2006 Minnesota Swarm season

The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 2nd in franchise history.

2006 Minnesota Swarm
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2006 record9-7
Home record4-4
Road record5-3
Goals for158
Goals against171
General ManagerMarty O'Neill
CoachAdam Mueller
CaptainRyan Cousins
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance9,582
Team leaders
GoalsKasey Biernes (24)
AssistsRyan Ward (47)
PointsRyan Ward (66)
Penalties in minutesRyan Cousins (32)
Loose BallsMark Miyashita
WinsNick Patterson (6)
Goals against averageNick Patterson (10.40)

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz16115.6880.06253193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawks x1697.5622.06235196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rock x1688.5003.05335182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarm x1688.5003.03553158171-139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05335184184011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJax xy16115.6880.05362188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammoth x16106.6251.06244200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecks x1697.5622.04453183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Sting x1688.5003.04444198199-112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03526151174-239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00817150202-529.3812.62

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 6, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center L 1115 8,024 01
2 January 14, 2006 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 1310 11,874 11
3 January 20, 2006 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 128 10,637 21
4 January 21, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 612 7,124 22
5 January 29, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 910 7,544 23
6 February 3, 2006 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 76 8,745 33
7 February 10, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 1110 7,524 43
8 February 18, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 914 12,458 44
9 March 3, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 813 15,830 45
10 March 4, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 118 10,961 55
11 March 17, 2006 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 1412 5,487 65
12 March 24, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center L 1113 9,533 66
13 April 1, 2006 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center W 109 10,084 76
14 April 8, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 910 10,352 77
15 April 9, 2006 San Jose Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 98 OT 7,044 87
16 April 15, 2006 Portland LumberJax Xcel Energy Center L 813 10,104 88

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 23, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 1011 8,110 01

Player stats

Reference:[4]

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Ryan Ward161947663716
Chad Culp152035556925
Kasey Beirnes152428526012
Sean Pollock151624406220
Jamie Taylor15824322612
Kelly Hall8169252116
Brock Boyle161311244823
D'Arcy Berthiaume8410145212
Mark Miyashita1041014874
Totals25941730999245

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Nick Patterson16524:586291.79010.40
Matt Disher16428:392678.77310.92
Totals88 171 .780 10.69

Awards

PlayerAward
Nick PattersonSecond Team All-Pro
Nick PattersonOverall Player of the Month, February
Ryan CousinsAll-Star

Transactions

Trades

February 2, 2006[5] To Minnesota Swarm
Scott Stewart
To Portland LumberJax
Ryder Bateman
March 14, 2006[6] To Minnesota Swarm
Andrew Biers
To Calgary Roughnecks
second round pick, 2006 entry draft
third round pick, 2006 entry draft
March 14, 2006[6] To Minnesota Swarm
first round pick, 2008 entry draft
second round pick, 2006 entry draft
To Toronto Rock
Darryl Gibson
second round pick, 2007 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[7]

No. Position Player
Fwd Bateman, Ryder
22 Fwd Beirnes, Kasey
Fwd Berthiaume, DArcy
18 Fwd Biers, Andrew
10 Def Boyle, Brock
50 Def Cousins, Ryan
19 Fwd Culp, Chad
1 Goalie Disher, Matt
Def Gibson, Darryl
11 Fwd Hall, Kelly
28 Def Heavenor, Nolan
Fwd Henderson, Tony
73 Fwd Hill, Dean
47 Fwd Hill, Travis
No. Position Player
77 Def Kemp, Riley
55 Def Kilby, Mike
15 Fwd Martin, Spencer
8 Fwd McDade, Rory
39 Def Miyashita, Mark
12 Def Pacey, Eric
93 Goalie Patterson, Nick
17 Fwd Pollock, Sean
Fwd Stewart, Scott
23 Def Sullivan, Jon
33 Def Summerfield, Shawn
16 Fwd Talbot, Noah
40 Fwd Taylor, Jamie
44 Fwd Ward, Ryan

See also

References

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