- 07/31/14 - Jones Signs Up for Sophomore Season for Swarm
The Minnesota Swarm re-signed 2013 first round pick Scott Jones for one
more year. Jones was picked seventh overall in last year's draft out of UMBC and is playing summer
ball for Burnaby of the WLA. Last year in his rookie season with the Swarm he played 16 games in which
he had six goals and fifteen assists. He scored his first NLL and Swarm game winning goal on February 23, 2014
against Philadelphia.
Jones will be needed to improve his production for the upcoming season. Six goals on eighty shots is a
rough road to travel especially for a team that finished last in goals scored in the NLL last season. The Swarm
may be thinking that signing Jones for one year gives Jones to prove himself and if not, with four
first rounders in a very deep 2015 NLL Entry Draft, the Swarm should be able to find a replacement.
- 07/30/14 - Turner Comes Back to Minnesota
Yesterday, the Minnesota Swarm made a trade with the Edmonton Rush. The Swarm received F
Alex Turner in exchange for their third round pick in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft.
Turner was originally drafted by the San Jose Stealth in 2008. On draft day in 2009, the Stealth traded Turner to the Swarm.
The lefty forward played one game with the Swarm in 2010 where he assisted on a goal but spent the rest of the
season on the practice squad. He has since played with Philadelphia and Edmonton. Last year in three games,
Turner had two goals and an assist. He has been much more successful in the summer in the WLA than he has been in the NLL.
He will be battling for time on the left side with Logan Schuss,
Shayne Jackson, Josh Gillam and Dane Stevens.
Look for Turner to wear #87.
- 07/29/14 -
Sports Illustrated.com - Brotherly bond on full display at World Lacrosse Championships- Jason Noble
- 07/29/14 - The Swarm Avoid Restricted Free Agency with Downing and Hass
Free Agency status as of July 29th - Restricted free agency:
Corbyn Tao and Mitch Belisle.
Unrestricted Free Agency: Jeff Gilbert.
- 07/19/14 - Four Swarm players win Gold For Canada at the World Field Lacrosse Championships
Canada beat the United States, 8-5, tonight in Denver, Colorado to win their third world title. The Canadians were led by the following Swarm players:
Jordan MacIntosh, David Earl, Jason Noble and
Cameron Flint. Mitch Belisle won silver for the United States.
- 07/18/14 -
Lacrosse Magazine: Earl, Roy on Both Sides of Canada-USA Rivalry
- 07/18/14 - Jason Noble suffered an ankle injury last night in
Canada's 12-6 semifinal victory over the Iroquois Nationals last night at the World Field Lacrosse Championships.
Noble missed most of second half and his status for the championship game versus the United States on Saturday is uncertain.
- 07/11/14 - The Wings Planning to Relocate
The Philadelphia Wings announced today that they are planning to relocate for the 2015 season.
The Wings basically site that the team can not survive financially as is in Philadelphia. Any move would have
to be approved by the NLL Board of Governors. If they can't find a new place for 2015, a dispersal draft will be held.
The Wings have been in Philadelphia for 28 years dating back to the the start of the league in 1987. They are the only
team that began in 1987 to stay in one city. The Wings won six NLL Championships in 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2001.
The Swarm and Wings played 22 times since the Swarm joined the league in 2005 with the Swarm winning the all-time series
13-9.
- 07/04/14 - MacIntosh Named to Replace Grant for Canada at World Field Lacrosse Championships
The Canadian Lacrosse Association
announced today that John Grant will not be able to play in this year's WFLC that starts on July 10th. He will
be replaced by the Swarm's Jordan MacIntosh, who should have been on the team
to begin with. It ends up looking like MacIntosh was the last cut to bring the roster to 23 for the Championships but
now he will represent his country.
Grant was deemed illegible by the Federation of International Lacrocsse because of a drug that he takes in order to stay healthy
after a staph infection he incurred in 2009 is not allowed under FIL rules.
- 07/03/14 - Swarm players at the World Field Lacrosse Championships
The World Field Lacrosse Championships begin July 10th in Denver, Colorado as the United States
will be looking to repeat their gold medal performance from 2010.
The first game of the tournament is the
United States
vs.
Canada at 8:00 pm Central on July 10th on
ESPN2.
Swarm players at the WFLC
- 07/03/14 - The Swarm's Brock Sorensen tweaked his knee while playing for Peterborough per Stephen Stamp of
ILIndoor.com on Monday night
against Oakville. He will miss tonight's game against Brooklin but it appears that the injury is not too serious.
Stamp, in the same article mentions, that David Brock, the player that Andrew Suitor fought last
weekend, suffered a broken jaw and torn ligaments and was placed on injured reserve.
- 07/01/14 - Swarm depth chart on Canada Day with new goaltender Brodie MacDonald:
