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Swarm Lose Fourth Quarter and Game
Saturday, March 31, 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 10,114
The Minnesota Swarm were very physical with the NLL defending champion Colorado Mammoth last night but were not able to
close the deal in a 11-9 loss. In front of 10,114 at the Xcel Energy Center, the Swarm led 8-7 going into the fourth quarter,
but were playing with only sixteen of the starting eighteen by that time, both on defense. Riley Kemp hurt himself earlier in
the game, while Michael Kilby was ejected for fighting after the whistle with the Mammoth’s Jim Moss. Colorado took advantage
and prevailed in the end.
After Colorado took an early 1-0 lead, this game turned very physical. Colorado were throttled at home the night before
by Arizona and Minnesota was coming off a rough home loss the week before to Toronto, so both were teams began to vent their
frustrations early. The Swarm’s second leading scorer, Sean Pollock mixed it up the Mammoth’s Matt Leveque three minutes into
the game. Pollock, the baby-faced red-headed assassin, constantly goes to the net where defenders are looking to take shots at
him; however, Pollock has proved in his career in Minnesota that he is more than able to take care of himself as Leveque found
out in this split decision. With both of those two in the box, Dean Hill scored the first of his four goals with 10:57 to go in
the first to tie the game. Colorado got the lead back but Pollock scored seventeen seconds four on four after the Mammoth’s Gavin
Prout was called for a five minute roughing penalty. Spencer Martin gave the Swarm a 3-2 advantage to finish the penalty filled
quarter on the power play.
The physical nature of the game continued in the second quarter; with the Mammoth occupying the box often. The Swarm couldn’t
take advantage of the man up situation so much so that the Mammoth opened the quarter with two of their three shorthanded goals on
the evening, both scored by Prout. The last of the two was on a penalty shot that was called because the referees believed that the
Swarm’s Ryan Sharp covered up the ball in the goal crease with his hand even though the Swarm’s goaltender Nick Patterson had
clearly covered it up. With the penalty shot successful by Prout, the Mammoth regained the lead 4-3. Even with the lead, the Mammoth
still couldn’t avoid the penalty box and finally the Swarm took advantage with four straight power play goals. Pollock and Martin
scored the first two and D. Hill got the last two to put the Swarm up 7-4 with 7:05 left in the quarter.
The intensity kept on picking up when the Mammoth’s Brian Langtry felt he needed to exercise a death wish with the Swarm’s Eric
Pacey. Pacey, a quiet and friendly sort off the field, has four inches and thirty pounds on Langtry. For Langtry, he bit of a bit
too much to chew because Pacey chewed him up and spat him out. After that was cleaned up, (only roughing penalties), play was stopped
and the Mammoth’s Jim Moss wasn’t happy with the Swarm and that usually draws the attention of Swarm assistant captain, Michael Kilby.
When Kilby comes over, that attention usually is detrimental to the opponent as Moss found out. After Kilby got done abusing Moss,
both were ejected for fighting after the whistle. Finishing the second quarter, the Swarm instead of the Mammoth started going to
the box. The Mammoth took advantage of the man up situations and put in two power play goals to end the half down 7-6.
The physical play continued in the second half but the referees decided to swallow their whistles instead of blowing them like
they did in the first. Chad Culp scored going to the net with 9:17 left in third quarter to put the Swarm up 8-6. This is about the
time that the Swarm started to get a lot of breakaway attempts; however, the Swarm, namely Ryan Sharp kept on being frustrated by
Mammoth goaltender Chris Levis. Sharp had five breakaways during the game most in the second half but as crowd watched Sharp being
denied each, the frustration mounted and the Mammoth stayed in the game. Nenad Gajic of the Mammoth scored shorthanded mid quarter to
bring the Mammoth with in one. By the end of the quarter, Kemp was gone after he went down behind the net after chasing down a loose
ball. That left the Swarm with two men down defensively going into the fourth quarter. An ominous sign for sure.
Right off the face off to start the final quarter, Gajic scored eleven seconds into the quarter on a pass from face off man, Jamie
Hanford, to tie the game. Langtry and Prout scored a goal each to give the Mammoth a two goal lead. The rough play continued in the
fourth, but only one penalty was called and a lot of questionable hits were allowed, especially, when Travis Hill nearly got
decapitated from behind going for a loose ball. The Swarm offense continued to struggle since Culp’s goal with a lot of shots that
were too easy for Levis to turn aside. Finally, D. Hill broke the twenty four minute drought with a goal on the crease with fourteen
seconds to go. On the ensuing face off, Patterson was pulled for the extra attacker. T. Hill won the face off and raked it behind him
but the Swarm inexplicably let it get by them as the ball rolled right into the empty net. With that, victory also rolled away.
The Swarm played very well despite the loss. They are getting close to the type of the performance Swarm Head Coach Duane Jacobs is
looking for in each and every game. He feels the team is on the cusp of great things but doesn’t always play with the all or nothing
approach to the game that Jacobs played with in his career. The Swarm have to play, in Jacobs’ opinion, with complete and unabridged
passion, always dishing out the punishment instead of taking it, being smart at the same time and never, ever thinking the other team has them beat.
