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Minnesota Swarm
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Toronto Rock
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Rock-ed Early and Often
Friday, March 23 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 8,184
After having won five of their last six, the Minnesota Swarm were as flat as soda after it losing its carbonation as they lost
Friday night, 13-6, to the Toronto Rock in front of 8,184 at the Xcel Energy Center. Ryan Ward led the Swarm with four assists and
Scott Stewart and Dean Hill scored two goals each, with Stewart getting also getting an assist.
The first quarter was a battle of defenses especially for the Rock as goaltender Bob Watson faced 19 shots and saved 18.
Swarm starter Matt Disher saved 11 himself. The Rock got out to a 2-0 lead in the quarter before D. Hill scored the Swarm’s
first goal with 10:46 to go in the quarter. That finished the scoring for the quarter and the Rock led 2-1 going into the second.
The second quarter doomed the Swarm as they had trouble getting shots on net and when they did, Watson continued to be stellar.
That wasn’t an issue for the Rock however, as Josh Sanderson scored three of five straight Rock goals to start the quarter. After the
Rock got up 5-1, Disher was pulled for Nick Patterson but the damage was done. It took a Chad Culp goal with a 1:20 left in the quarter
before the Swarm finally stopped the Rock onslaught.
In the third quarter, the Swarm started to chip away at the Rock 7-2 halftime lead. Stewart and D. Hill got the Swarm within
three before the Rock’s Ryan Benesch put the Rock up 8-4. Sean Pollock finished the scoring for the Swarm on the power play with
3:05 left to get the Swarm within three at 8-5.
That goal by Pollock was as close as the Swarm would get in this game. Mike Hominuck, who had scored 28 points in five games
was out with an injury for the two middle quarters and by the time he got back into the game in the fourth, the Swarm were constantly
pulling Patterson for the extra attacker to get back into the game. The extra attacker didn’t work well for the Swarm as the Rock
forced quick turnovers which resulted in numerous breakaways to put the game away. The Rock extended their lead to 12-5 before
Stewart was able to get the last goal of the game for the Swarm with 5:59 left in the game. Chris Driscoll finished the scoring
for the Rock and the Rock finished the Swarm 13-6.
East Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential) As of 3-23-07
- Rochester Knighthawks 9-2 (6-1) [0-1] (+27)
- Buffalo Bandits 7-4 (7-2) [2-0] (+10)
- INNESOTA SWARM 6-5 (5-4) (-1)
- TORONTO ROCK 5-7 (4-4) [1-0] (0)
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- Philadelphia Wings 4-6 (2-4) [0-1] (-1)
- Chicago Shamrox 3-7 (2-6) [1-1] (-19)
- New York Titans 2-9 (2-7) [0-2] (-18)
The loss drops the Swarm to 6-5, which is still good for third in the East. They are a game behind the second place
Buffalo Bandits but in order to get a first round home playoff game will need to finish with a better record than the Bandits
because they have lost the head to head tiebreaker with them. The win for the Rock puts them at 5-7 and in the fourth and last
spot in the playoffs at this time. Also with the win, the Rock ends a four game losing streak. With five games tonight and two
tomorrow in the league, the standings should be jumbled slightly but the Swarm will still be in third after the weekend.
The six goals for the Swarm were a franchise low tying the six they scored on January 21, 2006 in a 12-6 home loss to the
Rochester Knighthawks. It is also the first time this year the Swarm scored less than ten goals in a game. The Swarm out shot the
Rock 53 to 47 but Watson made 47 saves while the duo of Disher (11 of 16) and Patterson (23 of 31) saved only 34. Both teams were
tied in loose balls with 50 even though it appeared the Rock had a lot more. The Rock went 4 of 7 on the power play but the Swarm
were stifled a man up going 1 of 6. The season ending injury to Mark Miyashita last Sunday against the Philadelphia Wings was detrimental
for the Swarm as they went 10 of 24 on face offs. What was alarming is that Rock rookie Bryan Riddell, in only his second game,
won 10 of 18 draws he was in on. Travis Hill took 23 of the 24 draws for the Swarm as he replaces Miyashita. Riley Kemp saw his
43 consecutive game streak end on Friday night. It was the first time in the Swarm’s three year history that Kemp didn’t play. The Rock
were led by Josh Sanderson who scored five goals and an assist and Benesch who got four goals and an assist.
