GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO MINNESOTA SWARM (3-1) (2-2) 1/8 @CGY L, 9-10 1/8 ROC L, 10-11 OT MINNESOTA SWARM 1/15 @PHI W, 9-6 1/14 @WAS W, 16-8 1/22 TOR W, 15-14 1/22 EDM W, 9-8 at 1/29 @TOR L, 5-8 1/29 WAS W, 11-10 OT BUFFALO BANDITS 2/4 MINNESOTA SWARM 2/4 @BUFFALO BANDITS 2/12 @PHILADELPHIA WINGS 2/12 @ 2/19 PHILADELPHIA WINGS 2/19 BLAZERS 3/5 ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 2/20 @ 3/6 @ 3/4 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 3/12 BOSTON BLAZERS 3/25 @ 3/27 @MINNESOTA SWARM 3/27 BUFFALO BANDITS 4/2 4/1 @ 4/8 @ 4/2 CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 4/9 @ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 4/9 @WASHINGTON STEALTH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 4/16 BOSTON BLAZERS 4/16 PHILADELPHIA WINGS HSBC ARENA - BUFFALO, N.Y. 4/23 ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 4/23 COLORADO MAMMOTH @ 6:30 PM CST Watch LIVE on mnswarm.com or nll.com

NLL STANDINGS WHAT TO EASTERN DIVISION 1. TORONTO ROCK 4-1 WATCH FOR The Minnesota Swarm (3-1) will head to the East Coast to take 2. PHILADELPHIA WINGS 3-2 on the Buffalo Bandits (2-2) this Friday, Feb. 4 at HSBC Arena. ALL-TIME SERIES 3. BOSTON BLAZERS 3-3 Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. CST. 1/21/05 L, 15-10 MIN

4. ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 2-2 Minnesota will look to add another win to its strong start in 3/11/05 L, 23-16 MIN 5. BUFFALO BANDITS 2-2 2011 and extend its first place lead in the Western Division. The 3/18/05 L, 13-11 @BUF Swarm has won three straight games since losing its season opener to Rochester on Jan. 8 and will be looking for its first 2/18/06 L, 14-9 @BUF WESTERN DIVISION four-game winning streak since 2007. 3/4/06 W, 11-8 @BUF 1. MINNESOTA SWARM 3-1 Minnesota has benefited from a balanced attack on offense 3/26/06 L, 13-11 MIN 2. CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 4-2 led by F Ryan Benesch, who has a team-high 26 points (13g, 3. WASHINGTON STEALTH 2-3 13a). Benesch recorded the game-winning goal in overtime last 1/20/07 L, 22-13 @BUF 4. COLORADO MAMMOTH 1-3 weekend to give the Swarm an 11-10 victory against the Washington Stealth. 3/4/07 L, 18-14 MIN 5. EDMONTON RUSH 0-5 Forwards Callum Crawford (2g, 3a) and (2g, 3a) both posted five points in the win and continue to be productive 2/16/08 L, 16-14 @BUF after career-best seasons in 2010. Crawford ranks second on the team with 18 points (8g, 10a) and Wilson sits third with 15 3/8/08 L, 11-7 @BUF CONTACT INFORMATION points (6g, 9a). 1/24/09 L, 10-9 MIN Matt McCormack, Director of Brand Prior to last Saturday’s win, Minnesota had lost five consecutive overtime games dating back to 2008. Management and Communications 2/28/09 W, 16-15 @BUF [email protected]/651-726-1761 On defense, G Nick Patterson and Co. continues to frustrate opponents. Patterson recorded his third straight victory last week- 1/30/10 L, 7-11 @BUF end and has not missed a minute of action this season. The eight-year veteran is posting career-bests in GAA (9.05) and SV% Alec Schimke, Media Relations (.816). He has also been named the NLL Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2011. ALL-TIME: BUF LEADS 11-2 [email protected]/651-785-5577 Minnesota has allowed a league low 37 goals this season and its penalty kill percentage at 68.4% ranks third. Jessica Baltes, Media Relations Intern [email protected]/651-726-1736 A trio of big names leads the Bandits in 2011 in F (5g, 8a), F Tracey Kelusky (4g, 9a) and T Mark Steenhuis (4g, 8a). The Bandits currently rank last in goals scored this season (38), but rank second behind only the Swarm in goals allowed Katie Souba, Graphic Design Intern (38). [email protected]/651-726-1735 Buffalo leads the all-time series against Minnesota 11-2. The Swarm’s last victory against the Bandits came in 2008, where the Swarm stunned a sold-out crowd at HSBC Arena with a 16-15 victory on Feb. 28. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

