Georgia Swarm
| Sport | Lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Division | East |
| Based in | Duluth, Georgia |
| Arena | Infinite Energy Arena |
| Colors | Gold, Blue, White |
| Owner | John and Andy Arlotta |
| Head coach | Ed Comeau |
| General manager | John Arlotta |
| Championships | (1) 2017 |
| Division titles | (1) 2017 |
| 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 Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia since their 2016 season.[1]
The team was formed as the Minnesota Swarm and 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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Roster updated 2019-07-01 | ||||||
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- | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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 | Season Canceled |
| Total | 4 seasons | 44-28 | 24-12 | 20–16 | 960 | 878 | |||
| Playoff Totals | 4 Appearances | 4-3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 91 | 82 | 1 championship |
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.
