Game Recaps Feb 20

Georgia 19 Buffalo 15

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Swarm use eight goal fourth quarter. To get a victory in Banditland. Georgia travels to New England 2/28 3:00 PM EST. Bandits lose both games on the weekend Ouch. Buffalo travels to face Saskatchewan 2/26 8:30 PM EST

Vancouver 14 Calgary 13

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Corey Small scores game winner 1:16 into OT. Calgary jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Only to see Vancouver crawl it’s way back.

Calgary hosts Saskatchewan 2/28 4:00 PM EST While Vancouver travels to Colorado 2/27 for a 5:00 PM EST face off.

 

Game Recaps Feb 19

Toronto 14 Buffalo 12

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The Rock get win number one on the season. Buffalo heads home to take on the Georgia Swarm 2/20 7:30 PM EST. Rochester visits Toronto 2/27 7:00 PM EST

Saskatchewan 11 Rochester 8

Joe Walters opened the scoring for the Knighthawks. Before the Rush went on an 8-0 run to pull away.  Saskatchewan hosts Buffalo 2/26 8:30 PM EST. Rochester travels to Toronto 2/27 7:00 PM EST

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New England at Buffalo

February 6 7:30 PM EST

Broadcast: FoxSportsGo (Canada and US)

2016 Head to Head 1-0 New England

New England enters the game on a two game winning streak.  Leading the East division with the 3-1 record. The biggest surprise so far has to be the play of Evan Kirk 3-1 8.25 GAA .844 SV% On offense the Black Wolves are led by Shawn Evans 24 Pts (12G 12A)

Buffalo enters the game. Looking for revenge. After getting beat by the Black Wolves 15-11 on January 30. The Bandits are led by Dhane Smith 31 Pts (13G 18A). With Anthony Cosmo 2-1 10.88 GAA .786 SV& between the pipes.

 

Buffalo 12 Toronto 6

Score was tied 3-3 after fifteen minutes. Rock scored only three goals over the next 45 minutes. With the loss Rock drop to 0-4. Time for heads to roll in Toronto…. Fire the coaching staff? Trades?  New GM?

Dhane Smith led the Bandits with nine points. (4g 5a) Anthony Cosmo made 37 saves.

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January 30 Buffalo at New England 7:00 PM EST

January 29 Georgia at Toronto 8:00 PM EST

Colorado 15 Buffalo 14

Mike Burke scores OT winner. To keep Colorado undefeated. Where were the fans? The arena looked empty on the ESPN feed. 14,125 listed number on the game sheet.  Unless they were all hiding on the concourse. Watching NFL playoffs.

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January 23 Toronto at Buffalo 7:30 PM EST

January 23 Colorado at Vancouver 10:00 PM EST

Buffalo at Colorado

When January 16 9 PM EST

Broadcast Watch ESPN

2015 Head to Head 1-0 Buffalo

Only meeting this season between the clubs. Bandits are looking for win number two on the season. Bandits offense is led by Dhane Smith 5 Pts (2g 3a) and Ryan Benesch 3 Pts (2g 1a) Anthony Cosmo expected to get the start in net.

 

Colorado is looking to go 3-0. As the Mammoth are led by a balance attack. Adam Jone 15 Pts (7g 8a), Callum Crawford 14 Pts (5g 9a) Colorado have 11 players with at least one goal. Flip a coin between Dillon Ward and Alex Buque. With no clear cut number one in net.

Hey at least we will be able to watch this game.

Calgary at Buffalo

  • When Jan 8
  • Time 7:30 PM
  • Broadcast Fox Sports Go
  • 2015 Head to Head 1-0 Bandits

First game for the Bandits. In the post John Tavares era. Ryan Benesch 113 pts (55g 58a), Dhane Smith 107 pts (39g 68a), and Mark Steenhuis 95 pts (36g 59a) return for the Bandits. Anthony Cosmo returns between the pipes.

The Roughnecks turned over the roster during the offseason. Let’s see how long it takes for chemistry to develop. Curtis Dickerson 93 pts (48g 45a) leads a revamped offensive unit.  Frankie Scigliano looks to hold the starting job in between the pipes.