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Buffalo Bandits announce several transactions

Oct 10, 2024 | Sports Scene

The Buffalo Bandits have made multiple player transactions.

The Buffalo Bandits announced the team has signed defenseman Trent Robertson to a one-year contract, pending league approval.

Robertson (6’4”, 225 lbs., 3/13/2004) notched eight assists in 22 games for the Brampton Excelsiors of the Ontario Jr. Lacrosse League during the 2023-24 season. The Clarington, Ontario native recorded 10 points (1+9) in 54 career games for Brampton before being selected by the Bandits in the second round (19th overall) of the 2024 NLL Entry Draft.

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The Buffalo Bandits announced the team has signed forward Emerson Clark and defenseman Bryce Sweeting to a one-year contracts, pending league approval.

Clark (5’10”, 205 lbs., 12/17/1992) appeared in five games for the Bandits in 2023-24 and recorded two assists and eight loose-ball recoveries. In his NLL career, Clark has totaled three points (1+2) and 13 loose-ball recoveries with the Bandits and Las Vegas Desert Dogs.

Clark was originally drafted in the fourth round (35th overall) in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft by the Toronto Rock. The Whitby, Ontario native was acquired by the Bandits from Las Vegas in exchange for the playing rights to goaltender Kurtis Wagar on Nov. 30, 2023.

Sweeting (6’2”, 204 lbs., 7/7/1994) finished the 2022-23 season with five points (1+4), four caused turnovers and 49 loose-ball recoveries in 15 regular-season games. Sweeting established a new career high in assists (4) and appeared in all six of Buffalo’s playoff games en route to a championship in 2023, where he collected 23 loose-ball recoveries.

The Peterborough, Ontario native has totaled 21 points (5+16) and 262 loose-ball recoveries in 94 career regular-season games, which includes 13 points (2+11) and 182 loose-ball recoveries in 57 games with the Bandits. Prior to being acquired by the Bandits through a series of trades during the 2018 season, Sweeting spent the first three seasons of his career (2015-16 to 2017-18) with the Colorado Mammoth after being drafted by in the team in the fourth round (32nd overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft.

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The Buffalo Bandits announced the team has acquired forward Taite Cattoni and a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NLL Entry Draft from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NLL Entry Draft.

Cattoni (5’9”, 180 lbs., 7/22/1998) registered 21 points (6+15) and 18 loose-ball recoveries in 11 games for the Wings in 2023-24. A three-year NLL veteran, Cattoni has 22 goals and 40 assists for 62 points and 77 loose-ball recoveries in 29 career games for Philadelphia and Panther City. A native of Buckhorn, Ontario, Cattoni was selected by Panther City in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2021 NLL Entry Draft.

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The Buffalo Bandits announced the team has signed defenseman Dylan Robinson to a one-year contract, pending league approval.

Robinson (6’2”, 180 lbs., 7/1/2002) will return for his third season in Buffalo after posting six points (2+4) and 63 loose-ball recoveries in 17 games in 2023-24 for the Bandits. The Pickering, Ontario native has totaled 14 points (4+10) in 30 career games. Robinson has appeared in seven playoff games for the Bandits, recording three points (1+2) and 31 loose-ball recoveries.

Robinson was drafted by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2022 NLL Entry Draft. The defenseman spent the 2022 season with the Toronto Beaches and totaled 15 points (6+9) in 18 games.

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