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Minnesota Swarm
(4-8 H 1-3 A 3-5)
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New England Black Wolves
(3-7 H 2-4 A 1-3)
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Last Update: April 3, 2015 5:55 am Central
Live Statistics
TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:
NLL Live
Tape Delay: Channel 45 on April 4th at 4:00 pm Central
Swarm Twitter
Black Wolves Twitter
More Coverage of this game at:
Minnesota Swarm Website
New England Black Wolves Website
National Lacrosse League Website
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One-Page Game Program
| Standings (04/01/15) |
Overall |
Division |
V. Swarm |
|
| East Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| x-Toronto Rock |
11 |
3 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
36 |
| Rochester Knighthawks |
7 |
4 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
1 |
| Buffalo Bandits |
7 |
6 |
|
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
-3 |
|
| Minnesota Swarm |
4 |
8 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
-27 |
| New England Black Wolves |
3 |
7 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
-23 |
| |
| West Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| Edmonton Rush |
7 |
4 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
47 |
| Colorado Mammoth |
7 |
5 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
10 |
| Vancouver Stealth |
4 |
7 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
-28 |
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| Calgary Roughnecks |
3 |
9 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
-13 |
y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot
Series History:
| Minnesota |
Overall |
Home |
Road |
Home (2015) |
Road (2015) |
| vs New England |
2-1 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
| Total |
2-1 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
This is the fourth and final game in the season series between the two teams. The first three games in the series
were all won by the road team:
- 01/24/15 - Swarm 19-13 over New England in NE
- 03/14/15 - Black Wolves 10-9 over Minnesota in MN
- 03/29/15 - Swarm 13-9 over New England in NE
The two teams played against each other last Sunday with a solid 13-9 win. Miles Thompson & Jordan MacIntosh
each had hat tricks and Zach Higgins stopped 50 of 59 shots. If the Swarm win, they win possibly a very important tiebreaker if they
continue to win and have Buffalo and Rochester pratically lose out the rest of the way.
Notes:
- Former Swarm with the Black Wolves: Andrew Suitor, Evan Kirk and Kevin Buchanan
- Former Black Wolves with the Swarm: Joel White
- Both teams have underwent some staggering changes since last Sunday's game:
- The Swarm sent their captain for the last three years, Andrew Suitor, to the Black Wolves for their
captain Joel White on Monday. The trade has proved quite unpopular amongst Swarm fans on social media who feel that
team management has once again traded a talented fan favorite to cut costs or just for spite.
Even though experts
with an objective eye say both Suitor and White are about the same talent-wise, the moving of the heart and soul of the
franchise at such a time seems to be irresponsible. Suitor will no doubt bring the same talent and intensity as a member
of the enemy on Friday night as he has since he joined the Swarm for the 2011 season.
White has become better each and every NLL season and was entrusted to the Black Wolves captaincy in the
franchise's first year. He is first in the NLL in loose balls scooped per game for non-face off players and can score
on transition. White won't make fans forget Suitor but he should be able to leave a very positive impression on the fans
with his play on the floor.
- Another big deal came on Tuesday for the Swarm as they dealt lefty Logan Schuss to Vancouver for lefty Johnny Powless. After
a lot of hype in his first year in 2015 in Vancouver in which he struggled to score goals, Powless has a new lease on his 2015 season as
he gets to orchestrate the offense with Shayne Jackson, Dean Hill and Shane MacDonald.
- The Swarm have only scored 8.25 goals per game in their four home games this season.
- Zach Higgins has saved 41, 41 & 50 shots in his three games against the Black Wolves this season.
- The Black Wolves exchanged top righty forwards as they sent their leading scorer Kevin Crowley to Toronto for Garrett Billings.
Billings has not played this year due to a knee injury suffered at the end of last season. He has been cleared to play for a month but
a contract dispute with the Rock left him on the sidelines until this weekend when Rochester offered him a contract. The Rock matched but neither
party would be together again so the trade was made. Billings has 3 straight years of 100 points, the only player to do so in NLL history but
how fast can he get back on track in what should be his first game in 2015 on Friday night.
Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 10 New England Black Wolves 9
Like I said, the anger and fury shown by Swarm fans toward the team management has been immense and intense with numerous
fans saying that renewing season tickets for next year will not occur. I do wonder how much anger and displeasure will be displayed by the fans
at the game. It is always different how one reacts live at an event then behind a keyboard, that I know myself for sure. I think
the team will rally amongst themselves even more then they probably already have and come out with a supreme effort in a low scoring tussle.
