A Great Start to the Weekend
Friday, January 19, 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 8,174
The Minnesota Swarm (1-1) started their two-game weekend in rousing fashion last night with an 11-10
win over the Rochester Knighthawks (2-2) at the Xcel Energy Center. In front of 8,174, the Swarm’s Dean
Hill tied the game at 10 and Scott Stewart notched the game winner with 2:29 left in the game.
The Swarm got off to another fast start taking a 4-1 after the first quarter. Spencer Martin opened the
scoring just seventeen seconds into the game to get things started. Swarm goaltender Nick Patterson was
spectacular again and if not for passing gaffe that led to the Knighthawks only goal in the quarter,
Patterson would have cemented a first quarter shutout.
The action in the second quarter intensified as the Michael Kilby of the Swarm and the Knighthawks
Stephen Hoar tangled early. It reached a crescendo as the Swarm’s Eric Pacey rubbed out the Scott
Ditzell of the Hawks near midfloor. Pacey received his second five minute major of the game and an
immediate ejection after that altercation. The Swarm took a five goal lead after an Andrew Biers goal but the Evans brothers, Scott and Shawn scored one each at the end of the half to cut the Swarm lead to 7-4.
After Biers’ goal in the second quarter with 9:30 to go, the Swarm fell into another offensive funk
as they struggled to get shots on net. Knighthawk goaltender, Pat O’Toole, recovered after a rough
first half and shut out the Swarm in the third quarter. That gave the Knighthawks the chance to cut
more into the Swarm lead as they finished the quarter down only 7-6.
After a Mike Accursi goal tied the game up to start the fourth quarter, the Swarm’s Kelly Hall
broke the thirty one minute and fifty-four second scoring draught as the Swarm regained the lead at
8-7. The Swarm defense was excellent throughout the game often frustrating Knighthawk superstar,
John Grant, but Grant finally got one past Patterson to tie the game at eight. Hill got the Swarm
the lead again but Grant answered once again to tie it up again. The Knighthawks took their first
lead shortly thereafter on a goal by Shawn Williams but Hill and Stewart answered with a minute and
five seconds giving the Swarm their first ever victory at home in the month of January.
The Swarm were lead in scoring by Martin who scored one goal and assisted on four others. Hill
got the Swarm’s first hat trick this season and added an assist in his first game of the year.
Patterson saved 50 of 60 shots against a very potent Knighthawk offense. The defense, in front of
Patterson, communicated well especially in the first half as they limited the damage the Knighthawks
could inflict when they were often two men up.
The Swarm look for the weekend sweep in Buffalo tonight, as they take on the Bandits (1-2) at
6:30pm CST at the HSBC Arena. This will be the first game between these teams since last year’s first
round playoff win by Buffalo, 11-10. This is a start of a season-long four game road trip. The Swarm
are next at the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday, February 18th at 7:00 pm against the expansion New York Titans.
15-Spencer Martin 1g 4a
73-Dean Hill 3g 1a
18-Andrew Biers 2g 0-2 on Face Offs
22-Kasey Beirnes 1g 1a
44-Ryan Ward 1g 1a
48-Scott Stewart 1g 1a
50-Ryan Cousins 1g 1a
16-Noah Talbot 2a
17-Sean Pollock 2a
11-Kelly Hall 1g
39-Mark Miyashita 1a 10-23 on Face Offs
55-Michael Kilby 1a
10-Brock Boyle 4 LB
12-Eric Pacey 10 PIM
23-Jon Sullivan 1 LB
77-Riley Kemp 8 LB
93-Nick Patterson 50 saves on 60 shots
Game Links
| Team Stats |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| Minnesota |
50/60 |
31 |
1/4 |
0 |
52 |
38 |
60 |
10/25 |
| Rochester |
27/38 |
19 |
4/8 |
0 |
78 |
60 |
73 |
15/25 |
| # |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 10 |
Brock Boyle |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 11 |
Kelly Hall |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Eric Pacey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Spencer Martin |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Noah Talbot |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Sean Pollock |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Andrew Biers |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0-2 |
| 22 |
Kasey Beirnes |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Jon Sullivan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 39 |
Mark Miyashita |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
10-23 |
| 44 |
Ryan Ward |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 48 |
Scott Stewart |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 50 |
Ryan Cousins |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Michael Kilby |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 73 |
Dean Hill |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 77 |
Riley Kemp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0-0 |
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 1 |
Matt Disher |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 6 |
Ashton McLean |
Did Not Dress |
| 8 |
Rory McDade |
Did Not Dress |
| 19 |
Chad Culp |
Did Not Dress |
| 40 |
Jamie Taylor |
Did Not Dress |
| 47 |
Travis Hill |
Did Not Dress |
| |
| # |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
|
| 1 |
Matt Disher |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
60:00 |
10 |
50 |
60 |
W 1-1 |
|
| |
| # |
Rochester |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 2 |
