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Minnesota Swarm
(1-6 H 0-3 A 1-3)

Philadelphia Wings
(3-6 H 1-3 A 2-3)

Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 3:00 pm CST
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


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TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:

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More Coverage of this game at:

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Philadelphia Wings Website
National Lacrosse League Website
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Standings (02/16/14):

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

  1. Buffalo Bandits 6-2 (5-2) [0-0] (12)
  2. Rochester Knighthawks 5-2 (5-1) [1-0] (19)
  3. Toronto Rock 3-4 (1-4) [0-0] (4)
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  4. Philadelphia Wings 3-6 (2-5) [1-1] (-7)
  5. MINNESOTA SWARM 1-6 (1-2) (-20)

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

  1. Edmonton Rush 7-0 (4-0) [1-0] (30)
  2. Calgary Roughnecks 4-3 (3-2) [1-0] (5)
  3. Colorado Mammoth 4-6 (3-5) [1-0] (-29)
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  4. Vancouver Stealth 3-7 (2-5) [1-0] (-14)

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2014) Road (2014)
vs Wings 12-9 7-4 5-5 0-1 1-0
Total 12-9 7-4 5-5 0-1 1-0

This is the third and final game of the regular season between the two teams and the victor will win the season series. Both teams won on the road against their opponent in January. The Swarm beat the Wings in Philadephia for their only win of the year by a 11-10 score. Zach Higgins made his NLL debut in relief and got the win. The following day, the Wings spoiled the Swarm home opener with a 15-8 win as Jordan Hall scored 4 goals and 4 assists to lead the Wings.

Last Weekend:

The Swarm lost their fourth straight last Saturday to the Edmonton Rush by a score of 14-9 at The Hive. This is the second of two games for the Swarm this weekend as they played in Toronto the night before.

The Wings lost in Buffalo last Saturday by a 13-7 score, now having lost three straight games.

Notes:

  • Callum Crawford is the only Swarm player to score a goal in all seven Swarm games this season.
  • Kiel Matisz has scored four goals and two assists in two games against the Wings this season. In the other five games this season, Matisz has four goals and two assists.
  • Josh Gillam has two goals and four assists in the two games against the Wings this season. In other four games he has played, Gillam has two goals and one assist.
  • Greg Downing scooped up his 400 loose ball in his NLL regular season career last weekend and now has 403.
  • Jordan MacIntosh, by the end of the weekend, may hold the Swarm regular season record for most loose balls scooped. He has 424 and only trails Ryan Cousins (448) by 24.
  • The Swarm have a chance by the end of the weekend of scoring their 1,800 regular season goal. They enter the weekend with 1,780.
  • Expected starting goaltenders - Swarm: Zach Higgins & Wings: Evan Kirk (4th in GAA, 3rd in Saves, 5th in Save % in the NLL).
  • In the two previous Swarm games against the Wings this season, Tyler Carlson started each game but Zach Higgins finished both of them.
  • Faceoff battle - Swarm: Jordan MacIntosh & Wings - CJ Costabile (5th in face offs won in the NLL).
  • Swarm - 9.1 goals per game (9th in NLL) - 12.0 goals given up per game (5th in NLL)
  • Wings - 11.1 goals per game (6th in NLL) - 11.9 goals given up per game (4th in NLL)
  • After this weekend, the Swarm will have reached the halfway point of the regular season with nine games played.
  • Kyle Buchanan is fifth in points in the NLL.
  • Ryan Ward is fourth in assists in the NLL.
  • Brodie Merrill is third in loose balls in the NLL.
  • Both Tracey Kelusky and Jordan Hall have six power play goals which is tied for second in the NLL.
  • Kevin Ross suffered a shoulder injury in the first game of the season against the Swarm on a hit by Andrew Suitor. Ross has been on injured reserve since and it is unknown when he may return.
  • The Wings will be wearing orange and black uniforms on a Philalelphia Flyers-themed evening
  • Former Swarm with the Wings: Ryan Ward, Evan Kirk and Kevin Ross

