2014 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2014 Minnesota Swarm season was the tenth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

2014 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2014 record4 - 14
Home record2 - 7
Road record2 - 7
Goals for180
Goals against219
General ManagerJoe Sullivan
CoachJoe Sullivan
CaptainAndrew Suitor
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Team leaders
GoalsLogan Schuss (36)
AssistsCallum Crawford (54)
PointsCallum Crawford (80)
Penalties in minutesAndrew Suitor (73)
Loose BallsJordan MacIntosh (204)
WinsZach Higgins (2)
Tyler Carlson (2)
Goals against averageTyler Carlson (11.32)

Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawksxy18144.7780.08–16–3210167+4311.679.28
2Toronto Rockx1899.5005.06–33–6219213+612.1711.83
3Buffalo Banditsx18810.4446.06–32–7190200−1010.5611.11
4Philadelphia Wings18612.3338.02–74–5202218−1611.2212.11
5Minnesota Swarm18414.22210.02–72–7180219−3910.0012.17
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rushxyz18162.8890.08–18–1220157+6312.228.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18126.6674.06–36–3237215+2213.1711.94
3Colorado Mammothx18810.4448.04–54–5201228−2711.1712.67
4Vancouver Stealth18414.22212.03–61–8181223−4210.0612.39

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 28, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–8 6,238 0–1
2 January 11, 2014 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Event Centre L 5–8 5,276 0–2
3 January 18, 2014 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 11–10 5,164 1–2
4 January 19, 2014 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center L 8–15 8,213 1–3
5 February 1, 2014 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 12–14 15,127 1–4
6 February 8, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Xcel Energy Center L 13–15 8,468 1–5
7 February 15, 2014 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center L 9–14 7,195 1–6
8 February 22, 2014 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–14 9,207 1–7
9 February 23, 2014 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 15–14 6,458 2–7
10 March 8, 2014 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 9–12 15,330 2–8
11 March 16, 2014 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center L 8–9 OT 6,628 2–9
12 March 23, 2014 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 OT 6,081 3–9
13 March 29, 2014 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 11–15 11,008 3–10
14 April 4, 2014 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 14–15 OT 6,430 3–11
15 April 5, 2014 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 9–12 6,410 3–12
16 April 12, 2014 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 7,088 4–12
17 April 19, 2014 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center L 12–18 7,961 4–13
18 April 26, 2014 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center L 6–8 9,056 4–14

Roster

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Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
  • 33   David Earl
  • 12   Cameron Flint
  •  9   Tyler Hass
  • 24   Jordan MacIntosh
  • 46   Kiel Matisz
  • 45   Jason Noble
  •  3   Brock Sorensen
  • 20   Andrew Suitor (C)
Practice Squad
  • 23   Dominique Alexander
  •  7   Zach Palmer
  • 84   Corbyn Tao
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

[1] updated 2013-04-21
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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July 15, 2013[2] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick, 2015 entry draft
1st round pick, 2016 entry draft
3rd round pick, 2017 entry draft
To Buffalo Bandits
Ryan Benesch
Andrew Watt
September 13, 2013[3] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick, 2015 entry draft
1st round pick, 2017 entry draft
To Philadelphia Wings
Evan Kirk

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bandits land Benesch in trade". NLL.com. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Swarm trade Kirk to Wings". NLL.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.