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Minnesota Swarm
(0-2 H 0-0 A 0-2)

Philadelphia Wings
(1-2 H 0-1 A 1-1)

Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 2:00 pm CST
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota


Live Statistics

TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:

Swarm Vision Live
Tape Delayed Local Broadcast on Channel 45 on Sunday, January 26th, 2014 at 4:00 pm CT
Swarm Twitter
Wings Twitter

More Coverage of this game at:

Minnesota Swarm Website
Philadelphia Wings Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com

Standings (01/12/14):

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

  1. Rochester Knighthawks 2-0 (2-0) [1-0] (6)
  2. Buffalo Bandits 2-1 (2-1) [0-0] (-1)
  3. Toronto Rock 1-1 (0-1) [0-0] (3)
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  4. Philadelphia Wings 1-2 (1-2) [0-0] (-1)
  5. MINNESOTA SWARM 0-2 (0-1) (-5)

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

  1. Edmonton Rush 2-0 (2-0) [0-0] (14)
  2. Calgary Roughnecks 1-1 (1-0) [0-0] (-3)
  3. Vancouver Stealth 1-1 (0-1) [1-0] (2)
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  4. Colorado Mammoth 1-3 (1-3) [0-0] (-15)

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2013) Road (2013)
vs Wings 11-8 7-3 4-5 1-0 0-1
Total 11-8 7-3 4-5 1-0 0-1

The two teams split their series last year with each winning at home. The Swarm won 20-11 on March 29th. That was the first time in Swarm history that the team scored 20 goals in a game. Both Callum Crawford and Jordan MacIntosh scored four goals.

The Wings won one week later in Philadelphia by a 15-13 as Crawford scored four goals again along with Kiel Matisz. That was the last game that Evan Kirk started and played in net for the Swarm. Kirk also started and played in the March 29th. Tyler Carlson has never played against the Wings in his career, the only team in the NLL he has not yet faced.

Minnesota hosted Philadelphia in the 2006 Swarm home opener and lost 15-11 with Ryan Ward scoring 4 goals and Kasey Beirnes scoring three goals in his Swarm debut.

Personnel:

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 0G 0A 10LB
4 D L Jeff Gilbert - A 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 0G 1A 9LB
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 0G 0A 8LB
9 T R Tyler Hass 04/20/85 6-6 205 Victoria, BC Victoria 2G 0A 7LB
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 0G 1A 6LB 1/1FO
11 D R Mike Hobbins 04/15/84 6-2 200 Peterborough, ON Fleming 0G 0A 6LB
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 0G 0A 3LB
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State 1G 2A 12LB
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 0G 1A 17LB 1/1FO
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 0G 4A 10LB 16/34FO
30 G L Tyler Carlson 04/29/88 6-1 215 Brampton, ON Seneca 0-2 8.00 GAA .761 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 1G 1A 10LB
33 T L David Earl 08/02/87 6-1 185 Simsbury, CT Notre Dame 0G 1A 15LB
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0G 0A 0LB
46 T R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 3G 2A 10LB
81 F L Josh Gillam 06/04/88 6-0 180 Peteborough, ON Dartmouth 1G 1A 6LB
89 F R Scott Jones 02/11/89 6-5 210 Port Coquitlam, BC UMBC 1G 1A 3LB
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 2G 2A 16LB
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
84 F R Corbyn Tao 04/09/88 5-10 185 Coquitlam, BC Robert Morris 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 ---Practice Roster---
  20-Andrew Suitor ---Practice Roster--- 84-Corbyn Tao
  12-Cameron Flint 7-Zach Palmer  
       


