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Minnesota Swarm
(2-8 H 0-3 A 2-5)

Toronto Rock
(4-6 H 4-1 A 0-5)

Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 5:00 pm CST
The Hive
St. Paul, Minnesota


Live Statistics

TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:

Swarm Vision Live
Tape Delayed Local Broadcast on Channel 45 on Sunday, April 6th, 2014 at 4:00 pm CT
Swarm Twitter
Rock Twitter

More Coverage of this game at:

Minnesota Swarm Website
Toronto Rock Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com

Standings (03/09/14):

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

  1. Buffalo Bandits 7-2 (6-2) [1-0] (15)
  2. Rochester Knighthawks 7-3 (6-1) [1-0] (25)
  3. Toronto Rock 4-6 (2-4) [1-0] (-1)
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  4. Philadelphia Wings 3-8 (2-7) [1-2] (-13)
  5. MINNESOTA SWARM 2-8 (2-4) (-24)

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

  1. Edmonton Rush 8-0 (5-0) [1-0] (32)
  2. Calgary Roughnecks 6-4 (3-3) [1-0] (11)
  3. Colorado Mammoth 5-7 (4-5) [1-0] (-30)
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  4. Vancouver Stealth 3-8 (2-6) [1-0] (-15)

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2014) Road (2014)
vs Rock 6-6 3-2 3-4 0-0 0-1
vs Rock - Playoffs 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Total 7-6 3-2 4-4 0-0 0-1

This is the second of three games this season between the two teams. In the first match up of these teams, the Rock won at home, 14-12. Jordan MacIntosh led the Swarm with 5 goals while Nick Rose saved 46 shots and Garrett Billings assisted on nine goals for the Rock. The Swarm nearly came back to win the game after trailing 13-4 after the third quarter. If the Rock win this game, they will win the season series. If the Swarm win, the season series will be decided on the last day of the season, April 26th, as both teams meet up again at The Hive. Both Andrew Suitor and Cameron Flint had fights with Bill Hostrawser in the first game of the season series.

Last Weekend:

The Swarm lost an one-goal lead going into the fourth quarter and lost to the Buffalo Bandits by a 12-9. The Swarm were shut out in the fourth quarter, 4-0. Zach Higgins had a career high 45 saves and Josh Gillam had his first regular season hat trick.

The Rock did not play last weekend. Their previous game was in Calgary on March 1st where they lost 19-13 to the Roughnecks. Toronto hosts Rochester on Saturday night prior to Sunday's game.

Notes:

  • The Swarm are 0-3 at home this season. The record for home losses to start the season is five in 2005.
  • Mike Hobbins was released on Thursday. It is not yet known if the Swarm will put him on the practice roster.
  • Jordan MacIntosh is fourth in the NLL with 103 loose balls
  • Logan Schuss is tied for second in the NLL with seven power play goals
  • Callum Crawford is tied for first in the NLL with three shorthanded goals
  • Andrew Suitor is first in the NLL with 48 penalty minutes
  • Goaltenders - Swarm: Zach Higgins & Rock: Nick Rose (tied for third in the NLL with 364 saves)
  • Faceoffs - Swarm: Jordan MacIntosh & Rock - Patrick Merrill
  • Swarm - 10.0 goals per game (9th in NLL) - 12.4 goals given up per game (7th in NLL)
  • Rock - 12.7 goals per game (2nd in NLL) - 12.8 goals given up per game (8th in NLL)
  • Power Play - Swarm 46.9% (4th in NLL) & Rock 55.8% (2nd in NLL)
  • Penalty Kill - Swarm 56.8% (3rd in NLL) & Rock 54.2% (6th in NLL)
  • Penalty Minutes Per Game - Swarm 18.5 (7th in NLL) & Rock 20.8 (9th in NLL)
  • The NLL trade deadline is on March 18th at 2:00 pm Central. This weekend is the last chance for all teams in the NLL to evaluate their players and decide if moves need to be made for the home stretch.
  • Garrett Billings leads the NLL with 70 points and is second with 50 assists. He was the NLL's February Player of the Month
  • Stephan LeBlanc is 2nd in the NLL with 29 goals and fourth with 55 points.
  • Colin Doyle is tied for first in the NLL with eight power play goals
  • Damon Edwards is tied for second in the NLL with two shorthanded goals
  • Bill Hostrawser is fourth in the NLL with 36 penalty minutes
  • Steve Fryer was signed as a free agent this weekend to replace Zak Boychuk as the Rock's back up goaltender
  • The Rock have lost all five of their road games this season.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 11 Toronto Rock 9