| Team Stats |
Minnesota |
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New England |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
| Goals Per Game |
10.9 |
9th |
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11.3 |
7th |
| Goals Against Per Game |
13.2 |
6th |
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13.6 |
8th |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
49.6 |
7th |
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52.9 |
4th |
| Shots on Goal Against Per Game |
53.1 |
7th |
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49.2 |
3rd |
| Loose Balls Per Game |
67.3 |
3rd |
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65.9 |
4th |
| Forced Turnovers Per Game |
11.3 |
6th |
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10.0 |
5th |
| Power Play |
30.8% |
8th |
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42.6% |
7th |
| Penalty Kill |
53.6% |
4th |
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50.0% |
8th |
| Short Handed Goals |
4 |
7th |
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5 |
6th |
| Short Handed Goals Against |
10 |
8th |
|
11 |
9th |
| Penalty Minutes Per Game |
14.4 |
7th |
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22.4 |
3rd |
Projected Starting Goaltenders vs Opponent:
| Minnesota |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
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New England |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
| Zach Higgins |
3 |
2-1 |
10.67 |
.805 |
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Evan Kirk |
5 |
2-3 |
11.79 |
.747 |
Faceoffs:
| Minnesota |
FOW |
FOT |
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New England |
FOW |
FOT |
| Jordan MacIntosh |
130 |
281 |
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Ryan Hotaling |
140 |
260 |
| Corbyn Tao |
12 |
22 |
|
Mike Manley |
9 |
15 |
| Ethan O'Connor |
9 |
20 |
|
Andrew Suitor |
5 |
13 |
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 |
21 |
25 |
41 |
| 8 |
D |
L |
Greg Downing |
03/24/85 |
6-1 |
193 |
Auburn, NY |
Fairfield |
1 |
6 |
49 |
| 10 |
D |
R |
Alex Crepinsek |
02/18/89 |
5-11 |
185 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
3 |
4 |
52 |
| 11 |
T |
R |
Joel White |
07/05/89 |
6-2 |
200 |
Cortland, NY |
Syracuse |
7 |
3 |
117 |
| 12 |
T |
R |
Sam Bradman |
05/26/90 |
6-0 |
165 |
Canton,NY |
Salisbury |
0 |
3 |
14 |
| 15 |
D |
R |
Jordan Houtby |
11/01/91 |
6-3 |
181 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Detroit |
1 |
5 |
23 |
| 24 |
T |
R |
Jordan MacIntosh - A |
09/19/89 |
6-2 |
190 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
16 |
20 |
125 |
| 32 |
F |
L |
Shayne Jackson |
11/16/90 |
5-10 |
175 |
Bowmanville, ON |
Limestone |
21 |
32 |
48 |
| 33 |
T |
L |
David Earl |
08/02/87 |
6-1 |
185 |
Simsbury, CT |
Notre Dame |
1 |
2 |
21 |
| 37 |
T |
R |
Ethan O'Connor |
03/05/91 |
6-1 |
185 |
Milton, ON |
Hobart |
1 |
3 |
62 |
| 45 |
T |
L |
Jason Noble |
09/05/91 |
5-9 |
180 |
Orangeville, ON |
Cornell |
0 |
3 |
42 |
| 66 |
F |
L |
Shane MacDonald |
07/26/93 |
6-0 |
205 |
Elora, ON |
|
6 |
5 |
9 |
| 67 |
D |
R |
Patrick Miles |
10/22/92 |
5-11 |
170 |
Brampton, ON |
New England Coll |
0 |
3 |
15 |
| 73 |
F |
L |
Dean Hill |
10/26/84 |
6-3 |
225 |
Scarborough, ON |
Brock |
9 |
10 |
18 |
| 84 |
F |
R |
Corbyn Tao |
04/09/88 |
5-10 |
185 |
Coquitlam, BC |
Robert Morris |
7 |
6 |
47 |
| 85 |
D |
R |
Mitch Belisle |
11/09/85 |
5-10 |
190 |
Brewster, NY |
Cornell |
1 |
1 |
44 |
| 93 |
F |
L |
Johnny Powless |
03/15/93 |
5-11 |
175 |
Six Nations, ON |
|
7 |
32 |
22 |
| 98 |
F |
R |
Callum Crawford - A |
11/07/84 |
6-2 |
196 |
Ottawa, ON |
Dowling |
15 |
27 |
41 |
| Practice Roster |
| 17 |
F |
R |
Marcus Holman |
05/02/91 |
5-11 |
185 |
Baltimore, MD |
North Carolina |
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| 88 |
F |
L |
Joe Haodais Maracle |
08/30/94 |
5-11 |
195 |
Six Nations, ON |
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| 97 |
D |
R |
Ian Crawford |
04/28/83 |
6-00 |
220 |
Ottawa, ON |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
4 |
5 |
11.87 |
.773 |
| 50 |
G |
L |
Brodie MacDonald |
09/11/89 |
6-7 |
245 |
Vernon, BC |
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0 |
3 |
15.86 |
.706 |
| Practice Roster |
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G |
R |
Cole Murray |
07/10/83 |
5-11 |
265 |
Peteborough, ON |
Ottawa |
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Staff
