- 02-29-12 -
Lacrosse Magaazine - New Coach Sullivan Tapped to Lead Young, Fluid Swarm Lineup
- 02/29/12 - Evan Kirk named NLL Rookie of the Week
Evan Kirk was named NLL Rookie of the Week for the second time this year after 43 save perfomrance against the
Washington Stealth on Feburary 24, 2012 in a 15-7 win.
- 02/25/12 - Sullivan Earns First Win as Swarm Head Coach
On Friday night, the Swarm got back to winning, with a dominating 15-7 victory over the Washington Stealth in Everett, Washington.
Ten different players scored for the Swarm in Head Coach Joe Sullivan's first ever win as coach.
Jeff Gilbert scored two shorthandd goals, his first with the Swarm. David Earl and Greg Downing
each scored their first ever Swarm goals. Evan Kirk is stellar in goal in his second start saving 43 of 50 shots. The
Swarm improve to 4-3 and have a battle next Saturday in Calgary (5-2) for seocond place in the West.
- 02/23/12 - Minnesota Swarm at Washington Stealth - Febraury 24, 2012
The Swarm embark on a season long four game road trip beginning in Everett, Washington against the Stealth on Friday night
at 10:00 pm Central. The Swarm start the road trip with a new head coach as Joe Sullivan was
promoted relacing Mike Lines, who was 16-24 in 2.5 years as head coach. The Stealth also have
a coaching as Chris Hall returns to the bench for the first time this sesaon after undergoing treatment for throat cancer.
You can watch the game at Swarm Vision Live.
Read more about the game at this link,
- 02/22/12 - The Swarm Relieve Mike Lines of his Head Coaching Duties; Promote Joe Sullivan to Head Coach
After 2 1/2 seasons as Head Coach, Mike Lines was let go by the Swarm today. The fourth Head Coach in team history,
Lines went 16-24 leading the Swarm, which included an 0-2 playoff record. Lines had been with the team since 2007 when he was hired as a scout. He also
served as an assistant to Duane "Dewey" Jacobs for the 2008 & 2009 seasons after which he replaced Jacobs as head coach after the
2009 season.
The fifth Head Coach in Minnesota Swarm history is Joe Sulivan. Sullivan was hired as an assistant to Lines starting
the 2010 sesason. Before the current season, Sullivan was named Associate General Manager which technically made him Lines's superior and underling
at the same time. Sullivan had been an assistant coach with the Chicago Shamrox and Toronto Rock for three years prior to coming to Minnesota. He
also has won three Mann Cups as an assistant coach with the Peterborough Lakers of the MSL.
With Sullivan's added responsiblities, it may have been inevitable that Lines would eventually be the odd man out. However, with a 3-3 record as of
today after the numerous player changes this offseason, most figured that Lines still deserved to be Head Coach and were shocked by the change. However, fourth quarter troubles which have seen
the Swarm outscored 29-15 thie season and apprehension on part of Owner John Arlotta as to whether Lines could
effectively lead the Swarm to at least a 2-2 recond on their upcoming four game road trip may have led to today's decision.
- 02/19/12 - The Mammmoth Use Another Fourth Quarter Rally to Subdue Swarm
Tied 6-6 going into the Fourth, the Minnesota Swarm appeared to have a great chance for victory; however, the Colorado Mammoth churned out a 6-1 quarter
to remain unbeaten with a 12-7 victory at The Hive on Saturday in front of a season high crowd of 9,030. Andrew Watt led the
Swarm with two goals and Nik Bilic scored his first ever NLL and Swarm goal to tie it at six. John Grant led the Mammoth with
four goals and three assists and formwer Swarm Sean Pollock had two goals and three assists including the gamw winner.
The Swarm embark on a four-game road trip beginning Friday, Febraury 24th in Everett, Washington against the Washington Stealth. They return home on
Friday, March 30th against the Calgary Roughnecks. The NLL All-Star Game is on Saturday, February 25th in Buffalo with the Swarm being represented by
Andrew Suitor, Ryan Benesch, Callum Crawford and
Jordan MacIntosh.