Swarm Statistics:
#44 Ryan Ward 4a
#48 Scott Stewart 2g 1a
#17 Sean Pollock 1g 2a
#19 Chad Culp 1g 2a
#73 Dean Hill 2g
#16 Noah Talbot 1a
#47 Travis Hill 1a; 10 of 23 on draws; 11 LB
#1 Matt Disher 11 saves on 16 shots
#10 Brock Boyle 1 LB
#12 Eric Pacey 6 PIM
#18 Andrew Biers 1 LB; 0 of 1 on draws
#22 Kasey Beirnes 2 LB
#23 Jon Sullivan 1 LB
#26 Ryan Sharp 5 LB
#50 Ryan Cousins 7 LB
#55 Michael Kilby
#90 Mike Hominuck 1 LB
#93 Nick Patterson 23 saves on 31 shots
Game Links
| Team Stats |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| Minnesota |
34/47 |
16 |
1/6 |
0 |
72 |
53 |
50 |
10/24 |
| Toronto |
47/53 |
14 |
4/7 |
0 |
61 |
47 |
50 |
14/24 |
| # |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 1 |
Matt Disher |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10 |
Brock Boyle |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Eric Pacey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Noah Talbot |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Sean Pollock |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Andrew Biers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0-1 |
| 19 |
Chad Culp |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 22 |
Kasey Beirnes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Jon Sullivan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 26 |
Ryan Sharp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Ryan Ward |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 47 |
Travis Hill |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
10-23 |
| 48 |
Scott Stewart |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 50 |
Ryan Cousins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Michael Kilby |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 73 |
Dean Hill |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 90 |
Mike Hominuck |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 6 |
Ashton McLean |
Did Not Dress |
| 8 |
Rory McDade |
Did Not Dress |
| 15 |
Spencer Martin |
Did Not Dress |
| 20 |
Kyle Ross |
Did Not Dress |
| 77 |
Riley Kemp |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 1 |
Matt Disher |
19:43 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
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Started |
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
39:56 |
8 |
23 |
31 |
L 5-4 |
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Empty Net |
0:21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| # |
Toronto |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 9 |
Patrick Merrill |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4-6 |
| 10 |
Aaron Wilson |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Chad Thompson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 14 |
Rob Marshall |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Blaine Manning |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Kevin Fines |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 19 |
Josh Sanderson |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 21 |
Ryan Benesch |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Matt Carroll |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 27 |
Derek Suddons |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 29 |
Bob Watson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 32 |
Jim Veltman |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
0-0 |
| 37 |
Scott Campbell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 40 |
Ian Rubel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 41 |
Brad MacArthur |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 45 |
Bryan Riddell |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
10-18 |
| 93 |
Chris Driscoll |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 30 |
Mike Poulin |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 6 |
Dan Ladouceur |
Did Not Dress |
| 22 |
Mike McLeod |
Did Not Dress |
| 24 |
Matt Shearer |
Did Not Dress |
| 40 |
Jamie Taylor |
Did Not Dress |
| 77 |
Tim O'Brien |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Toronto |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 29 |
Bob Watson |
60:00 |
6 |
47 |
53 |
W 5-5 |
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| 30 |
Mike Poulin |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Scoring |
| Time |
MN |
TOR |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1:30 |
0 |
1 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Patrick Merrill |
Rob Marshall |
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| 2:57 |
0 |
2 |
Toronto |
Josh Sanderson |
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| 4:14 |
1 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Noah Talbot |
Sean Pollock |
EA |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 2:47 |
1 |
3 |
Toronto |
Derek Suddons |
Bryan Riddell |
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| 3:07 |
1 |
4 |
Toronto |
Josh Sanderson |
Kevin Fines |
Blaine Manning |
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| 4:52 |
1 |
5 |
Toronto |
Josh Sanderson |
Chad Thompson |
Jim Veltman |
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| 5:35 |
1 |
6 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Kevin Fines |
Blaine Manning |
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| 7:20 |
1 |
7 |
Toronto |
Josh Sanderson |
Aaron Wilson |
Jim Veltman |
PP GWG |
| 13:40 |
2 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Chad Culp |
Ryan Ward |
Sean Pollock |
EA |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 6:28 |
3 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Scott Stewart |
Ryan Ward |
Chad Culp |
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| 8:18 |
4 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Scott Stewart |
Ryan Ward |
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| 9:32 |
4 |
8 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Blaine Manning |
Aaron Wilson |
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| 11:55 |
5 |
8 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Ryan Ward |
Chad Culp |
PP |
| 4th Quarter |
| 0:26 |
5 |
9 |
Toronto |
Josh Sanderson |
Aaron Wilson |
Ryan Benesch |
PP |
| 1:58 |
5 |
10 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Aaron Wilson |
Blaine Manning |
PP |
| 7:36 |
5 |
11 |
Toronto |
Blaine Manning |
Jim Veltman |
Josh Sanderson |
PP |
| 8:00 |
5 |
12 |
Toronto |
Chris Driscoll |
Patrick Merrill |
Rob Marshall |
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| 9:01 |
6 |
12 |
Minnesota |
Scott Stewart |
Travis Hill |
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| 9:40 |
6 |
13 |
Toronto |
Chris Driscoll |
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| Penalties |
| Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
| 1st Quarter |
| 8:59 |
Toronto |
Patrick Merrill |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 5:53 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Holding |
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2:00 |
| 5:53 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 9:24 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Ward |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 0:49 |
Toronto |
Matt Carroll |
Interference |
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2:00 |
| 3:33 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
| 10:27 |
Toronto |
Rob Marshall |
Illegal Cross Checking |
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2:00 |
| 13:37 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 15:00 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 4th Quarter |
| 2:35 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 5:17 |
Toronto |
Scott Campbell |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| 6:04 |
Minnesota |
Jon Sullivan |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
| 12:16 |
Toronto |
Ryan Benesch |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
| 14:50 |
Minnesota |
Travis Hill |
Delay of Game |
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2:00 |
| 14:50 |
Toronto |
Scott Campbell |
Delay of Game |
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2:00 |
| Referees |
| Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Technical Referee |
| Duane Zeelenberg |
Bruce Crawford |
Brad Scibak |
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