The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team has acquired defenseman Paul Dawson and a third-round pick in the 2024 NLL Entry Draft from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 NLL Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2025 NLL Entry Draft. The trade is pending league approval.

Dawson (6’5”, 237 lbs., 9/16/1985) has appeared in 13 games this season for Colorado where he has registered two points (0+2), 12 blocks and 47 loose-ball recoveries.

Dawson has played in 260 career games over the course of 18 NLL seasons with seven teams. He has totaled 96 points (27+69) and 911 loose-ball recoveries in his career. Dawson has played in 24 postseason games and has totaled nine points (3+6), 69 loose-ball recoveries and 12 caused turnovers in those games.

The Oakville, Ontario native was drafted by the San Jose Stealth in the first round (7th overall) in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft.