Georgia Swarm | |
Sport: | Box lacrosse |
Current: | 2020 Georgia Swarm season |
League: | National Lacrosse League |
Arena: | Gas South Arena |
Colors: | Gold, Blue, White |
Owner: | John and Andy Arlotta |
Coach Label: | Head coach |
Coach: | Ed Comeau |
Gm: | John Arlotta |
Championships: | 1 (2017) |
Division Titles: | 2 (2017, 2018) |
Blank Label: | PLPA representative |
Blank Label1: | Formerly |
Blank Label2: | Later |
Playoff Berths: | 5 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) |
History: | Montreal Express (2002) Minnesota Swarm (2004–2015) |
First Season: | 2016 |
Location: | Duluth, Georgia |
The Georgia Swarm are a professional box lacrosse team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena 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 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.
In 2017 the Swarm won the NLL championship title against the defending Saskatchewan Rush 2–0 in a best of three series.[4] [5]
Note: This list does not include coaches from the Minnesota Swarm.
Note: This list does not include awards from the Minnesota SwarmNote: Mike Poulin's 2020 Teammate of the year award was a tie with Dan Dawson of the Toronto Rock.
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 | ||
2022 | Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award | |
2023 | Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award | |
2024 | Lyle Thompson | Sportsmanship Award |
Season | Division/Conference | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs | |
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Eastern | 8–10 | 3rd | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | Ed Comeau | Lost division semi-final | ||
Eastern | 13–5 | 1st | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | Ed Comeau | Won Championship | ||
Eastern | 11–7 | 1st | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | Ed Comeau | Lost division final | ||
Eastern | 12–6 | 2nd | 7–2 | 5–4 | 230 | 210 | Ed Comeau | Lost Eastern Division semi-final | ||
Eastern | 7–5 | 2nd | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | Ed Comeau | No playoffs held | ||
2021 | Eastern | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
2022 | Eastern | 9–9 | 6th | 4–5 | 5–4 | 205 | 212 | Ed Comeau | Did not qualify | |
Eastern | 8–10 | 6th | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | Ed Comeau | Did not qualify | ||
2024 | Unified | 10-8 | 5th | 6–3 | 4–5 | 198 | 197 | Ed Comeau | Lost Quarterfinals | |
Total | 7 seasons | 78–60 | 39–30 | 39–30 | 1,731 | 1,620 | ||||
Playoff Totals | 5 Appearances | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 101 | 94 | 1 Championship |
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 | |
2024 | Quarterfinals | Georgia 9 | Buffalo 10 OT |
First-round selections
Lyle Thompson (1st overall), Chad Tutton (5th overall), Randy Staats (6th overall)