Georgia Swarm
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| Sport | Lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Division | East |
| Based in | Duluth, Georgia |
| Arena | Gas South Arena |
| Colors | Gold, Blue, White |
| Owner | John and Andy Arlotta |
| Head coach | Ed Comeau |
| General manager | John Arlotta |
| Championships | (1) 2017 |
| Division titles | (2) 2017, 2018 |
| Website | georgiaswarm |
The Georgia Swarm are a box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League. They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia since their 2016 season.[1]
Originally formed as the 2002 expansion Montreal Express, the owners of the Minnesota Swarm purchased the inactive Express franchise from the NLL to create the Swarm in 2004. They played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015.[2] On May 22, 2015, team owner John Arlotta announced that the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Swarm, did not renew the contract for the team.[3] Instead of negotiating for a new lease, the Swarm began looking for potential relocation sites and eventually chose the Atlanta metro area.[1]
In 2017 the Swarm won the NLL championship title against the defending Saskatchewan Rush 2-0 in a best of three series.[4][5]
Current roster
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Head coaching history
Note: This list does not include coaches from the Minnesota Swarm.
| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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| GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
| 1 | Ed Comeau | 2016- | 102 | 60 | 42 | .588 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
Awards and honors
Note: This list does not include awards from the Minnesota Swarm Note: Mike Poulin's 2020 Teammate of the year award was a tie with Dan Dawson of the Toronto Rock.
| Year | Player | Award |
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| 2016 | Randy Staats | Rookie of the Year |
| 2017 | Lyle Thompson | Most Valuable Player |
| Lyle Thompson | Championship Game MVP | |
| Jason Noble | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Jordan Hall | Sportsmanship Award | |
| John Arlotta | GM of the Year | |
| Ed Comeau | Les Bartley Award | |
| Mike Poulin | Teammate of the Year | |
| 2018 | Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award |
| 2019 | Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award |
| John Ranagan | Teammate of the Year | |
| 2020 | Shayne Jackson | Most Valuable Player |
| Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award | |
| Mike Poulin | Teammate of the Year |
All-time record
| Season | Division | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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| 2016 | Eastern | 8–10 | 3rd | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | Ed Comeau | Lost Division Semi-Final |
| 2017 | Eastern | 13–5 | 1st | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | Ed Comeau | Won championship |
| 2018 | Eastern | 11–7 | 1st | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | Ed Comeau | Lost Division Final |
| 2019 | Eastern | 12-6 | 2nd | 7-2 | 5-4 | 230 | 210 | Ed Comeau | Lost Eastern Division Semi Final |
| 2020 | Eastern | 7-5 | 2nd | 2-4 | 5-1 | 149 | 126 | Ed Comeau | No Playoffs Held |
| 2022 | Eastern | 9-9 | 6th | 4-5 | 5-4 | 205 | 212 | Ed Comeau | Did Not Qualify |
| Total | 6 seasons | 60-42 | 28-17 | 25–20 | 1,314 | 1,216 | |||
| Playoff Totals | 4 Appearances | 4-3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 91 | 82 | 1 championship |
Playoff results
| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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| 2016 | East Division Semi-Final | Georgia 13 | New England 14 OT |
| 2017 | East Division Finals Game 1 | Georgia 11 | Toronto 8 |
| East Division Finals Game 2 | Toronto 9 | Georgia 13 | |
| NLL Finals Game 1 | Saskatchewan 14 | Georgia 18 | |
| NLL Finals Game 2 | Georgia 15 OT | Saskatchewan 14 | |
| 2018 | East Division Finals | Rochester 9 | Georgia 8 |
| 2019 | East Division Semi-Final | Toronto 16 | Georgia 14 |
Draft history
NLL Entry Draft
First Round Selections
- 2015: Lyle Thompson (1st overall), Chad Tutton (5th overall), Randy Staats (6th overall)
- 2016: Bryan Cole (4th overall), Connor Sellars (10th overall)
- 2017: Zed Williams (4th overall)
- 2018: Brendan Bomberry (7th overall), Adam Wiedemann (8th overall)
- 2019: Kason Tarbell (11th overall), Ryan MacSpadyen (13th overall)
- 2020: Robert Hudson (6th overall), Jeff Henrick (8th overall), Ethan Walker (10th overall), Laine Hruska (13th overall)
- 2021: Ryan Lanchbury (2nd overall)
References
- ^ a b Carroll, Alex (May 29, 2015). "Swarm lacrosse team moving to Atlanta". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Rand, Michael (May 23, 2015). "Swarm lacrosse will leave Twin Cities market". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Swarm announce intention to relocate for 2016". NLL.com. May 22, 2015.
- ^ Denman, Taylor (December 5, 2017). "Georgia Swarm start NLL Champions Cup defense Friday". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Zerr, Scott (June 11, 2017). "Georgia Swarm Win 2017 Champion's Cup | National Lacrosse League". www.nll.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