Standings through 4/1/07
East Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)
- x-Rochester Knighthawks 11-2 (8-1) [0-1] (+35)
- x-Buffalo Bandits 9-4 (8-2) [2-0] (+19)
- MINNESOTA SWARM 6-6 (5-4) (-3)
- Toronto Rock 6-7 (5-4) [1-0] (+9)
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- Philadelphia Wings 5-8 (3-6) [0-1] (-11)
- Chicago Shamrox 4-10 (3-8) [1-1] (-23)
- New York Titans 3-11 (2-9) [0-2] (-27)
West Division W-L (Division Record) [vs. Swarm] (Goal Differential)
- x-COLORADO MAMMOTH 11-3 (7-2) [1-0] (+30)
- Arizona Sting 9-4 (7-3) (+19)
- Calgary Roughnecks 7-6 (5-4) [1-0] (+11)
- San Jose Stealth 6-6 (5-3) (+9)
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- Edmonton Rush 5-7 (2-6) (-19)
- Portland LumberJax 3-11 (1-10) [0-1] (-49)
The Swarm start a three game road swing next weekend with two games. . On Friday, April 6, they travel to Toronto to play the Rock
at the Air Canada Centre at 6:30 pm CST. The following night, April 7, they commute to Rochester to play the Knighthawks at the Blue
Cross Arena at 6:35 pm CST. The Mammoth’s next game is on Thursday, April 12 as they host the San Jose Stealth at 8:00 pm CST at the Pepsi Center.
Even with the two game losing streak, the Swarm can still host a first round playoff game. They can’t win the division, but with
four games to go they can get second place. The Swarm have to win out and the Buffalo Bandits have to lose out. If that occurs, the
Swarm will host a first round playoff game. The odds are long but it is still not out of the question.
The Swarm can clinch the third seed in the East next weekend if they sweep the Rock and the Knighthawks with both Toronto and
Philadelphia losing on Saturday.
The Swarm can clinch a playoff spot if the sweep next weekend and Philadelphia loses next Saturday. Any other combination scenario
will force the Swarm to clinch the following weekend.
Martin led the Swarm with two goals and four assists while D. Hill notched four goals and an assist. D. Hill continues to the lead
the Swarm in goals scored with 25. Not bad for youngest member of the team at the age of 22. Nick Patterson was extremely solid in goal
saving 31 of 41 shots. The Swarm were impressive on the power play going 5 of 7 but giving up four shorthanded goals almost negates that.
The Swarm killed 5 of 8 Mammoth power plays and got off six more shots than the Mammoth (48 to 42). The Mammoth won the loose ball battle
56 to 47, but T. Hill was a respectable 10 of 24 against Hanford, who is third in the league having won 65% of his draws this year. Both
teams also racked up a lot of minutes in the penalty box. The Swarm served 46 minutes while the Mammoth served 51. The Mammoth were led
by Prout, who scored four goals and two assists.
Swarm Statistics:
#15-Spencer Martin 2g 4a
#73-Dean Hill 4g 1a
#17-Sean Pollock 2g 1a
#19-Chad Culp 1g 2a
#22-Kasey Beirnes 3a
#44-Ryan Ward 3a
#16-Noah Talbot 1a
#48-Scott Stewart 1a
#12-Eric Pacey 4 LB
#18-Andrew Biers 4 LB
#23-Jon Sullivan 2 PIM
#26-Ryan Sharp 6 LB
#47-Travis Hill 11 LB; 10 of 24 on draws
#50-Ryan Cousins 7 LB
#55-Michael Kilby 17 PIM
#77-Riley Kemp 6 PIM
#93-Nick Patterson 31 saves on 41 shots
Game Links
| Team Stats |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| Minnesota |
31/42 |
46 |
5/7 |
0 |
65 |
48 |
47 |
10/24 |
| Colorado |
39/48 |
51 |
3/8 |
4 |
56 |
42 |
56 |
14/24 |
| # |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 12 |
Eric Pacey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Spencer Martin |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Noah Talbot |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Sean Pollock |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Andrew Biers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 19 |
Chad Culp |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 22 |
Kasey Beirnes |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Jon Sullivan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 26 |
Ryan Sharp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Ryan Ward |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 47 |
Travis Hill |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
10-24 |
| 48 |
Scott Stewart |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 50 |
Ryan Cousins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Michael Kilby |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 73 |
Dean Hill |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 77 |
Riley Kemp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
| 10 |
Brock Boyle |
Did Not Dress |
| 20 |
Kyle Ross |
Did Not Dress |
| 90 |
Mike Hominuck |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Minnesota |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 1 |
Matt Disher |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
59:40 |
10 |
31 |
41 |
L 5-5 |
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Empty Net |
0:20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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| # |
Colorado |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 2 |
Pat Coyle |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 3 |
Mike Law |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 4 |
Josh Sims |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
Jamie Hanford |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
14-24 |
| 6 |
Brian Langtry |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 9 |
Gavin Prout |
4 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Nenad Gajic |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 19 |
Ben Prepchuk |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 30 |
Chris Levis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Dan Carey |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 47 |
Jason Bloom |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 48 |
