Max Seibald, the 2009 NCAA Lacrosse Player of the Year, will make his home debut in a Wings uniform when the Wings (1-4) host the Buffalo Bandits (1-5) at the Wachovia Center on Saturday, February 13 at 8 p.m. Seibald, last year's Tewaarton Trophy winner, was acquired from the Boston Blazers on January 25, 2010, in exchange for the Wings 2010 first-round draft pick and future considerations. He made his professional lacrosse debut in Toronto on February 5 at the Air Canada Centre.

"Max had some good energy" said Wings GM and Head Coach Dave Huntley. "Toronto is a tough place to play and this was the first time he ever stepped inside an arena to play lacrosse. If everyone plays to the level Max did, and he exceeded my expectation, maybe the result would be different."

Series Notes:

Overall:  Philadelphia leads 19-18

At Philadelphia: 11 – 7
At Buffalo: 8-11
Last Meeting: February 06, 2009, Philadelphia won at home 13-11

About the Bandits:

The Bandits (1-5) are currently last in the Eastern Division in the NLL. Buffalo is tenth in the League on the power play, converting on 28% of their opportunities and ninth in the League in killing power plays 55% of the time. The former number one seed in the 2009 Eastern Division playoffs is 0-3 on the road this season.

Mark Steenhuis leads the Bandits with 30 points (13G, 17A), followed by Mike Accursi with 13 points (9G, 4A). Goalie, Ken Montour, has a goals against average of 11.06 per game and a save percentage of .783. Brandon Francis is third in the league with 41 penalty minutes.

About the Wings:

The Wings, (1-4) are currently fifth in the Eastern Division in the NLL. Philadelphia is ninth in the League on the power play, converting on 31% of their chances, and seventh in the League killing 57% of the power plays against them. The Wings are 1-1 at the Wachovia Center.

Drew Westervelt leads the Wings with 20 points (9G, 11A) and Mat Giles with 19 points (9G, 10A). Wings goalie Brandon Miller has 185 saves on the season with a save percentage of .749.

Coaches Corner:

“We were a little disappointed after the Toronto game with the loss” said Bandits GM Derek Graham.  “We felt that we played with them for four quarters.  This Buffalo Bandits franchise has to put some wins under their belt, just like Philadelphia does. This game is set up to be an epic battle.”

“We are in the same position as the Wings and I don't want to say we will make wholesale changes if we don't get wins in the next couple, but that might be what we have to do,” said Bandits GM Derek Graham. 

“We were just bad in all aspects of the game...coaching, hustle, execution,”  said Wings GM and Head Coach Dave Huntley. “We have to turn it around this weekend.”

“Every week is important and everyone approaches it as one game at a time but there are games that are essential where you draw lines in the sand and this is one” Wings GM and Head Coach Dave Huntley.  “This is a playoff game for us.”