Chris Schiller |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
Sandy Chapman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2-2 |
| 7 |
Pat Dutton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 11 |
Regy Thorpe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Shawn Evans |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Steve Toll |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1-2 |
| 18 |
Jack Reid |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 19 |
Scott Evans |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
15 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Stephen Hoar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
12-21 |
| 24 |
John Grant |
2 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
14 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 25 |
Scott Ditzell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 26 |
David Brown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 32 |
Ken Millin |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 39 |
Pat O'Toole |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 43 |
Marshall Abrams |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Mike Accursi |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 51 |
Shawn Williams |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 41 |
Mike Miron |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 10 |
Mike Hasen |
Did Not Dress |
| 12 |
Brian Croswell |
Did Not Dress |
| 20 |
Bill Greer |
Did Not Dress |
| 36 |
Luke Forget |
Did Not Dress |
| 42 |
Pat Cougevan |
Did Not Dress |
| |
| # |
Rochester |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
|
| 39 |
Pat O'Toole |
60:00 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
L 2-1 |
|
| 41 |
Mike Miron |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Scoring |
| Time |
MN |
ROC |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
| 1st Quarter |
| 0:17 |
1 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
Dean Hill |
Noah Talbot |
|
| 1:40 |
2 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Kasey Beirnes |
Spencer Martin |
|
| 8:49 |
2 |
1 |
Rochester |
Scott Evans |
|
|
PP |
| 13:27 |
3 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Andrew Biers |
Mike Kilby |
|
|
| 14:30 |
4 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Kasey Beirnes |
Spencer Martin |
|
|
| 2nd Quarter |
| 0:37 |
5 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Mark Miyashita |
|
|
| 3:01 |
5 |
2 |
Rochester |
Shawn Evans |
John Grant |
Steve Toll |
|
| 3:43 |
6 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Ward |
Scott Stewart |
|
PP |
| 5:30 |
7 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Noah Talbot |
Andrew Biers |
Spencer Martin |
|
| 8:43 |
7 |
3 |
Rochester |
Scott Evans |
John Grant |
Shawn Williams |
PP |
| 9:15 |
7 |
4 |
Rochester |
Shawn Evans |
John Grant |
Scott Evans |
|
| 3rd Quarter |
| 4:29 |
7 |
5 |
Rochester |
Shawn Evans |
Scott Evans |
|
PP |
| 10:55 |
7 |
6 |
Rochester |
Ken Millin |
John Grant |
Mike Accursi |
|
| 4th Quarter |
| 2:49 |
7 |
7 |
Rochester |
Mike Accursi |
Marshall Abrams |
Steve Toll |
|
| 7:24 |
8 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Kelly Hall |
Spencer Martin |
Ryan Cousins |
|
| 8:30 |
8 |
8 |
Rochester |
John Grant |
Mike Accursi |
Shawn Evans |
PP |
| 9:04 |
9 |
8 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Sean Pollock |
|
|
| 10:57 |
9 |
9 |
Rochester |
Shawn Williams |
John Grant |
|
|
| 11:26 |
9 |
10 |
Rochester |
John Grant |
Mike Accursi |
Chris Schiller |
|
| 11:41 |
10 |
10 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Sean Pollock |
|
|
| 12:31 |
11 |
10 |
Minnesota |
Scott Stewart |
Ryan Ward |
|
GWG |
| Penalties |
| Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
| 1st Quarter |
| 4:31 |
Rochester |
Sandy Chapman |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 6:35 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
High Sticking |
|
5:00 |
| 8:32 |
Minnesota |
Kelly Hall |
Interference |
|
2:00 |
| 8:32 |
Minnesota |
Kelly Hall |
Interference |
|
2:00 |
| 9:36 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Slashing |
|
2:00 |
| 9:36 |
Rochester |
Scott Ditzell |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 3:01 |
Minnesota |
Michael Kilby |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 3:01 |
Rochester |
Stephen Hoar |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 3:01 |
Rochester |
Stephen Hoar |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| 3:33 |
Rochester |
Marshall Abrams |
Illegal Cross Checking |
|
2:00 |
| 3:01 |
Rochester |
Stephen Hoar |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| 4:06 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Elbowing |
|
5:00 |
| 9:44 |
Minnesota |
Mark Miyashita |
Checking from Behind |
|
2:00 |
| 10:20 |
Rochester |
Regy Thorpe |
Illegal Cross Checking |
|
2:00 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 3:04 |
Minnesota |
Noah Talbot |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 8:49 |
Minnesota |
Kasey Beirnes |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 4th Quarter |
| 0:00 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| 0:00 |
Rochester |
Jack Reid |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| 8:20 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 15:00 |
Rochester |
Jack Reid |
Roughing |
|
2:00 |
| Referees |
| Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Technical Referee |
| Tom Sutton |
Grant Spies |
Brad Scibak |
