2010 Minnesota Swarm season

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2010 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division4th West
2010 record5-11
Home record3-5
Road record2-6
Goals for189
Goals against201
General ManagerMarty O'Neill
CoachDuane Jacobs
CaptainRyan Cousins
Alternate captainsRyan Ward
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance8,288
Team leaders
GoalsAaron Wilson (40)
AssistsCallum Crawford (64)
PointsCallum Crawford (96)
Penalties in minutesSean Pollock (46)
Loose BallsJay Thorimbert (152)
WinsNick Patterson (4)
Goals against averageKevin Croswell (12.21)

The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 6th in franchise history.

The Swarm didn't have a strong start to the 2010 season, losing four of their first five games. But after winning four of their next five to even their record at 5-5, they lost their last six games of the season, three of them in overtime, to finish with a 5-11 record. Despite the .313 winning percentage, the Swarm made the playoffs ahead of the 4-12 Colorado Mammoth. But in the playoffs, their losing streak continued, as the eventual champion Washington Stealth eliminated them with a 14-10 victory.

Regular season[]

Conference standings[]

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Orlando Titans – xy16115.6880.05–36–2172154+1810.759.62
2Toronto Rock – x1697.5622.06–23–5197156+4112.319.75
3Buffalo Bandits – x1688.5003.04–44–4169170-110.5610.62
4Boston Blazers – x1688.5003.05–33–5161162-110.0610.12
5Rochester Knighthawks1679.4384.04–43–5155181-269.6911.31
6Philadelphia Wings16511.3126.03–52–6168194-2610.5012.12
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Washington Stealth – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3211179+3213.1911.19
2Calgary Roughnecks – x16106.6251.05–35–3193169+2412.0610.56
3Edmonton Rush – x16106.6251.05–35–3186201-1511.6212.56
4Minnesota Swarm – x16511.3126.03–52–6189201-1211.8112.56
5Colorado Mammoth16412.2507.00–84–4167201-3410.4412.56

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 10, 2010 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 7–12 8,112 0–1
2 January 15, 2010 Calgary Roughnecks Xcel Energy Center W 12–10 11,758 1–1
3 January 22, 2010 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center L 14–15 OT 8,648 1–2
4 January 30, 2010 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 7���11 15,636 1–3
5 February 5, 2010 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett L 9–12 3,526 1–4
6 February 13, 2010 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 16–12 8,952 2–4
7 February 20, 2010 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center W 15–5 9,223 3–4
8 February 27, 2010 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–12 15,427 4–4
9 March 13, 2010 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 11–20 10,248 4–5
10 March 26, 2010 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 17–13 10,486 5–5
11 March 27, 2010 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 14–16 6,200 5–6
12 April 3, 2010 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center L 12–13 OT 8,935 5–7
13 April 9, 2010 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 11–12 9,193 5–8
14 April 10, 2010 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 8–13 10,032 5–9
15 April 17, 2010 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center L 12–13 OT 9,229 5–10
16 April 24, 2010 Orlando Titans Xcel Energy Center L 11–12 OT 10,768 5–11

Playoffs[]

Game log[]

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 1, 2010 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett L 10–14 3,268 0–1

Transactions[]

New players[]

  • Brock Boyle - acquired in trade
  • Ryan Benesch - acquired in trade
  • Ryan Hoff - acquired in trade
  • Richard Morgan - acquired in trade
  • Scott Self - acquired in trade
  • Sean Thompson - acquired in trade
  • Jay Thorimbert - acquired in trade
  • Alex Turner - acquired in trade

Players not returning[]

Trades[]

October 14, 2009[4] To Minnesota Swarm
Ryan Hoff
Second round pick, 2011 entry draft 		To Rochester Knighthawks
Aaron Bold
Ian Rubel
Cody Johnson
September 24, 2009[5] To Minnesota Swarm
Sean Thomson 		To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Colleluori
Third round pick, 2010 entry draft
September 3, 2009[6] To Minnesota Swarm
Richard Morgan 		To Edmonton Rush
First round pick, 2009 entry draft
September 3, 2009[6] To Minnesota Swarm
Alex Turner
Aaron Bold 		To Washington Stealth
Two first round picks, 2009 entry draft
August 13, 2009[7] To Minnesota Swarm
Jay Thorimbert 		To Boston Blazers
Second round pick, 2011 entry draft
July 7, 2009[8] To Minnesota Swarm
Ryan Benesch
Scott Self
First round pick, 2009 entry draft 		To Edmonton Rush
Ryan Ward
Justin Norbraten
Scott Stewart
Richard Morgan

Entry draft[]

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009.[9] The Swarm selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 3 Zach Greer Bryant University
4 36 Kevin Colleluori Colgate University
5 44 Cody Johnson Onondaga Community College
6 54 Matt Kelly University of Virginia

Roster[]

2010 Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • -- Canada Brock Boyle
  •  4 United States Joe Cinosky
  • 50 Canada Ryan Cousins (C)
  • 21 Canada Kevin Fines
  •  5 United States Josh Funk
  • 28 Canada Darren Halls
  • 34 Canada Nick Inch
  • 12 Canada Eric Pacey
  • 23 Canada Jon Sullivan
Forwards
Transition
  • 26 Canada Ryan Sharp
Practice Squad
  • -- United States Bruce Bickford
  • 15 Canada Brad Favero
  • 55 Canada Angus Goodleaf
  • 14 Canada Marc Jackson
  • 11 United States Tom Michaelson
  • 13 United States Ricky Pages
  • -- United States Ross Zimmerman
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Mike Lines
  • Derek Moffat
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated {{{Date}}}
NLL Transactions

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Swarm, Knighthawks In Four Player Trade". NLL.com. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Trades for Colgate Standout". NLL.com. September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  6. ^ a b "Philadelphia Trades for Colgate Standout". NLL.com. September 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  7. ^ "Swarm Acquire New Faceoff Man". NLL.com. August 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  8. ^ "Busy Day on Trading Front". NLL.com. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  9. ^ "2009 Entry Draft - Live Results". NLL.com. September 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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