The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team has signed transition player Nick Weiss to a one-year contract, pending league approval.
Weiss (6’2”, 212 lbs., 8/16/1992) returns for his eighth season with the Bandits after posting 10 points (3+7) and 48 loose-ball recoveries in 13 games for Buffalo in 2021-22. Weiss appeared in six playoff games for the Bandits in 2022 and posted three points (1+2), including the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the NLL Finals on June 4 against Colorado.
Weiss, who played in his 100th career NLL game on Feb. 12 at Toronto, joined the Bandits prior to the 2014-15 season and has totaled 103 points (48+55) and 594 loose-ball recoveries in his eight-year NLL career with the Bandits and Vancouver Stealth. Weiss set career highs in goals (9), assists (13), points (22), loose-ball recoveries (114) and created turnovers (24) with the Bandits in 2018-19.
The Port Hope, Ontario native was drafted by Vancouver in the second round (17th overall) of the 2013 NLL Entry Draft and spent one season with the Stealth in 2013-14 before being acquired by Buffalo.