Rich Catton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Jim Moss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 66 |
Matt Leveque |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 72 |
Jordan Cornfield |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 77 |
Dave Stilley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 85 |
Jamie Shewchuk |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 38 |
Gee Nash |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 8 |
Nick Carlson |
Did Not Dress |
| 11 |
John Gallant |
Did Not Dress |
| 13 |
Scott Davidson |
Did Not Dress |
| 28 |
Tom Ethington |
Did Not Dress |
| 94 |
Matt Taylor |
Did Not Dress |
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| # |
Colorado |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
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| 30 |
Chris Levis |
60:00 |
9 |
39 |
48 |
W 3-3 |
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| 38 |
Gee Nash |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Scoring |
| Time |
MN |
COL |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1:28 |
0 |
1 |
Colorado |
Ben Prepchuk |
Dan Carey |
Jamie Shewchuk |
PP |
| 4:03 |
1 |
1 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Spencer Martin |
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| 7:44 |
1 |
2 |
Colorado |
Pat Coyle |
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SH |
| 10:44 |
2 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Dean Hill |
Spencer Martin |
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| 12:35 |
3 |
2 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
Spencer Martin |
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PP |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 0:56 |
3 |
3 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
Mike Law |
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SH |
| 2:40 |
3 |
4 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
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SH PS |
| 2:55 |
4 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Scott Stewart |
Noah Talbot |
PP |
| 3:43 |
5 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Spencer Martin |
Sean Pollock |
Ryan Ward |
PP |
| 4:49 |
6 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Spencer Martin |
Kasey Beirnes |
PP |
| 7:55 |
7 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Kasey Beirnes |
Ryan Ward |
PP |
| 10:55 |
7 |
5 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
Dan Carey |
|
PP |
| 11:55 |
7 |
6 |
Colorado |
Mike Law |
Dan Carey |
Gavin Prout |
PP |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 5:43 |
8 |
6 |
Minnesota |
Chad Culp |
Spencer Martin |
Kasey Beirnes |
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| 7:52 |
8 |
7 |
Colorado |
Nenad Gajic |
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SH |
| 4th Quarter |
| 0:11 |
8 |
8 |
Colorado |
Nenad Gajic |
Jamie Hanford |
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| 4:52 |
8 |
9 |
Colorado |
Brian Langtry |
Gavin Prout |
Ben Prepchuk |
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| 7:54 |
8 |
10 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
Jason Bloom |
Dan Carey |
GWG |
| 14:46 |
9 |
10 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Ryan Ward |
Chad Culp |
EA |
| 14:53 |
9 |
11 |
Colorado |
Jamie Hanford |
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EN |
| Penalties |
| Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1:01 |
Minnesota |
Michael Kilby |
Holding Stick |
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2:00 |
| 3:15 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
| 3:15 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 3:15 |
Colorado |
Matt Leveque |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
| 3:15 |
Colorado |
Matt Leveque |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 4:59 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Sharp |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
|
2:00 |
| 6:01 |
Colorado |
Jamie Shewchuk |
Goal / Crease Violation |
|
2:00 |
| 9:03 |
Minnesota |
Chad Culp |
Slashing |
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2:00 |
| 10:27 |
Colorado |
Gavin Prout |
Roughing |
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5:00 |
| 14:49 |
Colorado |
Dan Carey |
High Sticking |
|
5:00 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 3:19 |
Colorado |
Rich Catton |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
| 3:19 |
Colorado |
Rich Catton |
High Sticking |
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5:00 |
| 5:30 |
Minnesota |
Noah Talbot |
Holding Stick |
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2:00 |
| 9:10 |
Minnesota |
Jon Sullivan |
Checking from Behind |
|
2:00 |
| 9:10 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Roughing Double |
|
4:00 |
| 9:10 |
Minnesota |
Michael Kilby |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 9:10 |
Minnesota |
Michael Kilby |
Fighting Misconduct |
|
10:00 |
| 9:10 |
Colorado |
Brian Langtry |
Roughing Double |
|
4:00 |
| 9:10 |
Colorado |
Jim Moss |
Fighting |
|
5:00 |
| 9:10 |
Colorado |
Jim Moss |
Fighting Misconduct |
|
10:00 |
| 10:11 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 10:11 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 14:19 |
Minnesota |
Riley Kemp |
Delay of Game |
|
2:00 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1:48 |
Minnesota |
Noah Talbot |
Goalie Interference |
|
2:00 |
| 1:48 |
Colorado |
Ben Prepchuk |
Checking from Behind |
|
2:00 |
| 7:16 |
Colorado |
Dave Stilley |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 11:53 |
Colorado |
Dave Stilley |
Holding |
|
2:00 |
| 4th Quarter |
| 11:22 |
Minnesota |
Eric Pacey |
Elbowing |
|
2:00 |
| Referees |
| Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Technical Referee |
| Chet Couture |
David Berman |
Brad Scibak |
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