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| 2005 Minnesota Swarm | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 5th East |
| 2005 record | 5-11 |
| Home record | 2-6 |
| Road record | 3-5 |
| Goals for | 188 |
| Goals against | 231 |
| General Manager | Marty O'Neill |
| Coach | Mike Simpson |
| Captain | Ryan Cousins |
| Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
| Average attendance | 9,579 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Kelly Hall (27) |
| Assists | Jamie Taylor (27) |
| Points | Kelly Hall (48) |
| Penalties in minutes | Ryan Cousins (45) Mike Kilby (45) |
| Loose Balls | Riley Kemp (94) |
| Wins | Matt Disher (4) |
| Goals against average | Matt Disher (14.45) |
The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the Swarm's inaugural season in the NLL.
The Swarm won the first game in franchise history, 12-11 on New Year's Day in Rochester, and after losing to Toronto and Buffalo, they beat the San Jose Stealth to even their record at 2-2. The Swarm then lost seven in a row, before finally winning their first home game. They finished the season 5-11 and last in the East.
Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Toronto Rock –xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 227 | 190 | +37 | 14.19 | 11.88 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits –x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 183 | +34 | 13.56 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 179 | +14 | 12.06 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 13.31 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 188 | 231 | −43 | 11.75 | 14.44 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks –xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 13.50 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Arizona Sting –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 209 | 209 | −-0 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 12.56 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 10.94 | 13.25 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 170 | 197 | −27 | 10.62 | 12.31 |
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
Reference: [2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 1, 2005 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–11 | 8,532 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 15, 2005 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 15–19 | 17,229 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | January 21, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Xcel Energy Center | L 10–15 | 13,198 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | January 22, 2005 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 9–8 | 5,059 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | January 28, 2005 | Anaheim Storm | Xcel Energy Center | L 7–8 | 12,514 | 2–3 | |
| 6 | February 11, 2005 | Toronto Rock | Xcel Energy Center | L 9–15 | 9,109 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | February 18, 2005 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 16–17 | OT | 6,448 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 20, 2005 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Xcel Energy Center | L 17–18 | 8,106 | 2–6 | |
| 9 | March 5, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 8–15 | 10,846 | 2–7 | |
| 10 | March 11, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Xcel Energy Center | L 16–23 | 8,254 | 2–8 | |
| 11 | March 18, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 11–13 | 9,116 | 2–9 | |
| 12 | March 25, 2005 | Rochester Knighthawks | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–11 | 7,764 | 3–9 | |
| 13 | March 26, 2005 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–20 | 8,557 | 3–10 | |
| 14 | April 1, 2005 | Colorado Mammoth | Xcel Energy Center | L 9–15 | 10,054 | 3–11 | |
| 15 | April 9, 2005 | @ Anaheim Storm | Arrowhead Pond | W 12–11 | OT | 4,967 | 4–11 |
| 16 | April 15, 2005 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Xcel Energy Center | W 14–12 | 13,524 | 5–11 |
Reference: [3]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Kelly Hall | 13 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 47 | 34 |
| Ryan Ward | 11 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 53 | 2 |
| Chad Culp | 14 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 87 | 17 |
| Ryder Bateman | 14 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 56 | 20 |
| Jamie Taylor | 15 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 17 |
| D'Arcy Berthiaume | 13 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 88 | 20 |
| Craig Conn | 8 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 78 | 17 |
| Sean Pollock | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 17 |
| Kerry Susheski | 14 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 22 |
| Totals | 237 | 425 | 460 | 1031 | 62 |
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 |
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| Matt Disher | 14 | 788:46 | 4 | 10 | 190 | .729 | 14.45 |
| Nick Patterson | 4 | 89:13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .729 | 15.47 |
| John McLellan | 2 | 51:16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .795 | 9.36 |
| Mike Attwood | 3 | 39:42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .733 | 12.09 |
| Totals | 5 | 11 | 231 | .731 | 14.44 |
| Player | Award |
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| Ryder Bateman | All-Rookie Team |
| Craig Conn | All-Stars |
| Ryan Cousins |
| February 2, 2005 [4] | To Minnesota Swarm second round pick, 2005 entry draft | To Colorado Mammoth John McLellan |
| February 12, 2005 [5] | To Minnesota Swarm Ryan Ward | To Philadelphia Wings Shawn Nadelen |
| March 24, 2005 [6] | To Minnesota Swarm first round pick, 2006 entry draft first round pick, 2007 entry draft | To Arizona Sting Craig Conn |
Reference: [7]
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