Darris Kilgour

Who is Darris Kilgour?

Darris Kilgour is a former professional lacrosse player and coach. Kilgour played for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League for 8 seasons, before finishing his playing career with the Rochester Knighthawks and Albany Attack. He won three championships with the Bandits, and is the all-time team leader in penalty minutes and faceoffs. Kilgour's number 43 was retired by the Bandits in March 2001, making him the first player to have his number retired by an NLL team, and he was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1994, as a member of the Six Nations Chiefs, Kilgour was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition.

Kilgour became head coach of the Washington Power for the 2001 season. He led the Power to the playoffs in each of his two seasons as coach before returning to Buffalo as their head coach after the 2002 season. The Bandits posted a 12-4 record in 2003, and Kilgour was awarded the NLL Coach of the Year Award.