LAST WEEK’S RECAP - W 11-10 OT WASHINGTON STEALTH (1/29/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (3-1) won its third straight game and now leads the Western Division after defeating the Washington Stealth (2-3) 11-10 in overtime on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL Washington 2 2 3 3 0 10 Minnesota 1 5 1 3 1 11

| SOG - MIN 47, WAS 50 | Faceoffs - MIN 9/25, WAS 16/25 | PIM - MIN 8 min/4 inf, WAS 8 min/4 inf | Power-Play - MIN 1/4, WAS 1/4 |

THE STREAK ENDS - Minnesota’s win in overtime was its first since beating Philadelphia 15-14 at home on April 12, 2008. The Swarm had lost five straight overtime games since then. Minnesota went 0-4 in 2010 and was 0-1 in 2011 prior to its victory against the Stealth.

WASHINGTON KILLER - After recording a franchise-high seven goals against Washington two weeks ago (1/14), F Ryan Benesch responded with the game-winning goal in overtime this time around against the Stealth. The native of Kitchener, had a team-high five points (3g, 2a).

THE LEAD- F Aaron Wilson (2g, 3a) scored two goals in the fourth quarter to give Minnesota a 10-8 lead. Washinton went on to tie the game up at 10-10, sending the game into overtime.

PATTERSON- G Nick Patterson (2a) improved his 2011 record to 3-1 after stopping 40 of 50 shots in the win.

ON THE BOARD - T Andrew Suitor (2a), D Noah Talbot (1a), D Joe Cinosky (1a) all recorded their first points of the season.

SEASON FIRST- F Kevin Ross (1g, 2a) recorded his first goal of the season.

CRAWFORD- F Callum Crawford tallied five points (2g, 3a) for the Swarm. After recording two goals in the second quarter, he tied up the game 4-4 for Minnesota.

SEASON-HIGH- F (2g, 2a) notched a season-high four points for Minnesota. He started off the scoring for the Swarm at the 8:37 mark in the first quarter. ALSO NOTABLE:

ATOP THE WEST - Minnesota (3-1) is in first place in the West Division.

CLOSE CALLS - The Swarm is 2-1 this season in games decided by one-goal. The Swarm lost to Rochester 11-10 in OT (1/8) and have defeated Edmonton 9-8 (1/22) and Washington 11-10 in OT (1/29).

OUTSHOT - Minnesota holds a 3-0 record when outshot by its opponents.

LEAGUE BEST - Minnesota ranks first in the NLL in goals allowed (37)

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 (30), faceoff wins (5) and forced turnovers (8). MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM STATS

INDIVIDUAL REGULAR SEASON LEADERS PLAYER GOALS PLAYER AST PLAYER PTS PLAYER LB RYAN BENESCH 13 RYAN BENESCH 13 RYAN BENESCH 26 TRAVIS HILL 34 CALLUM CRAWFORD 8 CALLUM CRAWFORD 10 CALLUM CRAWFORD 18 ANDREW SUITOR 30 MAT GILES 6 AARON WILSON 9 AARON WILSON 15 ANDREW WATT 27 AARON WILSON 6 KEVIN ROSS 7 MAT GILES 12 RYAN BENESCH 23 ZACK GREER 5 MAT GILES 6 ZACK GREER 10 JON SULLIVAN 20

MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM STATS

GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL PENALTIES NUMBER MINS SWARM 11 13 7 14 1 46 SWARM 21 54 OPPONENTS 10 8 8 10 1 37 OPPONENTS 22 56

FACE-OFFS WON ATTEMPTS PCTG POWER PLAY G ATT PCTG SWARM 36 99 .364 SWARM 9 15 60.0% OPPONENTS 65 99 .656 OPPONENTS 4 15 26.7%

