BillsFan4 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The bandits won game 1 and lost game 2 of the NLL finals. They will play a final game 3 at home next Saturday, June 18th at 7:30pm https://bandits.com/single-game-tickets/ Tickets start at $28. Please spread the word! I’d love to see a sell-out. I was there when they won the championship at home in the 90’s and it was an amazing experience that I still remember vividly to this day. I want to be there again! Anyone else planning to go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Wish I could be there. I think the home games in the playoffs have been pretty well attended, no? I watched their last home game and it looked like it was a sell out. Josh Byrne, star forward for the Bandits, is a HUGE Bills fan. He’s a beast. Edit: For those like myself who can’t be there in person, the game will be streaming live on ESPN+. Edited June 12, 2022 by Johnny Hammersticks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Pretty good seasons for all the Pegulas' teams, except for the Sabres. But as long as the Bills are doing well, that's what matters most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Sucks they blew the game yesterday with defensive lapses late... They better come to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 What's a Buffalo Bandit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 The Bandits game was on ESPNU, which is part of my cable package. It was fun to watch. The 18th game is only on ESPN+ ..which I don't get. Bummer. You'd think a major league championship game would be on a publicly accessible channel.. but I guess the NLL marches to their own drummer. 6 hours ago, Greg S said: What's a Buffalo Bandit? The https://bandits.com/ are owned by the Pegula's. They play in the National Lacrosse League. https://www.nll.com/ They had a very good season. The winner of Saturday's game is the league champion. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Saturday game has been moved to 8pm and will be aired on ESPNU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I went to several Bandits game when we had great teams many years ago. The building was always sold out (as I remember it at least) and the atmosphere was fantastic. Hitting, fighting, scoring....the crowd loved it and went nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 The Bandits game is sold out. Looking at the secondary market, most of the better seats in the lower bowl are going for north of $250. That place is going to be rocking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: The Bandits game is sold out. Looking at the secondary market, most of the better seats in the lower bowl are going for north of $250. That place is going to be rocking! Did they sell out the entire building or just the 10K or so available seats? They usually close off part of the upper deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 31 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Did they sell out the entire building or just the 10K or so available seats? They usually close off part of the upper deck. Looks to me like they sold out the entire building. On StubHub there are tickets available all over the 300 level. The better ones in the 300 level are going for ~$65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 5:11 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said: Saturday game has been moved to 8pm and will be aired on ESPNU. I just realized that game 2 of the Stanley cup final is on at the same time so I guess I'll be toggling between the two. Go Bandits/Go Avs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 hours ago, T&C said: I just realized that game 2 of the Stanley cup final is on at the same time so I guess I'll be toggling between the two. Go Bandits/Go Avs. I will likely record the hockey and watch it tape delayed later---and enjoy the bandits game live! I haven't watched a lacrosse game in years. Might even break out some of my better scotch for this! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PromoTheRobot Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Congratulations to the Mammoth. Terrific defense and goaltending made you champs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Congratulations to the Mammoth. Terrific defense and goaltending made you champs. Ugh... I couldn't find the game but I saw the final score a few minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, T&C said: Ugh... I couldn't find the game but I saw the final score a few minutes ago. It was on ESPNU and +. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: It was on ESPNU and +. I know,,, but none of my resources were providing it... just watched game 2 of the Avs/Tb series. I only sign up for ESPN when the NFL season is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Congratulations to the Mammoth. Terrific defense and goaltending made you champs. Their goaltender was unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Yeah I know very little about lacrosse but goaltending seemed like the biggest difference last night. Colorado’s goaltender was unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Dillon Ward, Colorado’s goalie, won finals MVP. He’s unreal, and also plays for the Waterdogs of the PLL. Zed Williams, who grew up in Silver Creek, NY, also had 4 goals in the game for the Mammoth. Buffalo has a great core of young talent, and I think they will be very good for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 4 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Yeah I know very little about lacrosse but goaltending seemed like the biggest difference last night. Colorado’s goaltender was unreal. But his pads need to be bigger! (Joking). It's absolutely ridiculous--those guys are padded out to huge squares roughly the size of the net. And I thought it was bad in the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: But his pads need to be bigger! (Joking). It's absolutely ridiculous--those guys are padded out to huge squares roughly the size of the net. And I thought it was bad in the NHL. That’s how box lacrosse has always been played. 🤷🏾♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Anybody attend the game last night? What was the experience/atmosphere like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 2:35 AM, Buffalo716 said: Their goaltender was unbelievable 23 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Yeah I know very little about lacrosse but goaltending seemed like the biggest difference last night. Colorado’s goaltender was unreal. Dillon Ward, the Mammoth keeper, was outstanding. But his defense did an incredible job of blocking all the shooting lanes for the Bandits. They also made it very hard to penetrate they're defensive shell. So while Ward made around 55 saves, most of those came from far out and weren't very dangerous opportunities. Meanwhile Matt Vinc, the Bandits goalie, was very good himself, but he let in a couple of soft goals in the first half. Those turned out to be the difference. Still, giving up just 9 goals should be enough to help your team win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 19 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: Anybody attend the game last night? What was the experience/atmosphere like? The atmosphere was fair weathered, loud and proud when the Bandits scored but when we fell behind late and got very quiet. It was a good game but the Bandits clearly lost it in the 3rd quarter when we couldn't muster anything in terms of goals after Vinc finally started playing better as he was horrible in the 1st half moreso in the 2nd quarter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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