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Minnesota Swarm

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

 At Edmonton Rush

Edmonton Rush
(0-1 H 0-0 A 0-1)

Saturday, January 10, 2015 - 8:00 pm CST
Rexall Place
Edmonton, Alberta


Last Update: January 10, 2015 7:34 pm Central

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Standings (01/04/15) Overall Division V. Swarm  
East Division W L   W L   W L   +/-
New England Black Wolves 1 0   1 0   0 0   4
Toronto Rock 1 0   1 0   0 0   1
Buffalo Bandits 1 1   0 1   0 0   -3
Rochester Knighthawks 0 1   0 1   0 0   -1
Minnesota Swarm 0 1   0 0         -7
 
West Division W L   W L   W L   +/-
Vancouver Stealth 1 0   1 0   0 0   4
Colorado Mammoth 1 0   0 0   1 0   7
Edmonton Rush 0 1   0 0   0 0   -1
Calgary Roughnecks 0 1   0 1   0 0   -4

y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2014) Road (2014)
vs Rush 5-6 3-3 2-3 0-1 0-0
vs Rush-Playoffs 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 5-7 3-4 2-3 0-1 0-0

The two teams met once last year in Febraury at The Hive with the Rush winning 14-9. The Rush got up early and kept control throughout the game as Jeremy Thompson had a hat trick for the Rush. Tyler Carlson started in net for the Swarm but was relieved by Zach Higgins in the third quarter. Callum Crawford had two goals and six assists while Jordan MacIntosh had three goals and an assist. Edmonton has won two straight in the series both at The Hive. Three of the eleven games in the series have went into overtime. The two teams met in the 2012 West Finals at The Hive with the Rush winning 15-3 to advance to the Champions Cup which they lost to the Rochester Knighthawks. The two teams will meet later this season on April 25th at The Hive.

Last Weekend:

The Swarm started their season at The Hive last weekend and held a 10-9 lead into the fourth quarter but the Colorado Mammoth erupted for eleven in the fourth to reach the twenty mark in a 20-13 victory. Shayne Jackson had three goals and four assists and Miles Thompson had three goals and one assist. Brodie MacDonald played the entire game in net for the Swarm stopping 37 of 56 shots.

The Rush opened their season in Buffalo against the Bandits. They rallied late but fell 9-8 as former Swarm Ryan Benesch riddled the Rush with five goals. 2014 NLL first-overall pick Ben McIntosh had a hat trick and Aaron Bold saved 31 of 40 shots.

Notes:

  • 01/10/15 - Logan Schuss was activated from the hold out list and will play tonight. Shane MacDonald was placed on the physically unable to perform list due to illness.
  • Jordan MacIntosh leads the NLL with 20 loose balls scooped.
  • There will be a Thompson Brothers match up this weekend as Miles of the Swarm takes on older brother Jeremy of the Rush.
  • Shayne Jackson has started the season quite well with seven points. It took until his fifth game last year to reach seven points on the season and it looks like he has no intention of repeating that.
  • B. MacDonald will make his return to Edmonton where he spent the past three seasons as a backup to Bold. I expect Head Coach Joe Sullivan will give MacDonald the start and see how/if he rebounds from the last game. After this game, Sullivan will have two weeks to mull over who will start game three of the season in New England on January 24th.
  • The Swarm are the only team in the league to not have power play goal. The four shorthanded goals they have given up is one more than the rest of the league combined. Special teams like Callum Crawford said after the game are a priority for improvement.
  • The Rush were the league's best defense last year and only gave up nine in their loss led by three-time NLL Defensive Player of the Year Kyle Rubisch
  • This is Edmonton's home opener. Last year, the Rush won their first fourteen games of the year and finished 16-2. The lost in the West Finals tiebreaker to the Calgary Roughnecks.
  • Former Rush with the Swarm: Brodie MacDonald, Callum Crawford and Dean Hill
  • Former Swarm with the Rush: Tyler Carlson, Nik Bilic and Zack Greer
  • The July 1, 2014 trade between the teams saw them switch goaltenders and first round picks. Carlson and the Swarm's 2014 first rounder (1st overall - McIntosh) go to Edmonton for B. MacDonald and the Rush's 2014 first rounder (3rd overall - M. Thompson). The draftees Thompson and McIntosh each had three goals last weekend in their NLL debuts.
  • Rush Head Coach & General Manager Derek Keenan has taken the season off to care for his wife, who just passed away on January 3rd. Assistants Jeff McComb and Jimmy Quinlan will share the on-floor duties.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 10 Edmonton Rush 9

