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Minnesota Swarm
(5-12 H 2-6 A 2-7)
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Rochester Knighthawks
(12-5 H 7-2 A 5-3)
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 - 7:00 pm CST
Ho-Chunk Nation at The Hive
St. Paul, Minnesota
Live Statistics
TV/Internet/Radio Coverage:
NLL Live ($7.00 per game, $30.00 season pass)
Tape Delay: Channel 45 on Saturday, May 9th at 4:00 pm Central
Radio: Team 105.5 FM
Swarm Vision Live
Swarm Twitter
Knighthawks Twitter
More Coverage of this game at:
Minnesota Swarm Website
Rochester Knighthawks Website
National Lacrosse League Website
IL Indoor.com
| Standings (05/01/15) |
Overall |
Division |
V. Swarm |
|
| East Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| zz-Toronto Rock |
14 |
4 |
|
8 |
3 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
45 |
| y-Rochester Knighthawks |
12 |
5 |
|
8 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
33 |
| x-Buffalo Bandits |
10 |
7 |
|
5 |
7 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
18 |
|
| Minnesota Swarm |
5 |
12 |
|
4 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
-42 |
| New England Black Wolves |
4 |
13 |
|
4 |
9 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
-53 |
| |
| West Division |
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
W |
L |
|
+/- |
| z-Edmonton Rush |
12 |
5 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
61 |
| y-Colorado Mammoth |
9 |
8 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
-3 |
| Calgary Roughnecks |
6 |
11 |
|
4 |
6 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
-6 |
|
| Vancouver Stealth |
5 |
12 |
|
3 |
7 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
-53 |
zz-Clinched Home Field Throughout Playoffs - Bye to Division Finals
z - Clinched Division Title - Bye to Division Finals
y - Clinched home playoff game
x - Clinched playoff spot
Series History:
The two teams have split the first two of three games this season with both winning at home. On February 6th at
The Hive, the Swarm turned in a stellar defensive stand as Zach Higgins saved 34 of 40 shots and Callum
Crawford scored the game winner in overtime for a Swarm 7-6 win. The Knighthawks won the only game in Rochester
this season on April 4th with a 10-2 humiliating throttling of the Swarm as they were held to a NLL all-time regular season low two goals in the game.
Last Weekend:
The Swarm had their losing streak extended to four games as the Edmonton Rush left the Hive with a 16-12 victory fueled by 6-0
third quarter. Jordan MacIntosh returned to the line up after missing his first ever NLL and Swarm game the previous weekend and had a
three goals and three assists to lead the Swarm. Miles Thompson also had three goals and Joe Maracle scored his first NLL and Swarm goal.
The Knighthawks ended the New England Black Wolves hopes of the playoffs with a commanding 14-6 win and they have won five of their last six
entering the season finale. Cody Jamieson had three goals and seven assists and Joe Resetarits had three goals and three assists as he continues
to star since being acquired from Buffalo at the trade deadline.
Notes:
- Fan Appreciation Night
- The Swarm have lost their last two home regular season final games and are 4-6 in home regular season final games in their history.
- Former Knighthawks with the Swarm: Johnny Powless and Joel White
- Former Swarm with the Knighthawks: Craig Point, Jon Sullivan, Scott Self, Scott Campell and Angus Goodleaf.
- A Rochester win and Edmonton loss will give the Knighthawks the second overall seed in the 2015 NLL playoffs
- With New England losing on Friday night, the Black Wolves clinch the worst record in the NLL and the first overall pick in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft. That pick is owned by the Swarm due to the Kevin Ross trade which means the Swarm have the first overall pick. The Swarm can then draft Miles Thompson's brother Lyle or any of the other top players like Jesse King or Wesley Berg.
