The Buffalo Bandits announced that the team has signed forwards David Burr, Carter Coffey, Jaden Kennedy and Liam Keane, defensemen Matthew Duncan and Liam Linden, and goaltender Evan Constantopoulos, to three-year contracts. Coffey (3rd round, 39th overall), Kennedy (4th round, 61st overall), Burr (5th round, 74th overall) and Keane (5th round, 75th overall) were all members of Buffalo’s 2025 NLL Entry Draft class.
The Buffalo Bandits also:
• Signed defenseman Zack Belter to a two-year contract. Belter (6’5”, 225 lbs., 3/3/2000) will return for his third season in Buffalo after recording two assists and 15 loose-ball recoveries in 14 games in 2024-25 season for the Bandits. Belter was selected by Buffalo in the first round (19th overall) of the 2022 NLL Entry Draft.
• Signed transition player Connor Farrell to a two-year contract. Farrell (6’2”, 240 lbs., 3/25/1997) will return for his third season in Buffalo after he posted four points (1+3), a career-high 129 loose-ball recoveries, and went 269-236 (53%) on faceoffs in 18 games in 2024-25 season for the Bandits.
• Signed defenseman Dylan Robinson to a one-year contract. Robinson (6’2”, 180 lbs., 7/1/2002) will return for his fourth season in Buffalo after posting a career-high 11 points (3+8) and 58 loose-ball recoveries in 11 games in the 2024-25 season for the Bandits.
• Signed forward Kyle Buchanan to a one-year contract. Buchanan (5’8”, 165 lbs., 10/22/1987) will return for his fifth season in Buffalo and currently ranks 10th in franchise postseason history in goals (25), sixth in assists (40), and is tied for sixth in career points with Buffalo (65). Buchanan was also the recipient of the NLL Sportsmanship Award for the 2024–25 season.
• Signed defenseman Taylor Dooley and goaltender Steve Orleman to one-year contracts. Dooley (6’0”, 185 lbs., 12/23/2001) returns for his second season in Buffalo after recording one assist and seven loose-ball recoveries in four games during his rookie campaign in 2024-25. Orleman (6’1”, 185 lbs., 5/7/1999) returns for his third season in Buffalo after being active for all 18 games in 2024-25 and appearing in three of those games.
• Signed forward Coltrane Tyson and goaltender Waukiigan Shognosh to three-year contracts. Shognosh was selected in the first round (14th overall) and Tyson was taken in the second round (21st overall) of the 2025 NLL Entry Draft. Shognosh was named the Ontario Junior Lacross League Goaltender of the Year in 2025 after posting a 15-8 record for the Peterborough Lakers.
• Signed forward Lukas Nielsen and defenseman Paul Dawson to one-year contracts. Dawson (6’5”, 237 lbs., 9/16/1985) currently ranks first all-time in career shots blocked in NLL history (105) and second in franchise history (66). Nielsen (6’0”, 180 lbs., 12/21/2004) returns for his second season in Buffalo after recording two points (1+1) and five loose-ball recoveries in two games during his rookie campaign in 2024–25.
• Signed transition player Nick Weiss to a one-year contract. Weiss (6’2”, 212 lbs., 8/16/1992) will return for his 11th season in Buffalo after posting 26 points (7+19) and a career-high 138 loose-ball recoveries in 18 games during the 2024-25 season for the Bandits. The Port Hope, Ontario native currently ranks seventh in franchise history in games played (147) and loose-ball recoveries (878), second in caused turnovers (158), and third in blocked shots (52).
• Acquired forward Mike Triolo from the Saskatchewan Rush in exchange for a third round pick in the 2027 NLL Entry Draft. Triolo (6’8”, 225 lbs., 6/27/1991) was drafted by the Bandits in the third round (27th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft and has compiled 97 points (43+54) and 146 loose-ball recoveries in 46 career games.
