MINNESOTA SWARM GAMES NOTES VS. WASHINGTON MINNESOTA SWARM (2-1) WASHINGTON STEALTH (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 @BUFFALO BANDITS 1/29 @MINNESOTA SWARM 2/12 @ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 2/5 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 2/19 BOSTON BLAZERS 2/11 @EDMONTON RUSH 2/20 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 2/12 EDMONTON RUSH 3/4 @COLORADO MAMMOTH 2/18 COLORADO MAMMOTH 3/25 @EDMONTON RUSH 3/5 @EDMONTON RUSH 3/27 BUFFALO BANDITS 3/13 CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 4/1 @CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 3/25 BOSTON BLAZERS 4/2 CALGARY ROUGHNECKS 4/1 @TORONTO ROCK 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 Aaron Wilson (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 Lewis Ratcliff (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 Minnesota’s defense continues improve in 2011 and leads the NLL in several notable catego- [email protected]/651-726-1761 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 Sean Pollock, who has recorded 308 points (122g, 186a) with the Swarm, needs just two points to tie former F Ryan Ward’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 ZACK GREER 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, MIMICO, ONTARIO ONTARIO YEARS PRO YEARS PRO ROOKIE 3 #20 • Andrew Suitor #24 • Rory Smith 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.