SHOTS ON GOAL BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL PENALTY KILLING GA TSH PCTG SWARM 41 45 42 55 7 190 SWARM 4 15 73.3% OPPONENTS 48 54 45 48 6 201 OPPONENTS 9 15 40.0%

TEAM RECORD W-L TEAM RECORD BY MONTH Overall 3-1 January 3-1 Vs. East 1-1 February 0-0 Vs. West 2-0 March 0-0 Home 2-1 April 0-0 Away 1-0 Overtime 1-1

MINNESOTA SWARM RECORD WHEN… Scoring first goal of game: 2-0 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: 1-0 Trailing after first quarter: 1-0 Overtime: 2011 1-1 Tied after first quarter: 0-1 Overtime: All-Time 7-6 Leading at halftime: 2-0 Outshooting opponent: 0-1 Trailing at halftime: 1-1 Outshot by opponent: 3-0 Tied at halftime: 0-0

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM TEAM AWARDS

NLL WEEKLY AWARDS

Overall Player of the Week F Ryan Benesch, Week 2

Offensive Player of the Week F Ryan Benesch, Week 2

Defensive Player of the Week G Nick Patterson, Week 2, 3 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 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 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 1/29 vs. WAS 0 0 1/29 vs. WAS 0 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. BUFFALO

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. BUFFALO

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. BUFFALO

2011 BANDITS ROSTER

POS. # NAME HT. WT. SHOOTS HOMETOWN BIRTHDATE D 2 Ian Llord 6-3 220 L St. Catharines, Ontario 6.9.85 D 4 6-1 200 R Peterborough, Ontario 8.7.79 F 5 Frank Resetarits 6-2 210 L Hamburg, New York 3.30.85 D 6 Chris White 6-0 190 R Peterborough, Ontario 4.26.80 T 7 Jon Harasym 5-9 180 L Edmonton, Alberta 12.13.79 T 9 Mark Steenhuis 5-9 185 L St. Catharines, Ontario 12.3.80 F 10 Brenden Thenhaus 6-11 220 R Winnipeg, MB 8.5.86 F 11 John Tavares 5-11 185 L Toronto, Ontario 9.4.68 D 15 Chris Corbeil 6-3 195 L London, Ontario 5.22.88 F 17 Tracey Kelusky 5-8 180 R Peterborough, Ontario 9.9.75 D 19 6-0 195 R Toronto, Ontario 7.28.76 F 20 Chad Culp 5-9 185 L Fergus, Ontario 2.5.82 F 22 Kyle Clancy 6-0 200 L Peterborough, Ontario 11.1.88 D 23 Steve Priolo 6-5 236 R St. Catharines, Ontario 1.15.89 F 26 Brett Bucktooth 6-1 190 R Nedrow, New York 4.25.83 G 55 Angus Goodleaf 6-0 240 L Kahnawake, QC 3.6.87 T 63 Tom Montour 5-10 185 R Six Nations, Ontario 6.7.82 D 65 Clay Hill 6-0 185 L Six Nations, Ontario 5.17.76 G 66 Michael Thompson 5-10 240 R , Ontario 6.16.77 T 75 Jay Thorimbert 6-0 200 R Whitby, Ontario 7.6.86 F 81 Roger Vyse 5-10 200 L Hagersville, Ontario 10.31.81 F 84 Brandon Francis 6-2 245 L Akwesasne, Ontario 8.4.83 D 88 Travis Irving 6-4 205 R Maple Ridge, BC 4.9.90 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. ROCHESTERBUFFALO

