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Minnesota Swarms Signs D Brock Boyle and D Riley Kemp

November 9, 2004 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Minnesota Swarm General Manager Marty O’Neill announced today that the National Lacrosse League (NLL) club has signed free agent defensemen Brock Boyle and Riley Kemp to contracts.

Boyle, 22 (6/14/82), tallied seven points (5-2=7) and 28 penalty minutes in 13 games with the Six Nations Chiefs of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) last year. The Toronto, Ontario-native added 20 points (9-11=20) and 24 penalty minutes in 10 playoff contests. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound defenseman has appeared in one career NLL game with Albany in 2003 and collected 14 penalty minutes.

Kemp, 22 (4/19/82), notched 17 points (9-8=17) and 16 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) last year. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound defenseman added 12 points (7-5=12) and six penalty minutes in 10 playoff contests as the Shamrocks advanced to the Mann Cup Finals.

The Swarm will begin play in the NLL’s Eastern Division this January. Minnesota Swarm season ticket deposits are being accepted now at WWW.MNSWARM.COM, the Xcel Energy Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at (651) 989-5151. A $25.00 per seat deposit guarantees your priority for season tickets. Lower level eight-game season ticket packages start at $80.00. For more information on becoming a Minnesota Swarm season ticket holder please call (651) 222-9453.

As per club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

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