], Goaltender, 2013
* [[Tracey Kelusky]], Forward, 2016
* [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]], Forward, 2016
*[[Pat McCready]], Defense, 2021
*[[Shawn Williams (lacrosse)|Shawn Williams]], Forward, 2021

===NLL records===

==== Single-game record holders ====
* Most assists in a single game – [[Mark Steenhuis]] (13 assists, February 14, [[2009 NLL season|2009]])
* Most points in a single game – Mark Steenhuis (17 points, February 14, 2009)

====Season record holders====
* Most points in a single season – [[Dhane Smith]] (137 points, [[2016 NLL season|2016]])
*Most goals in a single season –  Dhane Smith (72 goals, 2016)
*Most assists in a single season –  Dhane Smith (103 assists, [[2025 NLL season|2025]])

====All-time record holders====
* Most goals in a career – John Tavares (724 goals, 1991–2015)
* Most assists in a career – John Tavares (823 assists, 1991–2015)
* Most points in a career – John Tavares (1,547 points, 1991–2015)
*Most saves in a career – [[Matt Vinc]] (8,299 saves 2005–Present)
*Most wins in a career – Matt Vinc (119 wins 2005–present) 
*Most minutes played – Matt Vinc (12,627:54 2005–present) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Vinc|url=https://www.nll.com/player/matt-vinc/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=NLL|language=en-US}}</ref>

====NLL All-Star Game====
*[[2005 NLL season|2005]]: Kyle Couling, [[Mark Steenhuis]], [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]*, Dan Teat
*[[2006 NLL season|2006]]: [[Steve Dietrich]], [[Mark Steenhuis]], [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]*
*[[2007 NLL season|2007]]: [[Pat McCready]], [[Mark Steenhuis]], [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]*
*[[2008 NLL season|2008]]: [[Mark Steenhuis]]*, [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]*, [[Chris White (lacrosse)|Chris White]]
*[[2009 NLL season|2009]]: [[Ken Montour]]*, [[Mark Steenhuis]]*, [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]], Roger Vyse, [[Chris White (lacrosse)|Chris White]]*
*[[2011 NLL season|2011]]: [[Chris White (lacrosse)|Chris White]], [[Mark Steenhuis]], [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]], Brett Bucktooth
*[[2012 NLL season|2012]]: [[Billy Dee Smith]], Scott Self, [[Chris White (lacrosse)|Chris White]], [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]], [[Michael Thompson (lacrosse)|Mike Thompson]]
<nowiki>* – voted as starter</nowiki>

==Current roster==
{{NLL roster|TeamName=Buffalo Bandits|SeasonName=2024 Buffalo Bandits season|NLLcomName=|BC1=orange|FC1=black|BC2=black|FC2=orange|Website=http://www.bandits.com/team Roster|Date=2025-3-23
|Goaltenders=
{{player| 44 | CAN | [[Steve Orleman]] }}
{{player| 48 | CAN | [[Matt Vinc]] }}
|Defenseman=
{{player| 5 | CAN | [[Cam Wyers]] }}
{{player| 6 | CAN | [[Paul Dawson (lacrosse)|Paul Dawson]] }}
{{player| 8 | CAN | [[Dylan Robinson (lacrosse)|Dylan Robinson]] }}
{{player| 21 | CAN | [[Justin Martin (lacrosse)|Justin Martin]] }}
{{player| 23 | CAN | [[Steve Priolo]]|captain=1}}
{{player| 77 | USA | [[Zack Belter]] }}
|Forwards=
{{player| 1 | Iroquois | [[Tehoka Nanticoke]] }}
{{player| 2 | CAN | [[Chris Cloutier]] }}
{{player| 18 | CAN | [[Lukas Nielsen(lacrosse)|Lukas Nielsen]] }}
{{player| 22 | CAN | [[Josh Byrne]] }}
{{player| 81 | Iroquois | [[Clay Scanlan]] }}
{{player| 91 | CAN | [[Kyle Buchanan]] }}
{{player| 92 | CAN | [[Dhane Smith]]|alternate=1 }}
{{player| 95 | CAN | [[Chase Fraser (lacrosse)|Chase Fraser]] }}
|Transition=
{{player| 3 | CAN | [[Thomas Whitty(lacrosse)|Thomas Whitty]] }}
{{player| 4 | CAN | [[Ian MacKay]] }}
{{player| 20 | CAN | [[Nick Weiss]]|alternate=1 }}
{{player| 24 | CAN | [[Kiel Matisz]] }}
{{player| 33 | Iroquois | [[Ron John]] }}
{{player| 41 | USA | [[Connor Farrell (lacrosse)|Connor Farrell]] }}
|Practice=
{{player| 17 | CAN | [[Taylor Dooley(lacrosse)|Taylor Dooley]] }}
{{player| 42 | CAN | [[Trent Robertson]] }}
{{player| 46 | CAN | [[Evan Constantopoulos]] }}
|Unable=
{{player| 94 | CAN | [[Bryce Sweeting(lacrosse)|Bryce Sweeting]] }}
|Assistant coaches=* [[Steve Dietrich]]
* [[Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)|Anthony Cosmo]]
* [[Eric Vinc]]
Equipment Manager 
* Ted Cordingley|Injured={{player| 7 | CAN | [[Emerson Clark]] }}
{{player| 25 | CAN | [[Matt Spanger]] }}|Protected=|Head Coach=[[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]]}}