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, Akwesasne 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” Minto Cup in 1989 and later played in the MSL for the Brooklin Redmen and Peterborough Lakers. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO PLAYER BIOS #21 RYAN BENESCH 2011 SEASON Recorded the game-winning goal and had a team-high five points (3g, 2a) vs. WAS (1/29)...Added a POSITION game-high five points (1g, 4a) vs. EDM (1/22)...Named Week #2 Overall and Offensive Player of the FORWARD Week...Recorded a game-high 11 points (7g, 4a) and set a Swarm record for most goals scored in a regular season game (7) and in a quarter (4) at WAS (1/14)...Tallied a team-high five points (2g, 3a) in SHOOTS the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... LEFT 2010 SEASON Recorded a career-high in points (83), assists (55), and loose balls (85) in 15 games with Minnesota… HEIGHT Ranked third on the team in goals scored (28)…Finished 10th in the league in scoring… 5-9 CAREER TRANSACTIONS Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Edmonton along with Scott Self and the ninth overall pick in the WEIGHT CAREER HIGHS 2009 NLL Entry Draft in exchange for Ryan Word, Justin Norbraten, Scott Stewart and Rich Morgan on 180 G A PTS LB (7/7/09). BIRTHDATE 1.30.85 7 9 11 14 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 2011 4 13 13 26 0 23 KITCHENER, CAREER 62 110 151 251 48 314 ONTARIO

#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 CAREER HIGHS 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHDATE 6.14.82 CAREER 52 30 26 56 92 168 G A PTS LB BIRTHPLACE 3 3 4 8 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 CAREER HIGHS Lumberjax Dispersal Draft (7/7/09). BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 10.12.84 G A PTS LB BIRTHPLACE 3 0 5 5 0 11 4 6 5 13 2011 PORT MOODY, 29 24 57 81 18 118 CAREER BRITISH COLUMBIA MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO PLAYER BIOS POSITION #4 JOE CINOSKY DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON Tallied first point of the season (1a) vs. WAS (1/29)...Made his season debut at SHOOTS WAS (1/14) and collected two loose balls...Has not 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 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB 12.12.85 G A PTS LB 2011 3 0 1 1 0 3 BIRTHPLACE BOONTON TWP, 0 1 1 9 18 0 9 9 10 57 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 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB 4.1.81 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 TORONTO, 3 3 3 11 CAREER 121 31 42 73 208 547 ONTARIO #98 CALLUM CRAWFORD 2011 SEASON Tallied a team-high five points (2g, 3a) vs. WAS (1/29)...Scored four points (2g, 2a) vs. EDM POSITION (1/22)...Tallied five points (2g, 3a) at WAS (1/14)...Registered four points (2g, 2a) in the FORWARD season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... SHOOTS 2010 SEASON Recorded a team-high 96 points (32g, 64a)…Ranked third in the league in overall scoring RIGHT and second in assists…Also collected 68 loose balls and had two PIM…Set a personal single HEIGHT season high in points, goals, assists and loose balls in 2010…Became the Swarm’s single 6-3 season point (96) and assist (64) record holder… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS CAREER HIGHS Acquired by Minnesota in a three-way trade with the Edmonton Rush and the Colorado Mam- 205 G A PTS LB moth. The Rush sent forward Callum Crawford to the Swarm. Minnesota sent forward Chad BIRTHDATE Culp to Colorado, who traded forward to Edmonton. (11/30/09). 11.7.84 5 7 10 9 BIRTHPLACE GP G A PTS PIM LB OTTAWA, ONTARIO 2011 4 8 10 18 4 15 CAREER 62 87 226 313 41 225 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 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 CAREER HIGHS GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM 10.21.85 BIRTHPLACE 2011 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SAVES PETERBOROUGH, 46 CAREER 24 4-10 799 153 11.45 507 .756 4 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 CAREER HIGHS GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM 10.12.84 SAVES 2011 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE n/a CAREER 11 3-7 660 108 9.39 414 .797 N/A WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

#27 MAT GILES 2011 SEASON POSITION Scored the game’s opening two goals anf finished with three points (2g, 1a) vs. EDM FORWARD (1/22)...Added five points (2g, 3a) at WAS (1/14)....Scored two power play goals and also 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 Philadelphia and HEIGHT Boston during the 2010 season. 6-4 CAREER TRANSACTIONS WEIGHT Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Philadelphia along with a first round selection in the 245 CAREER HIGHS 2012 NLL Draft in exchange for F Kevin Buchanan and Minnesota’s fourth round selection in BIRTHDATE the 2010 NLL Draft (8/23/10). G A PTS LB 9.3.75 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE 4 5 7 13 2011 4 6 6 12 2 10 PETERBOROUGH, CAREER 164 199 233 432 282 682 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO PLAYER BIOS #88 ZACK GREER 2011 SEASON POSITION Posted a season-high four points (2g, 2a) vs. WAS (1/29)...Recorded two goals in FORWARD the first quarter at WAS (1/14)...Scored a goal in the season 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 190 CAREER HIGHS Selected in the first round (third overall) by Minnesota in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft (9/9/09). BIRTHDATE G A PTS LB 2.12.86 GP G A PTS PIM LB 3 4 5 7 BIRTHPLACE 2011 4 5 5 10 4 6 WHITBY, CAREER 17 15 18 33 18 51 ONTARIO