- Minnesota's own pick will be second or third overall - they lose the tiebreaker to both Vancouver and Calgary who play each other Saturday night for the last playoff spot in the West Division:
- Minnesota wins, Vancouver loses - Rochester (owns Vancouver pick) 2nd overall - Minnesota 3rd Overall
- Minnesota wins, Vancouver wins - Minnesota 2nd Overall - Calgary 3rd Overall - Best scenario
- Minnesota loses, Vancouver wins - Minnesota 2nd Overall - Calgary 3rd Overall
- Minnesota loses, Vancouver loses - Minnesota 2nd Overall - Rochester (owns Vancouver pick) 3rd overall
- The Swarm also own Colorado and Buffalo's first rounders and those spots will be determined by the playoff performance by those two teams.
Prediction: Minnesota Swarm 10 Rochester Knighthawks 8
| Team Stats (04/30/15) |
Minnesota |
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Rochester |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
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Stat |
NLL Rank |
| Goals Per Game |
10.1 |
9th |
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11.4 |
7th |
| Goals Against Per Game |
12.6 |
7th |
|
9.4 |
1st |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
48.9 |
6th |
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45.0 |
9th |
| Shots on Goal Against Per Game |
50.6 |
6th |
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48.9 |
3rd |
| Loose Balls Per Game |
67.8 |
4th |
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61.1 |
6th |
| Forced Turnovers Per Game |
11.4 |
5th |
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8.9 |
8th |
| Power Play |
27.6% |
9th |
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52.9% |
3rd |
| Penalty Kill |
49.3% |
7th |
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56.5% |
4th |
| Short Handed Goals |
7 |
6th |
|
4 |
9th |
| Short Handed Goals Against |
12 |
7th |
|
3 |
1st |
| Penalty Minutes Per Game |
13.4 |
9th |
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19.8 |
5th |
Projected Starting Goaltenders vs Opponent:
| Minnesota |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
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Rochester |
GP |
W-L |
GAA |
Save % |
| Zach Higgins |
4 |
1-2 |
10.59 |
.765 |
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Matt Vinc |
16 |
10-5 |
10.04 |
.788 |
Faceoffs:
| Minnesota |
FOW |
FOT |
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Rochester |
FOW |
FOT |
| Jordan MacIntosh |
160 |
355 |
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Dylan Evans |
191 |
394 |
| Corbyn Tao |
17 |
41 |
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Craig Point |
3 |
17 |
| Ethan O'Connor |
14 |
44 |
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Scott Campbell |
1 |
2 |
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Scott Self |
1 |
7 |
Personnel:
Minnesota Swarm
Runners
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
| 2 |
F |
R |
Miles Thompson |
12/08/90 |
5-11 |
185 |
Onondaga, NY |
Albany |
26 |
33 |
66 |
| 8 |
D |
L |
Greg Downing |
03/24/85 |
6-1 |
193 |
Auburn, NY |
Fairfield |
2 |
6 |
66 |
| 10 |
D |
R |
Alex Crepinsek |
02/18/89 |
5-11 |
185 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
3 |
4 |
64 |
| 11 |
T |
R |
Joel White |
07/05/89 |
6-2 |
200 |
