2007 Minnesota Swarm season

2007 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2007 record6-10
Home record3-5
Road record3-5
Goals for200
Goals against207
General ManagerMarty O'Neill
CoachDuane Jacobs
CaptainRyan Cousins
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance9,733
Team leaders
GoalsChris Panos (30)
AssistsRyan Ward (52)
PointsRyan Ward (75)
Penalties in minutesMike Kilby (56)
Loose BallsRyan Cousins (108)
WinsNick Patterson (8)
Goals against averageNick Patterson (11.43)

The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 3rd season in the league.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawksxyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Banditsx16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarmx1697.5625.04–45–3200207−712.5012.94
4Toronto Rockx16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5Chicago Shamrox16610.3758.04–42–6176191−1511.0011.94
6Philadelphia Wings16610.3758.04–42–6178186−811.1211.62
7New York Titans16412.25010.03–51–7195233−3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammothxy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Stingx1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealthx1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5Edmonton Rush16610.3756.04–42–6160189−2910.0011.81
6Portland LumberJax16412.2508.03–51–7153199−469.5612.44

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 January 13, 2007 Chicago Shamrox Xcel Energy Center L 10–11 10,544 0–1
2 January 19, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center W 11–10 8,174 1–1
3 January 20, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 13–22 12,883 1–2
4 January 27, 2007 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 14–15 11,462 1–3
5 February 2, 2007 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 11–8 6,281 2–3
6 February 17, 2007 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden W 15–14 7,026 3–3
7 February 18, 2007 New York Titans Xcel Energy Center W 17–14 9,056 4–3
8 February 24, 2007 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 19–11 6,101 5–3
9 March 4, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center L 15–16 7,504 5–4
10 March 18, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 11–9 7,524 6–4
11 March 23, 2007 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center L 6–13 8,184 6–5
12 March 31, 2007 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center L 9–11 10,114 6–6
13 April 6, 2007 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 13–11 15,469 7–6
14 April 7, 2007 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 9–19 9,536 7–7
15 April 13, 2007 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 11–8 11,738 8–7
16 April 14, 2007 Arizona Sting Xcel Energy Center W 16–15 14,144 9–7

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 22, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 8–14 9,003 0–1

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Ryan Ward 15 23 52 75 44 6
Sean Pollock 15 26 41 67 60 28
Dean Hill 14 32 21 53 29 4
Kasey Beirnes 15 23 20 43 49 8
Spencer Martin 14 14 27 41 56 15
Scott Stewart 15 17 23 40 57 4
Chad Culp 11 13 24 37 29 12
Mike Hominuck 6 12 16 28 25 2
Ryan Cousins 16 9 14 23 108 16
Totals 323 523 336 1053 52

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Nick Patterson 16 656:19 7 5 125 .775 11.43
Matt Disher 16 300:58 2 2 81 .676 16.15
Totals 9 7 207 .743 12.94

Awards

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Player Award
Marty O'Neill NLL GM of the Year
Ryan Cousins NLL Defensive Player of the Year
Ryan Cousins First Team All-Pro
Nick Patterson Second Team All-Pro
Ryan Cousins All-Stars
Ryan Ward

Transactions

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Trades

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February 7, 2007[5]
To Minnesota Swarm
Mike Hominuck
To Portland LumberJax
Kelly Hall
February 9, 2007[6]
To Minnesota Swarm
Ryan Sharp
To Portland LumberJax
1st round pick, 2007 entry draft
2nd round pick, 2007 entry draft
3rd round pick, 2008 entry draft

Roster

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No. Position Player
22 Canada Fwd Beirnes, Kasey
18 Canada Def Biers, Andrew
10 Canada Def Boyle, Brock
50 Canada Def Cousins, Ryan
19 Canada Fwd Culp, Chad
1 Canada Goalie Disher, Matt
Canada Fwd Hall, Kelly
73 Canada Fwd Hill, Dean
47 United States Fwd Hill, Travis
90 Canada Fwd Hominuck, Mike
77 Canada Def Kemp, Riley
55 Canada Def Kilby, Mike
15 Canada Fwd Martin, Spencer
No. Position Player
8 Canada Fwd McDade, Rory
6 United States Def McLean, Ashton
Canada Def Miyashita, Mark
12 Canada Def Pacey, Eric
93 Canada Goalie Patterson, Nick
Fwd Perkins, Eric
17 Canada Fwd Pollock, Sean
20 Canada Def Ross, Kyle
26 Canada Def Sharp, Ryan
48 Canada Fwd Stewart, Scott
23 Canada Def Sullivan, Jon
16 Canada Fwd Talbot, Noah
44 Canada Fwd Ward, Ryan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - 2007 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - 2007 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ^ "Hominuck Traded to Minnesota For Hall". NLL.com. February 7, 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  6. ^ "Portland Deals Sharp to Minnesota". NLL.com. February 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".