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Portland LumberJax
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Swarm Get R Done Against the LumberJax
Friday, February 2, 2007
Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 6,281
In a battle of dueling losing streaks, the Minnesota Swarm end theirs and continue the
Portland LumberJax’s with a 11-8 victory in Portland in front of 6,281 flannel-clad
LumberJax supporters. After giving up 37 goals during their two-game losing streak,
the Swarm (2-3) looked like the team many figure they would. Strong defense and spectacular
goaltending by Nick Patterson, who made 41 saves on 49 shots, helped extend the
LumberJax (2-4) losing streak to four. This is the Swarm’s first road victory of the year
after losing their first two.
The Swarm started very quickly with Sean Pollock scoring the first of his team high
four goals just twenty-nine seconds into the game. A minute and half later, Spencer Martin
scored on a dribbler past LumberJax goaltender Dallas Eliuk to make it 2-0. Martin didn’t
help the Swarm though by accruing a two minute and five minute penalty on separate occasions
midway through the first quarter which put the Swarm down a man for most of the rest of
the quarter. They limited the damage and the Swarm led 2-1 after the first.
After Dean Hill scored on a behind the back pass from Kelly Hall to give the Swarm a 3-1
lead in the second, the Jax came back strong scoring three straight led by Ryan Powell,
who scored one and assisted on another to take a 4-3 lead. The Swarm did not despair as
they rallied for three goals to end the half. Dean Hill tied the game scoring on a cross
crease pass from Pollock. Kasey Beirnes then scored on a one-hander and Scott Stewart
finished the half scoring after getting his helmet knocked off as he shot.
The Swarm extended their 6-4 lead at half quickly in the third as Martin scored his
second goal of the evening on a quick outlet pass from Jon Sullivan that caught the Jax
sleeping on transition. The Jax didn’t give up and narrowed the lead to 7-6 but the Swarm
were not to be denied as Pollock scored coming from the right, then taking it up the middle.
Mark Miyashita netted a goal, the eventual game-winner, on a great pass from Chad Culp to
end the third up 9-6.
Pollock wasn’t finished on this night as he scored the final two goals for the Swarm
in the fourth quarter. Pollock had struggled with his shot this season but tonight his
four goals were of a wide variety and couldn’t be denied. Pollock is a player who doesn’t
back down from contact and when he gets his shot going, it gets the team going as well.
The Jax scored a couple late but Patterson joined Pollock as a star of the game by
turning away the Jax at every turn. For Patterson, tonight’s game showed why he is one
of the best netminders in the league and that he is back on track. The Swarm themselves
got back on track tonight and played their best game of the season. Now the Swarm got to
carry the momentum from this victory forward as they battle for a playoff spot in the
East Division.
The Swarm will have to wait two weeks for their next opponent. That opponent will
be the New York Titans and the two will tangle in a home and home series. The first game
will be on Saturday, February 17th in New York at Madison Square Garden. The following
night, Sunday, February 18th, the Swarm will host the Titans at the Xcel Energy Center.
Both games start at 7:00 pm CST.
The LumberJax’s quest to end their losing streak doesn’t get any easier as they will
host the defending NLL champion, Colorado Mammoth, on Thursday, February 15th at 9:00 pm CST.
NLL Standings after play on Friday, February 2nd:
East Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)
- Rochester Knighthawks 4-2 (3-1) [0-1] (+9)
- Chicago Shamrox 3-1 (2-1) [1-0] (+3)
- Philadelphia Wings 3-2 (2-0) (+4)
- Buffalo Bandits 2-3 (2-1) [1-0] (+5)
- MINNESOTA SWARM 2-3 (1-2) (-7)
- Toronto Rock 1-3 (1-3) (-5)
- New York Titans 1-5 (1-4) (-13)
West Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)
- Colorado Mammoth 5-1 (3-1) (+17)
- Arizona Sting 4-1 (3-1) (+10)
- Calgary Roughnecks 3-1 (2-1) [1-0] (+5)
- Edmonton Rush 1-2 (0-2) (-7)
- PORTLAND LUMBERJAX 2-4 (0-3) [0-1] (-14)
- San Jose Stealth 1-4 (1-1) (-7)
Sean Pollock led the Swarm with four goals and two assists. Spencer Martin and Dean Hill
each had two goals. Nick Patterson saved 41 of 49 shots, Mark Miyashita was fantastic
on face offs winning 15 of 22. Riley Kemp led the Swarm with eight loose balls and
continues to be the only player in Swarm history to play in every game in team history.
Kemp has played in all 37 regular season games and the playoff game in Buffalo last year.
The Swarm defense only gave up one goal on eight power plays and the offense went three of
seven on the power play. The Swarm had 39 shots while the LumberJax had 49. Ryan Powell led
the LumberJax with three goals and one assist.
