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Minnesota Swarm Announces Opening Night Roster

December 20, 2004 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Minnesota Swarm General Manager Marty O'Neill today announced the National Lacrosse League (NLL) team's opening night roster. The Swarm's 23-man roster currently consists of 20 players, including eight forwards, ten defensemen and two goaltenders. The club also announced today that it has released F Kyle Arbuckle, G Mike Attwood, F Jayme Bryde and D Travis Hill.

MINNESOTA SWARM OPENING NIGHT ROSTER
NO PLAYER POS AGE NLL YEARS ACQUIRED
14 Ryder Bateman F 24 0 2004 NLL Entry Draft (1st round, 6th overall)
24 Brock Boyle D 22 1 Free agent, 11/8/04
7 Scott Campbell D 23 0 2004 NLL Entry Draft (2nd round, 10th overall)
50 Ryan Cousins F 23 3 Trade with Arizona, 11/5/04
10 Chad Culp F 22 2 Trade with Arizona, 11/5/04
1 Matt Disher G 28 6 Trade with Anaheim, 10/26/04
21 Neil Doddridge D 35 13 Free agent, 10/12/04
22 Ray Guze D 29 1 Free agent, 10/28/04
9 Jon Harasym F 25 2 2004 Expansion Draft
19 Teddy Jenner D 25 3 Trade with Anaheim, 10/26/04
77 Riley Kemp D 22 0 Free agent, 11/9/04
55 Michael Kilby D 23 0 Free agent, 12/10/04
29 John McLellan G 22 0 Free agent, 12/10/04
34 Shawn Nadelen D 25 3 2004 Expansion Draft
12 Eric Pacey D 26 3 Trade with Toronto, 10/20/04
17 Sean Pollock F 22 1 2004 Expansion Draft
5 Trent Smalley F 22 0 Free agent, 12/10/04
23 Jon Sullivan D 22 0 Free agent, 12/10/04
84 Kerry Susheski F 25 3 Trade with Buffalo, 10/25/04
40 Jamie Taylor F 24 4 Trade with Rochester, 11/12/04
Protected Player
D'Arcy Sweet F 30 3 Trade with Rochester, 10/26/04
Holdouts
66 D'Arcy Berthiaume F 29 3 Vancouver Dispersal Draft
56 Craig Conn F 21 1 Vancouver Dispersal Draft
Derek Malawsky F 31 6 Trade with Rochester, 10/26/04
51 Nick Patterson G 22 2 Vancouver Dispersal Draft

Minnesota will make its NLL regular season debut on the road against the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday, January 1, 2005. The Swarm will host the Buffalo Bandits in its home opener on Friday, January 21 at 7:30 PM. Minnesota Swarm single-game tickets are on sale now at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. For more information on becoming a Swarm season ticket holder please call (888) MN-SWARM.

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