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Minnesota Swarm
(5-7 H 3-2 A 2-5)

Edmonton Rush
(4-7 H 3-2 A 1-5)

Valiant Effort But Thwarted by Former Swarm in OT

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 6,011

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Box Score Swarm Notes 

Game Chronology

  • 1st Quarter
    • Greer got loose for the goal off the Rush faceoff win. 11 seconds in – rush 1-0
    • Williams finds Ward cutting to the net for the goal – two former Swarm, two rush goals – rush 2-0
    • Carlson with 8 much needed saves already
    • Just under 10 to go in the first – SWARM 0 rush 2
    • Rush pull goalie, Greer comes on and gets the ball to the net and scores – rush 3-0
    • Ross shoulders his way to the net, backs in and scores – SWARM 1-3
    • Ross scoops up loose ball fights off Rubisch to the net for the goal – SWARM 2-3
    • 3:20 left in the first – SWARM 2 rush 3
    • Greer scores but called for crease violation – rush challenge late as Swarm are on the breakaway – rush lose challenge and time out
    • Williams scores off Johnson screen – rush 4-2
    • End of the first quarter – SWARM 2 rush 4
  • 2nd Quarter
    • Greer with a hat trick with a cannon on the run off the pick – rush 5-2
    • Suitor leads the break and finds Gillam off the bench for the 3 on 2 breakaway goal – Gillam’s first NLL and Swarm goal – SWARM 3-5 8:45 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 rush 5
    • Still no penalties
    • Tao fakes then dumps it behind the back to Card on the crease for the goal – SWARM 4-5
    • Bold finds Quinlan all alone on the outlet pass who scores on Carlson – rush 6-4
    • Toll wins face off and finds Wilson going to the net for the goal – rush 7-4
    • Ward finds Small after fake for the quick stick on the crease – rush 8-4
    • Kirk in – Carlson out
    • 3:45 left in the second quarter – SWARM 4 rush 8
    • Illegal sub for Rush – Swarm pp – first penalty of the game
    • Gillam hits Mydske in the neck with the ball and Mydske down. Scary but Mydske gets back up.
    • Morgan hurt himself as he hit Small behind the net – maybe twisted something – back up
    • Swarm had good chances on the pp but couldn’t convert
    • Halftime – SWARM 4 rush 8
  • 3rd Quarter
    • Card rocks Mydske to the turf up high and Suddons retaliates and gets sent to the box – Swarm pp
    • Suitor crosschecks Evans who took a dive at mid field – Evans jawing with Suits and Doran – Suits to the box – rush’s first pp of the game
    • 9:32 left in the third – SWARM 4 rush 8
    • Greer called for spearing – Swarm pp
    • Card with a laser past Bold for the goal on the pp – SWARM 5-8
    • Kirk with big save on Toll breakaway
    • Gillam gets a loosie on transition and finds Hass going to the net for the goal – SWARM 6-8
    • With under 5:00 left in the third – SWARM 6 rush 8
    • Swarm call timeout with 6.3 seconds – will pull Kirk for extra attacker
    • The Swarm almost got it at the end but Ross denied on brilliant save by Bold
    • Swarm have held the rush scoreless for 20:23 minutes
    • End of the third quarter – SWARM 6 rush 8
  • 4th Quarter
    • Rush bench called for unsportsmanlike conduct – Swarm pp
    • Kelly called for crosscheck as TV timeout starts
    • Lots of chances for the Swarm – just not finishing
    • Just under ten minutes left – SWARM 6 rush 8
    • MacIntosh with Suddons all over him tries to bull to the net, he backs off and finds Crawford going to the net for the goal – SWARM 7-8
    • Card wins loose ball battle in the corner with shot clock drawing down and he finds Ross on the crease for the tying goal – SWARM 8-8
    • 4:02 left in the game – SWARM 8 rush 8
    • Rush held scoreless for over 30 minutes – what about those SWARM now!!!
    • Kirk with huge saves down the stretch
    • Rush call timeout with 35 seconds. Swarm used their time out at the end of the third
    • Greer hits the crossbar with seconds left, Suits leads the break but Bold denies
    • End of regulation – SWARM 8 rush 8
  • Overtime
    • Wilson burns past Morgan to the net and scores on Kirk in overtime
    • Final - SWARM 8 rush 9
    • Evan Kirk came in relief of Tyler Carlson in the second quarter down 8-4 and held the Rush scoreless until former Swarm Aaron Wilson won the game in overtime
    • Ryan Benesch misses his second game in a row due to concussion
    • The Swarm have lost four straight and got swept by both Alberta teams this weekend
    • Both games this year between the two teams have went into overtime
    • Josh Gillam scored his first NLL and Swarm goal


Team Stats 1 2 3 4 OT F Sv/S PIM PP SH S SOG LB FT FO
Minnesota 2 2 2 2 0 8 43/52 4 1-4 0 61 45 77 16 6/21
Edmonton 4 4 0 0 1 9 37/45 8 0-2 0 67 52 83 21 15/21