Team Stats Minnesota   Edmonton
  Stat NLL Rank   Stat NLL Rank
Goals Per Game 13.0 4th   8.0 9th
Goals Against Per Game 20.0 9th   9.0 2nd
Loose Balls Per Game 87.0 2nd   63.0 5th
Power Play 0.0% 9th   50.0% 6th
Penalty Kill 50.0% 5th   83.3% 2nd
Penalty Minutes Per Game 15.0 7th   19.0 4th

Faceoffs:

Minnesota FOW FOT   Edmonton FOW FOT
Jordan MacIntosh 13 30   Jeremy Thompson 7 21
Corbyn Tao 4 7   John Lintz 0 1

Personnel:

Minnesota Swarm

Runners
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College G A LB
2 F R Miles Thompson 12/08/90 5-11 185 Onondaga, NY Albany 3 1 6
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 0 1 3
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 0 1 7
11 T R Sam Bradman 05/26/90 6.00 165 Canton,NY Salisbury 0 0 1
15 D R Jordan Houtby 11/01/91 6-3 181 St. Catharines, ON Detroit
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 0 2 8
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh - A 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 0 1 20
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 3 4 5
33 T L David Earl 08/02/87 6-1 185 Simsbury, CT Notre Dame 1 1 9
37 T R Ethan O'Connor 03/05/91 6-1 185 Milton, ON Hobart 0 1 3
44 T L Nick Cotter 04/08/86 5-11 190 Whitby, ON Dowling
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0 1 1
46 D R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 0 3 5
73 F L Dean Hill 10/26/84 6-3 225 Scarborough, ON Brock 2 1 3
84 F R Corbyn Tao 04/09/88 5-10 185 Coquitlam, BC Robert Morris 2 0 5
85 D R Mitch Belisle 11/09/85 5-10 190 Brewster, NY Cornell 0 0 3
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 2 3 7
Practice Roster
17 F R Marcus Holman 05/02/91 5-11 185 Baltimore, MD North Carolina
67 D R Patrick Miles 10/22/92 5-11 170 Brampton, ON New England Coll
88 F L Joe Haodais Maracle 08/30/94 5-11 195 Six Nations, ON  
97 D R Ian Crawford 04/28/83 6-00 220 Ottawa, ON  
Goaltending
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College W L GAA SV %
31 G L Zach Higgins 12/30/90 6-1 215 Courtice, ON Davenport
50 G L Brodie MacDonald 09/11/89 6-7 245 Vernon, BC   0 1 19.91 .661
Staff
Owner/GM Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant
John Arlotta Joe Sullivan Aime Caines Bobby Keast Rory McDade

Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
31 - Zach Higgins 8 - Greg Downing 10 - Alex Crepinsek
50 - Brodie MacDonald   46 - Kiel Matisz
    85 - Mitch Belisle
    15 - Jordan Houtby
    ---Practice Roster---
    97 - Ian Crawford
    67 - Patrick Miles
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
33 - David Earl 24 - Jordan MacIntosh - A 32 - Shayne Jackson 98 - Callum Crawford - A
45 - Jason Noble 20 - Andrew Suitor - C 73 - Dean Hill 2 - Miles Thompson
44 - Nick Cotter 37 - Ethan O'Connor 18 - Logan Schuss 84 - Corbyn Tao
  11 - Sam Bradman ---Practice Roster--- ---Practice Roster---
    88 - Joe Haodais Maracle 17 - Marcus Holman


