The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team has signed forward Thomas Vaesen and defenseman Dylan Robinson to two-year contracts, pending league approval.

Vaesen (6’0”, 185 lbs.) was selected by the Bandits in the first-round (14th overall) of the 2021 NLL
Entry Draft. The Victoria, British Columbia native has played collegiately for the University of Montevallo for the last five seasons, totaling 294 points (222+72) in 68 career games. Vaesen was named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.

Robinson (6’2”, 180 lbs., 7/1/2002) 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. A native of Pickering, Ontario, Robinson joins his brothers, Brandon and Justin, who are both members of the Bandits organization.