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Minnesota Swarm

Minnesota Swarm
(3-3 H 1-2 A 2-1)

 At Toronto Rock

Toronto Rock
(5-1 H 2-0 A 3-1)

Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 6:00 pm CST
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Ontario


Last Update: February 14, 2015 1:23 pm Central

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Standings (02/14/15) Overall Division V. Swarm  
East Division W L   W L   W L   +/-
Toronto Rock 5 1   3 1   1 0   23
Buffalo Bandits 4 3   1 3   1 0   -6
Minnesota Swarm 3 3   2 2         -11
New England Black Wolves 2 2   2 1   0 1   -1
Rochester Knighthawks 2 3   2 3   0 1   -4
 
West Division W L   W L   W L   +/-
Edmonton Rush 3 2   2 0   0 1   16
Colorado Mammoth 3 2   2 2   1 0   12
Vancouver Stealth 2 3   2 1   0 0   -14
Calgary Roughnecks 0 5   0 3   0 0   -15

y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot

Series History:

Minnesota Overall Home Road Home (2015) Road (2015)
vs Rock 6-9 3-5 3-4 0-1 0-0
vs Rock-Playoffs 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Total 7-9 3-5 4-4 0-1 0-0

Last Night:

The Minnesota Swarm started well with a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter but only scored once the rest of the way as the Toronto Rock followed up with thirteen consecutive goals to obliterate the hometown team at Ho-Chunk Nation Field at the Hive by a 16-4 score. The Swarm were outshot on goal by a 63-41 margin with Rock goaltender Brandon Miller saving 37 of 41 shots. No Swarm player had more than one goal while both Zach Higgins and Brodie MacDonald alternating in goal twice each during the game. Both teams play again in Toronto tonight for the final time this regular season and a Swarm win can get the back within a game of first place and will break the Rock's four game winning streak against them.

Notes:

  • This the first doubleheader weekend of the season for the Swarm and it will be a quite a test to see if they can put behind last night's forgettable foray and comeback with even a respectable showing tonight.
  • The Swarm have only scored eleven goals in the last two games reminiscent of last year. Their goals per game average went from 13.0 to 11.5 by the end of the night.
  • The Swarm will need to spread out the Rock defense a bit more tonight to create openings to attack while the Swarm defense will have to wary of the Rock cutters and to scoop up more rebounds than the night before. Second and third shot clark restarts were common for the Rock on Friday night.
  • Look for Ian Crawford to make his NLL and Swarm debut tonight. If he and brother Callum play, it will be the first time in team history that brothers play for the Swarm in the same regular season or playoff game.
  • I see Zach Higgins in net tonight to start for the Swarm but after last night I think Head Coach Joe Sullivan will be ready with the quick hook.
  • Nick Rose may get the start tonight for Toronto. In Toronto's first and only doubleheader prior to this weekend, Rose got a start along with Brandon Miller even though with the way Miller was last night, I would be inclined to ride Miller tonight also.

Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 13 Toronto Rock 11

Maybe being a bit too optimistic, but I do see the Swarm getting more than four goals tonight. No clear dominance by either team with the game decided in the fourth instead of second quarter. With many relatives in the ACC tonight for Swarm players, the team will feel much more at home than they ever do at The Hive even going so far as to meet the fans after the game. An inspired and redemptive performance tonight will see the Swarm to a weekend and season split with the Rock.

Team Stats Minnesota   Toronto
  Stat NLL Rank   Stat NLL Rank
Goals Per Game 11.5 8th   13.3 3rd
Goals Against Per Game 13.3 7th   9.5 2nd
Shots on Goal Per Game 50.2 5th   54.2 2nd
Shots on Goal Against Per Game 52.8 8th   45.2 2nd
Loose Balls Per Game 72.5 2nd   73.7 1st
Forced Turnovers Per Game 10.2 5th   10.8 5th
Power Play 27.3% 8th   54.2% 2nd
Penalty Kill 59.1% 3rd   67.9 2nd
Short Handed Goals 3 4th   6 1st
Short Handed Goals Against 6 9th   2 4th
Penalty Minutes Per Game 10.2 9th   15.3 8th

Faceoffs:

Minnesota FOW FOT   Toronto FOW FOT
Jordan MacIntosh 70 144   Patrick Merrill 24 65
Corbyn Tao 9 18   Sandy Chapman 5 22
Andrew Suitor 3 8   Rob Hellyer 0 1
Ethan O'Connor 1 3        

