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2014 Entry DraftSeptember 22, 2014 - Oakville, ON
Minnesota Swarm drafted the following players
The Minnesota Swarm completed the following trades related to the 2014 NLL Entry Draft:
The Minnesota Swarm had five picks in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft but by the end of the night they added another pick by trading away Jay Card to the New England Black Wolves. Many thought that the Swarm would target Jeremy Noble to pair him with his brother Jason Noble but the Rochester Knighthawks made a blockbuster trade earlier in the day to move up to second overall to take Noble. Now the Swarm had to go with Plan B or did they really get the man the wanted to begin with. With their third pick of the first round, the Minnesota Swarm took forward Miles Thompson from Onondaga, New York. Thompson is well known in lacrosse circles where he was named the co-winner of the 2014 Tewaaraton Tropy with his brother Lyle (draft eligible next year) while playing for the University of Albany. Thompson played for the Rochester Rattlers of the MLL where he helped lead them to finals before losing to the Denver Outlaws. He also won a bronze medal for the Iroquois Nationals at the 2014 World Field Lacrosse Championships in July. But Thompson finished the summer as a champion as his Onondaga Redhawks won the 2014 Presidents Cup, the Canadian Senior B championship. Thompson will be relied upon to immediately help Callum Crawford on the right side of the offense. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ MILES THOMPSON
BORN: DECEMBER 8, 1990
HT. 5'10" WT. 180 LBS. SHOOTS -
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2007 AKWESASNE JUNIOR A 15 5 14 19 2 - 3 1 1 2 0
2008 AKWESASNE JUNIOR A 12 8 16 24 6 - 10 11 5 16 8
2009 AKWESASNE JUNIOR A 11 31 23 54 10 - 4 5 6 11 2
2010 AKWESASNE JUNIOR A 16 42 28 70 18 - 5 8 6 14 6
2011 AKWESASNE JUNIOR A 22 51 49 100 20 - DID NOT PLAY
2012 ST.REGIS QSLL SR B 13 38 23 61 12 - 13 32 25 57 24
2013 CAUGHNAWAGA QSLL SR B 12 37 24 61 10 - 15 42 26 68 12
2014 ONONDAGA CAN/AM SRB 3 13 6 19 0 - 8 14 14 28 16
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PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
SENIOR B TOTALS 28 88 53 141 22 - 36 88 65 153 52
JUNIOR A TOTALS 76 137 130 267 56 - 22 25 18 43 16
** 2011 - 5TH IN SCORING IN O.L.A. JUNIOR A SERIES
** 2011 - VOTED TO 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM IN O.L.A. JUNIOR A SERIES
& 2012 - VOTED TO 1ST ALL-STAR TEAM IN PRESIDENTS CUP TOURNAMENT
& 2012 - 5TH IN SCORING IN QUEBEC SENIOR B LACROSSE LEAGUE
& 2012 - MEMBER OF CANADIAN PRESIDENT'S CUP CHAMPION ST.REGIS BRAVES
& 2013 - 3RD IN SCORING IN QUEBEC SENIOR B LACROSSE LEAGUE
& 2013 - 4TH IN SCORING IN PRESIDENT'S CUP TOURNAMENT
& 2013 - VOTED TO 2ST ALL-STAR TEAM IN PRESIDENT'S CUP TOURNAMENT
& 2014 - MEMBER OF CANADIAN PRESIDENT'S CUP CHAMPION ONONDAGA REDHAWKS
TEAM
& 2014 - 4TH IN SCORING IN CANADIAN PRESDIENT'S CUP TOURNAMNET
With their fifth overall pick in the draft, the Swarm selected lefty forward Shane MacDonald from Elora, Ontario. MacDonald just finished a very solid career with the Brampton Excelsiors and with Josh Gillam going to be out for the 2015 season with a knee injury, MacDonald will be needed to step up immediately on the left side. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ SHANE MacDONALD
BORN: JULY 26, 1993, ELORA, ONTARIO
HT. 6'0" WT. 205 LB. SHOOTS - LEFT
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2009 ELORA JUNIOR B 13 6 7 13 25 - 15 16 22 35 24
2010 ELORA JUNIOR B 8 8 10 18 25 - 10 8 10 18 11
2010 ORANGEVILLE JUNIOR A 2 1 4 5 7 - 2 1 1 2 0
2011 ORANGEVILLE JUNIOR A 18 12 26 38 49 - 16 9 28 37 28
2012 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 20 37 61 98 38 - 3 2 3 5 7
2013 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 4 1 2 3 2 - 9 8 6 14 0
2014 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 17 27 28 55 33 - 3 3 13 16 2
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PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
SENIOR B TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
JUNIOR A TOTALS 61 78 121 199 129 - 33 23 51 74 37
JUNIOR B TOTALS 21 14 17 31 50 - 25 24 32 53 35
** 2012 - 3RD IN SCORING IN O.L.A. JUNIOR A SERIES
With the first pick of the second round, tenth overall, the Minnesota Swarm took lefty forward Joe Haodais Maracle from Six Nations. Maracle was born in 1994 making him the youngest player on the team. In addition because of his age, he had to declare early for this year's draft similar to Andrew Suitor for the 2010 NLL Entry Draft. Even though he is young, Maracle already has two years of pro ball under his belt in CLAX the past two seasons where he measured up rather well. Maracle just finished up the summer winning the Canadian Junior A Championship, the Minto Cup, with the Six Nations Arrows. He has also won two Founders Cup, Canadian Junior B Championships, with the Six Nations Rebels. Maracle will be battling with MacDoanld for playing time on the left side. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ JOE HAODIAS MARACLE
BORN: AUGUST 30, 1994
HT. 5'11" WT. 155 LBS. SHOOTS - LEFT
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2011 SIX NATIONS JUNIOR B 11 14 17 31 4 - 11 6 13 19 0
