GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON MINNESOTA SWARM (2-1) (2-2) 1/8 ROC L, 10-11 OT MINNESOTA SWARM 1/8 @COL W, 11-10 OT 1/14 @WAS W, 16-8 1/9 CGY L, 11-13 1/22 EDM W, 9-8 AT 1/14 MIN L, 8-16 1/29 WASHINGTON STEALTH WASHINGTON STEALTH 1/22 @CGY W, 19-14 2/4 @ 1/29 @MINNESOTA SWARM 2/12 @ 2/5 @ 2/19 2/11 @ RUSH 2/20 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 2/12 3/4 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 2/18 COLORADO MAMMOTH 3/25 @EDMONTON RUSH 3/5 @EDMONTON RUSH 3/27 BUFFALO BANDITS 3/13 4/1 @CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 3/25 BOSTON BLAZERS 4/2 CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 4/1 @ 4/9 @WASHINGTON STEALTH SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011 4/2 @BUFFALO BANDITS 4/16 PHILADELPHIA WINGS XCEL ENERGY CENTER - ST. PAUL, MINN. 4/9 MINNESOTA SWARM 4/23 COLORADO MAMMOTH @ 7:30 PM CST 4/16 ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS Watch LIVE on mnswarm.com or nll.com

NLL STANDINGS WHAT TO EASTERN DIVISION TORONTO ROCK 3-1 WATCH FOR The Minnesota Swarm (2-1) hosts the Wash- BUFFALO BANDITS 2-1 ington Stealth (2-2) this Saturday, Jan. 29 on ALL-TIME SERIES ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 2-1 Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. CST. 1/22/05 W, 9-8 @SJ BOSTON BLAZERS 2-2 PHILADELPHIA WINGS 1-2 The Swarm picked up its first victory of the 4/9/06 W, 9-8 MIN season two weeks ago against Washington on the road, winning 16-8. F Ryan Benesch 2/2/07 W, 14-12 @SJ WESTERN DIVISION recorded a franchise-high seven goals and G MINNESOTA SWARM 2-1 Nick Patterson added 50 saves on 58 shots 1/10/09 W, 10-7 MIN that evening. WASHINGTON STEALTH 2-2 4/3/09 L, 18-8 @SJ CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 2-2 Both Minnesota and Washington are coming off wins last weekend. The Swarm knocked off Edmonton 9-8 behind a game-winning goal 2/5/10 L, 12-9 @WAS COLORADO MAMMOTH 1-2 from F (2g, 1a) in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, while the Stealth beat EDMONTON RUSH 0-3 Calgary 19-14 on the road. 2/13/10 W, 16-12 MIN

CONTACT INFORMATION Washington will enter Saturday’s contest with the league’s second ranked offense, averaging 5/1/10* L, 14-10 @WAS 12.25 goals a game. Forwards (10g, 14a) and Rhys Duch (11g, 12a) continue Matt McCormack, Director of Brand to lead the Stealth, ranking sixth and seventh, respectively in the league in scoring. Management and Communications 1/8/11 W, 16-8 @WAS [email protected]/651-726-1761 Minnesota’s defense continues improve in 2011 and leads the NLL in several notable catego- ries. The Swarm ranks first in goals allowed (27), goals allowed/game (9.0) and Patterson ALL-TIME: MIN LEADS 6-2 Alec Schimke, Media Relations leads all goalies in GAA (8.85) and SV% (.821). PLAYOFFS: WAS LEADS 1-0 [email protected]/651-785-5577 On offense, Minnesota’s No. 1 ranked power-play unit has paid dividends. The Swarm Jessica Baltes, Media Relations Intern converted on 3 of 4 chances last weekend and are finishing on 60.0% of their chances this *PLAYOFFS [email protected]/651-726-1736 season.

Katie Souba, Graphic Design Intern The Swarm leads the all-time series against Washington 6-2. [email protected]/651-726-1735 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

LAST WEEK’S RECAP EDMONTON RUSH (1/22/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (2-1) won back-to-back games for the first time in 2011 after defeating the Edmonton Rush (0-3) 9-8 on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL Edmonton 2 3 1 2 0 8 Minnesota 3 1 1 4 0 9

| SOG - MIN 38, EDM 55 | Faceoffs - MIN 5/21, EDM 16/21 | PIM - MIN 8 min/4 inf, EDM 12min/6 inf | Power-Play - MIN 3/4, EDM 2/6 |

GAME WINNER - F Aaron Wilson (2g, 1a) recorded the game-winning goal for the Swarm with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter.

PATTERSON SHINES - After winning NLL Week #2 Defensive Player of the Week honors, G Nick Patterson once again played lights out. Patterson stopped 47 of 55 shots and improved his 2011 record to 2-1.

BENNY AND THE JETS - F Ryan Benesch led the team in points for the second straight week after tallying five (1g, 4a) vs. Edmonton. Benesch ranks among the Top 10 in the league in all three major scoring categories: fifth in goals (10), tenth in assists (11) and seventh in points (21).

TWO GOALS...AGAIN - F Mat Giles scored two goals for the third straight game. Both of his goals came consecutively in the first quarter to give the Swarm an early 2-0 lead.

BREAKAWAY - Rookie T Tyler Hass (1g) recorded his first career NLL goal on a breakway in the fourth quarter to give the Swarm an 8-7 lead.

TURNOVERS - Minnesota dominated the turnover battle, forcing 18 turnovers to the Rush’s six. T Travis Hill led the Swarm with four FT.

BIG WIN - Minnesota’s 9-8 against Edmonton victory snapped several streaks... -Ended a two game losing streak against Edmonton -First home win since winning 15-5 vs. Colorado (2/20/10) -First back-to-back wins since defeating Colorado two weekends in a row (2/20 - 2/27, 2010) ALSO NOTABLE:

ATOP THE WEST - Minnesota (2-1) is in first place in the West Division and holds a .5 game lead over Washington (2-2) and Calgary (2-2).