==All-time record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- 
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Season
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Division/Conference{{efn|Conference play began in the 2022 season}}
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | W–L
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Finish
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Home
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Road
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | GF
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | GA
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Coach
! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:black 5px solid;border-bottom:orange 5px solid;" | Playoffs
|-
| [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || National || 5–3 || 2nd || 2–2 || 3–1 || 161 || 125 || Bob McCready / Les Bartley || '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1993 MILL season|1993]] || National || 8–0 || '''1st''' || 4–0 || 4–0 || 143 || 108 || Les Bartley || '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1994 MILL season|1994]] || National || 6–2 || '''1st''' || 3–1 || 3–1 || 121 || 99 || Les Bartley || Lost final
|-
| [[1995 MILL season|1995]] || rowspan="7" | || 3–5 || 4th || 2–2 || 1–3 || 109 || 108 || Les Bartley || Lost semi-final
|-
| [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || 8–2 || '''1st''' || 3–2 || 5–0 || 173 || 127 || Les Bartley || '''Champions''' 
|-
| [[1997 MILL season|1997]] || 6–4 || 3rd || 3–2 || 3–2 || 158 || 153 || Les Bartley || Lost final 
|-
| [[1998 NLL season|1998]] || 6–6 || 4th || 4–2 || 2–4 || 166 || 171 || Les Wakeling || Lost semi-final 
|-
| [[1999 NLL season|1999]] || 4–8 || 6th || 1–5 || 3–3 || 158 || 177 || Les Wakeling || Did not qualify 
|-
| [[2000 NLL season|2000]] || 8–4 || 2nd || 5–1 || 3–3 || 202 || 194 || Ted Sawicki || Lost semi-final 
|-
| [[2001 NLL season|2001]] || 8–6 || 5th || 4–3 || 4–3 || 248 || 218 || Ted Sawicki || Did not qualify 
|-
| [[2002 NLL season|2002]] || Central || 8–8 || 4th || 4–4 || 4–4 || 210 || 215 || Ted Sawicki / Frank Neilson || Did not qualify 
|-
| [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || Central || 12–4 || 2nd || 8–0 || 4–4 || 231 || 188 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division final 
|-
| [[2004 NLL season|2004]] || Eastern || 8–8 || 3rd || 4–4 || 4–4 || 205 || 198 || Darris Kilgour || Lost final
|-
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || Eastern || 11–5 || 2nd || 5–3 || 6–2 || 217 || 183 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division semi-final 
|-
| [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || Eastern || 11–5 || '''1st''' || 6–2 || 5–3 || 193 || 167 || Darris Kilgour || Lost final 
|-
| [[2007 NLL season|2007]] || Eastern || 10–6 || 2nd || 6–2 || 4–4 || 207 || 188 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division final 
|-
| [[2008 NLL season|2008]] || Eastern || 10–6 || '''1st''' || 7–2 || 3–4 || 203 || 174 || Darris Kilgour || '''Champions''' 
|-
| [[2009 NLL season|2009]] || Eastern || 10–6 || 2nd || 5–3 || 5–3 || 223 || 170 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division final 
|-
| [[2010 NLL season|2010]] || Eastern || 8–8 || 3rd || 4–4 || 4–4 || 169 || 170 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division semi-final 
|-
| [[2011 NLL season|2011]] || Eastern || 10–6 || '''1st''' || 4–4 || 6–2 || 169 || 159 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division final 
|-
| [[2012 NLL season|2012]] || Eastern || 7–9 || 4th || 4–4 || 3–5 || 198 || 204 || Darris Kilgour || Lost division semi-final 
|-
| [[2013 NLL season|2013]] || Eastern || 6–10 || 4th || 2–6 || 4–4 || 171 || 211 || Darris Kilgour || Did not qualify 
|-
| [[2014 NLL season|2014]] || Eastern || 8–10 || 3rd || 6–3 || 2–7 || 190 || 200 || Troy Cordingley || Lost division final 
|-
| [[2015 NLL season|2015]] || Eastern || 11–7 || 3rd || 7–2 || 4–5 || 236 || 208 || Troy Cordingley || Lost division semi-final 
|-
| [[2016 NLL season|2016]] || Eastern || 13–5 || '''1st''' || 8–1 || 5–4 || 251 || 214 || Troy Cordingley || Lost Finals
|-
| [[2017 NLL season|2017]] || Eastern || 6–12 || 5th || 3–6 || 3–6 || 226 || 251 || Troy Cordingley || Did not qualify 
|-
| [[2018 NLL season|2018]] || Eastern || 8–10 || 5th || 4–5 || 4–5 || 232 || 240 || Troy Cordingley || Did not qualify
|-
| [[2019 NLL season|2019]] || Eastern || 14–4 || '''1st''' || 7–2 || 7–2 || 244 || 186 || John Tavares, Rich Kilgour || Lost Finals
|-
|[[2020 NLL season|2020]]
|North
|7–4
|T-2nd
|4–2
|3–2
|130
|118
|John Tavares
|''No playoffs held''
|-
|2021
|Eastern
| colspan="8" |''Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic''
|-
|[[2022 NLL season|2022]]
|Eastern
|14–4
|'''1st'''
|7–2
|7–2
|247
|185
|John Tavares
|Lost Finals
|-
|[[2023 NLL season|2023]]
|Eastern
|14–4
|'''1st'''
|7–2
|7–2
|215
|191
|John Tavares
|'''Champions'''
|-
|[[2024 NLL season|2024]]
|Unified
|11–7
|4th
|6–3
|5–4
|237
|212
|John Tavares
|'''Champions'''
|-
|[[2025 NLL season|2025]]
|Unified
|13–5
|'''1st'''
|6–3
|7–2
|242
|195
|John Tavares
|'''Champions'''
|-
! Total !! 33 seasons !! colspan="2" | 292–193 !! 155–89 !! 137–104 !! 6,482 !! 5,908 !! colspan="2" |
|- 
! Playoff totals !! 26 Appearances !! colspan="2" | 45–25 !! 34–10 !! 11–15 !! 882 !! 766 !! colspan="2" | 7 Championships