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 41-LB
4 D L Jeff Gilbert - A 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 1-G 4-A 55-LB
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 2-G 2-A 37-LB
9 T R Tyler Hass 04/20/85 6-6 205 Victoria, BC Victoria 4-G 1-A 33-LB
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 1-G 3-A 33-LB 1/1-FO
12 T R Cameron Flint 10/10/90 5-11 190 Georgetown, ON Denver 1-G 1-A 19-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 18-G 17-A 43-LB
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 7-G 6-A 57-LB 4/25-FO
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 17-G 22-A 103-LB 113/238-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 2-4 12.45 GAA .757 Sv%
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 6-G 18-A 30-LB
33 T L David Earl 08/02/87 6-1 185 Simsbury, CT Notre Dame 0-G 5-A 46-LB
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0-G 1-A 40-LB
46 T R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 13-G 7-A 30-LB
81 F L Josh Gillam 06/04/88 6-0 180 Peteborough, ON Dartmouth 7-G 8-A 33-LB
89 F R Scott Jones 02/11/89 6-5 210 Port Coquitlam, BC UMBC 3-G 7-A 10-LB
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 14-G 31-A 59-LB
Practice Roster
7 F L Zach Palmer 01/03/91 5-7 173 Kleinburg, ON Johns Hopkins N/A
11 D R Mike Hobbins 04/15/84 6-2 200 Peterborough, ON Fleming 1-G 4-A 25-LB
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 15-Jordan Houtby
    ---Practice Roster---
    11-Mike Hobbins
    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 81-Josh Gillam 89-Scott Jones
33-David Earl 9-Tyler Hass 32-Shayne Jackson ---Practice Roster---
  12-Cameron Flint 27-Dane Stevens 84-Corbyn Tao
  46-Kiel Matisz ---Practice Roster---  
    7-Zach Palmer  


Toronto Rock

# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College Stats
4 T L Jesse Gamble 02/01/88 5-9 180 Rockwood, ON Cornell 5-G 7-A 68-LB
5 D L Sandy Chapman - A 01/23/81 5-9 185 Toronto, ON Brock 1-G 4-A 27-LB 2/7-FO
7 F L Colin Doyle - C 09/08/77 6-3 215 Kitchener, ON Wilfrid Laurier 18-G 24-A 32-LB
9 D R Patrick Merrill 02/22/79 6-0 180 Montreal, QB Mercyhurst 1-G 0-A 6-LB 13/34-FO
10 F R Rob Hellyer 06/28/92 5-9 175 Lions Head, ON   14-G 17-A 35-LB
11 T R Kyle Belton 03/16/87 6-0 185 Langley, BC Stony Brook 0-G 2-A 30-LB
12 D R Chris White 04/26/80 6-0 190 Peterborough, ON   0-G 0-A 3-LB
13 F R Garrett Billings 02/04/86 6-1 187 Langley, BC Virginia 20-G 50-A 64-LB
14 D R Rob Marshall 06/23/84 6-3 185 Mount Forest, ON   0-G 3-A 33-LB
17 F L Stephan LeBlanc 01/20/86 6-2 205 Restoule, ON Queen's 29-G 26-A 57-LB
19 F L Josh Sanderson 04/23/77 5-7 160 Orangeville, ON   12-G 28-A 43-LB
21 D L Bill Greer 06/22/81 6-1 185 Oshawa, ON Western Ontario 0-G 3-A 20-LB
33 F R Kasey Beirnes 06/17/80 5-11 195 Elora, ON Fanshawe 17-G 14-A 21-LB
37 T R Ethan O'Connor 03/05/91 6-1 180 Milton, ON Hobart 4-G 3-A 74-LB 11/31-FO
39 G R Steve Fryer 04/11/90 6-1 180 Brampton, ON   N/A
41 D R Michael Lum-Walker 03/23/91 6-0 195 Ajax,ON Brock 0-G 0-A 5-LB
45 D R Damon Edwards 08/30/88 6-1 195 Toronto, ON Brock 4-G 7-A 31-LB
66 G R Nick Rose 02/11/88 6-0 270 Orangeville, ON   4-6 12.26 GAA .757 Sv%
88 D L Scott Johnston 05/17/89 5-11 190 Oakville, ON Guelph 2-G 1-A 56-LB 29/89-FO
91 D R Bill Hostrawser 10/20/91 5-11 180 Belwood,ON Seneca 1-G 5-A 32-LB
Practice Roster
15 F R Eric Law 04/19/91 5-10 170 Centennial, CO Denver 0-G 3-A 8-LB
27 D L Dustin Dunn 07/12/88 5-10 180 Peterborough, ON Potsdam State 0-G 0-A 5-LB
28 T L AJ Masson 04/09/91 6-1 185 Newmarket, ON Vermont 0-G 0-A 8-LB 2/5-FO
77 D R Craig England 03/02/90 6-2 195 Fergus, ON Brock 0-G 1-A 13-LB 1/3-FO
Staff
General Manager Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Terry Sanderson John Lovell Pat Campbell Dan Ladouceur Blaine Manning Matt Sawyer
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
66-Nick Rose 5-Sandy Chapman 14-Rob Marshall
39-Steve Fryer 88-Scott Johnston 45-Damon Edwards
  21-Bill Greer 12-Chris White
  ---Practice Roster--- 9-Patrick Merrill
  27-Dustin Dunn 91-Bill Hostrawser
    41-Michael Lum-Walker
    ---Practice Roster---
    77-Craig England
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forward (Left) Forward (Right)
4-Jesse Gamble 11-Kyle Belton 7-Colin Doyle 13-Garrett Billings
---Practice Roster--- 37-Ethan O'Connor 17-Stephen LeBlanc 33-Kasey Beirnes
28-AJ Masson   19-Josh Sanderson 10-Rob Hellyer
      ---Practice Roster---
      15-Eric Law

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota vs Buffalo - Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 2:00 pm Central
  • Toronto at Philadelphia - Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 6:30 pm Central