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Minnesota Swarm
(2-7 H 0-3 A 2-4)

Buffalo Bandits
(6-2 H 4-1 A 2-1)

Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 6:30 pm CST
First Niagara Center
Buffalo, New York


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Standings (03/02/14):

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

  1. Buffalo Bandits 6-2 (5-2) [0-0] (12)
  2. Rochester Knighthawks 6-3 (5-1) [1-0] (20)
  3. Toronto Rock 4-6 (2-4) [1-0] (-1)
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  4. Philadelphia Wings 3-7 (2-6) [1-2] (-8)
  5. MINNESOTA SWARM 2-7 (2-3) (-21)

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

  1. Edmonton Rush 8-0 (4-0) [1-0] (31)
  2. Calgary Roughnecks 6-3 (3-2) [1-0] (12)
  3. Colorado Mammoth 4-7 (3-5) [1-0] 31)
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  4. Vancouver Stealth 3-7 (2-5) [1-0] (-14)

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2013) Road (2013)
vs Bandits 4-15 2-6 2-9 1-0 0-1
vs Bandits - Playoffs 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
Total 4-17 2-6 2-11 1-0 0-1

The two teams met up last twice last year with both teams winning at home. The Swarm season opened their season last year in Buffalo's home opener and lost 13-12. Ryan Benesch had four goals and Shayne Jackson scored three goals in his NLL and Swarm debut. The Swarm led going into the fourth quarter 9-7 but Buffalo rallied with two goals in the quarter by both Chad Culp and Dhane Smith.

The rematch at The Hive on April 6th saw the Swarm score a Swamr single-game record 21 goals as they whipped up on the Bandits by a 21-7 score. Jordan MacIntosh scored a career high five goals, David Earl had two goals and scooped 10 loose balls and Tyler Carlson saved 40 0f 47 shots. The Swarm extended their winning streak to three games with that win.

The last two seasons, the two teams have played each other twice (home and away) each season with the home team winning all the games.

John Tavares has five game winning goals against the Swarm including in the 2007 playoff game. Against the Swarm, Tavares has 46 goals and 70 assists in 20 games.

Last Weekend:

The Swarm had last weekend off but they had a split of the February 22nd and 23rd weekend. On the 22nd, the played in Toronto and lost to the Rock by 14-12 even with a furious fourth quarter comeback led by Jordan MacIntosh. The following day in Philadelphia, the Swarm snapped their five game losing streak and won the season series over the Wings with a 15-14 win. Logan Schuss led the Swarm that day with his breakout NLL and Swarm game with five goals and two assists.

The Bandits have had two weeks off after their 13-7 victory at home over the Philadelphia Wings. Anthony Cosmo saved 45 of 52 shots and Mark Steenhuis had three goals and two assists. That win left the Bandits an half game ahead of the Rochester Knighthawks in first place in the East and with six wins they already equalled their win total from the previous year (6-10).

Notes:

