2012 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2012 Minnesota Swarm season was the eighth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

2012 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division3rd West
2012 record9-7
Home record6-2
Road record3-5
Goals for202
Goals against190
General ManagerJoe Sullivan
CoachJoe Sullivan
CaptainAndrew Suitor
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Benesch (33)
AssistsCallum Crawford (58)
PointsCallum Crawford (83)
Penalties in minutesAndrew Suitor (74)
Loose BallsJordan MacIntosh (153)
WinsTyler Carlson (5)
Goals against averageEvan Kirk (9.81)

After a 3-3 start, the Swarm fired coach Mike Lines, naming Associate General Manager Joe Sullivan as the new head coach.[1] No reason was given for the move.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xy1697.5620.03–56–2198196+212.3812.25
2Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4382.05–32–6191197-611.9412.31
3Philadelphia Wings – x1679.4382.03–54–4176207-3111.0012.94
4Buffalo Bandits – x1679.4382.04–43–5198204-612.3812.75
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1216170+4613.5010.62
2Colorado Mammoth – x16115.6881.05–36–2217201+1613.5612.56
3Minnesota Swarm – x1697.5623.06–23–5202190+1212.6211.88
4Edmonton Rush – x16610.3756.04–42–6167175-810.4410.94
5Washington Stealth16412.2508.02–62–6179204-2511.1912.75

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 14, 2012 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 14–20 14,106 0–1
2 January 28, 2012 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center W 19–11 8,232 1–1
3 February 4, 2012 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–16 5,267 1–2
4 February 10, 2012 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 OT 7,012 2–2
5 February 12, 2012 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center W 9–6 7,087 3–2
6 February 18, 2012 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center L 7–12 9,030 3–3
7 February 24, 2012 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 15–7 3,755 4–3
8 March 3, 2012 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 15–11 7,638 5–3
9 March 17, 2012 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 10–13 15,003 5–4
10 March 25, 2012 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett L 13–20 3,618 5–5
11 March 30, 2012 Calgary Roughnecks Xcel Energy Center L 10–15 8,510 5–6
12 March 31, 2012 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 8–9 OT 6,011 5–7
13 April 6, 2012 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 13–9 8,070 6–7
14 April 14, 2012 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 14–9 8,239 7–7
15 April 21, 2012 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 15–10 9,357 8–7
16 April 28, 2012 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center W 16–13 11,297 9–7

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 5, 2012 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 14–10 14,152 1–0
Division Final May 12, 2012 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center L 3–15 6,491 1–1

Transactions

Trades
July 13, 2011[5] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft
4th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft
2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft		 To Edmonton Rush
Aaron Wilson
Ryan Cousins
Kevin Croswell
2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft
September 6, 2011[6] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick in Boston Blazers dispersal draft (Anthony Cosmo)		 To Colorado Mammoth
Jon Sullivan
Rory Smith
Sean Pollock
September 9, 2011[7] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick in Boston Blazers dispersal draft (Greg Downing)
2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft
1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft
Jeff Gilbert		 To Toronto Rock
Josh Sanderson
Nick Inch
October 25, 2011[8] To Minnesota Swarm
4th round pick in 2013 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Mat Giles
February 16, 2012[9] To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick in 2013 entry draft
1st round pick in 2014 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Anthony Cosmo
March 20, 2012[10] To Minnesota Swarm
3rd round pick in 2013 entry draft
 To Colorado Mammoth
Jamie Shewchuk

Dispersal Draft

The Swarm chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:

RoundOverallPlayer
13Anthony Cosmo
14Josh Sanderson
213Mitch Belisle
322Jason Duboe
430Tyler Collins

Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011.[11] The Swarm selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
14Jordan MacIntoshRochester Institute of Technology
16Evan KirkHobart College
212Corbyn TaoRobert Morris University
319Jay CardHofstra University
327David EarlNotre Dame University
429Brian KaralunasVillanova University
431Patrick SmithRobert Morris
539Jeremy BoltusArmy
648Todd BaxterDenver University

Roster
2012 Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 30 Tyler Carlson
  • 35 Evan Kirk
Defensemen
  • 39 Dan Ball
  • 85 Mitch Belisle
  • 79 Nik Bilic
  •  4 Joe Cinosky
  • 23 Brendon Doran
  • 43 Jeff Gilbert
  • 13 Matt Kelly
Forwards
Transition
  •  8 Greg Downing
  • 33 David Earl
  •  9 Tyler Hass
  • 24 Jordan MacIntosh
  • 11 Rich Morgan
  • 20 Andrew Suitor (C)
  • 22 Andrew Watt
Practice Squad
  • 27 Pat Smith
  • 25 Joe Wasson
Head Coach
  • Joe Sullivan
Assistant Coaches
  • Aime Caines
  • Bob Keast
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2011-11-29
NLL Transactions

See also

References
  1. "Minnesota Names Joe Sullivan Head Coach". NLL.com. February 22, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2012 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  5. "Edmonton & Minnesota Make Big Trade". NLL.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  6. Jenner, Teddy (September 6, 2011). "Colorado moves 3rd overall dispersal pick to Minnesota for three big names". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  7. "Josh Sanderson selected by Minnesota, then traded to Toronto". NLL.com. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  8. "Bandits acquire Giles in trade with Swarm". Bandits.com. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  9. "Bandits acquire Cosmo from Minnesota". Buffalo Bandits web site. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  10. "2012 Transactions". Nll.com. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  11. "2011 Entry Draft Results". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
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