|}

===All-time team-by-team records===
(active NLL franchises only)

{| width="75%" style="text-align:center" 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Home
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Road
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Overall
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | Team
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
|- 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Calgary Roughnecks]]
| 8
| 6
| 2
| .750
| 10
| 5
| 5
| .500
| 18
| 11
| 7
| .611
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Colorado Mammoth]]
| 12
| 7
| 5
| .583
| 10
| 4
| 6
| .400
| 22
| 11
| 11
| .500
|-
| width=20 | ||align="left" | ''as [[Washington Power]]''
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
| 4
| 3
| 1
| .750
|-
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Pittsburgh CrosseFire]]''
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .000
|-
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Baltimore Thunder]]''
| 8
| 6
| 2
| .750
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .800
| 13
| 10
| 3
| .769
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|align="left" colspan="2" | [[Oshawa FireWolves]]
|0
|0
|0
|—	
|0
|0
|0
|—	
|0
|0
|0
|—	
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" colspan="2" | ''as [[Albany FireWolves]]''
|4
|2
|2
|.500
|4
|2
|2
|.500
|8
|4
|4
|.500
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" colspan="2" | ''as [[New England Black Wolves]]''
| 5
| 3
| 2
| .600
| 5
| 2
| 3
| .400
| 10
| 5
| 5
| .500
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]]''
| 27
| 15
| 12
| .555
| 24
| 11
| 13
| .458
| 51
| 26
| 25
| .509
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Georgia Swarm]]
| 8
| 3
| 5
| .375
| 9
| 6
| 3
| .667
| 17
| 9
| 8
| .529
|-
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Minnesota Swarm]]''
| 14
| 12
| 2
| .857
| 11
| 7
| 4
| .636
| 25
| 19
| 6
| .760
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Halifax Thunderbirds]]
|6
|5
|1
|.833
|4
|2
|2
|.500
|10
|7
|3
|.700
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|Rochester Knighthawks]]''
|32
|16
|16
|.500
|37
|13
|24
|.351
|69
|29
|40
|.420
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Las Vegas Desert Dogs]]
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Ottawa Black Bears]]
|0
|0
|0
|—
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[New York Riptide]]''
|3
|1
|2
|.333
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|5
|3
|2
|.625
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Philadelphia Wings (2018–present)|Philadelphia Wings]]
|5
|4
|1 
|.800
|5
|5
|0
|1.000
|10
|9
|1
|.900
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Rochester Knighthawks]]
|5
|5
|0
|1.000
|5
|4
|1
|.800
|10
|9
|1
|.900
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[San Diego Seals]]
|3
|2
|1
|.667
|3
|3
|0
|1.000
|6
|5
|1
|.833
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Saskatchewan Rush]]
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .333
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
| 7
| 5
| 2
| .714
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Edmonton Rush]]''
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .250
| 6
| 2
| 4
| .333
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Toronto Rock]]
|37
|19
|18
|.514
|32
|14
|18
|.438
|69
|33
|36
|.478
|-
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Ontario Raiders]]''
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|1
|0
|1
|.000
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[Vancouver Warriors]]
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|2
|1
|1
|.500
|4
|2
|2
|.500
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Vancouver Stealth]]''
|4
|3
|1 
|.750
|4
|3
|1 
|.750
|8
|6
|2
|.750
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Washington Stealth]]''
|2
|0
|2
|.000
|3
|2
|1
|.667
|5
|2
|3
|.400
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[San Jose Stealth]]''
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| width=20 | ||align="left" |''as [[Albany Attack]]''
|4
|3
|1
|.750
|4
|3
|1
|.750
|8
|6
|2
|.750
|-  bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | Total
! 199
! 119
! 80
! .598
! 190
! 103
! 87
! .542
! 389
! 222
! 167
! .571
|}