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 12 Philadelphia Wings 10

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 0-G 2-A 25-LB
4 D L Jeff Gilbert - A 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 0-G 4-A 40-LB
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 0-G 2-A 26-LB
9 T R Tyler Hass 04/20/85 6-6 205 Victoria, BC Victoria 2-G 0-A 16-LB
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 1-G 2-A 26-LB 1/1-FO
11 D R Mike Hobbins 04/15/84 6-2 200 Peterborough, ON Fleming 1-G 4-A 24-LB
12 T R Cameron Flint 10/10/90 5-11 190 Georgetown, ON Denver 1-G 1-A 11-LB
15 D R Jordan Houtby 11/01/91 6-3 181 St. Catharines, ON Detroit 0-G 0-A 5-LB
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State 10-G 8-A 33-LB
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 6-G 5-A 44-LB 3/21-FO
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 11-G 16-A 74-LB 68/154-FO
27 F L Dane Stevens 04/27/88 6-3 210 Westham Islands, BC   1-G 1-A 3-LB
30 G L Tyler Carlson 04/29/88 6-1 215 Brampton, ON Seneca 0-3 11.65 GAA .701 Sv%
31 G L Zach Higgins 12/30/90 6-1 215 Courtice, ON Davenport 1-3 12.13 GAA .748 Sv%
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 5-G 11-A 24-LB
33 T L David Earl 08/02/87 6-1 185 Simsbury, CT Notre Dame 0-G 4-A 37-LB
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0-G 1-A 29-LB
46 T R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 8-G 4-A 16-LB
81 F L Josh Gillam 06/04/88 6-0 180 Peteborough, ON Dartmouth 4-G 5-A 26-LB
89 F R Scott Jones 02/11/89 6-5 210 Port Coquitlam, BC UMBC 2-G 6-A 7-LB
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 12-G 19-A 45-LB
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)
3-Brock Sorensen 20-Andrew Suitor 18-Logan Schuss 98-Callum Crawford
33-David Earl 46-Kiel Matisz 32-Shayne Jackson 89-Scott Jones
45-Jason Noble 24-Jordan MacIntosh 81-Josh Gillam ---Practice Roster---
  12-Cameron Flint 27-Dane Stevens 84-Corbyn Tao
    ---Practice Roster---  
    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 9-G 30-A 28-LB
5 D R Mike Manley 07/21/88 6-1 200 Keuka Park, NY Duke 0-G 0-A 27-LB 7/16-FO
6 D R Michael Diehl 02/09/90 6-3 225 Flemington,NJ Rutgers 0-G 0-A 1-LB
7 T R Kyle Sweeney 04/05/81 6-2 193 New York, NY Georgetown 2-G 9-A 26-LB 2/3-FO
9 D R CJ Costabile 12/04/89 6-1 197 New Fairfield, CT Duke 0-G 2-A 68-LB 107/218-FO
11 T R Joel White 07/05/89 6-2 200 Cortland, NY Syracuse 0-G 1-A 70-LB
13 D R Brett Manney - A 09/21/85 6-3 225 Newtown, PA Delaware 1-G 0-A 25-LB
14 F L Pat Saunders 07/01/89 6-1 205 Arthur, ON   9-G 7-A 17-LB
17 T L Brodie Merrill - C 11/05/81 6-4 205 Orangeville, ON Georgetown 2-G 11-A 98-LB 0/1-FO
18 F L Roger Vyse 10/31/81 5-10 200 Six Nations, ON Limestone 1-G 5-A 6-LB
21 F R Kevin Crowley 11/13/88 6-4 215 New Westminster, BC Stony Brook 12-G 16-A 28-LB
31 D L John Ranagan 09/09/91 6-3 218 Yorktown, NY Johns Hopkins 1-G 5-A 24-LB 2/6-FO
36 G R Brandon Miller 05/04/79 6-1 195 Orangeville, ON   0-1 16.95 GAA .640 Save%
37 D R Eric Hoffman 09/14/85 6-4 230 Sellersville, PA Ursinus 0-G 0-A 3-LB
44 F L Jordan Hall - A 08/31/84 6-0 185 Surrey, BC Delaware 16-G 20-A 50-LB
51 G R Evan Kirk 07/22/87 5-11 185 Orangeville, ON Hobart 3-5 11.46 GAA .763 Save%
55 D R Chad Wiedmaier 05/15/90 6-1 200 Chatham,NJ Princeton 1-G 4-A 29-LB
63 F R Tracey Kelusky 09/09/75 5-8 180 Peterborough, ON Hartford 16-G 12-A 24-LB
91 F R Kyle Buchanan 10/22/87 5-8 160 Nepean, ON Robert Morris 16-G 26-A 44-LB
99 F L Garrett Thul 05/31/90 6-3 231 Flemington, NJ Army 9-G 6-A 17-LB
Practice Roster
29 T L Mike Poppleton 12/07/90 6-1 200 Manlius, NY Johns Hopkins N/A
33 F L Bill McGlone 04/24/84 6-2 210 Swarthmore, PA Maryland N/A
95 G R Don Alton 01/01/93 6-0 170 Hamilton, ON Mohawk 0-0 42.35 GAA .000 Save %
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
36-Brandon Miller ---Practice Roster--- 5-Mike Manley
---Practice Roster--- 29-Mike Poppleton 55-Chad Wiedmaier
95-Don Alton   37-Eric Hoffman
    6-Michael Diehl
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
17-Brodie Merrill 11-Joel White 44-Jordan Hall 21-Kevin Crowley
---Practice Roster--- 7-Kyle Sweeney 14-Pat Saunders 4-Ryan Ward
33-Bill McGlone 9-CJ Costabile 99-Garrett Thul 91-Kyle Buchanan
    18-Roger Vyse 63-Tracey Kelusky
       
       
       

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota at Buffalo - Saturday, March 8th, 2014 6:30 pm Central
  • Philadelphia at Rochester - Saturday, March 8th, 2014 6:30 pm Central