2012 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2012 Minnesota Swarm season was the eighth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

After a 3–3 start, the Swarm fired coach Mike Lines, naming Associate General Manager Joe Sullivan as the new head coach. No reason was given for the move.

Regular season

Conference standings

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Playoffs

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Transactions

Trades July 13, 2011 To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft4th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft To Edmonton RushAaron WilsonRyan CousinsKevin Croswell2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft September 6, 2011 To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in Boston Blazers dispersal draft (Anthony Cosmo) To Colorado MammothJon SullivanRory SmithSean Pollock September 9, 2011 To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in Boston Blazers dispersal draft (Greg Downing)2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft1st round pick in 2012 Entry DraftJeff Gilbert To Toronto RockJosh SandersonNick Inch October 25, 2011 To Minnesota Swarm4th round pick in 2013 entry draft To Buffalo BanditsMat Giles February 16, 2012 To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in 2013 entry draft1st round pick in 2014 entry draft To Buffalo BanditsAnthony Cosmo March 20, 2012 To Minnesota Swarm3rd round pick in 2013 entry draft To Colorado MammothJamie Shewchuk

Dispersal Draft The Swarm chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft: RoundOverallPlayer13 Anthony Cosmo14 Josh Sanderson213 Mitch Belisle322 Jason Duboe430 Tyler Collins

Entry draft The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Swarm selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club14 Jordan MacIntosh Rochester Institute of Technology16 Evan Kirk Hobart College212 Corbyn Tao Robert Morris University319 Jay Card Hofstra University327 David Earl Notre Dame University429 Brian Karalunas Villanova University431 Patrick Smith Robert Morris539 Jeremy Boltus Army648 Todd Baxter Denver University

Roster

See also 2012 NLL season

References