Swarm Statistics
#17 Sean Pollock 4g 2a
#73 Dean Hill 2g 1a
#48 Scott Stewart 1g 2a
#15 Spencer Martin 2g
#19 Chad Culp 2a
#44 Ryan Ward 2a
#22 Kasey Beirnes 1g
#39 Mark Miyashita 1g; 15 of 22 on face offs
#11 Kelly Hall 1a
#16 Noah Talbot 1a
#23 Jon Sullivan 1a
#12 Eric Pacey 2 LB
#18 Andrew Biers 1 LB; 1 of 1 on face offs
#50 Ryan Cousins 6 LB
#55 Michael Kilby 4 LB
#77 Riley Kemp 8 LB
#93 Nick Patterson 41 saves on 49 shots
Game Links
| Team Stats |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| Minnesota |
41/49 |
21 |
5/7 |
1 |
50 |
39 |
64 |
16/23 |
| Portland |
28/39 |
15 |
4/8 |
1 |
65 |
49 |
73 |
7/23 |
| # |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 11 |
Kelly Hall |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Eric Pacey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Spencer Martin |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Noah Talbot |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Sean Pollock |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Andrew Biers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1-1 |
| 19 |
Chad Culp |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Jon Sullivan |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 28 |
Kasey Beirnes |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 39 |
Mark Miyashita |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
15-22 |
| 44 |
Ryan Ward |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 48 |
Scott Stewart |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 50 |
Ryan Cousins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Michael Kilby |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 73 |
Dean Hill |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 77 |
Riley Kemp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0-0 |
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 1 |
Matt Disher |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 6 |
Ashton McLean |
Did Not Dress |
| 8 |
Rory McDade |
Did Not Dress |
| 10 |
Brock Boyle |
Did Not Dress |
| 40 |
Jamie Taylor |
Did Not Dress |
| 47 |
Travis Hill |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 1 |
Matt Disher |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
60:00 |
8 |
41 |
49 |
W 2-3 |
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| # |
Portland |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 2 |
Ray Guze |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 3 |
Del Halladay |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
Ian Crashley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0-0 |
| 7 |
Graham Palmer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 8 |
Ryan Marshall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 10 |
Scott Stapleford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Pat Jones |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7-23 |
| 14 |
Ryder Bateman |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Brodie Merrill |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
0-0 |
| 22 |
Ryan Powell |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
12 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 26 |
Ryan Sharp |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0-0 |
| 30 |
Matt King |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 33 |
Richard Morgan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 35 |
Dallas Eliuk |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 37 |
Tyler Heavenor |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Peter Morgan |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 49 |
Bruce Alexander |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 90 |
Mike Hominuck |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
0-0 |
| 1 |
Jed Prossner |
Did Not Dress |
| 11 |
Matt Holman |
Did Not Dress |
| 20 |
Adam Bysouth |
Did Not Dress |
| 24 |
Scott Mazuren |
Did Not Dress |
| 36 |
D.J. Driscoll |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Portland |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 30 |
Matt King |
8:37 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
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| 35 |
Dallas Eliuk |
51:07 |
9 |
21 |
30 |
L 2-3 |
Started |
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Empty Net |
0:16 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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| Scoring |
| Time |
MN |
POR |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
| 1st Quarter |
| 0:29 |
1 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Ryan Ward |
Chad Culp |
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| 2:49 |
2 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Kasey Beirnes |
Sean Pollock |
Ryan Ward |
PP |
| 5:22 |
2 |
1 |
Portland |
Mike Hominuck |
Tyler Heavenor |
Del Halladay |
PP |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 2:42 |
3 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Kelly Hall |
Ryan Ward |
PP |
| 4:37 |
3 |
2 |
Portland |
Brodie Merrill |
Ryan Sharp |
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| 6:44 |
3 |
3 |
Portland |
Ryan Powell |
Mike Hominuck |
Del Halladay |
PP |
| 7:43 |
3 |
4 |
Portland |
Richard Morgan |
Ryan Powell |
Ryder Bateman |
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| 9:16 |
4 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Sean Pollock |
Scott Stewart |
PP |
| 9:50 |
5 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Scott Stewart |
Chad Culp |
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| 13:33 |
6 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Scott Stewart |
Jon Sullivan |
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SH |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1:15 |
7 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
Jon Sullivan |
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EN |
| 2:47 |
7 |
5 |
Portland |
Del Halladay |
Ryan Sharp |
Richard Morgan |
SH |
| 4:57 |
7 |
6 |
Portland |
Ryan Powell |
Peter Morgan |
Mike Hominuck |
PP |
| 10:13 |
8 |
6 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Chad Culp |
Ryan Ward |
PP |
| 12:36 |
9 |
6 |
Minnesota |
Mark Miyashita |
Chad Culp |
Sean Pollock |
GWG |
| 4th Quarter |
| 5:21 |
10 |
6 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Scott Stewart |
Noah Talbot |
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| 9:24 |
11 |
6 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Dean Hill |
Scott Stewart |
PP |
| 12:53 |
11 |
7 |
Portland |
Peter Morgan |
Mike Hominuck |
Ryder Bateman |
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| 14:10 |
11 |
8 |
Portland |
Ryan Powell |
Peter Morgan |
Tyler Heavenor |
PP |
| Penalties |
| Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
| 1st Quarter |
| 0:56 |
Portland |
Bruce Alexander |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
| 5:09 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
Holding |
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2:00 |
| 6:30 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
High Sticking |
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5:00 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 2:31 |
Portland |
Graham Palmer |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 6:07 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Ward |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
| 8:50 |
Portland |
Graham Palmer |
Holding |
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2:00 |
| 11:31 |
Minnesota |
Kelly Hall |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
| 11:31 |
Minnesota |
Kelly Hall |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 13:33 |
Portland |
Brodie Merrill |
High Sticking |
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5:00 |
| 14:46 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Too Many Men |
X |
2:00 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 4:41 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Holding |
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2:00 |
| 8:07 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
| 8:52 |
Portland |
Brodie Merrill |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 4th Quarter |
| 9:05 |
Portland |
Ryder Bateman |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 13:51 |
Minnesota |
Jon Sullivan |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
| Referees |
| Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Technical Referee |
| Rick Lum |
David Berman |
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