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Minnesota Swarm
(5-4 H 2-2 A 3-2)
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Edmonton Rush
(2-9 H 1-3 A 1-6)
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Friday, March 25, 2011 - 8:00 pm CDT
Rexall Place
Edmonton, Alberta
Live Statistics
TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:
Swarm Vision Live
More Coverage of this game at:
Minnesota Swarm Website
Edmonton Rush Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com
Standings:
| West |
W |
L |
GB |
+/- |
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East |
W |
L |
GB |
+/- |
| x-Calgary |
8 |
3 |
- |
17 |
x-Toronto |
9 |
2 |
- |
31 |
| Minnesota |
5 |
4 |
2.0 |
4 |
Buffalo |
7 |
3 |
1.5 |
17 |
| Washington |
5 |
6 |
3.0 |
11 |
Boston |
6 |
5 |
3.0 |
15 |
| Edmonton |
2 |
9 |
6.0 |
-30 |
Rochester |
5 |
5 |
3.5 |
-14 |
| Colorado |
1 |
8 |
6.0 |
.-25 |
Philadelphia |
4 |
7 |
5.0 |
-26 |
x-Clinched Playoff Spot
Series History:
| Minnesota |
Overall |
Home |
Road |
Home (2011) |
Road (2011) |
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3-2 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
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| Total |
3-2 |
2-1 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
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Aaron Wilson scored the game winner with 1:52 left in the game to give the Swarm a 9-8 win over the Rush
on January 22nd, 2011 at The Hive. The win was the first home win for the Swarm in 2011. It also broke a
two-game winning streak for the Rush over the Swarm. Wilson, Mat Giles and Callum Crawford scored twice each.
Tyler Hass scored his first-ever NLL goal and Nick Patterson saved 47 shots and was named NLL Defensive Player of the
Week.
Personnel:
Minnesota Swarm
Depth Chart
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Edmonton Rush
Depth Chart
| Goaltenders |
Defense (Left) |
Defense (Right) |
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| 1-Matt Disher |
7-Derek Suddons |
2-Brett Mydske |
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| 31-Rob Blasdell |
19-Bill Greer |
77-Tyler Codron |
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6-John Lintz |
30-David Morgan |
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33-John LaFontaine |
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3-Jarrett Toll |
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| Transition (Left) |
Transition (Right) |
Forward (Left) |
Forward (Right) |
| 17-Brodie Merrill |
8-Scott Stewart |
15-Corey Small |
91-Scott Evans |
| 81-Jimmy Quinlan |
22-Kyle Sweeney |
88-Zack Greer |
44-Ryan Ward |
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73-Dean Hill |
18-Mike McLellan |
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21-Andy Secore |
66-Alex Kedoh Hill |
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20-Dane Stevens |
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Staff
| Head Coach/GM |
Assistant Coach |
Assistant Coach |
| Derek Keenan |
Todd Lorenz |
Jeremy Tallevi |
Notes:
- The Swarm enter the game on a two-game winning streak overall and have won two straight at home
- One more win and the Swarm are in the playoffs
- Ryan Cousins, Swarm captain, returns to the Swarm after training to be a firefighter. His last game was on
February 20th, 2011
- Noah Talbot has played in 67 consective games for the Swarm
- Andrew Watt leads the league in shorthanded goals with four. He also has the most shorthanded goals in Swarm history
with nine
- This is the first game for the Sawrm since March 4th when Ryan Benesch scored the overtime game winner in Colorado
against the Mammoth
- With a win, the Swarm will sweep the season series against the Rush.
- The Swarm are 5-0 against the West, the only tema in the league with an undefeated division record. The Swarm
have already clinched season series against Colorado and Washington
- In five games in this series, margin of victory has been one three times and two two times
- Rush have lost four straight and given up 37 goals in their last two games
- Zack Greer plays against the Swarm for the first time since he was traded to the Rush on March 3rd
- Ryan Ward has six goals and eleven assists with the Rush against his former team. He was just named an
assistant captain for the Rush
Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 10 Edmonton Rush 8
Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota vs Buffalo - Sunday, March 27th, 2011 1:00 pm Central
- Edmonton vs Colorado - Friday, April 1st, 2011 8:00 pm Central
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