LEAGUE BEST - Minnesota ranks first in the NLL in the following categories... -Goals allowed (27) -Goals allowed/game (9) -Power-Play percentage 60% (9-15)

GOALIE SHINES - G Nick Patterson ranks first in the NLL in GAA (8.85) and SV% (.821)

RECORD WATCH - F , who has recorded 308 points (122g, 186a) with the Swarm, needs just two points to tie former F ’s mark of 310 points for most points scored as a member of the Swarm.

ROOKIE WATCH - T Andrew Suitor leads all rookies in loose balls (18), faceoff wins (5) and forced turnovers (8). MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM STATS

INDIVIDUAL REGULAR SEASON LEADERS PLAYER GOALS PLAYER AST PLAYER PTS PLAYER LB RYAN BENESCH 10 RYAN BENESCH 11 RYAN BENESCH 21 TRAVIS HILL 26 CALLUM CRAWFORD 6 CALLUM CRAWFORD 7 CALLUM CRAWFORD 13 RYAN BENESCH 19 MAT GILES 6 MAT GILES 6 MAT GILES 12 ANDREW WATT 19 AARON WILSON 4 AARON WILSON 6 AARON WILSON 10 ANDREW SUITOR 18 ANDREW WATT 4 CAMPEAU/ROSS 5 6 JON SULLIVAN 17

MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM STATS

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL PENALTIES NUMBER MINS SWARM 10 8 6 11 0 35 SWARM 21 54 OPPONENTS 8 6 5 7 1 27 OPPONENTS 22 56

FACE-OFFS WON ATTEMPTS PCTG POWER PLAY G ATT PCTG SWARM 25 74 .337 SWARM 9 15 60.0% OPPONENTS 49 74 .662 OPPONENTS 4 15 26.7%

SHOTS ON GOAL BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL PENALTY KILLING GA TSH PCTG SWARM 29 34 32 43 5 143 SWARM 4 15 73.3% OPPONENTS 39 41 31 37 3 151 OPPONENTS 9 15 40.0%

TEAM RECORD W-L TEAM RECORD BY MONTH Overall 2-1 January 2-1 Vs. East 0-1 February 0-0 Vs. West 2-0 March 0-0 Home 1-1 April 0-0 Away 1-0 Overtime 0-1

MINNESOTA SWARM RECORD WHEN… Scoring first goal of game: 1-0 Leading after third quarter: 1-0 Opponent scoring first goal of game: 1-1 Trailing after third quarter: 1-1 Leading after first quarter: 2-0 Tied after third quarter: 0-0 Trailing after first quarter: 0-0 Overtime: 2011 0-1 Tied after first quarter: 0-1 Overtime: All-Time 6-6 Leading at halftime: 1-0 Outshooting opponent: 0-1 Trailing at halftime: 1-1 Outshot by opponent: 2-0 Tied at halftime: 0-0

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM AWARDS

NLL WEEKLY AWARDS

Overall and Offensive Player of the Week #2: F Ryan Benesch Defensive Player of the Week #2: G Nick Patterson MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON THE BASH BROTHERS POSITION “PROTECTING THE HIVE” POSITION TRANSITION DEFENSEMAN SHOOTS SHOOTS RIGHT RIGHT HEIGHT HEIGHT 5-11 6-0 WEIGHT WEIGHT 190 200 BIRTHDATE BIRTHDATE 4.26.89 2.1.87 HOMETOWN HOMETOWN ORANGEVILLE, , ONTARIO YEARS PRO YEARS PRO ROOKIE 3 #20 • Andrew Suitor #24 • LB FT LB FT 1/8 vs. ROC 5 5 1/8 vs. ROC 4 3 1/14 at WAS 6 2 1/14 at WAS 0 2 1/22 vs. EDM 7 1 1/22 vs. EDM 3 0 Totals 18 8 Totals 7 5 LB - Loose Balls FT - Forced Turnovers WHO ARE THE BASH BROTHERS? -During the 2010 offseason, Swarm General Manager Marty O’Neill acquired both D Rory Smith and T Andrew Suitor to add toughness to the Swarm’s defense in 2011.

