2001 Buffalo Bandits Roster

National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 5th in the NLL
Coach: Ted Sawicki (8-6)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2001 Buffalo Bandits Statistics

The Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League ended the 2001 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing fifth in the NLL.

The Bandits netted 248 goals, tops in the circuit. Buffalo conceded 218 goals. John Tavares scored 51 goals for the team, while Shawn Williams and Mike Accursi tallied twenty-five or more, too. John Tavares contributed 64 assists. Phil Wetherup topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 15.78 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.

Ted Sawicki coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AccursiFFebruary 25, 19755'11"175Welland, ON
Rich CattonDSeptember 1, 19716'1"210Burnaby, BC
Derek CollinsGDecember 9, 19746'0"200Toronto, ON
Kyle CoulingDNovember 15, 19736'0"190Coquitlam, BC
Ted DowlingFMarch 2, 19705'10"190Mississauga, ON
Chris DriscollTSeptember 12, 19716'0"185Fergus, ON
Andy DundunF
Jamie HackelFFebruary 4, 19756'2"225Richmond, BC
Sean HolmesFAugust 17, 19785'9"175
Rich KilgourTJanuary 14, 19696'0"185Niagara Falls, NY
Rob KirkbyDMay 21, 19796'3"195Kitchener, ON
Scott KomerGNovember 15, 19776'4"188
Pat MaddalenaJune 26, 19785'8"170Welland, ON
Derek MalawskySeptember 4, 19736'0"175New Westminster, BC
Andy OgilvieDJanuary 31, 19656'1"210Peterborough, ON
Brandon PiccarettoF
Ryan PowellF,AFebruary 23, 19786'1"195Portland, OR
Scott SelfDAugust 4, 19796'0"195Peterborough, ON
Chris SellerFebruary 4, 19776'2"185Richmond, BC
D'Arcy SweetF
John TavaresFSeptember 8, 19685'11"185Toronto, ON
Bill WarderF
Phil WetherupGJuly 19, 19776'0"200Kitchener, ON
Shawn WilliamsFJuly 7, 19846'2"220Richmond, BC



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