The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the Swarm's inaugural season in the NLL.
The Swarm won the first game in franchise history, 12–11 on New Year's Day in Rochester, and after losing to Toronto and Buffalo, they beat the San Jose Stealth to even their record at 2-2. The Swarm then lost seven in a row, before finally winning their first home game. They finished the season 5-11 and last in the East.
Regular season
Conference standings
Game log Reference:
Player stats Reference:
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 Kelly Hall 13 27 21 48 47 34 Ryan Ward 11 19 25 44 53 2 Chad Culp 14 18 23 41 87 17 Ryder Bateman 14 20 19 39 56 20 Jamie Taylor 15 9 27 36 52 17 D'Arcy Berthiaume 13 14 18 32 88 20 Craig Conn 8 14 17 31 78 17 Sean Pollock 13 9 16 25 42 17 Kerry Susheski 14 15 7 22 47 22 Totals 237 425 460 1031 62
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 Matt Disher 14 788:46 4 10 190 .729 14.45 Nick Patterson 4 89:13 1 0 23 .729 15.47 John McLellan 2 51:16 0 1 8 .795 9.36 Mike Attwood 3 39:42 0 0 8 .733 12.09 Totals 5 11 231 .731 14.44
Awards Player Award Ryder Bateman All-Rookie Team Craig Conn All-Stars Ryan Cousins
Transactions
Trades February 2, 2005 To Minnesota Swarm second-round pick, 2005 entry draft To Colorado Mammoth John McLellan February 12, 2005 To Minnesota Swarm Ryan Ward To Philadelphia Wings Shawn Nadelen March 24, 2005 To Minnesota Swarm first-round pick, 2006 entry draftfirst-round pick, 2007 entry draft To Arizona Sting Craig Conn
Roster Reference:
See also 2005 NLL season
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