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Tavares named Player of the Month

February 8, 2005 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Buffalo Bandits News Release


Buffalo, N.Y. (February 8, 2005) — The Buffalo Bandits announced today that John Tavares has been named the National Lacrosse League's Player of the Month for January. Through the first month of the 2005 season, Tavares led the NLL in points (34), ranked second in goals (17) and was tied for second in assists (17) with teammate Dan Teat. He currently leads the Bandits in loose balls collected (44).

"Every season, John continues to amaze me," stated Bandits General Manager Kurt Silcott. "In my opinion, he is the greatest player to ever play the indoor game. His continued success is due to his tireless work ethic and his unique ability to make the players around him better. There is rarely a month when he is not in the running for this award. He is one of the most consistent players in any sport and as this league gains more and more recognition, John should be looked at as one of the greatest athletes, anywhere. In my opinion, he is that good."

The Toronto, Ontario native opened the season with a team-high eight-point (6G, 2A) performance against the Toronto Rock on January 7. He then registered five assists at Minnesota on January 21 and five points (3G, 2A) at Colorado on January 22. Tavares recorded his best statistical weekend of the season in a home-and-home series with Philadelphia on January 28 and 29. In two games against the Wings, he notched eight goals and eight assists for 16 points en route to being named the NLL's Overall and Offensive Player of the Week for Week 5.

Tavares needs just eight assists to become the first player in NLL history to record 500 career assists and nine goals to become the second player to reach 500 career goals.

The Bandits next home game will be against the Anaheim Storm at the HSBC Arena on Friday, February 11, 2005 at 7:30 PM. Ticket packages are available by calling the Buffalo Bandits Ticket Office at 1-888-467-2273, or fans can purchase packages at the HSBC Arena Box Office or any Tickets.com locations. For more information, log on to www.bandits.com.

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