==Playoff results==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Season !! Game !! Visiting !! Home
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="3"| [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || [[Boston Blazers (1992–1997)|Boston Blazers]] 16 || '''Buffalo Bandits 22'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Division Final''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 19''' || [[Detroit Turbos]] 16
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Championship''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 11''' || [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] 10 (OT)
|- ALIGN=center
|rowspan="2"| [[1993 MILL season|1993]] || '''Division Final''' || Boston Blazers 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|- ALIGN=center
| '''Championship''' || Philadelphia Wings 12 || '''Buffalo Bandits 13'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="2"| [[1994 MILL season|1994]] || '''Division Final''' || Detroit Turbos 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 16'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Championship || '''Philadelphia Wings 26''' || Buffalo Bandits 15
|- ALIGN=center
| [[1995 MILL season|1995]] || Semifinals || '''Philadelphia Wings 19''' || Buffalo Bandits 16
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="2"| [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || '''Semifinals''' || [[Rochester Knighthawks]] 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 18'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Championship''' || Philadelphia Wings 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 15'''
|- ALIGN=center
|rowspan="2"| [[1997 MILL season|1997]] || '''Semifinals''' || [[New York Saints]] 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 19'''
|- ALIGN=center
| Championship || '''Rochester Knighthawks 15''' || Buffalo Bandits 12
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998 NLL season|1998]] || Semifinals || Buffalo Bandits 12 || '''Philadelphia Wings 17'''
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2000 NLL season|2000]] || Semifinals || '''Rochester Knighthawks 15''' || Buffalo Bandits 11
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="2"| [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || '''Quarterfinals''' || [[Calgary Roughnecks]] 9 || '''Buffalo Bandits 16'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Semifinals || Buffalo Bandits 13 || '''Rochester Knighthawks 16'''
|- ALIGN=center
|rowspan="3"| [[2004 NLL season|2004]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 13''' || Rochester Knighthawks 9
|- ALIGN=center
| '''Division Final''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 19''' || [[Toronto Rock]] 10
|- ALIGN=center
| Championship || Buffalo Bandits 11 || '''Calgary Roughnecks 14'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || Division Semifinal || '''Rochester Knighthawks 17''' || Buffalo Bandits 16
|- ALIGN=center
|rowspan="3"| [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 11''' || [[Minnesota Swarm]] 10
|- ALIGN=center
| '''Division Final''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 15''' || Rochester Knighthawks 10
|- ALIGN=center
| Championship || '''[[Colorado Mammoth]] 16''' || Buffalo Bandits 9
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="2"| [[2007 NLL season|2007]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || Minnesota Swarm 8 || '''Buffalo Bandits 14'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Division Final || Buffalo Bandits 13 || '''Rochester Knighthawks 14''' (OT)
|- ALIGN=center
| rowspan="3" | [[2008 NLL season|2008]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || Philadelphia Wings 12 || '''Buffalo Bandits 14'''
|- ALIGN=center
| '''Division Final''' || [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]] 12 || '''Buffalo Bandits 19'''
|- ALIGN=center
| '''Championship''' || [[Portland LumberJax]] 13 || '''Buffalo Bandits 14'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="2" | [[2009 NLL season|2009]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || [[Boston Blazers]] 8 || '''Buffalo Bandits 11'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Division Final || Buffalo Bandits 3 || '''New York Titans 9'''
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2010 NLL season|2010]] || Division Semifinal || Buffalo Bandits 11 || '''Toronto Rock 13'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="2" | [[2011 NLL season|2011]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || Boston Blazers 10 || '''Buffalo Bandits 11'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Division Final || Buffalo Bandits 11 || '''Toronto Rock 12'''
