The Georgia Swarm are an American 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.
Team history 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. On May 22, 2015, team owner John Arlotta announced that the Xcel Energy Center did not renew the contract for the team. 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.
Current roster
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- 174 99 75 .569 13 6 7 .462
Awards and honors Note: This list does not include awards from the Minnesota Swarm Note: Mike Poulin's 2020 Teammate of the year award was a tie with Dan Dawson of the Toronto Rock. +YearPlayerAward2016Randy StaatsRookie of the Year2017Lyle ThompsonMost Valuable PlayerLyle ThompsonChampionship Game MVPJason NobleDefensive Player of the YearJordan HallSportsmanship AwardJohn Arlotta GM of the YearEd ComeauLes Bartley AwardMike PoulinTeammate of the Year2018Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award2019Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship AwardJohn RanaganTeammate of the Year2020Shayne JacksonMost Valuable PlayerLyle ThompsonSportsmanship AwardMike PoulinTeammate of the Year2022Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award2023Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award2024Lyle ThompsonSportsmanship Award
All-time record Season Division/Conference W–L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 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 No playoffs held2021EasternSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Eastern 9–9 6th 4–5 5–4 205 212 Ed Comeau Did not qualify 2023 Eastern 8–10 6th 3–6 5–4 219 207 Ed Comeau Did not qualify2024Unified10–85th6–34–5198197Ed ComeauLost Quarterfinals2025Unified9–97th4–55–4214217Ed ComeauLost Quarterfinals2026Unified12–64th5–47–2193156Ed ComeauLost Semifinals Total 10 seasons 99–75 48–39 51–36 2,138 1,993 Playoff totals 7 Appearances 6–7 3–3 3–4 166 154 1 Championship
Playoff results + SeasonGameVisitingHome2016East Division semi-finalGeorgia 13New England 14 OT2017East Division Finals Game 1Georgia 11Toronto 8East Division Finals Game 2Toronto 9Georgia 13NLL Finals Game 1Saskatchewan 14Georgia 18NLL Finals Game 2Georgia 15 OTSaskatchewan 142018East Division Finals Rochester 9Georgia 82019East Division semi-final Toronto 16Georgia 142024QuarterfinalsGeorgia 9Buffalo 10 OT2025QuarterfinalsGeorgia 9Saskatchewan 132026QuarterfinalsBuffalo 10Georgia 17Semi Final 1Halifax 12Georgia 7Semi Final 2Georgia 21Halifax 10 Semi Final 3 Halifax 15 Georgia 11
Draft history
NLL entry draft First-round selections
2015: Lyle Thompson (1st overall), Chad Tutton (5th overall), Randy Staats (6th overall) 2016: Bryan Cole (4th overall), Connor Sellars (10th overall) 2017: Zed Williams (4th overall) 2018: Brendan Bomberry (7th overall), Adam Wiedemann (8th overall) 2019: Kason Tarbell (11th overall), Ryan MacSpadyen (13th overall) 2020: Robert Hudson (6th overall), Jeff Henrick (8th overall), Ethan Walker (10th overall), Laine Hruska (13th overall) 2021: Ryan Lanchbury (2nd overall) 2022: Brett Dobson (11th overall), Brady Kearnan (20th overall) 2023: Toron Eccleston (6th overall), Jacob Hickey (8th overall), Kaleb Benedict (19th overall) 2024: Michael Grace (3rd overall), Alex Bean (11th overall) 2025: Ben Trumble (7th overall), Nolan Byrne (8th overall), Jeremi Phoenix-Lefebvre (16th overall)
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