# Minnesota G A Pts PIM PPG SHG S SOG LB FT FO
4 Joe Cinosky 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0-0
9 Tyler Hass 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0-0
11 Richard Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0-0
13 Matt Kelly 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0-0
20 Andrew Suitor 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 11 3 5-10
22 Andrew Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0-0
23 Brendon Doran 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-0
24 Jordan MacIntosh 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 4 7 0 1-11
30 Tyler Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
33 David Earl 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0-0
35 Evan Kirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
39 Dan Ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0
43 Jeff Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 0-0
71 Kevin Ross 3 1 4 0 0 0 12 10 3 1 0-0
77 Jay Card 2 1 3 0 1 0 10 9 6 1 0-0
79 Nik Bilic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0-0
81 Josh Gillam 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 4 6 1 0-0
84 Corbyn Tao 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 11 0 0-0
85 Mitch Belisle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0
98 Callum Crawford 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 9 4 0 0-0
21 Ryan Benesch Did Not Dress
45 Michael Brascia Did Not Dress
94 Joel Henry Did Not Dress
 
# Minnesota MIN GA Saves Shots Dec  
30 Tyler Carlson 24:40 8 18 26    
35 Evan Kirk 37:17 1 25 26 L 2-4  
 
# Edmonton G A Pts PIM PPG SHG S SOG LB FT FO
2 Brett Mydske 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0-0
3 Jarrett Toll 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 6 15-18
7 Derek Suddons 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0-0
8 Tom Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0-0
10 Aaron Wilson 2 1 3 0 0 0 7 6 5 1 0-0
13 Jeff Cornwall 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0-0
15 Corey Small 1 2 3 0 0 0 10 5 3 0 0-0
16 Chris Corbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0-0
17 Steve Toll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0-0
19 Scott Evans 0 2 2 0 0 0 14 12 2 0 0-0
24 Ryan Dilks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0-0
33 John LaFontaine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0
44 Ryan Ward 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0-0
48 Kyle Rubisch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 0-0
51 Shawn Williams 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0-0
71 Tyler Codron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-3
77 Aaron Bold 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0
81 Jimmy Quinlan 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0-0
88 Zack Greer 3 0 3 2 0 0 17 13 7 0 0-0
50 Brodie MacDonald Back Up Goaltender - Did Not Play
6 John Lintz Did Not Dress
9 Eric Lewthwaite Did Not Dress
18 Jesse Fehr Did Not Dress
 
# Edmonton MIN GA Saves Shots Dec  
77 Aaron Bold 61:57 8 37 45 W 4-7  
50 Brodie MacDonald 0:00 0 0 0  


Scoring
Quarter Time MN ED Team Goal 1st Assist 2nd Assist Notes
First 0:11 0 1 Edmonton Zack Greer Jarrett Toll    
First 2:35 0 2 Edmonton Ryan Ward Shawn Williams Corey Small  
First 6:02 0 3 Edmonton Zack Greer Ryan Ward Aaron Wilson  
First 8:28 1 3 Minnesota Kevin Ross Andrew Suitor    
First 10:49 2 3 Minnesota Kevin Ross Josh Gillam    
First 14:13 2 4 Edmonton Shawn Williams Ryan Ward Scott Evans  
Second 3:14 2 5 Edmonton Zack Greer Corey Small    
Second 5:33 3 5 Minnesota Josh Gillam Andrew Suitor    
Second 7:01 4 5 Minnesota Jay Card Corbyn Tao    
Second 8:19 4 6 Edmonton Jim Quinlan Aaron Bold    
Second 8:31 4 7 Edmonton Aaron Wilson Jarrett Toll Tom Johnson  
Second 9:40 4 8 Edmonton Corey Small Ryan Ward Scott Evans  
Third 7:19 5 8 Minnesota Jay Card Jordan MacIntosh Kevin Ross PP
Third 10:07 6 8 Minnesota Tyler Hass Josh Gillam    
Fourth 9:28 7 8 Minnesota Callum Crawford Jordan MacIntosh    
Fourth 10:03 8 8 Minnesota Kevin Ross Jay Card    
Overtime 1:57 8 9 Edmonton Aaron Wilson Jeff Cornwall   GWG


Penalties

Quarter Time Team Player Penalty Bench Duration
Second 13:01 Edmonton Jim Quinlan Illegal Substitution X 2:00
Third 1:15 Edmonton Derek Suddons Roughing   2:00
Third 3:57 Minnesota Andrew Suitor Illegal Cross Checking   2:00
Third 6:09 Edmonton Zack Greer Spearing   2:00
Fourth 4:23 Edmonton Jim Quinlan Unsportsmanlike Conduct X 2:00
Fourth 5:22 Minnesota Matt Kelly Illegal Cross Checking   2:00


Referees
Crew Chief Assistant Referee Shot Clock Operator
Greg Hart Shawn Grenier Adam Crowe