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 11 10 21
8 D L Greg Downing 03/24/85 6-1 193 Auburn, NY Fairfield 0 4 24
10 D R Alex Crepinsek 02/18/89 5-11 185 Oakville, ON RIT 2 2 32
11 T R Sam Bradman 05/26/90 6-0 165 Canton,NY Salisbury 0 1 8
15 D R Jordan Houtby 11/01/91 6-3 181 St. Catharines, ON Detroit 1 3 6
18 F L Logan Schuss 01/23/91 6-0 210 Ladner, BC Ohio State 7 10 35
20 T R Andrew Suitor - C 04/26/89 6-0 190 Orangeville, ON Adrian 4 5 30
24 T R Jordan MacIntosh - A 09/19/89 6-2 190 Oakville, ON RIT 6 10 69
32 F L Shayne Jackson 11/16/90 5-10 175 Bowmanville, ON Limestone 13 13 23
37 T R Ethan O'Connor 03/05/91 6-1 185 Milton, ON Hobart 1 2 23
45 T L Jason Noble 09/05/91 5-9 180 Orangeville, ON Cornell 0 1 14
46 D R Kiel Matisz 06/08/89 6-5 215 Stoney Creek, ON Robert Morris 1 10 34
66 F L Shane MacDonald 07/26/93 6-0 205 Elora, ON   0 2 1
73 F L Dean Hill 10/26/84 6-3 225 Scarborough, ON Brock 4 5 12
84 F R Corbyn Tao 04/09/88 5-10 185 Coquitlam, BC Robert Morris 4 3 26
85 D R Mitch Belisle 11/09/85 5-10 190 Brewster, NY Cornell 1 1 24
97 D R Ian Crawford 04/28/83 6-00 220 Ottawa, ON  
98 F R Callum Crawford - A 11/07/84 6-2 196 Ottawa, ON Dowling 12 20 33
Practice Roster
17 F R Marcus Holman 05/02/91 5-11 185 Baltimore, MD North Carolina
44 T L Nick Cotter 04/08/86 5-11 190 Whitby, ON Dowling 1 0 2
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  
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 3 2 10.86 .787
50 G L Brodie MacDonald 09/11/89 6-7 245 Vernon, BC   0 1 17.32 .684
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
    97 - Ian Crawford
    ---Practice Roster---
    67 - Patrick Miles
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
45 - Jason Noble 24 - Jordan MacIntosh - A 32 - Shayne Jackson 98 - Callum Crawford - A
---Practice Roster--- 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 66 - Shane MacDonald ---Practice Roster---
    ---Practice Roster--- 17 - Marcus Holman
    88 - Joe Haodais Maracle  

Toronto Rock

Runner
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College G A LB
3 T L Brock Sorensen 07/16/89 6-6 210 Peterborough, ON Ohio State 4 2 29
4 T L Jesse Gamble 02/01/88 5-9 180 Rockwood, ON Cornell 2 3 45
5 D L Sandy Chapman - A 01/23/81 5-9 185 Toronto, ON Brock 0 4 28
8 D R Nick Diachenko 01/04/90 6-0 185 Courtice, ON Delaware
9 D R Patrick Merrill - A 02/22/79 6-0 180 Montreal, QB Mercyhurst 1 1 25
10 F R Rob Hellyer 06/28/92 5-9 175 Lions Head, ON   14 21 32
11 F R Brett Hickey 06/26/90 6-2 210 Windsor, ON   14 8 19
14 D R Rob Marshall 06/23/84 6-3 185 Mount Forest, ON   1 0 20
17 F L Stephan LeBlanc 01/20/86 6-2 205 Restoule, ON Queen's 12 18 26
19 F L Josh Sanderson - A 04/23/77 5-7 160 Orangeville, ON   6 32 40
21 D L Bill Greer 06/22/81 6-1 185 Oshawa, ON Western Ontario
27 D L Glen Bryan 02/13/89 5-9 185 Orangeville, ON Wilfrid Laurier 0 0 6
33 F R Kasey Beirnes 06/17/80 5-11 195 Elora, ON Fanshawe 13 8 23
37 T L Brodie Merrill 11/05/81 6-4 205 Orangeville, ON Georgetown 2 7 49
44 D L Jeff Gilbert 05/31/83 6-4 210 Barrie, ON Robert Morris 0 0 19
45 D R Damon Edwards 08/30/88 6-1 195 Toronto, ON Brock 3 1 18
71 F L Kevin Ross 05/30/85 6-1 185 London, ON Canisius 6 12 16
91 D R Bill Hostrawser 10/20/91 5-11 180 Belwood,ON Seneca 1 0 11
Practice Roster
16 F L Jordan Robertson 09/04/93 5-7 160 Toronto, ON Toronto
77 T R Mark White 07/28/89 5-11 187 Oakville, ON Southern Maine 0 0 3
92 F R Brandon Benn 05/11/92 5-10 190 Orangeville, ON Johns Hopkins
Injured Reserve
13 F R Garrett Billings 02/04/86 6-1 187 Langley, BC Virginia
Goaltending
# Pos L/R Name Birthday Ht Wt Hometown College W L GAA SV %
35 G R Brandon Miller 05/04/79 6-1 195 Orangeville, ON   4 1 9.00 .803
66 G R Nick Rose 02/11/88 6-0 270 Orangeville, ON   1 0 11.00 .732
Practice Roster
39 G R Steve Fryer 04/11/90 6-1 180 Brampton, ON  
Staff
Owner/GM General Manager Head Coach
Jamie Dawick Terry Sanderson John Lovell
Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
Pat Campbell Dan Ladouceur Blaine Manning Matt Sawyer
Depth Chart
Goaltenders Defense (Left) Defense (Right)
35-Brandon Miller 5-Sandy Chapman 14-Rob Marshall
66-Nick Rose 44-Jeff Gilbert 45-Damon Edwards
---Practice Roster--- 27-Glen Bryan 9-Patrick Merrill
39-Steve Fryer 21-Bill Greer 91-Bill Hostrawser
    8-Nick Diachenko
     
Transition (Left) Transition (Right) Forwards (Left) Forwards (Right)
4-Jesse Gamble 3-Brock Sorensen 17-Stephen LeBlanc 33-Kasey Beirnes
37-Brodie Merrill ---Practice Roster--- 19-Josh Sanderson 10-Rob Hellyer
  77-Mark White 71-Kevin Ross 11-Brett Hickey
    ---Practice Roster--- ---Practice Roster---
    16-Jordan Robertson 92-Brandon Benn

Next Games After This Match Up

  • Minnesota at Vancouver - Saturday, February 28th, 2015 9:00 pm Central
  • Toronto vs New England - Friday, February 20th, 2015 6:30 pm Central