  • Callum Crawford (129) needs two more goals to tie Sean Pollock (131) for second all-time in Swarm regular season goals.
  • Crawford leads the NLL with three shorthanded goals.
  • Jordan MacIntosh (447) needs one loose ball to tie Ryan Cousins (448) for first all-time in Swarm regular season loose balls scooped.
  • Logan Schuss is second in the NLL in rookie scoring with 31 points only trailing the Stealth's Tyler Digby with 35 points. He is tied with Digby with 16 goals to lead all NLL rookies. Schuss is tied for second in the NLL with seven power play goals.
  • Andrew Suitor is tied for third in the NLL with 15 forced turnovers and is tied with former Swarm and current Mammoth player Dan Ball with 39 penalty minutes which leads the NLL.
  • David Earl is eligible to come off the injured reserve-first level list but that determination has not yet been made.
  • Starting Goaltenders - Swarm: ?????? & Bandits - Anthony Cosmo (2nd in Wins, 3rd in GAA & 3rd in Saves in the NLL)
  • Zach Higgins started both games two weekends ago but was relieved by Tyler Carlson in each game. Higgins did come back and finish the game in Philadelphia.
  • The Swarm have given up at least fourteen goals per game for each of the last six games. The starting goaltender for the Swarm has only played the entire game three times in the first nine games.
  • Faceoffs - Swarm: Jordan MacIntosh (4th in LB in the NLL) & Bandits - Jay Thorimbert (5th in LB & 3rd in FO wins in the NLL)
  • Swarm - 10.1 goals per game (9th in NLL) - 12.4 goals given up per game (5th in NLL)
  • Bandits - 11.9 goals per game (3rd in NLL) - 10.4 goals given up per game (3rd in NLL)
  • Power Play - Swarm 46.8% (4th in NLL) & Bandits 40.0% (7th in NLL)
  • Penalty Kill - Swarm 58.1% (3rd in NLL) & Bandits 61.4% (2nd in NLL)
  • Penalty Minutes Per Game - Swarm 18.9 (3rd in NLL) & Bandits 17.0 (6th in NLL)
  • Both teams have scored the least amongst of goals in the first quarter - Swarm (17) & Bandits (15). So slow starts maybe expected by both teams.
  • The Swarm have lost against every team in the NLL once this season except for the Bandits who they have not yet played.
  • John Tavares is having a strong season after an injury riddled 2013 season. This is his 23rd season of NLL action which all have been in Bandit orange and black. He is an original member of the Bandits. He is the all-time NLL leader in goals, assists and points.
  • Former Swarm with the Bandits:
    • Ryan Benesch - leads the Bandits in scoring
    • Chad Culp - first multiple point game in the last game against the Wings with two assists.
    • Rory Smith - steady defense in the middle and has not been in a fight all season.
    • Jay Thorimbert - top five in loose balls and face off wins in the NLL
    • Andrew Watt - On injured reserve
    • Aaron Wilson - Missed 6 of the first 7 games due to injury but came back in the last game against the Wings with two goals

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 14 Buffalo Bandits 13

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 4-G 2-A 35-LB
4 D L Jeff Gilbert - A 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 0-G 4-A 46-LB
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 2-G 2-A 32-LB
9 T R Tyler Hass 04/20/85 6-6 205 Victoria, BC Victoria 2-G 2-A 27-LB
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 1-G 3-A 36-LB 1/1-FO
11 D R Mike Hobbins 04/15/84 6-2 200 Peterborough, ON Fleming 1-G 4-A 25-LB
12 T R Cameron Flint 10/10/90 5-11 190 Georgetown, ON Denver 1-G 1-A 18-LB
15 D R Jordan Houtby 11/01/91 6-3 181 St. Catharines, ON Detroit 0-G 1-A 7-LB
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State 16-G 15-A 41-LB
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 7-G 5-A 55-LB 3/23-FO
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 16-G 20-A 97-LB 105/215-FO
27 F L Dane Stevens 04/27/88 6-3 210 Westham Islands, BC   1-G 3-A 6-LB
30 G L Tyler Carlson 04/29/88 6-1 215 Brampton, ON Seneca 0-4 11.94 GAA .696 Sv%
31 G L Zach Higgins 12/30/90 6-1 215 Courtice, ON Davenport 2-3 12.56 GAA .748 Sv%
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 6-G 17-A 28-LB
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0-G 1-A 37-LB
46 T R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 12-G 4-A 25-LB
81 F L Josh Gillam 06/04/88 6-0 180 Peteborough, ON Dartmouth 4-G 7-A 33-LB
89 F R Scott Jones 02/11/89 6-5 210 Port Coquitlam, BC UMBC 3-G 7-A 9-LB
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 14-G 27-A 54-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 0-G 1-A 1-LB 0/1-FO
Staff
Owner/GM Head Coach Assistant Assistant
John Arlotta Joe Sullivan Aime Caines Bobby Keast
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
31-Zach Higgins 4-Jeff Gilbert 10-Alex Crepinsek
30-Tyler Carlson 8-Greg Downing 11-Mike Hobbins
    15-Jordan Houtby
    ---Practice Roster---
    23-Dominique Alexander
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
45-Jason Noble 24-Jordan MacIntosh 18-Logan Schuss 98-Callum Crawford
3-Brock Sorensen 20-Andrew Suitor 32-Shayne Jackson 89-Scott Jones
  9-Tyler Hass 81-Josh Gillam ---Practice Roster---
  12-Cameron Flint 27-Dane Stevens 84-Corbyn Tao
  46-Kiel Matisz ---Practice Roster---  
    7-Zach Palmer  
       


