The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, then in its successor the NLL since 1998. The Bandits are owned by Hockey Western New York LLC, a division of Pegula Sports and Entertainment led by Terry Pegula who also owns the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills. History The Bandits played their first season in 1992. They played home games at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium sharing with the Buffalo Sabres until its closure in 1996. The Bandits became the first expansion franchise in MILL/NLL history to win a championship in its first season. The Bandits repeated as champions in their second season (compiling the league's only perfect season to date that year), lost the Championship game their third season and captured their third Championship in 1996, their fifth season. It was not until 1999, their eighth season, that the Bandits did not make the playoffs. Since 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). It wouldn't be until 2008 that the Bandits would win their elusive fourth Championship, a 14–13 triumph over Portland. As of 2018, Buffalo is the longest tenured team in the NLL, in terms of continuous years in their home city, at 27 seasons. (They are not the longest tenured franchise; the New England Black Wolves operate on the franchise of the Philadelphia Wings and the Colorado Mammoth were originally the Baltimore Thunder with previous stops as the Pittsburgh Crossefire in 2000 and Washington Power in 2001 & 2002.) Awards and honors NLL Hall of Fame members Les Bartley, Head Coach, 2006 Darris Kilgour, Forward, 2007 John Mouradian, General Manager, 2008 Jim Veltman, Defense, 2009 Rich Kilgour, Transition, 2010 Steve Dietrich, Goaltender, 2012 Pat O'Toole, Goaltender, 2013 Tracey Kelusky, Forward, 2016 John Tavares, Forward, 2016 Pat McCready, Defense, 2021 Shawn Williams, Forward, 2021 NLL records Single-game record holders Most assists in a single game – Mark Steenhuis (13 assists, February 14, 2009) Most points in a single game – Mark Steenhuis (17 points, February 14, 2009) Season record holders Most points in a single season – Dhane Smith (137 points, 2016) Most goals in