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Minnesota Swarm
(0-0 H 0-0 A 0-0)

Rochester Knighthawks
(0-0 H 0-0 A 0-0)

Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 6:30 pm CST
Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York


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TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:

Swarm Vision Live
Swarm Twitter
Knighthawks Twitter
Sports Radio 950 AM Rochester

More Coverage of this game at:

Minnesota Swarm Website
Rochester Knighthawks Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com

Standings:

East Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)

  1. MINNESOTA SWARM 0-0 (0-0) (0)
  2. Buffalo Bandits 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  3. Philadelphia Wings 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  4. Rochester Knighthawks 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  5. Toronto Rock 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)

West Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)

  1. Calgary Roughnecks 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  2. Colorado Mammoth 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  3. Edmonton Rush 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)
  4. Vancouver Stealth 0-0 (0-0) [0-0] (0)

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2013) Road (2013)
vs Knighthawks 5-10 3-5 2-5 0-0 0-0
vs Knighthawks-Playoffs 0-1   0-1   0-1
Total 5-11 3-5 2-6 0-0 0-1

The two teams did not play each other in the regular season last year. They did meet in the East Division Finals as the Knighthawks hosted the Swarm on May 4, 2013. The Swarm held a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter but after a Matt Gibson goal was disallowed that would have extended the Swarm lead to three, the Knighthawks rallied on the strength of two Craig Point goals to win 12-10. The Knighthawks advanced to the Champions Cup where they beat the Washington Stealth, 11-10, to win their second straight cup.

The Swarm open their tenth anniversary season in Rochester just as they did in their inaugural 2005 season. Craig Conn and Jon Harasym each scored three goals to give the Swarm their first ever victory in team history by a score of 12-11

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
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
11 D R Mike Hobbins 04/15/84 6-2 200 Peterborough, ON Fleming 3G 4A 38LB
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
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
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
45 T 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
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
Practice Roster
7 F L Zach Palmer 01/03/91 5-7 173 Kleinburg, ON Johns Hopkins N/A
23 D R Dominique Alexander 07/14/91 6-2 215 Baldwin, NY Ohio State 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 11-Mike Hobbins
    15-Jordan Houtby
    ---Practice Roster---
    23-Dominique Alexander
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
33-David Earl 24-Jordan MacIntosh 18-Logan Schuss 98-Callum Crawford
3-Brock Sorensen 46-Kiel Matisz 32-Shayne Jackson 89-Scott Jones
45-Jason Noble 9-Tyler Hass 81-Josh Gillam  
  12-Cameron Flint ---Practice Roster---  
  20-Andrew Suitor 7-Zach Palmer  
       