POSITION #9 TYLER HASS TRANSITION 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Scored his first career goal on abreakway vs. EDM (1/22)...Collected a loose ball and two PIM RIGHT in his NLL debut vs. ROC (1/8)... 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Spent the summer with the Western Lacrosse Association’s (WLA) … 6-6 Recorded eight points (5g, 3a). WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS 210 Selected by Minnesota in the third round (30th overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. BIRTHDATE 4.20.85 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB 2011 2 1 0 1 4 10 VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1 0 1 6 CAREER 2 1 0 1 4 10

POSITION #47 TRAVIS HILL TRANSITION 2011 SEASON Grabbed eight loose balls and forced four turnovers vs. EDM (1/22)...Collected a team-high SHOOTS 17 loose balls and went 12/24 on FO’s in the season opener vs. ROC (1/8)... RIGHT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Missed the entire 2010 season with an injury. CAREER TRANSACTIONS 5-10 Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (12/09/04). WEIGHT 170 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHDATE 6.30.82 CAREER HIGHS 2011 4 0 1 1 2 34 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB CAREER 48 6 26 32 157 309 LEWISTON, 1 3 3 21 NEW YORK MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 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 CAREER HIGHS BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 6.3.88 G A PTS LB 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE n/a n/a n/a n/a 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 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB 12.20.84 2011 4 0 0 0 0 10 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB KITCHENER, CAREER 34 0 7 7 41 100 0 1 1 8 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 CAREER HIGHS 2011 10.26.86 CAREER 1 0 0 0 7 2 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB KENILWORTH, 0 0 0 2 ILLINOIS MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 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 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB 10.2.86 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB BRAMPTON, CAREER 50 156 44 200 14.5 196 n/a n/a n/a n/a ONTARIO

POSITION #11 RICH MORGAN TRANSITION 2011 SEASON SHOOTS Scored one goal and recorded an assists vs. WAS (1/29)...Recorded first points (1g, 1a) of LEFT the season in his season debut at WAS (1/14)...Has not played in 2011... 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded nine points (4g, 5a), 31 PIM and collected 51 loose balls in 14 games in first 6-8 season with Minnesota… WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Edmonton in exchange for Minnesota’s ninth overall 260 selection in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft (9/9/09). BIRTHDATE CAREER HIGHS 7.2.79 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB BOISE, 2011 3 2 2 4 2 9 3 3 4 12 IDAHO CAREER 110 73 65 138 195 452