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2012 NLL season|2012]] || Division Semifinal || Buffalo Bandits 6 || '''Toronto Rock 7'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="4" | [[2014 NLL season|2014]] || '''Division Semifinal''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 15''' || Toronto Rock 13
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Division Final 1''' || Rochester Knighthawks 8 || '''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Division Final 2 || Buffalo Bandits 8 || '''Rochester Knighthawks 13'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Division Final 3 || Buffalo Bandits 1 || '''Rochester Knighthawks 2'''
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2015 NLL season|2015]] || Division Semifinal || Buffalo Bandits 11 || '''Rochester Knighthawks 14'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="4" | [[2016 NLL season|2016]] || '''Division Final 1''' || '''Buffalo Bandits 15''' || [[New England Black Wolves]] 10
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Division Final 2''' || New England Black Wolves 15 || '''Buffalo Bandits 20'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Championship 1 || '''[[Saskatchewan Rush]] 11''' || Buffalo Bandits 9
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Championship 2 || Buffalo Bandits 10 || '''Saskatchewan Rush 11'''
|- ALIGN=center 
| rowspan="4" |[[2019 NLL season|2019]]
|'''Division Semifinal''' 
|[[New England Black Wolves]] 6
|'''Buffalo Bandits 13'''
|- ALIGN=center 
|    '''Division Final''' 
|Toronto Rock 8 
|'''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|- ALIGN=center 
|Championship 1 
|'''Calgary Roughnecks 10''' 
|Buffalo Bandits 7
|- ALIGN=center 
|Championship 2 
|Buffalo Bandits 13
|'''Calgary Roughnecks 14''' (OT)
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="6" |[[2022 NLL season|2022]]
|'''Conference Semifinal'''
|[[Albany FireWolves]] 5
|'''Buffalo Bandits 10'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Conference Final 1'''
|Toronto Rock 17
|'''Buffalo Bandits 18'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Conference Final 2'''
|'''Buffalo Bandits 10'''
|Toronto Rock 9
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Championship 1'''
|Colorado Mammoth 14
|'''Buffalo Bandits 15'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Championship 2
|Buffalo Bandits 8
|'''Colorado Mammoth 11'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Championship 3
|'''Colorado Mammoth 10'''
|Buffalo Bandits 8
|- ALIGN=center
| rowspan="6" |[[2023 NLL season|2023]]
|'''Conference Semifinal'''
|Rochester Knighthawks 8
|'''Buffalo Bandits 20'''
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Conference Final 1'''
|Toronto Rock 5
|'''Buffalo Bandits 14'''
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Conference Final 2'''
|'''Buffalo Bandits 17'''
|Toronto Rock 8
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Championship 1'''
|Colorado Mammoth 12
|'''Buffalo Bandits 13'''
|- ALIGN=center
|Championship 2
|Buffalo Bandits 10
|'''Colorado Mammoth 16'''
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Championship 3'''
|Colorado Mammoth 4
|'''Buffalo Bandits 13'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rowspan="5" |[[2024 NLL season|2024]]
|'''Quarterfinals'''
|Georgia Swarm 9
|'''Buffalo Bandits 10''' (OT)
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Semi Final 1'''
|'''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|Toronto Rock 4
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Semi Final 2'''
|Toronto Rock 8
|'''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Championship 1'''
|'''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|Albany FireWolves 8
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|'''Championship 2'''
|Albany FireWolves 13
|'''Buffalo Bandits 15'''
|- ALIGN=center
| rowspan="6" |[[2025 NLL season|2025]]
|'''Quarterfinals'''
|San Diego Seals 4
|'''Buffalo Bandits 5'''
|- ALIGN=center 
| '''Semi Final 1'''
| Vancouver Warriors 3
| '''Buffalo Bandits 9'''
|- ALIGN=center 
| '''Semi Final 2'''
| '''Buffalo Bandits 11'''
| Vancouver Warriors 9
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Championship 1'''
|Saskatchewan Rush 10
|'''Buffalo Bandits 12'''
|- ALIGN=center
|Championship 2
|Buffalo Bandits 10
|'''Saskatchewan Rush 11'''
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Championship 3'''
|Saskatchewan Rush 6
|'''Buffalo Bandits 15'''
|}