- 02/18/12 - Minnesota Swarm vs Colorado Mammoth - February 18, 2012
The Minnesota Swwrm look for their third straight win and to go 4-0 at The Hive against the undefeated Colorado Mammoth. The Swarm lost
their season opener in Denver, 20-14, on January 14th. No decision has yet been made as to whether Tyler Carlson or
Evan Kirk will start for the Swarm. Sean Pollock and Jon Sullivan
return to The Hive for the first time in their careers in enemey colors. Both were traded to Mammoth in offseason after being with the Swarm since year one
of Swarm lacrosse in 2005. You can watch the game at
Swarm Vision Live.
Read more about the game at this link,
- 02/17/12 - Updated Swarm Depth Chart heading into Saturday's home game against Colorado. David Earl added and
Nick Patterosn removed.
As of Febraury 17, 2012
- 02/17/12 - Nick Patterson released amongst three roster moves by the Swarm
The Swarm released Nick Patterson today after he served eight years with the team. Patterson was an original member of the Swarm and the last one
remianing on the team until today. He took over the #1 spot in 2006 and held it up to through the season opener this year. He had not played since the season
opener in Colorado.
He is the greatest goaltender in Swarm history and compoied the following stats:
- Won team record 38 games
- Started team record 77 games
- Saved team record 2,667 shots
- Save Percetnage of .759
- Goals Against Average of 11.91
To replace Patterson on the roster, the Swarm signed David Earl off the draft list. Earl was drafted by the Swarm in the
2011 NLL Entry Draft out of Notre Dame and will play transition. Earl did not report to training camp as he committed to play in the new NALL (North American
Lacrosse League) but his team was booted out of the league, leaving him unemployed.
The Swarm also made a trade sending goaltender Anthony Cosmo to the Buffalo Bandits for the Bandits' first round picks in
the 2013 & 2014 NLL Entry Drafts. The Swarm selected Cosmo with the third pick in the Boston Blazers Dispersal Draft in September 2011 but Cosmo did
not report to camp as he wished not to play with a West Divison team. The Swarm now have four first round picks in the 2012 & 2013 Drafts and two first
rounders in the 2014 Draft.
- 02/15/12 - Sawrm goalteenders honnored by the NLL
The NLL annoucned their weekly honors on Wednesday and both starting goaltenders from last weekend were recognized. Tyler
Carlson was named Defensive Player of the Week for his overtime win over the Rush last Friday when he saved 32 of 41 shots.
Evan Kirk was named Rookie of the Week for his pro debut against the Rush saving 46 of 52 shots in the Sunday win over the Knighthawks. It is the first
time in NLL history, that two goaltenders from the same team received weekly honors in the same week.
- 02/12/12 - Kirk is Stellar in Debut in Swarm with over the Knighthawks
Evan Kirk made his NLL and Swarm debut in net on Sunday saving 46 of 52 shots as the Swarm swept their home doublehader weekend at The HIve
with a 9-6 win over the Rochester Knighthawks. Ryan Benesch got two goals including his seocnd game winner of the weekend.
Kevin Ross and Andrew Suitor also had two goals.
- 02/11/12 - Ryan Benesch stars as John Wayne in the Longest Day with Overtime Winner against Rush
Benesch's overtime goal at 12:23 finally clinched the home win at The Hive by a 10-9 score over the Rush. In the longest ever Swarm game and second
longest NLL game, Benesch got his fourth hat trick this season in a very tense but exhiliarting fifth quarter. Andrew Suitor
tied it at nine to send it to overtime with 1:10 left in the game. Callum Crawford
led the Swarm with a goal and five assists. Tyler Carlson saved 32 of 41 shots and Joe Cinosky
scored his first NLL and Swarm goal to spark a second quarter rally. The Swarm are 2-0 at The Hive this year and will look to stay undefeated at home
on Sunday against the Rochester Knighthawks at 2:00 pm Central.
