2013 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2013 Minnesota Swarm season was the ninth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

2013 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division5th West
2013 record7 – 9
Home record5 – 3
Road record2 – 6
Goals for219
Goals against202
General ManagerJoe Sullivan
CoachJoe Sullivan
CaptainAndrew Suitor
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Benesch (34)
AssistsCallum Crawford (63)
PointsCallum Crawford (95)
Penalties in minutesTyler Hass (41)
Loose BallsJordan MacIntosh (197)
WinsTyler Carlson (4)
Goals against averageTyler Carlson (11.04)

The season did not start the way the Swarm might have hoped. Five of their first six games were decided by a single goal, but the Swarm only won two of them. They fell to 3-7 before dominating three straight home games, winning by 7, 9, and 14 goals. They finished at 7-9, good for fifth in the West but thanks to the Buffalo Bandits' 6-10 record, the Swarm crossed over to the Eastern division and made the playoffs.

In the first round, they had another dominating game, defeating the regular season champion Toronto Rock 20-11 in Toronto. But their visit to the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester was less successful, and the eventual champion Knighthawks ended the Swarm's season with a 12-10 win.

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz16106.6250.05–35–3194176+1812.1211.00
2Rochester Knighthawks – x1688.5002.03–55–3179165+1411.1910.31
3Philadelphia Wings – x1679.4383.04–43–5170207-3710.6212.94
4Buffalo Bandits16610.3754.02–64–4171211-4010.6913.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xy1697.5620.03–56–2222211+1113.8813.19
2Washington Stealth – x1697.5620.05–34–4193192+112.0612.00
3Edmonton Rush – x1697.5620.02–67–1203170+3312.6910.62
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4382.03–54–4185202-1711.5612.62
5Minnesota Swarm – c1679.4382.05–32–6219202+1713.6912.62

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference: [2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 12, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 12–13 15,238 0–1
2 January 25, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–13 10,504 0–2
3 January 26, 2013 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 15–14 8,782 1–2
4 February 2, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 9–15 16,231 1–3
5 February 8, 2013 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center W 13–12 OT 7,722 2–3
6 February 16, 2013 Calgary Roughnecks Xcel Energy Center L 16–17 8,254 2–4
7 February 22, 2013 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 13–8 6,292 3–4
8 February 24, 2013 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center L 9–14 6,882 3–5
9 March 3, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena L 8–11 2,663 3–6
10 March 8, 2013 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 15–19 8,622 3–7
11 March 16, 2013 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 12–5 7,830 4–7
12 March 29, 2013 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 20–11 8,079 5–7
13 April 6, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center W 21–7 10,167 6–7
14 April 7, 2013 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center L 13–15 6,861 6–8
15 April 13, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 17–12 17,622 7–8
16 April 20, 2013 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center L 14–16 12,214 7–9

Playoffs

Game log
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 28, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 20–11 9,066 1–0
Division Final May 4, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10–12 5,096 1–1

Roster
2013 Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 39 Dan Ball
  • 85 Mitch Belisle
  • 79 Nik Bilic
  • 10 Alex Crepinsek
  •  8 Greg Downing
  •  4 Jeff Gilbert (A)
Forwards
  • 21 Ryan Benesch
  • 77 Jay Card
  • 98 Callum Crawford (C)
  • 66 Matt Gibson
  • 81 Josh Gillam
  • 32 Shayne Jackson
  • 27 Pat Smith
  • 84 Corbyn Tao
Transition
  • 33 David Earl
  •  9 Tyler Hass
  • 24 Jordan MacIntosh
  • 46 Kiel Matisz
  •  3 Brock Sorensen
  • 20 Andrew Suitor (C)
  • 22 Andrew Watt
Practice Squad
  • 89 Ryan Masters
  • 16 Michael O'Brien
Head Coach
  • Joe Sullivan
Assistant Coaches
  • Aime Caines
  • Bobby Keast
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 2013-04-21
NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades
July 26, 2012[3] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft		 To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Ross
July 27, 2012[4] To Minnesota Swarm
Shawn Williams		 To Edmonton Rush
Two 2nd round selections, 2013 entry draft
July 27, 2012[4] To Minnesota Swarm
3rd overall selection, 2012 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Shawn Williams
Brendan Doran
5th, 14th, and 18th overall selections, 2012 entry draft

Entry Draft

The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[5] The Swarm made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
12Brock SorensonOhio State University
13Kiel MatiszRobert Morris University
14Shayne JacksonLimestone College
110Alex CrepinsekRochester Institute of Technology
324Sam BradmanSalisbury College
437Tyler TanguayAdrian College
542Bryan CampbellBrock University
546Matt GibsonYale University
649Michael TeeterVictoria, BC
651Chris CudmoreMars Hill College

See also

References
  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. "Minnesota Swarm schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. "Swarm trade Kevin Ross to Wings". mnswarm.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. "Pair of trades brings Shawn Williams to Bandits". NLL.com. July 27, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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