==National Lacrosse League==

==National Lacrosse League==

On February 18, 2006, the Buffalo Bandits defeated the [[Minnesota Swarm]] by a score of 14–9 in front of 12,458 fans at [[HSBC Arena (Buffalo)|HSBC Arena]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. In that game, John Tavares tied the NLL Career Points (goals + assists) record at 1,091 points held by [[Gary Gait]], who had retired after the [[2005 NLL season|2005]] season.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=589|work=NLL.com|title=Bandits Beat Swarm 14–9, Tavares Ties Record|date=February 18, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}

On March 4, 2006, 10,961 fans witnessed history. On that night, the Buffalo Bandits played their 7th regular season game again hosting the Minnesota Swarm, and Tavares scored two points in an 11–8 loss. The first was his 1,092nd career point, the record-breaker, which was an assist to [[Mark Steenhuis]] who scored a power-play goal at 11:57 in the second period. (The second point, Point 1,093, was also an assist to Steenhuis in the third period.) Play was stopped, and Tavares was given the game ball.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=556|work=NLL.com|title=Tavares Breaks Points Record, Bandits Fall|date=March 7, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bandits.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=360 |work=Bandits.com |title=Tavares Breaks Scoring Record |date=March 4, 2006 |last=Wheeler |first=Brian |author2=Zita McKenna |access-date=2007-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200951/http://www.bandits.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=360 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/tsn/news_story.asp?id=157181|title=Tavares breaks NLL scoring record|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]].com|date=March 4, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}

On Saturday February 18, 2006, the Buffalo Bandits defeated the [[Minnesota Swarm]] by a score of 14–9 in front of 12,458 fans at [[HSBC Arena (Buffalo)|HSBC Arena]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. In that game, John Tavares tied the NLL Career Points (goals + assists) record at 1,091 points held by [[Gary Gait]], who had retired after the [[2005 NLL season|2005]] season.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=589|work=NLL.com|title=Bandits Beat Swarm 14–9, Tavares Ties Record|date=February 18, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}

On Saturday March 4, 2006, 10,961 fans witnessed history. On that night, the Buffalo Bandits played their 7th regular season game again hosting the Minnesota Swarm, and Tavares scored two points in an 11–8 loss. The first was his 1,092nd career point, the record-breaker, which was an assist to [[Mark Steenhuis]] who scored a power-play goal at 11:57 in the second period. (The second point, Point 1,093, was also an assist to Steenhuis in the third period.) Play was stopped, and Tavares was given the game ball.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=556|work=NLL.com|title=Tavares Breaks Points Record, Bandits Fall|date=March 7, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bandits.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=360 |work=Bandits.com |title=Tavares Breaks Scoring Record |date=March 4, 2006 |last=Wheeler |first=Brian |author2=Zita McKenna |access-date=2007-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200951/http://www.bandits.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=360 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/tsn/news_story.asp?id=157181|title=Tavares breaks NLL scoring record|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]].com|date=March 4, 2006|access-date=2007-05-28}}

On January 20, 2008, Tavares scored his 597th career goal (against goalie [[Matt Vinc]]) in a win over the [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]], passing [[Gary Gait]] and becoming the NLL's all-time leader in goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3246 |title=Tavares Breaks Goal Scoring Record |work=NLL.com |date=January 19, 2008 |access-date=2008-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119131952/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3246 |archive-date=January 19, 2008 }} On May 17, 2008, Tavares won his fourth championship and first since 1996. The Bandits beat the [[Portland Lumberjax]] in the championship game with the help of two Tavares goals.

On Saturday January 20, 2008, Tavares scored his 597th career goal (against goalie [[Matt Vinc]]) in a win over the [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]], passing [[Gary Gait]] and becoming the NLL's all-time leader in goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3246 |title=Tavares Breaks Goal Scoring Record |work=NLL.com |date=January 19, 2008 |access-date=2008-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119131952/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3246 |archive-date=January 19, 2008 }} May 17, 2008 Tavares won his fourth championship and first since 1996. The Bandits beat the [[Portland Lumberjax]] in the championship game with the help of two Tavares goals.

During the [[2009 NLL season]], he was named to the [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3811|title=All-Star reserves announced |date=February 19, 2009|publisher=NLL.com|access-date=2009-03-05}}

During the [[2009 NLL season]], he was named to the [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3811|title=All-Star reserves announced |date=February 19, 2009|publisher=NLL.com|access-date=2009-03-05}}