The 2013 Minnesota Swarm season was the ninth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.
The season did not start the way the Swarm might have hoped. Five of their first six games were decided by a single goal, but the Swarm only won two of them. They fell to 3-7 before dominating three straight home games, winning by 7, 9, and 14 goals. They finished at 7-9, good for fifth in the West but thanks to the Buffalo Bandits' 6-10 record, the Swarm crossed over to the Eastern division and made the playoffs.
In the first round, they had another dominating game, defeating the regular season champion Toronto Rock 20-11 in Toronto. But their visit to the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester was less successful, and the eventual champion Knighthawks ended the Swarm's season with a 12-10 win.
Regular season
Final standings
Game log Reference:
Playoffs
Game log
Roster
Transactions
Trades July 26, 2012 To Minnesota Swarm1st round selection, 2015 entry draft To Philadelphia WingsKevin Ross July 27, 2012 To Minnesota SwarmShawn Williams To Edmonton RushTwo 2nd round selections, 2013 entry draft July 27, 2012 To Minnesota Swarm3rd overall selection, 2012 entry draft To Buffalo BanditsShawn WilliamsBrendan Doran5th, 14th, and 18th overall selections, 2012 entry draft
Entry Draft The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012. The Swarm made the following selections: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club 12 Brock Sorenson Ohio State University13 Kiel Matisz Robert Morris University14 Shayne Jackson Limestone College110 Alex Crepinsek Rochester Institute of Technology324 Sam Bradman Salisbury College437 Tyler Tanguay Adrian College542 Bryan Campbell Brock University546 Matt Gibson Yale University649 Michael Teeter Victoria, BC651 Chris Cudmore Mars Hill College
See also 2013 NLL season
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