Minnesota Swarm (7-7 H 2-4 A 5-3)
	Rochester Knighthawks (8-7 H 5-2 A 3-5)

Damn, that John Grant is good

Saturday, April 8, 2006
Rochester, New York
Attendance: 10,352

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The Swarm fought hard and came back to tie it three times in the 2nd Half but fell to the Knighthawks 10-9 in Rochester.

#18 Andrew Biers started off the scoring for Minnesota with his first goal for the Swarm. That goal gave the Swarm a 1-0 lead before the Swarm started to visit the box. Especially costly was a five minute major on Ryan Cousins in the first that led to two Knighthawk goals. After the Knighthawks scored to make it 2-1 with 21 seconds to go in the 1st Quarter, John Grant gets the ball right off the face off and buries it with four seconds to go in the quarter to give Rochester the 3-1 lead. The Swarm defense looked as if they eased up a bit on Grant as he scored instead of running out the clock.

Grant scored two more on the power play to open the 2nd Quarter before #22 Kasey Beirnes goes to the crease on the power play to give the Swarm their second goal of the night to make it 5-2. #44 Ryan Ward got his first of the night on the power play to make it 5-3. After a Knighthawk goal, the Swarm rally for two goals from Beirnes and Ward again to send the game to the half at 6-5 in favor of the Knighthawks. Beirnes goal to make it 6-4 was nice as he tiptoed across the crease to score it.

The third quarter started with the Swarm tying the game on a goal by #17 Sean Pollock on a behind the back pass from Ward. Rochester netted two goals to give the Knighthawks a 8-6 lead to end the third. In the third, both goalies, #1 Matt Disher for the Swarm and #39 Pat O'Toole for the Knighthawks, were fantastic as both teams had ample opportunity to add to the score.

The fourth quarter saw the Swarm rally again. Beirnes gets his third on the night as continues his hard work on the crease to make it 8-7. After a loose ball in front of the net, #10 Brock Boyle jumps into the air to grab it and while still in the air puts it over O'Toole's shoulder to tie the game at eight. The Knighthawks came back again with #19 Scott Evans scoring his third goal in a row to give the lead back to Rochester at 9-8. Biers counters with a breakaway goal to tie the game up again at nine. However when you play Rochester, John Grant is the showstopper and he did in yet another Knighthawk opponent when he scored the game winner after being triple teamed with 4:42 left in the game. The Swarm tried to tie it up and were on the powerplay for a significant time but they couldn't put the biscuit in the basket to tie the game.

With the loss, the Swarm fall to 7-7. They play Sunday night, April 9th, at 5pm CST at the Xcel Energy Center against the San Jose Stealth (5-8), With the loss, the Swarm will not be able to clinch a playoff berth if they beat San Jose tomorrow night. However, in order to clinch a berth next weekend against the Portland Lumberjax (9-5) they will need to beat San Jose.

The Buffalo Bandits beat the Colorado Mammoth 14-12 to win the East Division. The Philadelphia Wings lost in overtime to the Toronto Rock 15-14 after being up 14-8 early in the fourth quarter. Only Buffalo is in right now, the rest are still fighting.

Standings in the East:

1. Buffalo Bandits 10-4 (Division Winners)
2. Rochester Knighthawks 8-7
3. Toronto Rock 8-7
4. MINNESOTA SWARM 7-7
5. Philadelphia Wings 7-7

#44 Ryan Ward (2g 3a) and #17 Sean Pollock (1g 4a) led the Swarm with five points. #22 Kasey Beirnes (3g 0a) picked up the hat trick with three goals. #1 Matt Disher saved 46 of 56 shots.

Swarm scoring:

• #44 Ryan Ward 2g 3a
• #17 Sean Pollock 1g 4a
• #22 Kasey Beirnes 3g 0a
• #18 Andrew Biers 2g 0a
• #10 Brock Boyle 1g 0a
• #12 Eric Pacey 0g 1a
• #19 Chad Culp 0g 1a
• #40 Jamie Taylor 0g 1a
• #77 Riley Kemp 0g 1a

Next game is Sunday, April 9th, against the San Jose Stealth at the Xcel Energy Center at 5pm CST.

Team Stats	Sv/S	PIM	PP	SH	S	SOG	LB	FO
Minnesota	46/56	27	3/9	0	70	47	58	10/23
Rochester	38/47	21	5/6	0	68	56	51	12/22

