NLL new TV deal with ESPN networks

[Marvin]

19 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

 

Most of our fellow Buffalonians are still upset the Bills lost?

[Taro T]

19 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

 

Has there been much (any?) advertising of the Bandits games?

With last year's skipped season & Canadian/ US border restrictions, can believe a lot of people just don't have the Bandits on their radar.  Which is a shame as they are playing very well right now.

[PromoTheRobot]

On 2/6/2022 at 7:39 AM, tom webster said:

According to Wikipedia (I know) Bandits are 4th in league averaging over 7K. No one is over 9K.

I just recall the days of 10-12K actual bodies in the arena for the Bandits. Again, is this missing Canadians? I could also see vax mandates impacting the Bandits fan base harder.

[PromoTheRobot]

18 hours ago, Taro T said:

Has there been much (any?) advertising of the Bandits games?

With last year's skipped season & Canadian/ US border restrictions, can believe a lot of people just don't have the Bandits on their radar.  Which is a shame as they are playing very well right now.

Yes, I see Bandits ads in my email.

[PromoTheRobot]

Well I guess Saturday's attendance was a bit better than I realized. 🤔

 

[Taro T]

10 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Yes, I see Bandits ads in my email.

Are they advertising that there are Bandits games to people that AREN'T already STHers to their other teams?

[triumph_communes]

Canadian fan base

[Zamboni]

On 2/7/2022 at 9:42 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

Well I guess Saturday's attendance was a bit better than I realized. 🤔

 

If they count attendance like the NHL teams count attendance, then there was not 9,371 butts in the seats. Maybe they count actual gate and not tickets sold.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Zamboni said:

If they count attendance like the NHL teams count attendance, then there was not 9,371 butts in the seats. Maybe they count actual gate and not tickets sold.

EVERYBODY reports tickets sold (or even tickets distributed) rather than turnstile.

[Taro T]

The dream of a perfect season is done.

Went down 1-0, tied it, but went down 4-1, tied it, went down 8-4 at the 1/2, tied it 9-9, but then gave up a couple of quick ones and lost 12-10.

A big factor was TD Irelan winning unofficially all but 2 faceoffs.

Bandits now 6-1.

[Taro T]

Firewolves in Banditland tonight.

Albany up 1-0 at the end of 1.

Bandits up 6-1 at the 1/2.  Took almost 20 minutes to break the ice but they dominated the last 10 minutes.

[Taro T]

And the Firewolves score the only goals in the 3rd.  Firewolves 8 Bandits 6 through 3.

[Taro T]

And the Bandits return the favor in the 4th going 7-0.

Final Bandits 13 - Firewolves 8.

Have never seen a game where 1 net never had the twine touched.

Fun game.  Lots of scrums & a good fight at the end.

Bandits in Ra-cha-cha next Saturday.  Can't wait.

[Eleven]

Well, as it turns out, the Bandits were on national TV tonight.  I only know this because I stopped into some place (I am out of town right now) to get what has to be one of the top five cheeseburgers in the world, and they were on.  And they won!

Edited February 19, 2022 by Eleven

[Taro T]

9 hours ago, Eleven said:

Well, as it turns out, the Bandits were on national TV tonight.  I only know this because I stopped into some place (I am out of town right now) to get what has to be one of the top five cheeseburgers in the world, and they were on.  And they won!

Interesting.  Watched on ESPN+ & never twigged onto them being on ESPN2 (or whichever ESPN version they were on).  Explains them constantly hyping college basketball when returning from every commercial break.

[Taro T]

Bandits continuing their dominance of the Kin-ig-hit Hawks tonight. 14-8 including the penalty shot w/ ~9 seconds left in the game.

Decent crowd.  At least 3x what was there the 1st time these 2 played in the formerly Flour City (now Flower City).  Probably close to 70% of the lower bowl full and ~ 1/2 full near midfield in the 200's.  At least 50% of that was Bandit fans.  What can you say, we travel well.

Both goalies were ridiculously sharp in the 1st half.  Vinc gave up 4 goals in a just over 4 minute span in the 4th to let Ra-cha-cha back into it, helped in large part by Hogarth cross checking Robinson in the back to get open for a pass & goal which drew a PP as well when Robinson apparently mentioned something to the ref about his mother having canine roots & at any rate, whether that was legit or not, something about his parents not being wedded at the time of his birth might also have been mentioned.  Hartley let up a bit in the 2nd half, but it ain't easy to shutdown a team w/ as much firepower as the Bandits have for a full 60 minutes.

Several great saves at both ends & Nanticoke had one of the sweetest goals you'll ever see.  Priolo did not make he trip but the D was still solid as ever holding the Hawks to only 8 for the 3rd time this year. 

If you look closely, you might even see ol' Taro in the crowd.

[SwampD]

On 2/19/2022 at 8:43 AM, Taro T said:

Interesting.  Watched on ESPN+ & never twigged onto them being on ESPN2 (or whichever ESPN version they were on).  Explains them constantly hyping college basketball when returning from every commercial break.

Wait, they are on ESPN+? Cool. Im going to start looking for them.

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, SwampD said:

Wait, they are on ESPN+? Cool. Im going to start looking for them.

Yep.  Every single game is there.  And they stay in the library for about a month (maybe a little less).

[PromoTheRobot]

Another Bandits game worth watching.

 

[Eleven]

13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Another Bandits game worth watching.

 

Did they win?  Whom did they play?  Not everyone has EPSN+, etc....

[PromoTheRobot]

46 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Did they win?  Whom did they play?  Not everyone has EPSN+, etc....

I don't want to spoil it for anyone who might watch later. I'll pm you.

[Eleven]

7 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I don't want to spoil it for anyone who might watch later. I'll pm you.

Thanks!

[Hank]

Bandits play the New York Riptide at 5ET on ESPN2 if anyone is interested. 

[PromoTheRobot]

33 minutes ago, Hank said:

Bandits play the New York Riptide at 5ET on ESPN2 if anyone is interested. 

Riptide are no bueno. Should be a rout.

[PromoTheRobot]

The team’s ownership group includes Wayne Gretzky, Dustin Johnson, Steve Nash and Joe Tsai...the same Joe Tsai we were speculating was buying all or part of the Sabres.