Philadelphia Wings

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
4 F R Ryan Ward 09/26/80 5-9 190 Victoria, BC Butler 5G 7A 9LB
5 D R Mike Manley 07/21/88 6-1 200 Keuka Park, NY Duke 0G 0A 8LB 1/2FO
7 T R Kyle Sweeney 04/05/81 6-2 193 New York, NY Georgetown 1G 4A 11LB
9 D R CJ Costabile 12/04/89 6-1 197 New Fairfield, CT Duke 0G 2A 22LB 45/85FO
11 T R Joel White 07/05/89 6-2 200 Cortland, NY Syracuse 0G 1A 22LB
13 D R Brett Manney - A 09/21/85 6-3 225 Newtown, PA Delaware 0G 0A 6LB
14 F L Pat Saunders 07/01/89 6-1 205 Arthur, ON   1G 0A 0LB
17 T L Brodie Merrill - C 11/05/81 6-4 205 Orangeville, ON Georgetown 0G 2A 40LB
21 F R Kevin Crowley 11/13/88 6-4 215 New Westminster, BC Stony Brook 3G 9A 12LB
31 D L John Ranagan 09/09/91 6-3 218 Yorktown, NY Johns Hopkins 1G 1A 10LB
37 D R Eric Hoffman 09/14/85 6-4 230 Sellersville, PA Ursinus N/A
44 T L Jordan Hall - A 08/31/84 6-0 185 Surrey, BC Delaware 7G 7A 15LB
51 G R Evan Kirk 07/22/87 5-11 185 Orangeville, ON Hobart 1-2 12.37 GAA .739 Save%
55 D R Chad Wiedmaier 05/15/90 6-1 200 Chatham,NJ Princeton 0G 1A 8LB
63 F R Tracey Kelusky 09/09/75 5-8 180 Peterborough, ON Hartford 5G 7A 11LB
71 F L Kevin Ross 05/30/85 6-1 185 London, ON Canisius 5G 4A 19LB
84 D R Brian Megill 12/13/90 6-0 225 Clark, NJ Syracuse 0G 1A 9LB 0/1FO
91 F R Kyle Buchanan 10/22/87 5-8 160 Nepean, ON Robert Morris 7G 10A 15LB
95 G R Don Alton 01/01/93 6-0 170 Hamilton, ON Mohawk 0-0 42.35 GAA .000 Save %
99 T L Garrett Thul 05/31/90 6-3 231 Flemington, NJ Army 2G 1A 2LB
Practice Roster
6 D R Michael Diehl 02/09/90 6-3 225 Flemington,NJ Rutgers N/A
33 F L Bill McGlone 04/24/84 6-2 210 Swarthmore, PA Maryland N/A
Staff
General Manager Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant
Johnny Mouradian Blane Harrison Chris Collins Thomas Hajek Jim Milligan
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
51-Evan Kirk 31-John Ranagan 13-Brett Manney
95-Don Alton   5-Mike Manley
    9-CJ Costabile
    55-Chad Wiedmaier
    84-Brian Megill
    37-Eric Hoffman
    ---Practice Roster---
    6-Michael Diehl
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
17-Brodie Merrill 11-Joel White 71-Kevin Ross 21-Kevin Crowley
44-Jordan Hall 7-Kyle Sweeney 14-Pat Saunders 4-Ryan Ward
99-Garrett Thul   ---Practice Roster--- 91-Kyle Buchanan
    33-Bill McGlone 63-Tracey Kelusky
       
       
       
  • Home opener for the Swarm. The Swarm are 5-4 in home openers and have won two straight
  • This is the second of two games between the two teams this weekend
  • Native American Heritage Day is the promotion for the game
  • Cameron Flint is the only active roster player not yet to play a regular season game this year for the Swarm
  • Swarm season ticket holders from the beginning of the franchise will be recognized on the floor before the game
  • Evan Kirk, Ryan Ward and Kevin Ross are former Swarm players now with the Wings. Ward originally was with the Wings in 2004 & 2005 before the Swarm traded for him during the 2005 season.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 13 Philadelphia Wings 11

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota at Colorado - Saturday, February 1st, 2014 8:00 pm Central
  • Philadelphia vs Vancouver - Saturday, February 1st, 2014 6:30 pm Central