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Swarm’s Season Ends in Buffalo – Again
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 9,003
The Minnesota Swarm are on the cusp of being a great story but as great writers will tell you,
there can be times when writer’s block appears. You look at it from every angle, you twist and
turn as you attack it but you can’t get past it. The Swarm’s block is the Buffalo Bandits and
they couldn’t unlock the block on Sunday, April 22 as their season ended in the first round of
playoffs for a second straight year in Buffalo by a score of 14-8. With the win in front of
9,003 orange and black clad fans, the Bandits will go to Rochester to play the Knighthawks for
the East Division title on Friday, April 27.
The Swarm started very fast and strong. Chad Culp opened the scoring with a goal at 2:44.
The Swarm continued the onslaught with goals from Ryan Ward, Ryan Cousins and Dean Hill to give
the team a 4-0 lead at 6:02 on the road. The Bandits responded with a four goal outburst of their
own including two goals by Kevin Dostie to tie the game at four by the end of the quarter.
The Swarm responded to start the second quarter with a breakaway goals by Cousins and Kyle Ross.
For Ross, that goal was his first ever in the NLL. The Bandits countered again with three straight
goals, the last two scored by Dan Teat to give them their first lead at 7-6. Ryan Sharp scored on a
breakaway with fifty seconds left to tie it at seven. The Bandits had the ball late with the extra
attacker but Jon Sullivan turned the Bandits over and scored on a breakaway with three seconds left
as the league’s all-time leading scorer, John Tavares, did his best goalie impersonation to try to
keep it out.
The Swarm looked confident starting the second half up 8-7 and had all rights to be as they were
up on rival on the road. So what happened the rest of the way never could have been predicted.
Buffalo regained their composure going into the third and clamped down on defense. The Swarm couldn't get
off quality shots on Mike Thompson and they harder they tried the more elusive even one goal came.
Tavares went back to playing offense and scored three of the Bandits six goals in the second half as the Bandits
once again showed their veteran mettle against the upstart Swarm by shutting out them out the entire second half.
Patterson played the entire game this year compared to getting pulled early in last year's game in Buffalo.
But no matter how good the goaltending could be, being shut out for an entire half will not win you many games.
When Cousins, a defender, is the only player with multiple goals in the game and Sharp leads the team with
three points, trouble is brewing and it
showed. It also didn't help that Brock Boyle, Andrew Biers, Riley Kemp and Mike Hominuck did not dress due to
injury with Biers and Kemp out for the season for sure if they advanced.
Nevertheless, the Swarm had the most successful season ever, their first ever season with an above .500
record. So the future is bright as the Swarm continue to build the roster around their youthful but
ever more experienced core.
Swarm Game Statistics:
26-Ryan Sharp 1g 2a 9 LB
50-Ryan Cousins 2g
19-Chad Culp 1g 1a
73-Dean Hill 1g 1a
93-Nick Patterson 2a; 41 saves on 55 shots
20-Kyle Ross 1g
23-Jon Sullivan 1g
44-Ryan Ward 1g
16-Noah Talbot 1a
17-Sean Pollock 1a
22-Kasey Beirnes 1a
47-Travis Hill 1a; 13 of 26 on face offs
48-Scott Stewart 1a
55-Michael Kilby 1a
6-Ashton McLean 2 LB
12-Eric Pacey 2 LB
15-Spencer Martin 4 LB
Game Links
| Team Stats |
Sv/S |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| Minnesota |
41/55 |
10 |
0/2 |
0 |
59 |
46 |
67 |
13/26 |
| Buffalo |
38/46 |
6 |
2/4 |
1 |
74 |
55 |
82 |
13/26 |
| # |
Minnesota |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 6 |
Ashton McLean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 12 |
Eric Pacey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Spencer Martin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Noah Talbot |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 17 |
Sean Pollock |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 19 |
Chad Culp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 20 |
Kyle Ross |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 22 |
Kasey Beirnes |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 23 |
Jon Sullivan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 26 |
Ryan Sharp |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
0-0 |
| 44 |
Ryan Ward |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 47 |
Travis Hill |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
13-26 |
| 48 |
Scott Stewart |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 50 |
Ryan Cousins |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 55 |
Michael Kilby |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 73 |
Dean Hill |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 93 |
Nick Patterson |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 1 |
Matt Disher |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 8 |
Rory McDade |
Did Not Dress |
| 10 |
Brock Boyle |
Did Not Dress |
| 18 |
Andrew Biers |
Did Not Dress |
| 77 |
Riley Kemp |
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 |
59:33 |
14 |
41 |
55 |
L 0-1 |
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Empty Net |
0:27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| # |
Buffalo |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
S |
SOG |
LB |
FO |
| 3 |
Billy Dee Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
Clay Hill |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0-0 |
| 6 |
Chris White |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 9 |
Mark Steenhuis |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 10 |