SUITOR SMITH -Selected by Minnesota in the first round (4th overall) of the -Selected by Minnesota in the first round (4th overall) of the 2010 NLL Draft. 2010 Dispersal Draft of the . -Versatile player, who can play on both offense and defense as -Known as one the league’s most fearless defenders in his time well as take draws. with New York (2008) and Orlando (2009). -Recorded 39 points (8g, 31a) and 56 loose balls for the Orange- -Physical defenseman, who creates matchup problems for op- ville Northmen of the OLA in 2010. posing forwards. -Leads all rookies in loose balls (18), forced turnovers (8) and faceoff wins (5) in 2011. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 SWARM ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. # NAME HOMETOWN COLLEGE/SUMMER DOB HT WT SHOOTS YRS PRO F 21 Ryan Benesch Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener-Waterloo 1.30.85 5-9 180 L 4 T 57 Brock Boyle Toronto, Ontario AJAX 6.14.82 5-8 175 L 6 D 15 Tim Campeau Port Moody, BC Notre Dame du Namur10.12.84 5-9 175 L 2 D 4 Joe Cinosky Boonton Township, NJ Maryland 12.12.85 6-3 220 R 2 F 98 Callum Crawford Ottawa, Ontario Dowling 11.7.84 6-3 205 R 5 G 31 Kevin Croswell Peterborough, Ontario Langley 10.21.85 6-4 205 R 3 G 37 Drew Dickie # * Winnipeg, Manitoba Calgary 10.12.84 6-0 198 R R F 27 Mat Giles Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough 9.3.75 6-4 245 R 12 F 88 Zack Greer Whitby, Ontario Bryant 2.12.86 6-2 190 L 1 T 9 Tyler Hass * Victoria, BC Victoria 4.20.85 6-6 210 R R T 47 Travis Hill Lewiston, NY Niagara 6.30.82 5-10 170 R 6 F 8 Ryan Hurley # * Eagan, MN Cornell 6.3.88 6-3 185 L R D 34 Nick Inch Kitchener, Ontario Bishop’s 12.20.84 6-2 210 R 3 F 85 Matt Kelly * Kenilworth, IL Virginia 10.26.86 6-0 202 R R F 7 John McClure # * Brampton, Ontario Dowling 10.2.86 5-10 190 R R T 11 Rich Morgan Port Coquitlam, BC Boise State 7.2.79 6-8 260 L 7 D 12 Eric Pacey Toronto, Ontario York 5.3.78 6-2 212 R 9 G 93 Nick Patterson Victoria, BC Victoria 12.8.82 5-11 185 R 8 F 17 Sean Pollock Wallaceburg, Ontario Victoria 7.7.82 5-10 175 R 7 F 71 Kevin Ross London, Ontario Canisius 5.30.85 6-1 205 L 3 D 24 Rory Smith Mimico, Ontario New Westminster 2.1.87 6-0 200 R 3 T 20 Andrew Suitor * Orangeville, Ontario Orangeville 4.26.89 5-11 190 R R D 23 Jon Sullivan St. Catharines, Ontario Brock 6.30.82 6-2 195 R 6 D 16 Noah Talbot Victoria, BC Whittier 12.24.79 6-0 180 L 6 T 22 Andrew Watt Kitchener, Ontario Robert Morris 1.9.84 6-1 205 L 2 F 10 Aaron Wilson Kitchener, Ontario Waterloo 12.20.80 5-9 180 R 8 # Practice Squad * Rookie Owner: John J. Arlotta Vice President and Co-Owner: Andy Arlotta General Manager: Marty O’Neill Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Aime Caines, Joe Sullivan Director of Scouting: Neil Doddridge Athletic Trainers: Emily Canfield, Chris Molitor Equipment Manager: Mike Anderson MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 SWARM ROSTER (NUMERICAL) POS. # NAME HOMETOWN COLLEGE/SUMMER DOB HT WT SHOOTS YRS PRO D 4 Joe Cinosky Boonton Township, NJ Maryland 12.12.85 6-3 220 R 2 F 7 John McClure # * Brampton, Ontario Dowling 10.2.86 5-10 190 R R F 8 Ryan Hurley # * Eagan, MN Cornell 6.3.88 6-3 185 L R T 9 Tyler Hass * Victoria, BC Victoria 4.20.85 6-6 210 R R F 10 Aaron Wilson Kitchener, Ontario Waterloo 12.20.80 5-9 180 R 8 T 11 Rich Morgan Port Coquitlam, BC Boise State 7.2.79 6-8 260 L 7 D 12 Eric Pacey Toronto, Ontario York 5.3.78 6-2 212 R 9 F 15 Tim Campeau Port Moody, BC Notre Dame du Namur10.12.84 5-9 175 L 2 D 16 Noah Talbot Victoria, BC Whittier 12.24.79 6-0 180 L 6 F 17 Sean Pollock Wallaceburg, Ontario Victoria 7.7.82 5-10 175 R 7 T 20 Andrew Suitor * Orangeville, Ontario Orangeville 4.26.89 5-11 190 R R F 21 Ryan Benesch Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener-Waterloo 1.30.85 5-9 180 L 4 T 22 Andrew Watt Kitchener, Ontario Robert Morris 1.9.84 6-1 205 L 2 D 23 Jon Sullivan St. Catharines, Ontario Brock 6.30.82 6-2 195 R 6 D 24 Rory Smith Mimico, Ontario New Westminster 2.1.87 6-0 200 R 3 F 27 Mat Giles Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough 9.3.75 6-4 245 R 12 G 31 Kevin Croswell Peterborough, Ontario Langley 10.21.85 6-4 205 R 3 D 34 Nick Inch Kitchener, Ontario Bishop’s 12.20.84 6-2 210 R 3 G 37 Drew Dickie # * Winnipeg, Manitoba Calgary 10.12.84 6-0 198 R R T 47 Travis Hill Lewiston, NY Niagara 6.30.82 5-10 170 R 6 D 50 Toronto, Ontario Brock 4.1.81 6-1 200 R 9 T 57 Brock Boyle Toronto, Ontario AJAX 6.14.82 5-8 175 L 6 F 71 Kevin Ross London, Ontario Canisius 5.30.85 6-1 205 L 3 D 85 Matt Kelly Kenilworth, IL Virginia 10.26.86 6-0 202 R R F 88 Zack Greer Whitby, Ontario Bryant 2.12.86 6-2 190 L 1 G 93 Nick Patterson Victoria, BC Victoria 12.8.82 5-11 185 R 8 F 98 Callum Crawford Ottawa, Ontario Dowling 11.7.84 6-3 205 R 5 # Practice Squad * Rookie PRONOUNCIATION LIST Ryan Benesch Bin - Nesh Eric Pacey Pace - Eee Tim Campeau Cam - Po Sean Pollock Pahl - luk Joe Cinosky Sin – Aw - Ski Andrew Suitor Suit - R Callum Crawford Cal - Um Noah Talbot Tal - Bit Kevin Croswell Crauz-Well Andrew Watt Wott MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 STEALTH ROSTER

POS. # NAME HT. WT. SHOOTS HOMETOWN BIRTHDATE G 00 Tyler Richards 6-1 190 L Vancouver, BC 9.22.86 D 2 Matt Beers 6-3 205 R Coquitlam, BC 11.22.89 D 3 Jeff Moleski 6-1 205 L Prince George, BC 2.3.82 F 4 Peter Morgan 6-6 230 L Port Coquitlam, BC 3.30.77 D 6 6-1 195 R Burnaby, Ontario 8.12.81 F 8 Tom Johnson 6-2 205 L Delta, BC 11.28.85 T 9 6-3 225 R Gaithersburg, MD 12.14.85 F 10 Rhys Duch 5-11 200 R Victoria, BC 7.14.86 F 15 5-11 200 R Orillia, Ontario 8.28.82 T 18 Kyle Hartzell 5-10 205 R Dundalk, MD 10.9.85 T 19 Kory Kowalyk 6-2 220 R Victoria, BC 2.12.88 F 20 5-11 205 R St. Catherines, Ontario 11.16.83 T 21 Chet Koneczny 5-11 185 L Truro, Nova Scotia 5.9.84 D 23 Mike Grimes 6-3 210 L Peterborough, Ontario 3.15.86 D 24 Chris O’Dougherty 6-1 205 R Kinnelon, NJ 10.26.86 D 25 Eric Martin 6-2 220 L Norfolk, VA 11.12.81 F 29 Cam Sedgwick 6-0 190 L Vancouver, BC 2.14.78 G 33 Matt Roik 6-5 225 L Dunnville, Ontario 11.17.79 T 39 Jamison Koesterer 6-3 235 R Cazenovia, NY 10.9.84 F 42 Lewis Ratcliff 6-1 200 L Victoria, BC 4.24.81 D 44 Chris McElroy 6-1 185 R Orillia, Ontario 5.19.82 T 47 Jason Bloom 6-1 200 R Vancouver, BC 9.4.82 D 77 Tyler Codron 6-0 185 R Port Coquitlam, BC 10.20.86 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. ROCHESTERWASHINGTON

