| 2017 Georgia Swarm | |
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| NLL Champions | |
| East Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2017 record | 13-5 |
| Home record | 7-2 |
| Road record | 6-3 |
| Goals for | 266 |
| Goals against | 213 |
| General Manager | John J. Arlotta |
| Coach | Ed Comeau |
| Captain | Jordan MacIntosh |
| Alternate captains | Shayne Jackson Jason Noble |
| Arena | Infinite Energy Arena |
| Average attendance | 3,950 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lyle Thompson (45) |
| Assists | Lyle Thompson (71) |
| Points | Lyle Thompson (116) |
| Penalties in minutes | Jason Noble (35) |
| Loose Balls | Jordan MacIntosh (153) |
| Wins | Mike Poulin (12) |
| Goals against average | Brodie MacDonald (11.70) |
The 2017 Georgia Swarm season is the 2nd season of the Georgia Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Duluth, Georgia playing in the National Lacrosse League. The team was formerly based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was known as the Minnesota Swarm.
Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Swarm –xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock –x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves –x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush –xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth –x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
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 | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 7, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Infinite Energy Arena | W 18–10 | 4,809 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 14, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 18–14 | 13,915 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 20, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | Infinite Energy Arena | W 14–9 | 2,386 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | January 28, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 14–12 | 3,456 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | February 4, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 10–14 | 15,254 | 4–1 | |
| 6 | February 11, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | Infinite Energy Arena | W 17–15 | 4,189 | 5–1 | |
| 7 | February 17, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 13–12 | OT | 8,385 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 19, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Infinite Energy Arena | W 15–9 | 4,170 | 7–1 | |
| 9 | March 4, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–18 | 9,780 | 7–2 | |
| 10 | March 12, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 8–13 | 5,324 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | March 17, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | Infinite Energy Arena | W 17–8 | 3,793 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | March 24, 2017 | Toronto Rock | Infinite Energy Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 3,654 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 1, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Infinite Energy Arena | W 21–13 | 3,903 | 9–4 | |
| 14 | April 7, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 21–12 | 5,205 | 10–4 | |
| 15 | April 15, 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | Infinite Energy Arena | W 17–16 | 3,528 | 11–4 | |
| 16 | April 22, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 20–7 | 16,833 | 12–4 | |
| 17 | April 28, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–10 | 6,221 | 13–4 | |
| 18 | April 29, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Infinite Energy Arena | L 8–9 | 5,126 | 13–5 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Eastern Final (Game 1) | May 13, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | 7,329 | 1–0 | |
| Eastern Final (Game 2) | May 20, 2017 | Toronto Rock | Infinite Energy Arena | W 13–9 | 6,382 | 2–0 | |
| Finals (Game 1) | June 4, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Infinite Energy Arena | W 18–14 | 7,642 | 3–0 | |
| Finals (Game 2) | June 10, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 15–14 | OT | 14,264 | 4–0 |
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The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. [2] The Swarm made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 1 | 4 | Bryan Cole | |
| 1 | 10 | Connor Sellars | |
| 2 | 17 | Leo Stouros | |
| 2 | 20 | Warren Hill | |
| 3 | 22 | Lachlan Elder | |
| 3 | 25 | Brayden Hill | |
| 3 | 28 | Matt Kavanagh | |
| 5 | 44 | Liam Byrnes |
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