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 CAREER HIGHS Kruger (10/20/04)... 5.3.78 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB 2011 2 0 1 1 0 6 TORONTO, 1 4 5 12 ONTARIO CAREER 103 20 38 58 158 289 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO PLAYER BIOS #93 NICK PATTERSON POSITION 2011 SEASON GOALTENDER Made 40 saves in an overtime win vs. WAS (1/29)...Named Week #3 Defensive Player of the SHOOTS Week...Made 47 saves in a win vs. EDM (1/22)...Named Week #2 Defensive Player of the Week...Picked up his first win of the season and made 50 saves on 58 shots in a complete RIGHT game at WAS (1/14)...Recorded 27 saves in 63 minutes of action in a loss vs. ROC (1/8)... HEIGHT 2010 SEASON 5-11 Finished season 4-7 with a 12.29 GAA and a .748 SV% while appearing in all 16 games with Minnesota…Set a franchise and personal record for most saves in a game (59) in a WEIGHT 17-13 win over Calgary (3/26)… 185 CAREER TRANSACTIONS BIRTHDATE Selected by Minnesota with the sixth pick in the Vancouver Dispersal Draft (12/15/04)... 12.8.82 CAREER HIGHS GP W-L MINS GA GAA SAVES SV% PIM BIRTHPLACE SAVES 2011 4 3-1 245 37 9.05 164 .816 0 VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA 59 CAREER 106 34-29 3847 748 11.67 2453 .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 CAREER HIGHS drafted by Arizona in the fourth round (40th overall) of the 2002 NLL Entry Draft. 7.7.82 G A PTS LB BIRTHPLACE GP G A PTS PIM LB WALLACEBURG, 5 6 9 10 2011 4 0 4 4 2 3 ONTARIO CAREER 100 125 186 311 160 361 #71 KEVIN ROSS POSITION 2011 SEASON FORWARD Scored first goal of the season vs. WAS (1/29)...Registered four assists at WAS SHOOTS (1/14)...Recorded an assist in the season opener vs. 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 CAREER HIGHS 5.30.85 GP G A PTS PIM LB G A PTS LB BIRTHPLACE 4 1 7 8 4 11 3 5 6 10 2011 LONDON, CAREER 44 43 61 104 24 140 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 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 CAREER HIGHS dispersal draft of the Orlando Titans (8/6/10). BIRTHDATE 2.1.87 GP G A PTS PIM LB G A PTS LB BIRTHPLACE 0 1 1 5 2011 4 0 0 0 9 10 MIMICO, CAREER 43 0 2 2 203 104 ONTARIO

#6 ANDREW SUITOR POSITION 2011 SEASON TRANSITION Grabbed a team-high 12 loose balls, went 4-for-7 on face-offs and dished out two assists vs. WAS (1/29)...Collected five loose balls and five PIM in his NLL debut vs. ROC (1/8) SHOOTS 2010 SEASON RIGHT Assistant captain and defenseman with the Orangeville Northmen of the OLA Junior A HEIGHT Lacrosse League…Recorded 39 points (8g, 31a) and 69 PIM in 22 games…Helped lead the 5-11 Northmen to their third straight Minto Cup. WEIGHT CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected fourth overall by Minnesota in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft (9/8/10). 190 CAREER HIGHS BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB 4.26.89 G A PTS LB 2011 4 0 2 2 14 30 BIRTHPLACE 0 2 2 12 CAREER 110 46 105 151 427 30 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 CAREER HIGHS GP G A PTS PIM LB 6.30.82 BIRTHPLACE G A PTS LB 2011 4 0 1 1 4 20 ST. CATHARINES, 1 3 3 9 CAREER 92 11 31 42 101 345 ONTARIO MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO PLAYER BIOS POSITION #16 NOAH TALBOT DEFENSEMAN 2011 SEASON Recorded first point of the season (1a) vs. WAS...Collected two loose balls in the season SHOOTS opener vs. ROC (1/8)... LEFT 2010 SEASON HEIGHT Recorded 46 loose balls and 10 PIM in 16 games with Minnesota. 6-0 CAREER TRANSACTIONS Traded to Minnesota from Arizona in exchange for Bruce Murray (8/24/05)... WEIGHT 180 GP G A PTS PIM LB BIRTHDATE CAREER HIGHS 2011 4 0 1 1 0 7 12.24.79 G A PTS LB CAREER 95 3 29 32 67 381 BIRTHPLACE 1 2 2 13 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 CAREER HIGHS BIRTHDATE GP G A PTS PIM LB G A PTS LB 1.9.84 2011 4 4 2 6 0 27 BIRTHPLACE 3 3 4 13 CAREER 31 15 17 32 35 176 KITCHENER, ONTARIO #10 AARON WILSON 2010 SEASON Buried two fourth quarter goals to go along with three assists vs. WAS (1/29)...Scored the POSITION game-winning goal and finished with three points vs. EDM (1/22)..Recorded five points (2g, FORWARD 3a) at WAS 1/14...Dished out two assists and collected one loose ball in the season opener SHOOTS vs. ROC (1/8)... 2010 SEASON RIGHT Finished second on the team in scoring with 89 points (40g, 49a) in 16 games…His 89 HEIGHT points and 49 assists were career highs…Ranked fifth in the league in overall scoring and 5-9 third in goals scored…Also collected 73 loose balls and six PIM…Named Team Captain halfway into 2010…Tied for second in the league in power play goals (12)…Became the WEIGHT CAREER HIGHS Swarm’s all-time single season goal scorer with 40… 180 CAREER TRANSACTIONS BIRTHDATE G A PTS LB Acquired by Minnesota along with a conditional draft pick from Rochester in exchange for 12.20.80 5 6 8 15 and (2/19/09) BIRTHPLACE KITCHENER, GP G A PTS PIM LB ONTARIO 2011 4 6 9 15 0 7 CAREER 127 267 223 490 68 660 MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

