On April 26th, while a good chunk of Buffalo was paying attention to who the Bills were drafting in the NFL draft, the Bandits attracted a near-sellout crowd of 18,325 to HSBC Arena for their regular season finale against the Portland Lumberjax. After allowing Portland to score first, the Bandits jumped out to a 4-1 lead midway through the first. Portland made it close again, however, until all-time NLL scoring leader Johnny Tavares led a charge late in the 3rd to help the Bandits pull out a 14-10 win to finish off the regular season.
Also finishing off their regular season was the beautiful and talented Bandits dance team, the Bandettes. They started off the evening signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans and then proceeded to keep the crowd going all night long as their dance routines kept things going during breaks in the action. Their 1st intermission routine was put together by a collaborative effort of Erin Y and Amanda H to the tune of 80's You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi .
Next up for the Bandettes and Bandits is a trip to the playoffs. However, thanks in part to the Minnesota Swarm coming out on top in their matchup Saturday night, the road to the NLL Champions Cup goes through Buffalo, NY as the Bandits have earned home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Round 1 features their longtime rivals, the Philadelphia Wings, making the trek to Buffalo for a matchup on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 at HSBC Arena. This gives us, at least, one more chance to see the Bandettes in action as they cheer on the Bandits on their way to the NLL Title.
Also finishing off their regular season was the beautiful and talented Bandits dance team, the Bandettes. They started off the evening signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans and then proceeded to keep the crowd going all night long as their dance routines kept things going during breaks in the action. Their 1st intermission routine was put together by a collaborative effort of Erin Y and Amanda H to the tune of 80's You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi .
Next up for the Bandettes and Bandits is a trip to the playoffs. However, thanks in part to the Minnesota Swarm coming out on top in their matchup Saturday night, the road to the NLL Champions Cup goes through Buffalo, NY as the Bandits have earned home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Round 1 features their longtime rivals, the Philadelphia Wings, making the trek to Buffalo for a matchup on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 at HSBC Arena. This gives us, at least, one more chance to see the Bandettes in action as they cheer on the Bandits on their way to the NLL Title.
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