2013 Minnesota Swarm season
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.
| 2013 Minnesota Swarm | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 5th West |
| 2013 record | 7 – 9 |
| Home record | 5 – 3 |
| Road record | 2 – 6 |
| Goals for | 219 |
| Goals against | 202 |
| General Manager | Joe Sullivan |
| Coach | Joe Sullivan |
| Captain | Andrew Suitor |
| Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Ryan Benesch (34) |
| Assists | Callum Crawford (63) |
| Points | Callum Crawford (95) |
| Penalties in minutes | Tyler Hass (41) |
| Loose Balls | Jordan MacIntosh (197) |
| Wins | Tyler Carlson (4) |
| Goals against average | Tyler Carlson (11.04) |
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.