2011 Minnesota Swarm season

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2011 Minnesota Swarm
League NLL
Division2nd West
2011 record8-8
Home record5-3
Road record3-5
Goals for187
Goals against180
General Manager Marty O'Neill
Coach Mike Lines
Captain Ryan Cousins
Arena Xcel Energy Center
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Benesch (46)
AssistsRyan Benesch (49)
PointsRyan Benesch (95)
Penalties in minutes Rory Smith (47)
Loose BallsAndrew Suitor (108)
WinsNick Patterson (7)
Goals against average Nick Patterson (11.08)

The 2011 Minnesota Swarm season was the seventh season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

Contents

Standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits xy16106.6250.04462169159+1010.569.94
2 Toronto Rock x16106.6250.07135187168+1911.6910.50
3 Rochester Knighthawks x16106.6250.04462176159+1711.009.94
4 Boston Blazers x1688.5002.04444166155+1110.389.69
5 Philadelphia Wings 16511.3125.02635143179-368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks xyz16115.6880.06253198181+1712.3811.31
2 Minnesota Swarm x1688.5003.05335187180+711.6911.25
3 Washington Stealth x1688.5003.03553203198+512.6912.38
4 Colorado Mammoth x16511.3126.03526151172-219.4410.75
5 Edmonton Rush 16511.3126.04417175204-2910.9412.75

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: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 8, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 1011OT8,24201
2January 14, 2011@ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 1683,36211
3January 22, 2011 Edmonton Rush Xcel Energy Center W 987,04221
4January 29, 2011 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 1110OT8,91131
5February 4, 2011@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 121515,00132
6February 12, 2011@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10124,94033
7February 19, 2011 Boston Blazers Xcel Energy Center L 11147,05134
8February 20, 2011@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 121015,82544
9March 4, 2011@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1110OT13,95754
10March 25, 2011@ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 13147,03555
11March 27, 2011 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center L 9129,29456
12April 1, 2011@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 121510,48657
13April 2, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Xcel Energy Center W 1386,50467
14April 9, 2011@ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett L 1516OT4,86468
15April 16, 2011 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 1189,63578
16April 23, 2011 Colorado Mammoth Xcel Energy Center W 1289,62388

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalApril 30, 2011 Washington Stealth Xcel Energy Center L 8145,87801

Roster

2011 Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  4 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cinosky
  • 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Pacey (A)
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Talbot
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jon Sullivan
  • 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rory Smith
  • 34 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Inch
  • 85 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kelly
  •    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Bilic
  •    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kiel Donahue
  •    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben Salo
Forwards
Transition
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Hass
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rich Morgan
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shayne Bennett
  • 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Suitor
  • 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Watt
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Aime Caines
  • Joe Sullivan
  • Bob Keast

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

Roster updated 2011-07-06
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Minnesota Swarm". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.