Pat McCready |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 11 |
John Tavares |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
12 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 15 |
Dan Teat |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
0-0 |
| 16 |
Rich Kilgour |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0-1 |
| 17 |
Kyle Laverty |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0-0 |
| 18 |
Phil Sanderson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1-2 |
| 26 |
Brett Bucktooth |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0-0 |
| 27 |
Kyle Couling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 51 |
Kevin Dostie |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
4 |
0-0 |
| 54 |
Jason Crosbie |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
8-17 |
| 66 |
Mike Thompson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 72 |
Cory Bomberry |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
4-6 |
| 99 |
Delby Powless |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
0-0 |
| 86 |
Daniel Sams |
Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play |
| 2 |
Troy Bonterre |
Did Not Dress |
| 19 |
Brendan Thenhaus |
Did Not Dress |
| 21 |
Darryl Seymour |
Did Not Dress |
| 30 |
Steve Dietrich |
Did Not Dress |
| 81 |
Roger Vyse |
Did Not Dress |
| |
| # |
Buffalo |
MIN |
GA |
Saves |
Shots |
Dec |
|
| 66 |
Mike Thompson |
59:46 |
7 |
38 |
45 |
W 1-0 |
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| 86 |
Daniel Sams |
0:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Empty Net |
0:14 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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| Scoring |
| Time |
MN |
BUF |
Team |
Goal |
1st Assist |
2nd Assist |
Notes |
| 1st Quarter |
| 2:44 |
1 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Chad Culp |
Sean Pollock |
Kasey Beirnes |
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| 4:39 |
2 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Ward |
Dean Hill |
Chad Culp |
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| 5:12 |
3 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Ryan Sharp |
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| 6:02 |
4 |
0 |
Minnesota |
Dean Hill |
Scott Stewart |
Mike Kilby |
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| 8:11 |
4 |
1 |
Buffalo |
Pat McCready |
Clay Hill |
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| 8:39 |
4 |
2 |
Buffalo |
Delby Powless |
Phil Sanderson |
Clay Hill |
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| 10:42 |
4 |
3 |
Buffalo |
Kevin Dostie |
Cory Bomberry |
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PP |
| 14:26 |
4 |
4 |
Buffalo |
Kevin Dostie |
John Tavares |
Brett Bucktooth |
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 3:31 |
5 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Noah Talbot |
Nick Patterson |
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| 4:07 |
6 |
4 |
Minnesota |
Kyle Ross |
Ryan Sharp |
Travis Hill |
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| 5:14 |
6 |
5 |
Buffalo |
Jason Crosbie |
Rich Kilgour |
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| 7:14 |
6 |
6 |
Buffalo |
Dan Teat |
Delby Powless |
Chris White |
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| 12:29 |
6 |
7 |
Buffalo |
Dan Teat |
John Tavares |
Delby Powless |
PP |
| 14:10 |
7 |
7 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Sharp |
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| 14:57 |
7 |
8 |
Minnesota |
Jon Sullivan |
Nick Patterson |
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EN |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 4:56 |
8 |
8 |
Buffalo |
Brett Bucktooth |
Clay Hill |
Chris White |
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| 8:24 |
8 |
9 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Mark Steenhuis |
Mike Thompson |
GWG |
| 14:26 |
8 |
10 |
Buffalo |
Kevin Dostie |
Brett Bucktooth |
Cory Bomberry |
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| 4th Quarter |
| 1:00 |
8 |
11 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Kevin Dostie |
Chris White |
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| 9:22 |
8 |
12 |
Buffalo |
Jason Crosbie |
Dan Teat |
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SH |
| 10:51 |
8 |
13 |
Buffalo |
John Tavares |
Kevin Dostie |
Delby Powless |
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| 12:53 |
8 |
14 |
Buffalo |
Clay Hill |
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| Penalties |
| Time |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Bench |
Duration |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:15 |
Minnesota |
Ryan Cousins |
Holding Stick |
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2:00 |
| 14:50 |
Buffalo |
Chris White |
Holding Stick |
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2:00 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 11:05 |
Minnesota |
Jon Sullivan |
Holding |
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2:00 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 2:44 |
Minnesota |
Sean Pollock |
Too Many Men |
X |
2:00 |
| 7:18 |
Buffalo |
Pat McCready |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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2:00 |
| 7:18 |
Minnesota |
Travis Hill |
Roughing |
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2:00 |
| 4th Quarter |
| 4:30 |
Minnesota |
Chad Culp |
Goalie Interference |
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2:00 |
| 8:05 |
Buffalo |
Chris White |
Checking from Behind |
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2:00 |
| Referees |
| Crew Chief |
Assistant Referee |
Technical Referee |
| Rick Lum |
Bill Fox |
Scott Malloy |
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