| 2023 Buffalo Bandits | |
|---|---|
| NLL Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2023 record | 14-4 |
| Home record | 7-2 |
| Road record | 7-2 |
| Goals for | 215 |
| Goals against | 191 |
| General Manager | Steve Dietrich |
| Coach | John Tavares |
| Captain | Steve Priolo |
| Alternate captains | Dhane Smith, Nick Weiss |
| Arena | KeyBank Center |
| Average attendance | 14,731 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Josh Byrne (43) |
| Assists | Dhane Smith (96) |
| Points | Dhane Smith (132) |
| Penalties in minutes | Steve Priolo (70) |
| Loose Balls | Steve Priolo (143) |
| Wins | Matt Vinc (14) |
| Goals against average | Matt Vinc (10.42) |
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season was their 31st season in the NLL.
The Bandits won the Eastern Conference with a 14-4 record in the regular season, as well as first place overall, and home floor advantage throughout the playoffs. They beat the Rochester Knighthawks, 20-8, in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The team would go on to sweep the Toronto Rock in two games in the Eastern Conference Finals, leading to a rematch against the Colorado Mammoth in the NLL Finals, in which Buffalo had fallen to in three games, in the 2022 season.
The Bandits went on to win Game 1 at home over the Mammoth, 14-13, and then lose Game 2, 16-10, on the road in Colorado. The Bandits went on to win the third and deciding game, 13-4, to win their first championship since 2008.[1]