2012 SIX NATIONS JUNIOR B 20 35 36 71 20 - 20 30 36 66 20
2013 OHSWEKEN CLAX PRO 11 8 17 25 6 - 1 2 0 2 0
2013 SIX NATIONS JUNIOR A 19 23 24 47 4 - 16 19 20 39 0
2014 OHSWEKEN CLAX PRO 4 4 6 10 0 - DID NOT PLAY
2014 SIX NATIONS JUNIOR A 18 14 35 49 12 - 19 32 26 58 8
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PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
JUNIOR A TOTALS 37 37 59 96 16 - 35 51 46 97 8
JUNIOR B TOTALS 31 49 53 102 24 - 47 55 69 125 20
CLAX PRO TOTALS 15 12 23 35 6 - 1 2 0 2 0
& 2011 - MEMBER OF CANADIAN FOUNDERS CUP CHAMPION SIX NATIONS REBELS TEAM
& 2012 - MEMBER OF CANADIAN FOUNDERS CUP CHAMPION SIX NATIONS REBELS TEAM
** 2014 - MEMBER OF CANADIAN MINTO CUP CHAMPION SIX NATIONS ARROWS TEAM
During the draft, there was a lot of activity in the first three rounds with many trades, teams moving up and down the draft board but the Swarm stayed patient and waited out the flurry. When they finally got to their next pick it was the beginning of the fourth round. So to open the fourth with the pick #29, the Minnesota Swarm took London, Ontario native Eric Guiltinan. Guiltinan is a lefthanded transition player who played the last two seasons with the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves of the OLA Jr A. During the last few autumns including this year, Guiltinan plays running back in college for the Wilfrid Laurier University football team, so expect Guiltinan to not shy away from contact. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ ERIC GUILTINAN
BORN: AUGUST 25, 1993
HT. 5'11" WT. 200 LB. SHOOTS - LEFT
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2013 KITCH-WATER JUNIOR A 14 1 2 3 27 - 4 2 0 2 16
2014 KITCH-WATER JUNIOR A 20 5 7 12 56 - 5 1 4 5 26
2014 KITCH-WATER SENIOR A 1 0 0 0 0 - DID NOT PLAY
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PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 - DID NOT PLAY
JUNIOR A TOTALS 34 6 9 15 83 - 9 3 4 7 42
In the fifth round, pick #38, the Minnesota Swarm went with defense with righty Patrick Miles. Miles just finished his first season of Senior lacrosse with the Oakville Rock of the MSL. He was teammates with Noble, and Alex Crepinsek at Oakville. During his junior career, he was teammmates with MacDonald on the Brampton junior A teams in 2012 and 2013. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ PATRICK MILES
BORN: OCTOBER 22, 1992, BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
HT. 5'11" WT. 170 LB. SHOOTS - RIGHT
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2009 HALTON HILLS JUNIOR B 19 2 7 9 29 - 11 0 3 3 18
2010 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 22 2 7 9 45 - 5 1 1 2 10
2011 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 22 2 9 11 24 - 3 0 0 0 0
2012 BRAMPTON JUNIOR A 20 6 11 17 62 - 3 0 1 1 4
2013 BRAMPRTON JUNIOR A 19 6 10 16 84 - 9 1 0 1 26
2014 OAKVILLE SENIOR B 4 4 2 6 8 - DID NOT PLAY
2014 OAKVILLE SENIOR A 14 2 5 7 31 - DID NOT PLAY
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PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 14 2 5 7 31 - 0 0 0 0 0
SENIOR B TOTALS 4 4 2 6 8 - 0 0 0 0 0
JUNIOR A TOTALS 83 16 37 53 215 - 20 2 2 4 40
JUNIOR B TOTALS 19 2 7 9 29 - 11 0 3 3 18
After taking Miles, the Swarm made their first and only draft day trade sending Jay Card to the New England Black Wolves, formerly the Philadephia Wings. Card was drafted by the Swarm in 2011 and played for the team in 2012 and 2013. Card played 31 regular season games with 24 goals and 26 assists and in four playoff games, Card had four goals and four assists. Card took the 2014 season off and became forgotten and expendable with the drafting of Thompson. The Swarm in return got the 40th pick in this draft and took Peterborough, Ontario defenseman Paxton Leroux. Leroux played the last four years for the junior Lakers under former Swarm player Mat Giles. Leroux is known for his skills as a fighter as he averaged over ten penalty minutes per game in his junior A career. He also is still pursuing a pro hockey career where he also is skilled with his fists as he trys out for the London Knights in Ontario. It looks like hockey takes priority right now and if successful, it may be a while before we see him dress for the Swarm. From the Bible of Lacrosse:
@ PAXTON LEROUX
BORN: FEBRUARY 22, 1993
HT. 6'3" WT. 190 LB. SHOOTS - LEFT
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
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YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP GO ASS PTS PIM - GP GO ASS PTS PIM
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2011 PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR A 7 0 0 0 62 - 5 0 0 0 23
2012 PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR A 2 0 0 0 12 - 4 0 0 0 23
2012 PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR C 5 0 0 0 78 - 2 0 0 0 34
2013 PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR A 13 1 1 2 91 - 5 0 0 0 45
2014 PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR A 5 0 0 0 61 - DID NOT PLAY
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JUNIOR A TOTALS 27 1 1 2 226 - 14 0 0 0 91
JUNIOR C TOTALS 5 0 0 0 78 - 2 0 0 0 34
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