===All-time team-by-team playoff records===
(Active NLL franchises only)
{| width="75%" style="text-align:center" 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Home
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Road
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="4" | Overall
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Team
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
! GP
! W
! L
! PCT
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" | [[Calgary Roughnecks]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .333
|-
| align="left" | [[Colorado Mammoth]]
| 5
| 3
| 2
| .600
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 7
| 3
| 4
| .429
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" | [[Georgia Swarm]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|-
| align="left"  | [[Rochester Knighthawks]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left" | [[San Diego Seals]]
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|-
| align="left"  | [[Saskatchewan Rush]]
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .667
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 5
| 2
| 3
| .400
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| align="left"  | [[Toronto Rock]]
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .800
| 7
| 5
| 2
| .714
| 12
| 9
| 3
| .750
|-
| align="left" | [[Vancouver Warriors]]
|1 
|1
|0
|1.000
|1
|1
|0
|1.000
|2
|2
|0
|1.000
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Total
! 18
! 14
! 4
! .778
! 14
! 6
! 8
! .429
! 32
! 20
! 12
! .625
|}

==Head coaching history==
[[File:2022 National Lacrosse League Cup Game 3 Colorado at Buffalo.jpg|thumb|263x263px|The [[Colorado Mammoth]] visit the Buffalo Bandits in Game 3 of the [[2022 NLL season|2022 NLL Cup Finals]]]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | #
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Term
! colspan="4" | Regular Season
! colspan="4" | Playoffs
|-
! GC
! W
! L
! W%
! GC
! W
! L
! W%
|-
| 1 ||align=left | [[Bob McCready]] || [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || 3 || 0 || 3 || .000 || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2 || align=left | [[Les Bartley]] || [[1992 MILL season|1992]]–[[1997 MILL season|1997]] || 49 || 36 || 13 || .735 || 12 || 9 || 3 || .750
|-
| 3 || align=left | Les Wakeling || [[1998 NLL season|1998]]–[[1999 NLL season|1999]] || 24 || 10 || 14 || .417 || 1 || 0 || 1 || .000
|-
| 4 || align=left | Ted Sawicki || [[2000 NLL season|2000]]–[[2002 NLL season|2002]] || 35 || 21 || 14 || .600 || 1 || 0 || 1 || .000
|-
| 5 || align=left | Frank Neilson || [[2002 NLL season|2002]] || 7 || 3 || 4 || .429 || — || — || — || —
|-
| 6 || align=left | [[Darris Kilgour]] || [[2003 NLL season|2003]]–[[2013 NLL season|2013]] || 176 || 103 || 73 || .585 || 20 || 11 || 9 || .550
|-
| 7 || align=left | [[Troy Cordingley]] || [[2014 NLL season|2014]]–[[2018 NLL season|2018]] || 90 || 46 || 44 || .511 || 9 || 4 || 5 || .444
|-
| 8 || align=left | [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]],<br /> [[Rich Kilgour]]<ref>http://www.bandits.com/article/BANDITS%20ANNOUNCE%20CHANGES%20TO%20COACHING%20STAFF {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> || [[2019 NLL season|2019]] || 18 || 14 || 4 || .778 || 3 || 2 || 1 || .666
|-
| 9 || align=left | [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]] || [[2020 NLL season|2020]]– || 83 || 59 || 24 || .711 || 23 || 19 || 4 || .827
|}
<!-- DON'T UPDATE THE CURRENT COACH'S RECORD UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON -->

