Buffalo Bandits

The Bandits are the oldest franchise still playing in their original city and are one of most successful teams in the league, sharing the record for most league titles at 6 with the Toronto Rock and the original Philadelphia Wings franchise.

After their 1996 championship-winning season, the Bandits returned to the NLL Championship game on three separate occasions (1997, 2004, 2006) only to lose each time, including twice at home.

[2] The following year, the Bandits repeated as champions, winning their sixth title in a sweep of the Albany FireWolves.

As of 2024, Buffalo is the longest tenured team in the NLL, in terms of continuous years in their home city, at 33 seasons.

Select games can be found nationally on ESPN Linear Networks, and locally (to the Buffalo Market) on WNLO CW23.

The Colorado Mammoth visit the Buffalo Bandits in Game 3 of the 2022 NLL Cup Finals
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.