COACHES BIOS

HEAD COACH MIKE LINES Lines, 40 (8/30/70), enters his second season as the head coach of the Minnesota Swarm. In 2010, Lines led the Swarm to its fourth postseason appearance in team history after finishing 5-11 in the regular season. Lines has also served as an assistant coach with Minnesota (2008-09). Prior to coaching with the Swarm, the native of St. Catharines, Ontario spent three years coaching the Ontario Association’s (OLA) junior ‘B’ team. In 2006, Lines was named the OLA’s Coach of the Year, while also serving as the team’s general manager. Lines’ lacrosse playing background includes winning multiple provincial “A” championships and two Minto Cups during his minor lacrosse career in St. Catharines. Lines played one season in the Western Lacrosse Associa- tion (WLA) and one year in the OLA. He also served as a scout for the ’s (NLL) Buffalo Bandits in 2005. When he is not coaching lacrosse, Lines enjoys spending time with his four children, Brandon, Nick, Mikayla and Teegan and watching their sporting events. ASSISTANT COACH AIME CAINES Caines, 35 (10/18/75), begins his second season of coaching with the Swarm. He also serves as the Director of the Swarm’s Youth Box League. Prior to coaching, Caines spent five seasons in the NLL from 2001-05 with the Columbus Landsharks, Mon- treal Express and Buffalo Bandits. He tallied 110 points (52g, 58a), 82 PIM and 206 loose balls in his career as a forward. Caines began playing lacrosse in Windsor, Ontario where he played minor lacrosse. He later played for five years in the junior “A” league with the Sarnia Pacers. The Winsdor native also spent time in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) for the Newestminster Salmonbellies and in the (MSL) for the Brampton Excelsiors, Indians and . Caines has been active in the local lacrosse community in his time with the Swarm. He serves as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota and is the head coach at East Ridge High School. This past summer, he also directed youth lacrosse camps on the Fond du Lac and Prairie Island reservations in effort to help restore the tradition of lacrosse amongst Min- nesota’s native population. Caines and his wife, Brooke, have a son, Carter and currently reside in Woodbury. ASSISTANT COACH JOE SULLIVAN Sullivan, 41, enters his second season of coaching with the Swarm. The native of Peterborough, Ontario and has been coaching lacrosse for over 20 years. He served as an assistant coach in the NLL with the Toronto Rock in 2009 and the Chicago Shamrocks in 2008. Outside of the Swarm, Sullivan is an assistant coach for the Major Series Lacrosse’s (MSL) Peterborough Lakers. With the Lakers, Sullivan has helped lead the team to two championships as well as multiple Cana- dian National Championships. As a head coach, Sullivan was awarded ‘Coach of the Year’ in senior “B” Ontario. As a player, he won a junior “A” in 1989 and later played in the MSL for the Brooklin Redmen and Peterborough Lakers. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS #21 RYAN BENESCH 2011 SEASON Recorded a game-high 11 points (7g, 4a) and set a Swarm record for most goals POSITION scored in a regular season game (7) and in a quarter (4) at WAS (1/14)...Tallied a FORWARD team-high five points (2g, 3a) in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON LEFT Recorded a career-high in points (83), assists (55), and loose balls (85) in 15 HEIGHT games with Minnesota…Ranked third on the team in goals scored (28)…Finished 5-9 10th in the league in scoring… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 180 Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Edmonton along with and the ninth overall pick in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft in exchange for Ryan Word, Justin BIRTHDATE Norbraten, Scott Stewart and Rich Morgan on (7/7/09). 1.30.85 BIRTHPLACE GP G A PTS PIM LB KITCHENER, 3 10 11 21 0 19 2011 ONTARIO CAREER 61 107 149 256 48 310

#57 BROCK BOYLE POSITION 2011 SEASON TRANSITION Has not played in 2011... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON LEFT Did not play in 2010… HEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 5-8 Signed by Minnesota as a free agent on (1/26/11). WEIGHT GP G A PTS PIM LB 175 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHDATE 6.14.82 CAREER 52 30 26 56 92 168 BIRTHPLACE TORONTO, ONTARIO #15 TIM CAMPEAU POSITION 2011 SEASON FORWARD Dished out three assists at WAS (1/14)...Recorded two assists and collected five SHOOTS loose balls in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... 2010 SEASON LEFT Recorded 48 points (11g, 37a), eight PIM and collected 79 loose balls in 15 games HEIGHT with Minnesota… 5-9 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Selected by Minnesota in the second round (14th overall) of the 2009 Portland 175 Lumberjax Dispersal Draft (7/7/09). BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 10.12.84 BIRTHPLACE 3 0 5 5 0 11 2011 PORT MOODY, 29 24 57 81 18 118 CAREER BRITISH COLUMBIA MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS POSITION #4 JOE CINOSKY DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON Made his season debut at WAS (1/14) and collected two loose balls...Has not SHOOTS played in 2011... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded six points (6a), four PIM, and collected 33 loose balls in 10 games with 6-3 Minnesota… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 220 Selected by Minnesota in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 NLL Entry Draft. BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 12.12.85 2011 2 0 0 0 0 2 BIRTHPLACE BOONTON TWP, 17 0 8 8 10 56 CAREER NEW JERSEY #50 RYAN COUSINS POSITION 2011 SEASON DEFENSEMAN Has not played in 2011... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Recorded four points (4a), 16 PIM and collected 33 loose balls in seven games with HEIGHT Minnesota… 6-1 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Acquired by Minnesota with Chad Culp from Arizona in exchange for Brock Robert- 200 son and the Minnesota’s first round pick in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft (11/05/04)... BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 4.1.81 BIRTHPLACE 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 TORONTO, CAREER 121 31 42 73 208 547 ONTARIO #98 CALLUM CRAWFORD 2011 SEASON Tallied five points (2g, 3a) at WAS (1/14)...Registered four points (2g, 2a) in the POSITION season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... FORWARD 2010 SEASON SHOOTS Recorded a team-high 96 points (32g, 64a)…Ranked third in the league in overall RIGHT scoring and second in assists…Also collected 68 loose balls and had two PIM…Set HEIGHT a personal single season high in points, goals, assists and loose balls in 2010… 6-3 Became the Swarm’s single season point (96) and assist (64) record holder…

CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Acquired by Minnesota in a three-way trade with the Edmonton Rush and the Colo- 205 rado Mammoth. The Rush sent forward Callum Crawford to the Swarm. Minnesota BIRTHDATE sent forward Chad Culp to Colorado, who traded forward to Edmonton. 11.7.84 (11/30/09). BIRTHPLACE GP G A PTS PIM LB OTTAWA, ONTARIO 2011 3 6 7 13 4 8 CAREER 61 85 223 308 41 218 MINNESOTAMINNESOTA SWARM SWARM GAMES GAMES NOTES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS POSITION #31 KEVIN CROSWELL GOALTENDER 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Has not played in 2011... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Appeared in seven games with Minnesota and posted a 1-4 record, 12.21 GAA, and 6-4 a .749 SV%.... WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected by Minnesota in the third round (31st overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. 205 BIRTHDATE GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM 10.21.85 2011 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE PETERBOROUGH, 24 4-10 799 153 11.45 507 .756 4 CAREER ONTARIO

#37 DREW DICKIE POSITION 2011 SEASON GOALTENDER Has not played in 2011... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Appeared in 11 games for the Burnaby Lakers of Senior “A” club in the HEIGHT Western Lacrosse Association (WLA)…Has and has posted a 3-7 record, 9.39 GAA, 6-0 and .797 SV%... WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Acquired as a free-agent by Minnesota (8/16/10). 198 BIRTHDATE GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM 10.12.84 2011 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE WINNIPEG, CAREER 11 3-7 660 108 9.39 414 .797 N/A MANITOBA

#27 MAT GILES 2011 SEASON POSITION Added five points (2g, 3a) at WAS (1/14)....Scored two power play goals and also FORWARD dished out two assists in his Swarm debut vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Tallied a total of 54 points (20g, 34a) and 69 loose balls in 15 games with Philadel- phia and Boston during the 2010 season. HEIGHT 6-4 CAREER TRANSACTIONS Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Philadelphia along with a first round selec- WEIGHT tion in the 2012 NLL Draft in exchange for F Kevin Buchanan and Minnesota’s fourth 245 round selection in the 2010 NLL Draft (8/23/10). BIRTHDATE 9.3.75 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 3 6 6 12 2 9 PETERBOROUGH, CAREER 163 199 233 432 282 681 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS #88 ZACK GREER 2011 SEASON POSITION Recorded two goals in the first quarter at WAS (1/14)...Scored a goal in the season FORWARD opener vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON LEFT Recorded 23 points (13g, 10a), 14 PIM and collected 45 loose balls in his rookie HEIGHT season with Minnesota…Ranked seventh in the NLL among rookies in points 6-2 scored… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected in the first round (third overall) by Minnesota in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft 190 (9/9/09). BIRTHDATE 2.12.86 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 3 3 3 6 2 5 WHITBY, CAREER 16 13 16 29 16 50 ONTARIO

POSITION #9 TYLER HASS TRANSITION 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Collected a loose ball and two PIM in his NLL debut vs. ROC (1/8)... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Spent the summer with the Western Lacrosse Association’s (WLA) Victoria Sham- 6-6 rocks…Recorded eight points (5g, 3a). WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 210 Selected by in the third round (30th overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. Minnesota BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 4.20.85 2011 2 1 0 1 4 4 BIRTHPLACE VICTORIA, CAREER 2 1 0 1 4 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA

POSITION #47 TRAVIS HILL TRANSITION 2011 SEASON Collected a team-high 17 loose balls and went 12/24 on FO’s in the season opener SHOOTS vs. ROC (1/8)... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Missed the entire 2010 season with an injury. 5-10 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (12/09/04). 170 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHDATE 6.30.82 2011 3 0 1 1 2 26 BIRTHPLACE CAREER 47 6 26 32 157 301 LEWISTON, NEW YORK MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS #8 RYAN HURLEY POSITION 2011 SEASON FORWARD Has not played in 2011... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON Played for Cornell University…Recorded 60 points (47g, 13a) in 18 games… LEFT Helped lead the Big Red to the NCAA Final Four. HEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 6-3 Selected by Minnesota in the first round (27th overall) of the 2010 NLL Entry Draft WEIGHT (9/8/10). 185 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 6.3.88 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE CAREER 60 140 39 179 N/A 106 EAGAN, MINNESOTA

POSITION #34 NICK INCH DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Collected three loose balls in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded one point (1a), six PIM and 19 loose balls in seven games with Minne- 6-2 sota…Tallied only point of the season (assist) vs. PHI (4/17). CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Signed by Minnesota as a free agent (9/12/07). 210 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 12.20.84 2011 3 0 0 0 0 7 BIRTHPLACE KITCHENER, CAREER 33 0 7 7 41 97 ONTARIO