Buffalo Bandits

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
3 D L Billy Dee Smith 06/30/82 6-3 195 St. Catharines, ON   0-G 1-A 10-LB
5 F R Joe Resetarits 08/22/89 6-0 185 Hamburg, NY Albany 8-G 7A 23-LB
7 D L Derek Suddons 06/10/78 6-2 210 Oshawa, ON Hartford 0-G 2-A 30-LB
8 T R Kevin Brownell 08/16/88 6-1 175 Burlington, ON Robert Morris 3-G 2-A 26-LB
9 T R Mark Steenhuis 12/03/80 5-11 195 St. Catharines, ON   16-G 16-A 47-LB
10 F R Aaron Wilson 12/20/80 5-9 175 Kitchener, ON Waterloo 3-G 1-A 8-LB
11 F L John Tavares - C 09/04/68 5-11 185 Toronto, ON Wilfrid Laurier 14-G 14-A 28-LB
13 T R Dave Brock 08/13/86 6-3 215 Burlington, ON Albany 1-G 1-A 18-LB 0/1-FO
17 F L Ryan Benesch 01/30/85 5-9 180 Kitchener, ON   13-G 27-A 41-LB
19 F L Chad Culp 02/05/82 5-9 175 Fergus, ON   4-G 3-A 25-LB
23 D R Steve Priolo 01/15/89 6-5 236 St. Catharines, ON Brock 5-G 8-A 40-LB
27 D L Glen Bryan 02/13/89 5-9 185 Orangeville, ON Wilfrid Laurier 1-G 4-A 44-LB
38 G L Kurtis Wagar 11/05/85 6-0 210 Blackstock, ON Brock 0-1 10.85 GAA .812 Sv%
42 D L Rory Smith 02/01/87 6-1 210 Mimico, ON York 0-G 3-A 24-LB
44 G L Anthony Cosmo 10/06/77 6-2 210 Mississauga, ON Brock 6-1 10.21 GAA .810 Sv%
51 F L Shawn Williams - A 06/20/74 5-11 195 Scarborough, ON Brock 7-G 19-A 16-LB
55 D R Mitch Wilde 11/21/91 6-3 208 Brooklin, ON Robert Morris 1-G 1-A 2-LB
75 T R Jay Thorimbert 07/06/86 6-0 205 Whitby, ON Guelph 2-G 3-A 85-LB 121/208-FO
90 F R Jamie Rooney 07/31/84 5-10 185 Arthur, ON   4-G 8-A 19-LB
92 F R Dhane Smith 09/23/92 6-3 195 Kitchener, ON Conestoga 10-G 23-A 38-LB 1/5-FO
Practice Roster
40 F L Joel Matthews 02/26/91 6-3 215 St. Catharines, ON Detroit Mercy N/A
74 D R Colin Boucher 03/09/88 6-5 235 Huntsville, ON Conestoga N/A
91 T L Jordan Critch 03/13/91 5-11 175 Orangeville, ON Guelph N/A
97 T L Hayden Smith 01/18/91 6-1 195 Owen Sound, ON   N/A
Staff
General Manager Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Steve Dietrich Troy Cordingley Rob Buchan Rich Kilgour Rusty Kruger Dave Pym Dan Teat Steve Toll
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
44-Anthony Cosmo 3-Billy Dee Smith 23-Steve Priolo
38-Kurtis Wagar 7-Derek Suddons ---Practice Roster---
  42-Rory Smith 74-Colin Boucher
  27-Glen Bryan  
     
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
---Practice Roster--- 92-Dhane Smith 17-Ryan Benesch 9-Mark Steenhuis
91-Jordan Critch 13-David Brock 51-Shawn Williams 90-Jamie Rooney
  75-Jay Thorimbert 11-John Tavares 5-Joe Resetarits
  8-Kevin Brownell 19-Chad Culp 10-Aaron Wilson
  55-Mitch Wilde ---Practice Roster---  
  ---Practice Roster--- 40-Joel Matthews  
  97-Hayden Smith    

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota vs Toronto - Sunday, March 16th, 2014 5:00 pm Central
  • Buffalo vs Colorado - Saturday, March 15th, 2014 6:30 pm Central