Depth Chart
New England Black Wolves
Runners
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
| 5 |
D |
R |
Mike Manley |
07/21/88 |
6-1 |
200 |
Keuka Park, NY |
Duke |
1 |
5 |
44 |
| 13 |
D |
R |
Brett Manney - A |
09/21/85 |
6-3 |
225 |
Newtown, PA |
Delaware |
2 |
4 |
27 |
| 14 |
F |
L |
Pat Saunders |
07/01/89 |
6-1 |
205 |
Arthur, ON |
|
21 |
19 |
32 |
| 19 |
F |
R |
Garrett Billings |
02/04/86 |
6-1 |
187 |
Langley, BC |
Virginia |
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| 20 |
T |
R |
Ryan Hotaling |
11/29/84 |
6-2 |
210 |
Syracuse, NY |
Nazareth |
0 |
5 |
68 |
| 26 |
F |
R |
Brett Bucktooth |
04/25/83 |
6-1 |
190 |
Nedrow, NY |
Syracuse |
10 |
10 |
18 |
| 27 |
F |
L |
Kevin Buchanan |
05/09/86 |
5-11 |
180 |
Cockeysville, MD |
Ohio State |
14 |
30 |
42 |
| 39 |
F |
L |
Josh Johnson |
10/28/94 |
5-8 |
170 |
Six Nations, ON |
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0 |
1 |
6 |
| 41 |
F |
L |
Mark Cockerton |
05/17/91 |
5-10 |
175 |
Oshawa, ON |
Virginia |
5 |
9 |
19 |
| 42 |
F |
L |
Jamie Lincoln |
07/07/86 |
6-0 |
175 |
St. Catherines, ON |
Hofstra |
14 |
8 |
35 |
| 58 |
D |
L |
Mike McNamara |
01/07/90 |
6-2 |
220 |
Hamilton, ON |
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0 |
3 |
20 |
| 71 |
D |
R |
Sheldon Burns |
10/05/91 |
6-1 |
185 |
Whitby, ON |
Dowling |
1 |
4 |
31 |
| 84 |
D |
R |
Brian Megill |
12/13/90 |
6-0 |
225 |
Clark, NJ |
Syracuse |
0 |
2 |
25 |
| 88 |
D |
R |
Craig England - A |
03/02/90 |
6-2 |
195 |
Fergus, ON |
Brock |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| 91 |
F |
R |
Kyle Buchanan |
10/22/87 |
5-8 |
160 |
Nepean, ON |
Robert Morris |
17 |
26 |
47 |
| 93 |
T |
R |
Andrew Suitor |
04/26/89 |
6-0 |
190 |
Orangeville, ON |
Adrian |
9 |
6 |
60 |
| 96 |
D |
R |
Bill O'Brien |
04/05/88 |
6-4 |
240 |
Lafayette, NY |
Sacred Heart |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| 98 |
D |
L |
Jimmy Purves |
11/01/90 |
6-0 |
190 |
Sarnia, ON |
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0 |
0 |
5 |
| Practice Roster |
| 6 |
D |
R |
Michael Diehl |
02/09/90 |
6-3 |
225 |
Flemington,NJ |
Rutgers |
1 |
0 |
27 |
| 7 |
F |
R |
Matt Crough |
05/19/91 |
5-9 |
172 |
Peterborough, ON |
Dowling |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 66 |
D |
L |
Mark Farthing |
06/25/89 |
6-1 |
188 |
Peterborough, ON |
Brock |
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Goaltending
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
| 31 |
G |
R |
Tye Belanger |
07/31/90 |
6-1 |
187 |
Mooretown, ON |
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0 |
1 |
13.37 |
.759 |
| 35 |
G |
R |
Evan Kirk |
07/22/87 |
5-11 |
185 |
Orangeville, ON |
Hobart |
3 |
6 |
13.39 |
.720 |
Staff
| General Manager |
Head Coach |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
| Chris Sienko |
Blane Harrison |
Chris Collins |
Tracey Kelusky |
Jim Mulligan |
Depth Chart
| Goaltenders |
Defense (Left) |
Defense (Right) |
| 35-Evan Kirk |
58-Mike McNamara |
5-Mike Manley |
| 31-Tye Belanger |
98-Jimmy Purves |
13-Brett Manney |
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---Practice Roster--- |
71-Sheldon Burns |
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66-Mark Farthing |
96-Bill O'Brien |
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84-Brian Megill |
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88-Craig England |
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---Practice Roster--- |
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6-Michael Diehl |
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| Transition (Left) |
Transition (Right) |
Forwards (Left) |
Forwards (Right) |
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93-Andrew Suitor |
14-Pat Saunders |
91-Kyle Buchanan |
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20-Ryan Hotaling |
27-Kevin Buchanan |
26-Brett Bucktooth |
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42-Jamie Lincoln |
19-Garrett Billings |
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41-Mark Cockerton |
---Practice Roster--- |
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39-Josh Johnson |
7-Matt Crough |
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Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota at Rochester - Saturday, April 4th, 2015 6:30 pm Central
- New England at Buffalo - Saturday, April 4th, 2015 6:30 pm Central
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