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. BUFFALO

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. BUFFALO

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. BUFFALO 2011 GAME RECAPS Game 1: 1/8/11 vs. Rochester Knighthawks, 10-11 Game 2: 1/14/11 vs. Washington Stealth, 16-8

ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS (1/8/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (0-1) fell to the WASHINGTON STEALTH (1/14/11) - The Minnesota Swarm (1-1) defeated Rochester Knighthawks (1-0) 11-10 in a overtime thriller in front of 8,242 fans the defending NLL champion Washington Stealth (1-2) 16-8 at the Com- on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center on January 8. cast Arena at Everett on Friday, January 14. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL Rochester 3 2 3 2 1 11 Washington 3 1 1 3 0 8 Minnesota 3 1 2 4 0 10 Minnesota 4 6 3 3 0 16

-Minnesota dropped to 3-4 all-time in season openers and is now 4-8 all-time 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. against Rochester. Benesch scored four goals in the second quarter, which also set a team record for most individual goals scored in a quarter. -T Andrew Watt recorded a career high in points (4) and goals (3) and also collected 10 loose balls. 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. -Offsesaon aquisitions, D Rory Smith and rookie T Andrew Suitor both made immediate impacts on defense. Smith collected four loose balls and five PIM SCORE 7, PASS 7 - Before Benesch set a new record with seven goals, seven players and Suitor collected five loose balls and five PIM. shared the previous record (5) for most goals scored in a regular season game. F Cal- lum Crawford (5g, 5a) accomplished the feat most recently vs. EDM (4/3/10).

-F Mat Giles scored two power play goals in the fourth quarter to give the Swarm THE NEW RECORD - Benesch’s final score and seventh goal of the game came on a a 10-8 lead. Giles finished with four points (2g, 2a) in his Swarm debut. rare back-to-back penalty shot opportunity at the 3:38 mark in the third, and gave Minnesota a 13-5 lead. -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 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 the Swarm. games in 2011.

-F Ryan Benesch registered a team-high five points (2g, 3a). 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 -G Nick Patterson recorded 27 saves in 63 minutes of action in the loss. 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 -After missing all of last season with an injury, T Travis Hill collected a game- goals. Crawford ranks second on the team with five assists and also leads the league high 17 loose balls. in power-play assists with four. DEFENSE SHINES - Minnesota faced the league’s No. 1 scorer in F Rhys Duch and No. -The Swarm’s first round selection in 2009, F Zack Greer, added a goal and 2 scorer in F Lewis Ratcliff on Friday night, but limited the Stealth to eight goals on collected two loose balls. 58 shots. G Nick Patterson picked up his first win if the season and made 50 saves in a complete game. NOTABLE - Captain D Ryan Cousins will miss the first half of the season due to NEW TEAM, SAME IMPACT - F Mat Giles is playing on his 11th team in the NLL in 2011 work committments. Cousins is a full-time firefighter in Toronto. Cousins has as a member of the Swarm. After scoring two power play goals in the season opener been the Swarm’s captain since the 2005 season. 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). -Minnesota is now 0-1 in overtime contests in 2011. The Swarm finished 0-4 in overtime in 2010. 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 quar- ter with seven. MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO 2011 GAME RECAPS Game 3: 1/22/11 vs. Edmonton Rush, 9-8

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) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2010 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (6-10) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2009 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (6-10) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2008 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (10-6) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2007 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (8-8) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2006 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (8-8) MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. BUFFALO

2005 GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY (5-11)