Rochester Knighthawks

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
1 F L Joe Walters 11/30/84 6-0 190 Rochester, NY Maryland 9G 25A 22LB
2 D R Paul Dawson 09/16/85 6-5 225 Oakville, ON   1G 0A 38LB
5 D R Scott Self 07/07/79 6-2 205 Peterborough, ON Guelph 4G 3A 54LB
6 F R Dan Dawson 12/11/81 6-5 225 Oakville, ON Sheridan 23G 52A 67LB
7 D R Tyler Burton 09/30/88 6-1 220 London, ON Mercyhurst 2G 0A 28LB
9 F R Craig Point 01/19/86 5-11 215 Brantford, ON Onondaga 9G 11A 18LB
10 T R Joel McCready 03/11/88 5-10 200 St. Catharines, ON Cornell 7G 8A 46LB
16 D R Dylan Evans 01/17/88 6-0 180 Brampton, ON Dowling 0G 3A 50LB
23 F L Cory Vitarelli 06/30/85 5-11 185 Peterborough, ON PEI 25G 19A 75LB
25 T L Brad Self 02/27/81 5-11 200 Peterborough, ON St. Mary's 9G 13A 96LB
26 D R Mike Kirk - A 07/29/82 6-2 205 Orangeville, ON Dickinson 0G 6A 72LB
28 F R Stephen Keogh 02/16/87 5-10 190 Toronto, ON Syracuse 13G 11A 24LB
29 D L Ian Llord 06/09/86 6-3 211 St. Catharines, ON   1G 2A 42LB
37 D L Scott Campbell 10/23/81 6-0 220 Ajax, ON Elmira 3G 1A 62LB
48 G R Matt Vinc 06/09/82 6-1 225 St. Catharines, ON Canisius 8-8 10.17 GAA .803 Sv%
66 G R Mike Thompson 06/16/77 5-10 240 Akwesasne, ON   N/A
75 D R Mac Allen 06/07/85 6-1 210 Toronto, ON Bishop's N/A
79 D L Sid Smith - C 07/24/86 5-11 206 Oshweken, ON Syracuse 0G 3A 68LB
88 F L Cody Jamieson - A 07/17/87 5-10 190 Six Nations, ON Syracuse 28G 61A 56LB
93 F L Johnny Powless 03/15/93 5-11 175 Six Nations, ON   22G 19A 37LB
Practice Roster
77 T R Mark White 07/28/89 5-11 187 Oakville, ON Southern Maine N/A
91 F R Chris Attwood 09/20/91 5-10 165 St. Catharines, ON   N/A
94 T L Wenster Green 11/16/93 5-10 185 Six Nations, ON   N/A
Staff
Owner/GM Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Curt Styres Mike Hasen Paul Day Jason Johnson Pat O'Toole Andy Secore
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
48-Matt Vinc 37-Scott Campbell 26-Mike Kirk
66-Mike Thompson 79-Sid Smith 5-Scott Self
  29-Ian Llord 16-Dylan Evans
    2-Paul Dawson
    7-Tyler Burton
    75-Mac Allen
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
25-Brad Self 10-Joel McCready 88-Cody Jamieson 6-Dan Dawson
---Practice Roster--- ---Practice Roster--- 93-Johnny Powless 9-Craig Point
94-Wenster Green 77-Mark White 23-Cory Vitarelli 28-Stephen Keogh
    1-Joe Walters ---Practice Roster---
      91-Chris Attwood
  • The Swarm beat the Knighthawks in the pre-season by a 16-15 score as Scott Jones got the game winner with 1.3 seconds left. Jones apparently rankled the Knighthawks with his goal celebration according to this twitter post.
  • The Swarm finished the pre-season 2-1 while the Knighthawks were 1-2
  • Jason Noble was handed an one-game suspension by the NLL on Thursday night, December 26th, for an illegal cross check which a match penalty was assessed for in December 14th's pre-season game against Calgary. It is not yet known if Noble has or will appeal the suspension.
  • Andrew Suitor is back on the active roster for the Swarm and will be playing for the first time in a regular season game since February 22, 2013 in Edmonton
  • Mike Hobbins was acquired by the Swarm on December 16th to bolster the defense. He has played seven seasons in the NLL, the last five with the Toronto Rock. Dan Ball may have been the cut to make room for Hobbins on the roster. Head Coach Joe Sullivan definitely lobbied John Arlotta to add Hobbins after the Rock released him.
  • Jordan MacIntosh and Jeff Gilbert have played in 36 consecutive games for the Swarm which is the current high for consecutive games played by a Swarm player.
  • Expected starting goaltenders: Swarm - Tyler Carlson /// Knighthawks - Matt Vinc
  • In the pre-season game, Carlson did not play and Vinc played the first half
  • Faceoffs: Swarm - Jordan MacIntosh, Suitor, Jason Noble /// Knighthawks - Craig Point, Tyler Burton
  • The Swarm return 14 players from last year. They have five rookies with Logan Schuss, Noble, Cameron Flint, Jones and Jordan Houtby. Hobbins is the only new player with NLL experience. Backup goaltender Zach Higgins was on the active roster last year but has not yet played a NLL game.
  • The Knighthawks return 18 players from last years Champions Cup winners. Mike Thompson and Mac Allen are new to the team but neither played last year but do have NLL experience. No rookies made the final 20 man roster.
  • The Swarm have not a won a regular season opener since 2009.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 12 Rochester Knighthawks 11

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota at Vancouver - Saturday, January 11th, 2014 9:00 pm Central
  • Philadephia at Rochester - Saturday, January 11th, 2014 6:30 pm Central