Edmonton Rush

Runners
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College G A LB
2 D R Brett Mydske - A 07/30/88 6-4 205 New Westminster, BC   0 0 2
4 D R Kyle Rubisch 08/29/88 6-3 205 Brampton, ON Dowling 0 0 4
6 D L John Lintz 06/25/86 6-3 195 Edmonton, AB   0 0 4
10 F L Riley Loewen 09/26/89 6-1 180 Burnaby, BC Limestone 0 0 9
13 D L Jeff Cornwall 05/29/91 6-2 200 Coquitlam, BC Simon Fraser 0 0 5
15 F L Corey Small 03/23/87 5-9 180 St. Catharines, ON Albany 1 1 3
16 D L Chris Corbeil - C 05/22/88 6-3 195 Oakville, ON Western Ontario 0 1 4
17 F R Robert Church 11/18/91 5-10 190 Coquitlam, BC Drexel 2 3 7
23 F R Jarrett Davis - A 07/29/87 6-0 171 Port Moody, BC Bellarmine 0 0 1
24 D R Ryan Dilks 10/20/90 6-0 180 Hamilton, ON Conestoga 0 0 5
33 T R John LaFontaine 05/15/90 6-2 190 Whitby, ON   0 0 1
42 F L Mark Matthews 01/27/90 6-4 210 Oshawa, ON Denver 2 3 7
72 T L Adrian Sorichetti 10/08/90 6-1 210 Whitby, ON Hofstra
74 T R Jeremy Thompson 01/03/87 5-11 194 Akwesasne, ON Syracuse 0 0 1
79 D R Nik Bilic 12/09/89 5-11 195 Burnaby, BC BCIT
88 F L Zack Greer 02/12/86 6-2 190 Whitby, ON Bryant 0 2 0
90 F R Ben McIntosh 05/28/91 6-2 160 Coquitlam, BC Drexel 3 0 5
91 F R Cory Conway 10/27/87 6-1 175 Brentwood Bay, BC Stony Brook 0 3 4
Practice Roster
20 F R Mitch Banister 07/19/90 6-0 175 Calgary, AB LaRoche
27 F L Tyler Melnyk 06/11/91 5-11 195 Calgary, AB Marquette
47 D L Matt MacGrotty 03/29/90 6-4 210 New West, BC Bryant
Goaltending
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College W L GAA SV %
30 G L Tyler Carlson 04/29/88 6-1 215 Brampton, ON Seneca
77 G R Aaron Bold 04/22/85 6-2 210 Victoria, BC   0 1 9.00 .775
Practice Roster
35 G R Adam Shute 09/29/90 6-4 218 Calgary, AB New England Coll
Staff
GM/Head Coach Assistant Assistant
Derek Keenan Jeff McComb Jimmy Quinlan
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
77-Aaron Bold 16-Chris Corbeil 4-Kyle Rubisch
30-Tyler Carlson 6-John Lintz 2-Brett Mydske
---Practice Roster--- 13-Jeff Cornwall 79-Nik Bilic
35-Adam Shute ---Practice Roster--- 24-Ryan Dilks
  47-Matt MacGrotty  
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
72-Adrian Sorichetti 74-Jeremy Thompson 42-Mark Matthews 17-Robert Church
  33-John LaFontaine 15-Corey Small 23-Jarrett Davis
    88-Zack Greer 91-Cory Conway
    10-Riley Loewen 90-Ben McIntosh
    ---Practice Roster--- ---Practice Roster---
    27-Tyler Melnyk 20-Mitch Banister

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota at New England - Saturday, January 24th, 2015 6:00 pm Central
  • Edmonton at Calgary - Saturday, January 24th, 2015 8:00 pm Central