# 2014 Minnesota Swarm season

The 2014 Minnesota Swarm season was the tenth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | −10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | −16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | −39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | −27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | −42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

### Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 28, 2013 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 6–8 | | 6,238 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 11, 2014 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | L 5–8 | | 5,276 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 18, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 11–10 | | 5,164 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 19, 2014 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Xcel Energy Center | L 8–15 | | 8,213 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 1, 2014 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 12–14 | | 15,127 | 1–4 |
| 6 | February 8, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Xcel Energy Center | L 13–15 | | 8,468 | 1–5 |
| 7 | February 15, 2014 | Edmonton Rush | Xcel Energy Center | L 9–14 | | 7,195 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 22, 2014 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 12–14 | | 9,207 | 1–7 |
| 9 | February 23, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 15–14 | | 6,458 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 8, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 9–12 | | 15,330 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 16, 2014 | Toronto Rock | Xcel Energy Center | L 8–9 | OT | 6,628 | 2–9 |
| 12 | March 23, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Xcel Energy Center | W 10–9 | OT | 6,081 | 3–9 |
| 13 | March 29, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–15 | | 11,008 | 3–10 |
| 14 | April 4, 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | Xcel Energy Center | L 14–15 | OT | 6,430 | 3–11 |
| 15 | April 5, 2014 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–12 | | 6,410 | 3–12 |
| 16 | April 12, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Xcel Energy Center | W 10–9 | | 7,088 | 4–12 |
| 17 | April 19, 2014 | Colorado Mammoth | Xcel Energy Center | L 12–18 | | 7,961 | 4–13 |
| 18 | April 26, 2014 | Toronto Rock | Xcel Energy Center | L 6–8 | | 9,056 | 4–14 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 15, 2013 | To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick, 2015 entry draft 1st round pick, 2016 entry draft 3rd round pick, 2017 entry draft | To Buffalo BanditsRyan Benesch Andrew Watt |
| September 13, 2013 | To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick, 2015 entry draft 1st round pick, 2017 entry draft | To Philadelphia WingsEvan Kirk |