==Draft history==

===NLL Entry Draft===
'''First Round Selections'''

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-2}}
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1991 MILL|1991]]: [[Darris Kilgour]] (1st overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1992 MILL|1992]]: [[Tom Marechek]] (6th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1993 MILL|1993]]: Gil Nieuwendyk (6th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1994 MILL|1994]]: Rodd Squire (5th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1995 MILL|1995]]: Jason Luke (3rd overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1996 NLL|1996]]: Mike Murray (6th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1997 NLL|1997]]: Casey Zaph (7th overall) & Marty O'Brien (8th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1998 NLL|1998]]: [[Matt Disher]] (7th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#1999 NLL|1999]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2000 NLL|2000]]: [[Ryan Powell (lacrosse)|Ryan Powell]] (2nd overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2001 NLL|2001]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2002 NLL|2002]]: [[Billy Dee Smith]] (3rd overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2003 NLL|2003]]: [[A.J. Shannon]] (6th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2004 NLL|2004]]: [[Delby Powless]] (1st overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2005 NLL|2005]]: Jeff Shattler (10th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2006 NLL|2006]]: Brett Bucktooth (3rd overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2007 NLL|2007]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2008 NLL|2008]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2009 NLL|2009]]: Kyle Clancy (10th overall){{Col-2-of-2}}
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2010 NLL|2010]]: Travis Irving (9th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2011 NLL|2011]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2012 NLL|2012]]: [[Dhane Smith]] (5th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2013 NLL|2013]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2014 NLL|2014]]: Brandon Goodwin (9th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2015 NLL|2015]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2016 NLL|2016]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2017 NLL|2017]]: [[Josh Byrne]] (1st overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2018 NLL|2018]]: Matt Gilray (3rd overall) & [[Ian MacKay (lacrosse)|Ian MacKay]] (4th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2019 NLL|2019]]: Brent Noseworthy (12th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2020 NLL|2020]]: Brad McCulley (9th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2021 NLL|2021]]: [[Tehoka Nanticoke]] (3rd overall) & Thomas Vaesen (14th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2022 NLL|2022]]: Cam Wyers (13th overall), Dylan Robinson (14th overall), Zack Belter (19th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2023 NLL|2023]]: None
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2024 NLL|2024]]: Lukas Nielsen (7th overall), Luca Antongiovanni (8th overall), Taylor Dooley (15th overall)
* [[National Lacrosse League entry draft#2025 NLL|2025]]: Waukiigan Shognosh (14th overall) {{Col-end}}

===NLL Dispersal Draft===
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2002 Draft results|2002]] from [[Montreal Express]]: Aime Caines (6th overall); Kelly Sullivan (18th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2003 Draft results|2003]] from [[Ottawa Rebel]]: Jason Clark (9th overall); Marc Landriault (20th overall); Mike Hamilton (31st overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2004 Draft results|2004]] from [[Vancouver Ravens]]: [[Curt Malawsky]] (9th overall); ''Declined to pick'' (18th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2005 Draft results|2005]] from [[Anaheim Storm]]: ''Traded to [[Arizona Sting|Arizona]]'' (9th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2007 Draft results|2007]] from [[Arizona Sting]] & [[Boston Blazers]]: [[Craig Conn]], Arizona (10th overall); Brian Croswell, Boston (15th overall); Joe Smith, Arizona (34th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#June 30.2C 2008|2008]] from [[Arizona Sting]]: Greg Hinman (13th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#December 12.2C 2008|2008]] from [[Chicago Shamrox]]: Cody Jacobs (12th overall); Cory Stringer (21st overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#December 12.2C 2009|2009]] from [[Portland LumberJax]]: Jamison Koesterer (9th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#August 6.2C 2010|2010]] from [[Orlando Titans]]: Jesse Guerin (16th overall) & Matt Brown (26th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#September 92C 2011|2011]] from [[Boston Blazers]]: Kevin Buchanan (6th overall) & Damon Edwards (15th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League dispersal draft#2024 Draft results|2024]] from [[Panther City Lacrosse Club]]: None (Traded to Philadelphia)

