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2009 Minnesota Swarm season

The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 5th in franchise history.

2009 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division5th West
2009 record6-10
Home record2-6
Road record4-4
Goals for174
Goals against198
General ManagerMarty O'Neill
CoachDuane Jacobs
CaptainRyan Cousins
Alternate captainsRyan Ward
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance11,851
Team leaders
GoalsSean Pollock (26)
AssistsSean Pollock (39)
PointsSean Pollock (65)
Penalties in minutesRyan Sharp (34)
Loose BallsRyan Sharp (89)
WinsKevin Croswell (3)
Nick Patterson (3)
Goals against averageKevin Croswell (11.21)

The Swarm played their first four seasons in the East division, but because of the addition of the Boston Blazers and the demise of the Arizona Sting, they were moved to the West division for the 2009 season.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans – xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers – x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax – x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth – x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

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

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GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 3, 2009@ Portland LumberJaxRose GardenW 11–77,1211–0
2January 10, 2009 San Jose StealthXcel Energy CenterW 10–713,0942–0
3January 24, 2009 Buffalo BanditsXcel Energy CenterL 9–1011,4582–1
4February 6, 2009@ Calgary RoughnecksPengrowth SaddledomeL 8–1310,0902–2
5February 7, 2009 Colorado MammothXcel Energy CenterL 8–1311,1742–3
6February 20, 2009 Boston BlazersXcel Energy CenterL 12–1612,1062–4
7February 21, 2009@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)Wachovia CenterL 12–1310,5592–5
8February 27, 2009@ Toronto RockAir Canada CentreW 13–1013,3243–5
9February 28, 2009@ Buffalo BanditsHSBC ArenaW 16–1518,6904–5
10March 14, 2009@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)Wachovia CenterW 13–1210,1605–5
11March 22, 2009@ Colorado MammothPepsi CenterL 11–1315,5945–6
12March 28, 2009 Calgary RoughnecksXcel Energy CenterL 10–1312,3645–7
13April 3, 2009@ San Jose StealthHP Pavilion at San JoseL 8–185,6185–8
14April 4, 2009 Edmonton RushXcel Energy CenterW 9–712,4766–8
15April 11, 2009 Portland LumberJaxXcel Energy CenterL 14–1912,5746–9
16April 18, 2009 New York TitansXcel Energy CenterL 10–1213,2196–10

Player stats

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Reference:[3]

Runners (Top 10)

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Sean Pollock152639657414
Ryan Ward15203656584
Kevin Buchanan11222345582
Dan Marohl13202545352
Aaron Wilson10222143466
Kevin Ross16202343478
Chad Culp15122335877
Andrew Watt13611176810
Kevin Fines126511658
Totals281455262118032

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Kevin Croswell16519:133497.77311.21
Nick Patterson16440:3636100.71313.62
Totals610 198 .746 12.38

Transactions

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Players not returning

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  • Andrew Biers - traded
  • Chris Courtney - traded
  • Chris McKay - traded

Trades

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November 19, 2008To Minnesota Swarm
fourth round pick, 2010 entry draft		To Rochester Knighthawks
Chris Courtney
September 7, 2008To Minnesota Swarm
8th overall pick, 2008 entry draft		To Edmonton Rush
Andrew Biers
10th overall pick, 2008 entry draft
July 1, 2008To Minnesota Swarm
second round pick, 2008 entry draft		To Edmonton Rush
Chris McKay

Entry draft

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The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[4] The Swarm selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
18Andrew WattRobert Morris College
111Kevin BuchananOhio State University
113Joe CinoskyUniversity of Maryland
224Tom MichaelsenSt John's University
438Ricky PagesOhio State University
440Justin HaworthLimestone College
673Bruce BickfordDrexel University

Roster

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2009 Minnesota Swarm roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  4 Joe Cinosky
  • 50 Ryan Cousins (C)
  • 21 Kevin Fines
  •  5 Josh Funk
  • 28 Darren Halls
  • 34 Nick Inch
  • 12 Eric Pacey
  • 23 Jon Sullivan
Forwards
Transition
  • 26 Ryan Sharp
Practice Squad
  • -- Bruce Bickford
  • 15 Brad Favero
  • 55 Angus Goodleaf
  • 14 Marc Jackson
  • 11 Tom Michaelson
  • 13 Ricky Pages
  • -- Ross Zimmerman
Head Coach

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


NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Swarm – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. ^ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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