Georgia Swarm

Georgia Swarm

Team logo
Division Eastern
Founded 2004
Home arena Infinite Energy Arena
Based in Gwinnett County, Georgia 30097
Colors Gold, Blue, White
Head coach Ed Comeau
General manager John Arlotta
Owner(s) John and Andy Arlotta
Website

The Georgia Swarm are a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The relocated team will play at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia.

The team was formed as the Minnesota Swarm and played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015. 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. Instead of negotiating for a new lease, the Swarm began looking for more profitable states to relocate to.

In a press release, Arlotta stated that, "The sport of lacrosse is growing at a rapid pace in Georgia and we're thrilled to bring the fastest game on two feet at the professional level to the arena at Gwinnett Center." Arlotta also added: "We have to be on a forward trajectory," and "We need to find an arena that works better for an individual owner."

The Swarm announced on May 29 that they would be relocating to Georgia for the upcoming 2016 NLL season. The Swarm will now play in the 13,000-seat Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia, as the Georgia Swarm.[1]

Roster

Georgia Swarm roster
Active (20-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
  • 33 United States David Earl
  • 24 Canada Jordan MacIntosh (C)
  • 45 Canada Jason Noble (A)
  • 37 Canada Ethan O'Connor
  • 44 Canada Chad Tutton
  • 11 United States Joel White
Practice Squad
  • 61 Iroquois Wenster Green (D)
  • 47 United States Michael Seidel (D)
  • 35 United States Adam Shute (G)
  • 98 Canada Sean Young (T)
Head Coach
  • Ed Comeau
Assistant Coaches
  • Sean Ferris
  • Blane Harrison

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 2016-05-01
NLL Transactions

Head coaching history

Note: This list does not include coaches from the Minnesota Swarm.

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
1 Ed Comeau 2016- 18 8 10 .444 1 0 1 .000

All-time record

As Georgia Swarm
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
2016 Eastern 8-10 3rd 4-5 4-5 238 240 Ed Comeau lost in division semi-finals
Total 1 seasons 8-10   4-5 4-5 238 240    
Playoff Totals   0-1   0-0 0-1 13 14    

References

  1. "Swarm lacrosse team moving to Atlanta". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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