The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team has acquired forward Payton Cormier and the 11th and 23rd picks in Tuesday’s Dispersal Draft from the Vancouver Warriors in exchange for transition player Luca Antongiovanni and a first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2026 NLL Entry Draft. The deal is pending league approval.

Cormier (6’2”, 225 lbs., 3/1/2000) was selected by Vancouver with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NLL Entry Draft and has totaled eight points (5+3) and 28 loose-ball recoveries in 18 career games for the Warriors. Before turning pro, Cormier played collegiately for the University of Virginia, where he scored 224 career goals to rank second on the NCAA’s all-time list for career goals.

The NLL Dispersal Draft is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Teams will select from a pool of players consisting of the Ottawa and Philadelphia rosters after the league announced last week that both teams have discontinued operations.