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Minnesota Swarm Announce Final 23-Man Roster for 2011 Season

December 23, 2010 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL, MINN. - The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) Minnesota Swarm today announced the team's final 23-man roster for the 2011 season. The Swarm will begin regular season play against the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center.

The 2011 roster returns 18 players from last season and welcomes five new players in Tyler Hass, Matt Kelly, Rory Smith, Mat Giles and Andrew Suitor.

"This coming season looks to be very different than past seasons," General Manager Marty O'Neill said. "We return three Top 10 scorers when we've never had one in our previous existence. Add Matt Giles to that mix and our offense again should be counted on for high output. Defensively we maintain a strong core with some youth and added toughness again making this season unlike those in the past. The Swarm will be a tougher unit led by returning defenseman Travis Hill, rookie Andrew Suitor and newly acquired Rory Smith. Everyone is looking forward to the start of the season."

Minnesota also agreed to terms with Ryan Hurley and Drew Dickie. Both will be placed on the team's practice squad pending league approval.

Earlier this week, the Swarm released Josh Funk, Matt Lyons, Brock Boyle, Sean Thomson. Scott Johnston, Joel Henry, John McClure, Scott Gamble, and Scott Rogers.

The Swarm finished its sixth season of play at Xcel Energy Center in 2010 with a regular season record of 5-11. Minnesota advanced to the playoffs for the fourth time in team history, where they fell to the eventual NLL champion Washington Stealth, 14-10.

2011 MINNESOTA SWARM ROSTER

Defensemen - Joe Cinosky, Tyler Hass, Travis Hill, Nick Inch, Matt Kelly, Eric Pacey, Ryan Sharp, Rory Smith, Jon Sullivan, Noah Talbot, Andrew Watt

Forwards - Ryan Benesch, Tim Campeau, Callum Crawford, Mat Giles, Zack Greer, Rich Morgan, Sean Pollock, Kevin Ross, Andrew Suitor, Aaron Wilson

Goalies - Kevin Croswell, Nick Patterson

Practice Squad - Ryan Hurley, Drew Dickie

Swarm season, group and single game tickets are available with options in all price ranges. Tickets for the 2011 Minnesota Swarm season presented by Treasure Island Resort & Casino are available by visiting mnswarm.com or calling 888-MN-SWARM.



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