POSITION #85 MATT KELLY DEFENSEMAN 2010 SEASON SHOOTS Made his NLL debut at WAS (1/14) and collected two loose balls...Has not played RIGHT in 2011... HEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Was selected 54th overall by Minnesota in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft. 6-0 WEIGHT GP G A PTS PIM LB 202 BIRTHDATE 1 0 0 0 7 2 2011 10.26.86 CAREER 1 0 0 0 7 2 BIRTHPLACE KENILWORTH, ILLINOIS MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS POSITION #7 JOHN MCCLURE FORWARD 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Has not played in 2011... RIGHT 2010 SEASON Recorded 66 points (58g, 8a) and collected 33 ground balls in 12 games for Dowling HEIGHT in 2010… Earned USILA All-American honors. 5-10 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Selected by Minnesota in the fifth round (45th overall) of the 2010 NLL Entry Draft. 190 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 10.2.86 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE BRAMPTON, CAREER 50 156 44 200 14.5 196 ONTARIO

POSITION #11 RICH MORGAN TRANSITION 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Recorded first points (1g, 1a) of the season in his season debut at WAS (1/14)... LEFT Has not played in 2011... HEIGHT 2010 SEASON Recorded nine points (4g, 5a), 31 PIM and collected 51 loose balls in 14 games in 6-8

first season with Minnesota… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 260 Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Edmonton in exchange for Minnesota’s ninth BIRTHDATE overall selection in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft (9/9/09). 7.2.79 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE BOISE, 2011 2 1 1 2 0 6 IDAHO CAREER 109 72 64 136 193 449

POSITION #12 ERIC PACEY DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON Collected three loose balls in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Recorded five points (3g, 2a), 23 PIM and collected 28 loose balls in 13 games with HEIGHT Minnesota…Scored a goal in the home opener vs. CGY (1/15)…Recorded a goal 6-2 vs. WAS (2/13) and vs. COL (2/20). WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 212 Traded to Minnesota along with Ken Millin from Toronto in exchange for Rusty BIRTHDATE Kruger (10/20/04)... 5.3.78 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 1 0 0 0 0 3 TORONTO, ONTARIO CAREER 102 20 37 57 158 286 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS #93 NICK PATTERSON POSITION 2011 SEASON GOALTENDER Picked up his first win of the season and made 50 saves on 58 shots in a complete SHOOTS game at WAS (1/14)...Recorded 27 saves in 63 minutes of action in a loss vs. ROC RIGHT (1/8)... HEIGHT 2010 SEASON Finished season 4-7 with a 12.29 GAA and a .748 SV% while appearing in all 16 5-11 games with Minnesota…Set a franchise and personal record for most saves in a WEIGHT game (59) in a 17-13 win over Calgary (3/26)… 185 CAREER TRANSACTIONS BIRTHDATE Selected by Minnesota with the sixth pick in the Vancouver Dispersal Draft 12.8.82 (12/15/04)... BIRTHPLACE GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM VICTORIA, 2011 3 1-1 183 27 8.85 124 .821 0 BRITISH COLUMBIA CAREER 105 33-29 3785 738 11.70 2413 .766 4 #17 SEAN POLLOCK POSITION FORWARD 2011 SEASON Recorded three assists at WAS (1/14)...Dished out an assist in the season opener SHOOTS vs. ROC (1/8)... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded 47 points (21g, 26a), 46 PIM, and scooped up 56 loose balls in 15 con- 5-10 tests with Minnesota...Became the Swarm’s all-time leader in career games played WEIGHT (89) and goals scored (122)…… 175 CAREER TRANSACTIONS BIRTHDATE Selected by Minnesota from Arizona in the 2004 NLL Expansion Draft...Originally drafted by Arizona in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 2002 NLL Entry Draft. 7.7.82 BIRTHPLACE GP G A PTS PIM LB WALLACEBURG, 2011 3 0 4 4 2 2 ONTARIO CAREER 99 125 186 311 160 360 #71 KEVIN ROSS POSITION 2011 SEASON FORWARD Registered four assists at WAS (1/14)...Recorded an assist in the season opener vs. SHOOTS ROC (1/8)... LEFT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded 42 points (17g, 25a), four PIM, and collected 61 loose balls in 15 games 6-1 with Minnesota… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 205 Selected by Chicago in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 NLL Entry Draft... Signed by Minnesota as a free agent on (12/8/08). BIRTHDATE 5.30.85 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 3 0 5 5 2 9 LONDON, CAREER 43 42 59 101 22 138 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS #24 RORY SMITH POSITION 2011 SEASON DEFENSEMAN Collected four loose balls and recorded five PIM in his Swarm debut vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Recorded one point (1a), collected 35 loose balls and tallied a team-high 104 PIM in HEIGHT 14 games with the Orlando Titans… 6-0 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Smith was the 17th overall pick in the second round of the 2007 NLL Entry Draft by the New York Titans (9/1/07). He was selected fourth overall by Minnesota in the 200 dispersal draft of the Orlando Titans (8/6/10). BIRTHDATE 2.1.87 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 3 0 0 0 9 7 MIMICO, CAREER 42 0 2 2 203 101 ONTARIO

#6 ANDREW SUITOR POSITION 2011 SEASON TRANSITION Collected five loose balls and five PIM in his NLL debut vs. ROC (1/8) SHOOTS 2010 SEASON Assistant captain and defenseman with the Orangeville Northmen of the OLA Junior RIGHT A Lacrosse League…Recorded 39 points (8g, 31a) and 69 PIM in 22 games… HEIGHT Helped lead the Northmen to their third straight Minto Cup. 5-11 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Selected fourth overall by Minnesota in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft (9/8/10). 190 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 4.26.89 2011 3 0 0 0 14 18 BIRTHPLACE CAREER 109 46 103 149 427 18 ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO

POSITION #23 JON SULLIVAN DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON Collected five loose balls vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Recorded six points (3g, 3a), 14 PIM, and collected 72 loose balls in 16 games with HEIGHT Minnesota… 6-2 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Signed by Minnesota as a free agent (12/10/04). 195 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 6.30.82 BIRTHPLACE 2011 3 0 0 0 2 17 ST. CATHARINES, CAREER 91 11 30 41 99 342 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON PLAYER BIOS POSITION #16 NOAH TALBOT DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Collected two loose balls in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... 2010 SEASON LEFT Recorded 46 loose balls and 10 PIM in 16 games with Minnesota. HEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 6-0 Traded to Minnesota from Arizona in exchange for Bruce Murray (8/24/05)... WEIGHT 180 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHDATE 2011 3 0 0 0 0 5 12.24.79 CAREER 94 3 28 31 67 379 BIRTHPLACE VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA #22 ANDREW WATT 2011 SEASON POSITION Collected 10 loose balls and recorded a career-high in points (4) and goals (3) in TRANSITION the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... 2010 SEASON SHOOTS Recorded 11 points (7g 4a), 25 PIM and collected 81 loose balls in 14 games with LEFT Minnesota… HEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 6-1 Selected by Minnesota in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2008 NLL Entry WEIGHT Draft. 205 BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 1.9.84 2011 3 4 1 5 0 19 BIRTHPLACE CAREER 30 15 16 31 35 168 KITCHENER, ONTARIO #10 AARON WILSON 2010 SEASON Recorded five points (2g, 3a) at WAS 1/14...Dished out two assists and collected POSITION one loose ball in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... FORWARD 2010 SEASON SHOOTS Finished second on the team in scoring with 89 points (40g, 49a) in 16 games… RIGHT His 89 points and 49 assists were career highs…Ranked fifth in the league in HEIGHT overall scoring and third in goals scored…Also collected 73 loose balls and six 5-9 PIM…Named Team Captain halfway into 2010…Tied for second in the league in power play goals (12)…Became the Swarm’s all-time single season goal scorer WEIGHT with 40… 180 CAREER TRANSACTIONS BIRTHDATE Acquired by Minnesota along with a conditional draft pick from Rochester in ex- 12.20.80 change for and (2/19/09)...Acquired by Rochester with a 2009 BIRTHPLACE first round pick from Toronto in exchange for Stephen Hoar and a 2008 second KITCHENER, round pick (9/7/08)...Signed as a free agent by Toronto in 2002... ONTARIO GP G A PTS PIM LB 2011 3 4 6 10 0 6 CAREER 126 265 220 485 68 659 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL Most Goals...... 7 – Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS) Assists...... 4 – Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS, 1/22 vs. EDM) Most Points...... 11 –Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Shots on Goal...... 13 – Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Loose Balls...... 15 – Travis Hill (1/8 vs. ROC) Most PIM...... 7 – Andrew Suitor (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Saves...... 50- Nick Patterson (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Power Play Goals ...... 2 – Mat Giles (1/8 vs. ROC), Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Shorthanded Goals ...... 1 - Ryan Benesch (1/14 vs. WAS)

TEAM Most Goals For...... 16 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Goals Against...... 11 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Fewest Goals For...... 9 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest Goals Against...... 8 – (1/14 vs. WAS, 1/22 vs. EDM) Most Assists For...... 25 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Assists Against...... 18 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Fewest Assists For...... 12 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest Assists Against...... 11 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Points For...... 41 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Points Against...... 29 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Fewest Points For...... 21 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest Points Against...... 19 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Shots on Goal For...... 53 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Shots on Goal Against...... 58 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Fewest Shots on Goal For...... 38 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest Shots on Goal Against...... 38 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Most Loose Balls For...... 84 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Most Loose Balls Against...... 71 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest Loose Balls For...... 56 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Fewest Loose Balls Against...... 62 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Most PIM For...... 25 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Most PIM Against...... 25 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Fewest PIM For...... 12 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Fewest PIM Against ...... 6 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Most PIM Both Teams...... 50 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Fewest PIM Both Teams...... 18 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Most Saves For...... 50 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Saves Against...... 40 – (1/8 vs. ROC) Most Power Play Goals For...... 3 – (1/8 vs. ROC, 1/14 vs. WAS, 1/22 vs. EDM) Most Power Play Goals Against...... 2 – (1/22 vs. EDM) Most Shorthanded Goals For...... 1 – (1/14 vs. WAS) Most Shorthanded Goals Against...... 1 – (1/8 vs. ROC), (1/14 vs. WAS) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2010-2011 TRANSACTIONS

1/10/10 Re-signed F Callum Crawford to a two-year agreement.

1/22/10 Signed F Alex Turner and have placed him on the Active Roster. Placed F Kevin Buchanan on the Hold Out List.

1/28/10 Placed F Kevin Buchanan on the Active Roster from the Hold Out List. Released F Alex Turner.

2/22/10 Placed F Dan Marohl on the Evaluation Period List from the Hold Out List. Signed F Ryan Hoff and have placed him on the Practice Player List.

2/26/10 Placed F Kevin Buchanan and D Ryan Cousins on the Hold Out List. Signed D Ryan Sharp to a two-year agreement and have placed him on the Active Roster from the Hold Out List. Signed F Dan Marohl and placed him on the Active Roster from the Evaluation List.

8/9/10 Traded D Tim O’Brien to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a second round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft.

8/16/10 Signed G Drew Dickie and D Erik Sage to one-year agreements.

8/23/10 Traded D Jay Thorimbert and D Scott Self to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for their first round selection in the 2012 Entry Draft and a second round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft.

9/9/10 Traded their 54th selection in the 2010 Entry Draft to the Boston Blazers in exchange for Matt Lyons. Traded their 13th selection in the 2010 Entry draft and their third round selection in the 2011 Entry draft to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for their 15th selection in the 2010 Entry draft and the 27th selection in the 2010 Entry draft.

9/20/10 Announced the retirement of D Matt Bocklet.

9/21/10 Signed D Joe Cinosky to a three-year agreement.

9/29/10 Signed F Joel Henry to a one-year agreement.

10/7/10 Placed F Josh Gillam on the Draft List.

10/8/10 Signed D Tim Campeau to a two-year agreement. Signed D Tyler Haas, D Scott Rodgers and D Noah Talbot to one year agreements.

10/13/10 Signed F Ryan Benesch to a three-year agreement.

10/15/10 Signed D Eric Pacey to a two-year agreement. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2010-2011 TRANSACTIONS 10/19/10 Signed D Nick Inch to a two-year agreement.

