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Minnesota Swarm
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Colorado Mammoth
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Friday, December 6, 2013 - 6:00 pm CST
Toronto Rock Athletic Centre
Oakville, Ontario


TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:

None - Following twitter feeds at @Minnesota_Swarm and @MammothLax

More Coverage of this game at:

Minnesota Swarm Website
Colorado Mammoth Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2014) Road (2014)
vs Mammoth 7-9 3-6 4-3 0-0 0-0
vs Mammoth - Playoffs 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Total 8-9 3-6 5-3 0-0 0-0

Last preseason, the Mammoth defeated the Swarm in Oakville by a score of 11-6.

Personnel (2013 Stats):

Minnesota Swarm

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
3 T L Brock Sorensen 07/16/89 6-6 210 Peterborough, ON Ohio State 6G 5A 51LB
4 D L Jeff Gilbert - A 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 3G 12A 64LB
7 F L Zach Palmer 01/03/91 5-7 173 Kleinburg, ON Johns Hopkins N/A
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 1G 6A 72LB
9 T R Tyler Hass 04/20/85 6-6 205 Victoria, BC Victoria 8G 4A 71LB
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 3G 5A 51LB
12 T R Cameron Flint 10/10/90 5-11 190 Georgetown, ON Denver N/A
15 D R Jordan Houtby 11/01/91 6-3 181 St. Catharines, ON Detroit N/A
16 F L Michael Teeter 01/30/89 5-9 160 Orangeville, ON Guelph N/A
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State N/A
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 4G 1A 34LB
23 D R Dominique Alexander 07/14/91 6-2 215 Baldwin, NY Ohio State N/A
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 27G 28A 197LB
30 G L Tyler Carlson 04/29/88 6-1 215 Brampton, ON Seneca 4-6 11.04 GAA .771 Sv%
31 G L Zach Higgins 12/30/90 6-1 215 Courtice, ON Davenport N/A
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 24G 39A 54LB
33 T L David Earl 08/02/87 6-1 185 Simsbury, CT Notre Dame 8G 7A 102LB
39 D L Dan Ball 10/08/87 5-11 185 Toronto, ON Georgian 0G 4A 27LB
45 D L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell N/A
46 T R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 29G 33A 70LB
81 F L Josh Gillam 06/04/88 6-0 180 Peteborough, ON Dartmouth 4G 15A 20LB
84 F R Corbyn Tao 04/09/88 5-10 185 Coquitlam, BC Robert Morris 6G 17A 49LB
89 F R Scott Jones 02/11/89 6-5 210 Port Coquitlam, BC UMBC N/A
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 32G 63A 55LB
G L Ryan Masters 01/11/89 6-0 220 Peterborough, ON Fleming N/A
Staff
Owner/GM Head Coach Assistant Assistant
John Arlotta Joe Sullivan Aime Caines Bobby Keast
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)    
30-Tyler Carlson 4-Jeff Gilbert 10-Alex Crepinsek    
31-Zach Higgins 8-Greg Downing 15-Jordan Houtby    
Ryan Masters 39-Dan Ball 23-Dominique Alexander    
  45-Jason Noble      
         
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)  
33-David Earl 9-Tyler Hass 32-Shayne Jackson 98-Callum Crawford  
3-Brock Sorensen 24-Jordan MacIntosh 81-Josh Gillam 84-Corbyn Tao  
  46-Kiel Matisz 18-Logan Schuss 89-Scott Jones  
  12-Cameron Flint 7-Zach Palmer    
  20-Andrew Suitor 16-Michael Teeter    
         