Cortland, NY |
Syracuse |
9 |
8 |
167 |
| 12 |
T |
R |
Sam Bradman |
05/26/90 |
6-0 |
165 |
Canton, NY |
Salisbury |
1 |
3 |
16 |
| 15 |
D |
R |
Jordan Houtby |
11/01/91 |
6-3 |
181 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Detroit |
1 |
5 |
34 |
| 24 |
T |
R |
Jordan MacIntosh - A |
09/19/89 |
6-2 |
190 |
Oakville, ON |
RIT |
20 |
25 |
160 |
| 32 |
F |
L |
Shayne Jackson |
11/16/90 |
5-10 |
175 |
Bowmanville, ON |
Limestone |
29 |
44 |
74 |
| 33 |
T |
L |
David Earl |
08/02/87 |
6-1 |
185 |
Simsbury, CT |
Notre Dame |
3 |
2 |
33 |
| 37 |
T |
R |
Ethan O'Connor |
03/05/91 |
6-1 |
185 |
Milton, ON |
Hobart |
2 |
6 |
90 |
| 45 |
T |
L |
Jason Noble |
09/05/91 |
5-9 |
180 |
Orangeville, ON |
Cornell |
0 |
3 |
57 |
| 46 |
D |
R |
Kiel Matisz |
06/08/89 |
6-5 |
215 |
Stoney Creek, ON |
Robert Morris |
5 |
19 |
50 |
| 66 |
F |
L |
Shane MacDonald |
07/26/93 |
6-0 |
205 |
Elora, ON |
|
6 |
7 |
16 |
| 67 |
D |
R |
Patrick Miles |
10/22/92 |
5-11 |
170 |
Brampton, ON |
New England Coll |
0 |
4 |
31 |
| 84 |
F |
R |
Corbyn Tao |
04/09/88 |
5-10 |
185 |
Coquitlam, BC |
Robert Morris |
11 |
11 |
71 |
| 85 |
D |
R |
Mitch Belisle |
11/09/85 |
5-10 |
190 |
Brewster, NY |
Cornell |
1 |
3 |
63 |
| 88 |
F |
L |
Joe Haodais Maracle |
08/30/94 |
5-11 |
195 |
Six Nations, ON |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 93 |
F |
L |
Johnny Powless |
03/15/93 |
5-11 |
175 |
Six Nations, ON |
|
12 |
39 |
36 |
| Practice Roster |
| 17 |
F |
R |
Marcus Holman |
05/02/91 |
5-11 |
185 |
Baltimore, MD |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
| 97 |
D |
R |
Ian Crawford |
04/28/83 |
6-00 |
220 |
Ottawa, ON |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
Goaltending
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
| 31 |
G |
L |
Zach Higgins |
12/30/90 |
6-1 |
215 |
Courtice, ON |
Davenport |
5 |
8 |
11.49 |
.769 |
| 50 |
G |
L |
Brodie MacDonald |
09/11/89 |
6-7 |
245 |
Vernon, BC |
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0 |
4 |
15.89 |
.699 |
| Practice Roster |
| 35 |
G |
R |
Cole Murray |
07/10/83 |
5-11 |
265 |
Peteborough, ON |
Ottawa |
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Staff
Depth Chart
Rochester Knighthawks
Runners
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
G |
A |
LB |
| 1 |
F |
L |
Joe Walters |
11/30/84 |
6-0 |
190 |
Rochester, NY |
Maryland |
20 |
31 |
33 |
| 2 |
D |
R |
Paul Dawson |
09/16/85 |
6-5 |
225 |
Oakville, ON |
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3 |
3 |
59 |
| 5 |
D |
R |
Scott Self |
07/07/79 |
6-2 |
205 |
Peterborough, ON |
Guelph |
2 |
3 |
50 |
| 6 |
F |
R |
Dan Dawson |
12/11/81 |
6-5 |
225 |
Oakville, ON |
Sheridan |
22 |
57 |
57 |
| 9 |
F |
R |
Craig Point |
01/19/86 |
5-11 |
215 |
Brantford, ON |
Onondaga |
22 |
24 |
35 |
| 15 |
F |
R |
Joe Resetarits |
08/22/89 |
6-0 |
185 |
Hamburg, NY |
Albany |
18 |
24 |
50 |
| 16 |
D |
R |
Dylan Evans |
01/17/88 |
6-0 |
180 |
Brampton, ON |
Dowling |
2 |
4 |
107 |
| 23 |
F |
L |
Cory Vitarelli |
06/30/85 |
5-11 |
185 |
Peterborough, ON |
PEI |
23 |
12 |
38 |
| 25 |
T |
L |
Brad Self |
02/27/81 |
5-11 |
200 |
Peterborough, ON |
St. Mary's |
6 |
14 |
128 |
| 26 |
D |
R |
Mike Kirk - A |
07/29/82 |
6-2 |
205 |
Orangeville, ON |
Dickinson |
0 |
0 |
51 |
| 28 |
F |
R |
Stephen Keogh |
02/16/87 |
