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2006 Minnesota Swarm season

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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)
The 2006 National Lacrosse League game with the Philadelphia Wings visiting the Minnesota Swarm at the Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.

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.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16115.6880.06–25–3193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawksx1697.5622.06–23–5196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rockx1688.5003.05–33–5182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarmx1688.5003.03–55–3158171−139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05–33–5184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJaxxy16115.6880.05–36–2188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammothx16106.6251.06–24–4200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5622.04–45–3183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Stingx1688.5003.04–44–4198199−112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03–52–6151174−239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00–81–7150202−529.3812.62

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 6, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center L 11–15 8,024 0–1
2 January 14, 2006 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 13–10 11,874 1–1
3 January 20, 2006 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 12–8 10,637 2–1
4 January 21, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 6–12 7,124 2–2
5 January 29, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Xcel Energy Center L 9–10 7,544 2–3
6 February 3, 2006 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 7–6 8,745 3–3
7 February 10, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Xcel Energy Center W 11–10 7,524 4–3
8 February 18, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 9–14 12,458 4–4
9 March 3, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 8–13 15,830 4–5
10 March 4, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 11–8 10,961 5–5
11 March 17, 2006 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 14–12 5,487 6–5
12 March 24, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Xcel Energy Center L 11–13 9,533 6–6
13 April 1, 2006 Toronto Rock Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 10,084 7–6
14 April 8, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 9–10 10,352 7–7
15 April 9, 2006 San Jose Stealth Xcel Energy Center W 9–8 OT 7,044 8–7
16 April 15, 2006 Portland LumberJax Xcel Energy Center L 8–13 10,104 8–8

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 23, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 10–11 8,110 0–1

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Ryan Ward 16 19 47 66 37 16
Chad Culp 15 20 35 55 69 25
Kasey Beirnes 15 24 28 52 60 12
Sean Pollock 15 16 24 40 62 20
Jamie Taylor 15 8 24 32 26 12
Kelly Hall 8 16 9 25 21 16
Brock Boyle 16 13 11 24 48 23
D'Arcy Berthiaume 8 4 10 14 52 12
Mark Miyashita 10 4 10 14 87 4
Totals 259 417 309 992 45

Goaltenders

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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 Patterson 16 524:58 6 2 91 .790 10.40
Matt Disher 16 428:39 2 6 78 .773 10.92
Totals 8 8 171 .780 10.69

Awards

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Player Award
Nick Patterson Second Team All-Pro
Nick Patterson Overall Player of the Month, February
Ryan Cousins All-Star

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2006 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - 2006 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - 2006 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ^ "Swarm & LumberJax Swap Forwards". NLL.com. February 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  6. ^ a b "Trade Deadline Passes". NLL.com. March 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Swarm - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".