Colorado Mammoth

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
2 F R Casey Powell 02/18/76 6-1 195 West Carthage, NY Syracuse 17G 37A 45LB
4 T R Jaeden Gastaldo 01/28/91 5-11 180 New Westminster, BC Simon Fraser 1G 2A 17LB
8 T L Cameron Mann 06/11/92 5-8 165 Hamilton, ON Jacksonville N/A
9 F R Gavin Prout - C 03/13/78 5-10 188 Whitby, ON Loyola 8G 33A 33LB
10 F R Colton Clark 03/16/90 6-3 215 Nanaimo, BC Bellarmine 1G 0A 12LB
11 D L John Gallant - A 06/12/78 6-0 185 Brantford, ON Lake Superior St. 1G 5A 14LB
12 D R Jarett Park 10/25/82 6-1 200 Otisco, NY Syracuse 0G 0A 38LB
13 T R Mat MacLeod 02/15/88 6-0 190 Owen Sound, ON Waterloo 10G 14A 36LB
14 F R Jordan McBride 10/02/86 6-0 210 New Westminster, BC Stony Brook 24G 25A 23LB
16 F L Adam Jones 07/31/89 5-9 175 Owen Sound, ON Canisius 33G 39A 87LB
17 F R Sean Pollock 07/07/82 5-10 175 Wallaceburg, ON   15G 36A 58LB
18 D L Patrick O'Meara 02/04/90 6-5 205 Coquitlam, BC   N/A
19 T L Cam Holding 10/10/89 6-1 175 Lansing, MI Grand Valley St 2G 9A 86LB
20 D R Ben McCullough 01/20/88 6-0 188 Brampton, ON Potsdam State N/A
21 D L Chet Koneczny 11/15/77 5-11 180 Orangeville, ON York 0G 3A 45LB
24 F L John Grant - A 11/07/74 6-2 224 Peterborough, ON Delaware 43G 48A 42LB
26 F R Drew Westervelt 04/25/85 6-5 238 Baltimore, MD UMBC 30G 29A 60LB
31 G R Tye Belanger 07/31/90 6-1 187 Mooretown, ON   5-2 10.77 GAA .776 Sv%
35 G R Dan Lewis 02/07/89 6-4 180 Coquitlam, BC Douglas 0-4 12.41 GAA .739 Sv%
37 D R Dan Coates 04/06/87 6-0 180 St. Catharines, ON Canisius 0G 7A 50LB
41 T R Bob Snider 08/26/85 5-11 195 Burnaby, BC Bellarmine 5G 4A 169LB
42 T R Dom Sebastiani 06/20/90 5-10 190 Moorestown, NJ Delaware N/A
43 F L Cody McMahon 02/22/92 5-8 160 Orangeville, ON   N/A
44 T L Jamie Lincoln 07/07/86 6-0 175 St. Catherines, ON Hofstra 15G 10A 31LB
45 G L Dillon Ward 03/28/91 6-5 185 Orangeville, ON Bellarmine N/A
56 D L John Orsen 01/25/84 6-3 203 Laurel Hollow, NY Hofstra 0G 0A 3LB
62 D L Creighton Reid 01/20/87 6-2 195 Milton, ON   3G 6A 44LB
82 T R Joey Cupido 08/14/90 5-10 175 Hamilton, ON McMaster 6G 9A 101LB
88 T R Jackson Decker 04/18/90 6-1 194 Port Moody, BC Limestone 0G 1A 3LB
89 F L Carter Bender 04/05/89 6-3 205 Caledon, ON Hartford 1G 2A 2LB
96 F L Joel Dalgarno 05/29/86 6-0 180 Port Coquitlam, BC Ohio State 7G 11A 22LB
Staff
General Manager Head Coach Assistant Assistant
Steve Govett Bob Hamley Ed Comeau Sean Ferris
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)  
31-Tye Belanger 11-John Gallant 37-Dan Coates  
45-Dillon Ward 62-Creighton Reid 12-Jarett Park  
35-Dan Lewis 21-Chet Koneczny 20-Ben McCullough  
  56-John Orsen    
  18-Patrick O'Meara    
       
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
19-Cam Holding 13-Mat MacLeod 24-John Grant 26-Drew Westervelt
44-Jamie Lincoln 82-Joey Cupido 16-Adam Jones 2-Casey Powell
4-Jaeden Gastaldo 41-Bob Snider 96-Joel Dalgarno 17-Sean Pollock
8-Cameron Mann 88-Jackson Decker 89-Carter Bender 14-Jordan McBride
  42-Dom Sebastiani 43-Cody McMahon 10-Colton Clark
      9-Gavin Prout
  • Andrew Suitor, as of the end of the first weekend of training camp, was not cleared for contact. Status for this weekend's games is unknown.
  • Brock Sorensen had a hamstring act up on him this past weekend and may see limited time.
  • The Swarm are already down to 24 players after last weekend and if all goes according to plan, these 24 will start the season on the roster.
  • The Mammoth have 30 or 31 players on the roster as Gavin Prout's status right now is unclear. Even though signed, Prout has not been at camp according to sources.
  • Both teams play the following night but Minnesota must travel to Rochester while Colorado stays in Oakville. Both teams may be more experimental in this game, learn from it and apply it the following night.
  • The Mammoth acquired Drew Westervelt in a trade from Philadelphia to bolster their right side of the offense.
  • The Mammoth definitely improved their faceoffs by acquiring Bob Snider from Vancouver, who was second only to his brother Geoff, in faceoffs in the NLL last year.
  • Jordan MacIntosh will be counted on to take the majority of faceoffs. With Suitor being brought on slowly, expect to see Jason Noble spell MacIntosh at the circle.
  • The Mammoth are just as young as the Swarm in the net. Their #1 is third year player Tye Belanger, who finished last year as the top dog. They return Dan Lewis, also in his third year, and they drafted Dillon Ward with the third pick in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft. Belanger looks to stay number one into the season but Ward is expected to be number two and may push for number one by the end of the season.
  • With more players to evaluate, the Mammoth will play more fresher guys in the second half which will test the Swarm's fitness especially if Suitor and Sorensen are out.
  • The Swarm are expected to have seven rookies playing (all draft picks) while the Mammoth are looking at five rookies (four of them draft picks) playing.
  • The only former Swarm on the Mammoth is Sean Pollock (2005 - 2011). Former Swarm Richard Morgan retired this off-season. The Swarm do not have any former Mammoth on their roster but both Greg Downing and Cameron Flint live in Denver.
  • Look for Ryan Masters to play in this game only this weekend maybe for at least an half.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 9 Colorado Mammoth 8

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Pre-Season - Minnesota at Rochester - Saturday, December 7th, 2013 7:00 pm Central
  • Pre-Season - Colorado at Toronto in Oakville, Ontario - Saturday, December 7th, 2013 6:00 pm Central