5-10 |
190 |
Toronto, ON |
Syracuse |
13 |
7 |
30 |
| 29 |
D |
L |
Ian Llord |
06/09/86 |
6-3 |
211 |
St. Catharines, ON |
|
1 |
5 |
59 |
| 32 |
D |
R |
Jon Sullivan |
06/30/82 |
6-2 |
195 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Brock |
2 |
4 |
57 |
| 37 |
D |
L |
Scott Campbell |
10/23/81 |
6-0 |
220 |
Ajax, ON |
Elmira |
3 |
3 |
64 |
| 44 |
F |
L |
Jordan Hall |
08/31/84 |
6-0 |
185 |
Surrey, BC |
Delaware |
22 |
37 |
66 |
| 74 |
D |
R |
Colin Boucher |
03/09/88 |
6-5 |
240 |
Huntsville, ON |
Conestoga |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 79 |
D |
L |
Sid Smith - C |
07/24/86 |
5-11 |
206 |
Oshweken, ON |
Syracuse |
2 |
3 |
79 |
| 88 |
F |
L |
Cody Jamieson - A |
07/17/87 |
5-10 |
190 |
Six Nations, ON |
Syracuse |
32 |
55 |
63 |
| Practice Roster |
| 17 |
T |
L |
Brier Jonathan |
10/13/93 |
6-0 |
193 |
Six Nations, ON |
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| 19 |
T |
R |
Zac Reid |
07/30/89 |
6-3 |
194 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Mercyhurst |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 40 |
D |
L |
Justin Pychel |
12/11/91 |
6-1 |
210 |
Welland, ON |
Brock |
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| 91 |
F |
L |
Joel Matthews |
02/26/91 |
6-3 |
215 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Detroit Mercy |
4 |
9 |
17 |
Goaltending
| # |
Pos |
L/R |
Name |
Birthday |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
College |
W |
L |
GAA |
SV % |
| 48 |
G |
R |
Matt Vinc |
06/09/82 |
6-1 |
225 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Canisius |
10 |
5 |
9.51 |
.807 |
| 55 |
G |
L |
Angus Goodleaf |
03/16/87 |
6-0 |
240 |
Kahnawake, QB |
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2 |
0 |
7.85 |
.813 |
Staff
| Owner/GM |
Head Coach |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
Assistant |
| Curt Styres |
Mike Hasen |
Paul Day |
Jason Johnson |
Pat O'Toole |
Andy Secore |
Depth Chart
| Goaltenders |
Defense (Left) |
Defense (Right) |
| 48-Matt Vinc |
79-Sid Smith |
26-Mike Kirk |
| 55-Angus Goodleaf |
37-Scott Campbell |
32-Jon Sullivan |
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29-Ian Llord |
5-Scott Self |
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---Practice Roster--- |
2-Paul Dawson |
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40-Justin Pychel |
16-Dylan Evans |
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74-Colin Boucher |
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| Transition (Left) |
Transition (Right) |
Forward (Left) |
Forward (Right) |
| 44-Jordan Hall |
---Practice Roster--- |
88-Cody Jamieson |
6-Dan Dawson |
| 25-Brad Self |
19-Zac Reid |
1-Joe Walters |
9-Craig Point |
| ---Practice Roster--- |
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23-Cory Vitarelli |
28-Stephen Keogh |
| 17-Brier Jonathan |
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---Practice Roster--- |
15-Joe Resetarits |
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91-Joel Matthews |
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Next Games After This Match Up
- Minnesota: Season Over - Eliminated from Playoff Contention
- Rochester: Playoffs - Rochester vs. Buffalo - Friday, May 8th 6:00 pm CT
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