Georgia Swarm

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Georgia Swarm
Georgia Swarm logo.svg
SportBox lacrosse
First season 2016
League National Lacrosse League
Team history Montreal Express (2002)
Minnesota Swarm (2004–2015)
Location Duluth, Georgia
Arena Gas South Arena
ColorsGold, Navy, White
   
OwnerJohn and Andy Arlotta
Head coach Ed Comeau
General managerJohn Arlotta
Championships1 (2017)
Division titles2 (2017, 2018)
Playoff berths6 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025)
Website georgiaswarm.com

The Georgia Swarm are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena since their 2016 season. [1]

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Team history

Originally formed as the 2002 expansion Montreal Express, the owners of the Minnesota Swarm purchased the inactive Express franchise from the NLL to create the Swarm in 2004. They played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015. [2] On May 22, 2015, team owner John Arlotta announced that the Xcel Energy Center did not renew the contract for the team. [3] Instead of negotiating for a new lease, the Swarm began looking for potential relocation sites and eventually chose the Atlanta metro area. [1]

In 2017 the Swarm won the NLL championship title against the defending Saskatchewan Rush 2–0 in a best of three series. [4] [5]

Current roster

2024 Georgia Swarm season

Head coaching history

Note: This list does not include coaches from the Minnesota Swarm.

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GCWLW%GCWLW%
1 Ed Comeau 2016-1568769.558945.444

Awards and honors

Note: This list does not include awards from the Minnesota Swarm Note: Mike Poulin's 2020 Teammate of the year award was a tie with Dan Dawson of the Toronto Rock.

YearPlayerAward
2016 Randy Staats Rookie of the Year
2017 Lyle Thompson Most Valuable Player
Lyle Thompson Championship Game MVP
Jason Noble Defensive Player of the Year
Jordan Hall Sportsmanship Award
John Arlotta GM of the Year
Ed Comeau Les Bartley Award
Mike Poulin Teammate of the Year
2018 Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
2019 Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
John RanaganTeammate of the Year
2020 Shayne JacksonMost Valuable Player
Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
Mike PoulinTeammate of the Year
2022 Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
2023 Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
2024 Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award

All-time record

SeasonDivision/Conference [a] W–LFinishHomeRoadGFGACoachPlayoffs
2016 Eastern8–103rd4–54–5238240Ed ComeauLost division semi-final
2017 Eastern13–51st7–26–3266213Ed ComeauWon Championship
2018 Eastern11–71st6–35–4226215Ed ComeauLost division final
2019 Eastern12–62nd7–25–4230210Ed ComeauLost Eastern Division semi-final
2020 Eastern7–52nd2–45–1149126Ed ComeauNo playoffs held
2021 EasternSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Eastern9–96th4–55–4205212Ed ComeauDid not qualify
2023 Eastern8–106th3–65–4219207Ed ComeauDid not qualify
2024 Unified10–85th6–34–5198197Ed ComeauLost Quarterfinals
2025 Unified9–97th4–55–4214217Ed ComeauLost Quarterfinals
Total9 seasons87–6943–3544–341,9451,837
Playoff Totals6 Appearances4–52–22–31101071 Championship

Playoff results

SeasonGameVisitingHome
2016 East Division semi-finalGeorgia 13New England 14 OT
2017 East Division Finals Game 1Georgia 11Toronto 8
East Division Finals Game 2Toronto 9Georgia 13
NLL Finals Game 1Saskatchewan 14Georgia 18
NLL Finals Game 2Georgia 15 OTSaskatchewan 14
2018 East Division FinalsRochester 9Georgia 8
2019 East Division semi-finalToronto 16Georgia 14
2024 QuarterfinalsGeorgia 9Buffalo 10 OT
2025 QuarterfinalsGeorgia 9Saskatchewan 13

Draft history

NLL entry draft

First-round selections

Notes

  1. ↑ Conference play began in the 2022 season

References

  1. 1 2 Carroll, Alex (May 29, 2015). "Swarm lacrosse team moving to Atlanta". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Rand, Michael (May 23, 2015). "Swarm lacrosse will leave Twin Cities market". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Swarm announce intention to relocate for 2016". NLL.com. May 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Denman, Taylor (December 5, 2017). "Georgia Swarm start NLL champions Cup defense Friday". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Zerr, Scott (June 11, 2017). "Georgia Swarm Win 2017 Champion's Cup | National Lacrosse League". www.nll.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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