- 02/10/12 - Three Swarm players join Andrew Suitor for the All-Star Game
Yesterday, the NLL announced the reserves for the 2012 NLL-All Star game on February 25, 2012 in Buffalo.
Callum Crawford will be going to his second All-Star game with his first last year. Crawford leads the
Swarm in scoring this season with 23 points consisting of 7 goals and 16 assists.
Ryan Benesch was named to his second straight All-Star game, two in total. Last year's NLL scoring champion, Benesch leads
the Swarm with 10 goals and also has 12 assists this season.
Jordan MacIntosh is the first ever Swarm rookie to make the All-Star team. Picked fourth in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft,
MacIntosh has 5 goals and 7 assists. He is tied for third in the NLL with 54 faceoff wins and leads the Swarm in loose balls with 30.
- 02/08/12 - Minnesota Swarm vs Edmonton Rush - February 10, 2012
The Minnesota Swwrm begin their two game home doubleheader this weekend on Friday against the Edmonton Rush at 7:30 pm Central
at The Hive. Both teams enter the game at 1-2 and are coming off road losses last weekend. The league's best offense, the Swarm, will
go up against the league's best defense, the Rush, in this contest. You can watch the game at
Swarm Vision Live.
Read more about the game at this link,
- 02/06/12 - Andrew Suitor voted starter for West All-Stars.
Andrew Suitor was voted as a starter for the West team at the NLL All-Star game in Buffalo on February 25th. This will be Suitor's first All-Star
appearance. The reserves will be named later this week. Former Swarm player Rory Smith, now with Colorado, was also voted in
as a starter.
- 02-05-12 - Swarm Unable to Finish in the Fourth Quarter
The Minnesota Swarm struggled for a third straight game this season in the fourth as the Rochester Knighthawks took control to win 16-14.
Ryan Benesch led the Swarm with 4 goals and 3 assists and Jordan MacIntosh scored
his first NLL and Swarm hat trick. Three Knighthawk power play goals in the fourth got the Knighthawks their first lead of the game which they were
able to finally put away the Swarm.
Read more about the game at this link,
- 02/02/12 - Minnesota Swarm at Rochester Knighthawks - February 4, 2012
The Minnesota Swwrm are going east this weekend to Rochester to play the Knighhawks this Saturday night at 6:30 pm Central.
With a huge home win under the belts last weekend against Buffalo, the Swarm have turned some heads and look to contnue do so
this weekend against the Knighthawks, who are looking to stop a three game losing streak. You can watch the game at
Swarm Vision Live.
Read more about the game at this link,
- 02/01/12 - Suitor and MacIntosh Earn NLL Weekly Honors
The NLL announced that Andrew Suitor and Jordan MacIntosh earned weekly honors
for their play the weeek ending January 28, 2012, specicidally in the 19-11 victory over Buffalo at The Hive this past Saturday.
Sutior was named the transition player of the week for his three goals. He scored 5 on 5, on the power play and shorthanded. His first quarter ending end
to end goal will be remembered for many years. He still won the award even though he did not play in the second half due to being ejected for the halftime
fight between the two teams.
MacIntosh was named rookie of the week after yet another strong performance in his first year. On Saturday, MacIntosh scored a goal and assisted on three.
He scooped up a personal record 19 loose balls and won 17 of 29 faceoffs.
- 02/01/12 - Swarm Depth Chart to open Febraury 2012. The Swarm travel to
Rochester on February 4th to play the Knightahwks with an unexpected goaltending
controversy between Tyler Carlson,, who won his first NLL start against Buffalo
on January 28, 2012, and Evan Kirk, one of the Swarm's two first round draft
picks, who has not yet seen action but ownership wants to showcase soon.
As of Febraury 1, 2012
- 02/01/12 - February Birthdays