===NLL Expansion Draft===
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#1999 Draft results|1999]] to [[Albany Attack]]: [[Troy Cordingley]] (3rd overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2001 Draft results|2001]] to [[Calgary Roughnecks]], [[New Jersey Storm]], [[Vancouver Ravens]] & [[Columbus Landsharks]]:<ref>Acquired the first overall pick and selected Chris Langdale from Toronto</ref> [[Rich Catton]], Vancouver (3rd overall); Phil Wetherup, Columbus (4th overall); Andy Duden, Columbus (10th overall); Peter Talmo, New Jersey (21st overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2004 Draft results|2004]] to [[Minnesota Swarm]]: Jason Clark (N/A overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2005 Draft results|2005]] to [[Portland Lumberjax]] & [[Edmonton Rush]]: [[Mike Hominuck]], Portland (1st overall); Thomas Montour, Portland (13th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2006 Draft results|2006]] to [[Chicago Shamrox]] & [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]]: Bryan Kazarian, Chicago (13th overall); Jon Harasym, Portland (15th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2007 Draft results|2007]] to [[Boston Blazers]]: Brendan Thenhaus (7th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2008 Draft results|2008]] to [[Boston Blazers]]: Kyle Laverty (4th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2018 Draft results|2018]] to [[San Diego Seals]] & [[Philadelphia Wings (2018–)|Philadelphia Wings]]: Vaughn Harris (15th overall); [[Davide DiRuscio]] (17th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2019 Draft results|2019]] to [[Rochester Knighthawks]] & [[New York Riptide]]: [[Shawn Evans (lacrosse)|Shawn Evans]] (1st overall); Jordan Durston (2nd overall) 
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2021 Draft results|2021]] to [[Panther City Lacrosse Club]]: Liam Patten (8th overall)
*[[National Lacrosse League expansion draft#2022 Draft results|2022]] to [[Las Vegas Desert Dogs]]: [[Connor Fields (lacrosse)|Connor Fields]] (2nd overall)

==Retired numbers==
The Bandits have four retired numbers, three of which are represented at the Arena in the rafters with the Championship banners.<ref name="2017mediaguide">{{cite web|title=2017 Media Guide|url=http://www.bandits.com/downloads/2017-Bandits-Media_Guide.pdf|publisher=Buffalo Bandits|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>

*'''34''' Thomas Gardner, western New York youth lacrosse organizer, March 20, 1999
*'''43''' [[Darris Kilgour]], F, March 25, 2001
*'''16''' [[Rich Kilgour]], D, April 16, 2011
*'''11''' [[John Tavares (lacrosse)|John Tavares]], F, March 11, 2016

==Game broadcasts==
Buffalo Bandits games can be heard on Buffalo's [[Audacy, Inc.|Audacy]] stations, either [[WGR (AM)|WGR]] 550 AM or [[WWKB]] 1520 AM. [[John Gurtler]], former play-by-play man for the [[Buffalo Sabres]], handles announcing duties, while former Bandit [[Randy Mearns]] handles color commentary. During its existence from 2010 to 2021, Seneca Nation-owned [[WCGS (FM)|WGWE]] in [[Little Valley (village), New York|Little Valley]] simulcast Bandits games in the Southern Tier.

All games are broadcast on [[ESPN+]].  Select games can be found nationally on [[ESPN Inc.|ESPN Linear Networks]], and locally (to the Buffalo market) on [[WNLO (TV)|WNLO]] CW23. The Bandits are a strong television draw for WNLO, outrating [[the CW]] programming that usually airs in prime time on that network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pergament |first=Alan |date=2025-05-28 |title=Alan Pergament: Tom Bauerle taking WBEN show to Florida; WHLD gets patriotic new call letters |url=https://buffalonews.com/life-entertainment/local/article_cfe1694e-d9fc-4a58-80f2-c45511c1e970.html |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Buffalo Bandits seasons|Buffalo Bandits seasons]]
* [[Buffalo Bandits All-time Roster|Buffalo Bandits all-time roster]]

==Notes==
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==Footnotes and references==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://bandits.com/}}
* [http://www.bandits.com/downloads/2017-18%20Media%20Guide.pdf 2017–2018 Media Guide]

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