10/21/10 Announced the retirement of F Dan Marhol. signed F Matt Lyons to a two-year agreement.

10/28/10 Signed F Rich Morgan, D Jon Sullivan, D Andrew Suitor, F John McClure, F Ryan Hurley, D Steve Waldeck and F Joel Henry.

11/10/10 Signed F Callum Crawford to a three-year agreement.

11/12/10 Signed D Marc Jackson and D Brock Boyle. signed F Sean Thomson to a two-year agreement. signed F Kevin Ross to a three-year agreement.

11/16/10 Placed D Erik Sage on the Hold Out List. Placed D Colin Achenbach on the Protected Player List.

11/19/10 Signed G Nick Patterson and D Matt Kelly.

11/22/10 Signed D Scott Gamble.

12/1/10 Signed F Mat Giles to a two-year agreement.

12/2/10 Announced the retirement of D Colin Achenbach.

12/9/10 Signe D Scott Johnston. Released D Marc Jackson.

12/13/10 Placed D Travis Hill on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List.

12/22/10 Released D Scott Johnston, G Drew Dickie, F Ryan Hurley, F Joel Henry, F John McClure, D Scott Gamble, and Scott Rogers.

12/23/10 Released D Josh Funk, Matt Lyons, D Brock Boyle and F Sean Thomson.

12/28/10 Signed F Ryan Hurley, G Drew Dickie to the Practice Player Roster.

1/4/11 Signed F John McClure to the Practice Squad List.

1/26/11 Traded F Ryan Sharp to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a future 2013 first round draft selection. Signed free agent T Brock Boyle to a one-year agreement. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

2011 GAME RECAPS

ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS (1/8/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (0-1) fell to the Rochester Knighthawks (1-0) 11-10 in a overtime thriller in front of 8,242 fans on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center on January 8.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL Rochester 3 2 3 2 1 11 Minnesota 3 1 2 4 0 10

-Minnesota dropped to 3-4 all-time in season openers and is now 4-8 all-time against Rochester.

-T Andrew Watt recorded a career high in points (4) and goals (3) and also collected 10 loose balls.

-Offsesaon aquisitions, D Rory Smith and rookie T Andrew Suitor both made immediate impacts on defense. Smith collected four loose balls and five PIM and Suitor collected five loose balls and five PIM.

-F Mat Giles scored two power play goals in the fourth quarter to give the Swarm a 10-8 lead. Giles finished with four points (2g, 2a) in his Swarm debut.

-Last year’s leading scorer, F Callum Crawford recorded four points (2g, 2a). Crawford tallied a personal and team-high 96 points (32g, 64a) in 2010 with the Swarm.

-F Ryan Benesch registered a team-high five points (2g, 3a).

-G Nick Patterson recorded 27 saves in 63 minutes of action in the loss.

-After missing all of last season with an injury, T Travis Hill collected a game-high 17 loose balls.

-The Swarm’s first round selection in 2009, F Zack Greer, added a goal and collected two loose balls.

NOTABLE - Captain D Ryan Cousins will miss the first half of the season due to work committments. Cousins is a full-time firefighter in Toronto. Cousins has been the Swarm’s captain since the 2005 season.

-Minnesota is now 0-1 in overtime contests in 2011. The Swarm finished 0-4 in overtime in 2010.

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WASHINGTON STEALTH (1/14/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (1-1) defeated the defending NLL champion Washington Stealth (1-2) 16-8 at the Comcast Arena at Everett on Friday, January 14. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL Washington 3 1 1 3 0 8 Minnesota 4 6 3 3 0 16

NETTING RECORDS - F Ryan Benesch recorded a game-high 11 points (7g, 4a) and set a personal and team record for most goals scored in a regular season game with seven. Benesch scored four goals in the second quarter, which also set a team record for most individual goals scored in a quarter.

THE RECORD BREAKER- Benesch’s sixth goal of the night with 8:08 remaining in the third broke the Swarm’s record for most goals scored in a regular season game, which previously stood at five.

SCORE 7, PASS 7 - Before Benesch set a new record with seven goals, seven players shared the previous record (5) for most goals scored in a regular season game. F Callum Crawford (5g, 5a) accomplished the feat most recently vs. EDM (4/3/10).

THE NEW RECORD - Benesch’s final score and seventh goal of the game came on a rare back-to-back penalty shot opportunity at the 3:38 mark in the third, and gave Minnesota a 13-5 lead.

NLL LEADER - Despite the fact that two teams have played one more game than the Swarm this season, Benesch leads the NLL in both points (16) and goals (9) in two games in 2011.

11 AGAIN - Benesch’s 11 points Friday night also tied the Swarm’s record for most points scored in a regular season game. It was Benesch who broke the record last season after recording 11 points (2g, 9a) in a 17-13 win at CGY (3/26/10).

SHARING THE BALL - F Callum Crawford dished out three assists and also added two goals. Crawford ranks second on the team with five assists and also leads the league in power-play assists with four.

DEFENSE SHINES - Minnesota faced the league’s No. 1 scorer in F Rhys Duch and No. 2 scorer in F Lewis Ratcliff on Friday night, but limited the Stealth to eight goals on 58 shots. G Nick Patterson picked up his first win if the season and made 50 saves in a complete game.

NEW TEAM, SAME IMPACT - F Mat Giles is playing on his 11th team in the NLL in 2011 as a member of the Swarm. After scoring two power play goals in the season opener against Rochester, Giles responded with two more goals on the road in Washington. Giles ranks third on the team in goals (4) and second in assists (5).

SCORING POWER - The Swarm ranks first in the league in GF/G at 13.0, second in SF/G at 51.5. Minnesota’s total of 16 goals on Friday also is the most scored by a team in 2011.

TURNOVER MACHINE - As a rookie, T Andrew Suitor is leading the league in forced turnovers with seven. He also ranks second among rookies in loose balls collected with 11.

POWER-PLAY - Minnesota leads the NLL in power-plays, converting at 54.5%. The Swarm has scored on 6 of 11 chances.

FINISHING STRONG - The Swarm leads the NLL in goals scored during the fourth quarter with seven. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON

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