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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| First season | 2016 |
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Team history | Montreal Express (2002) Minnesota Swarm (2004–2015) |
| Location | Duluth, Georgia |
| Arena | Gas South Arena |
| Colors | Gold, Blue, White |
| Owner | John and Andy Arlotta |
| Head coach | Ed Comeau |
| General manager | John Arlotta |
| Championships | 1 (2017) |
| Division titles | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Playoff berths | 5 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) |
| Website | georgiaswarm.com |
The Georgia Swarm are a professional box lacrosse team in the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League. They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South ArenainDuluth, Georgia 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 CenterinSaint 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.[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]
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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- | 138 | 78 | 60 | .565 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
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.
| Year | Player | Award |
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| 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[a] | 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 | 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 |
| 2023 | 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 | ||
| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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| 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 |
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