#	Minnesota	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	S	SOG	LB	FO
1	Matt Disher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0
8	Rory McDade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0
10	Brock Boyle	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0-0
12	Eric Pacey	0	1	1	10	0	0	3	2	3	0-0
15	Spencer Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0-0
16	Noah Talbot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0-0
17	Sean Pollock	1	4	5	2	1	0	12	8	8	0-0
18	Andrew Biers	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	4-11
19	Chad Culp	0	1	1	0	0	0	18	13	9	0-0
22	Kasey Beirnes	3	0	3	0	1	0	8	6	3	0-0
23	Jon Sullivan	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0-0
33	Shawn Summerfield	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0-0
40	Jamie Taylor	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0-1
44	Ryan Ward	2	3	5	0	1	0	18	11	4	0-0
47	Travis Hill	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	6-11
50	Ryan Cousins	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	3	0-0
77	Riley Kemp	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0-0
93	Nick Patterson	Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play
11	Kelly Hall	Did Not Dress
28	Nolan Heavenor	Did Not Dress
39	Mark Miyashita	Did Not Dress
55	Michael Kilby	Did Not Dress
73	Dean Hill	Did Not Dress
#	Minnesota	MIN	GA	Saves	Shots	Dec
1	Matt Disher	59:13	10	46	56	L 2-5
93	Nick Patterson	0:00	0	0	0
	Empty Net	0:47	0	0	0
#	Rochester	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	S	SOG	LB	FO
2	Chris Schiller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0-0
4	Carter Livingstone	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0-0
5	Sandy Chapman	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0-0
7	Pat Dutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0-0
10	Mike Hasen	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	0-0
11	Regy Thorpe	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1-2
15	Shawn Evans	1	1	2	2	0	0	6	4	8	0-0
17	Steve Toll	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0-0
19	Scott Evans	3	2	5	4	0	0	8	8	4	0-0
21	Bill Greer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-0
23	Stephen Hoar	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	1	11-20
24	John Grant	4	1	5	0	3	0	24	20	4	0-0
25	Scott Ditzell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0
32	Ken Millin	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0-0
39	Pat O'Toole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0
44	Mike Accursi	1	3	4	0	1	0	10	8	1	0-0
51	Shawn Williams	1	3	4	0	1	0	10	7	1	0-0
52	Grant Crawley	Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play
12	Brian Croswell	Did Not Dress
14	Ryan O'Connor	Did Not Dress
20	Steve Penny	Did Not Dress
26	Blake Miller	Did Not Dress
43	Marshall Abrams	Did Not Dress
#	Rochester	MIN	GA	Saves	Shots	Dec
39	Pat O'Toole	59:50	9	38	47	W 8-6
52	Grant Crawley	0:00	0	0	0
	Empty Net	0:10	0	0	0

Scoring
Time	MN	ROC	Team	Goal	1st Assist	2nd Assist	Notes
1st Quarter
6:39	1	0	Minnesota	Andrew Biers	Riley Kemp
10:40	1	1	Rochester	Shawn Williams	John Grant	Mike Accursi	PP
14:39	1	2	Rochester	Mike Accursi	Shawn Williams	Scott Evans	PP
14:56	1	3	Rochester	John Grant			PP
2nd Quarter
0:51	1	4	Rochester	John Grant	Mike Accursi	Shawn Williams	PP
6:39	1	5	Rochester	John Grant	Mike Accursi	Scott Evans	PP
7:11	2	5	Minnesota	Kasey Beirnes	Sean Pollock	Ryan Ward	PP
9:58	3	5	Minnesota	Ryan Ward	Chad Culp	Sean Pollock	PP
12:24	3	6	Rochester	Shawn Evans
13:06	4	6	Minnesota	Kasey Beirnes	Ryan Ward	Jamie Taylor
13:54	5	6	Minnesota	Ryan Ward	Sean Pollock	Eric Pacey
3rd Quarter
3:11	6	6	Minnesota	Sean Pollock	Ryan Ward		PP
6:30	6	7	Rochester	Scott Evans
11:36	6	8	Rochester	Scott Evans	Shawn Evans
4th Quarter
3:00	7	8	Minnesota	Kasey Beirnes
4:29	8	8	Minnesota	Brock Boyle
8:34	8	9	Rochester	Scott Evans	Shawn Williams	Stephen Hoar
9:00	9	9	Minnesota	Andrew Biers	Sean Pollock
10:18	9	10	Rochester	John Grant			GWG

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Penalties
Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Bench	Duration
1st Quarter
9:48	Minnesota	Travis Hill	Illegal Cross Checking		2:00
12:07	Minnesota	Ryan Cousins	High Sticking		5:00
2nd Quarter
0:34	Minnesota	Riley Kemp	Illegal Cross Checking		2:00
2:55	Rochester	Sandy Chapman	Checking from Behind		2:00
5:27	Minnesota	Sean Pollock	Slashing		2:00
6:59	Rochester	Stephen Hoar	High Sticking		5:00
10:07	Rochester	Scott Evans	Unsportsmanlike Conduct		2:00
3rd Quarter
1:52	Rochester	Mike Hasen	Holding		2:00
9:16	Rochester	Shawn Evans	Roughing		2:00
10:20	Minnesota	Jon Sullivan	Slashing		2:00
11:36	Rochester	Scott Evans	Unsportsmanlike Conduct		2:00
12:45	Minnesota	Shawn Summerfield	Holding		2:00
4th Quarter
0:41	Rochester	Carter Livingstone	Slashing		2:00
11:40	Rochester	Regy Thorpe	Roughing		2:00
13:37	Rochester	Carter Livingstone	Slashing		2:00
14:37	Minnesota	Ryan Cousins	Holding		2:00
15:00	Minnesota	Eric Pacey	Abuse of Officials Misconduct		10:00

Referees
Crew Chief	Assistant Referee	Technical Referee
Tom Sutton	Grant Spies	Richard Michalczak