2015 New England Black Wolves season

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2015 New England Black Wolves
League NLL
Division5th East
2015 record4 - 14
Home record2 - 7
Road record2 - 7
Goals for186
Goals against249
General ManagerChris Seinko
CoachBlane Harrison
CaptainJoel White
Alternate captainsKevin Crowley
Arena Mohegan Sun
Team leaders
GoalsPat Saunders (38)
AssistsKyle Buchanan (37)
PointsPat Saunders (68)
Penalties in minutesWilliam O'Brien (68)
Loose BallsRyan Hotaling (115)
WinsEvan Kirk (4)
Goals against average Evan Kirk (13.60)

The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the debut season of the New England team after 28 years as the Philadelphia Wings.

New England Black Wolves

The New England Black Wolves are a professional box lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. They are members of the National Lacrosse League and began play in the winter of 2014–2015 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. The team is partially owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, and partially owned by Brad Brewster.

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the east end of Montville, which is the area served by the Uncasville ZIP Code.

National Lacrosse League semi-professional indoor lacrosse league

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the NLL currently has twelve teams: eight in the United States and four in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. Unlike other box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the National Lacrosse League Cup. The NLL has averaged between 9,800 and 10,700 spectators per game each year since 2004.

Contents

Regular season

Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Toronto Rock –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2230185+4512.7810.28
2 Rochester Knighthawks –x18126.6672.07–25–4205173+3211.399.61
3 Buffalo Bandits –x18117.6113.07–24–5236208+2813.1111.56
4 Minnesota Swarm 18612.3338.03–63–6185226-4110.2812.56
5 New England Black Wolves 18414.22210.02–72–7186249-6310.3313.83
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Edmonton Rush –xy18135.7220.06–37–2241177+6413.399.83
2 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5004.06–33–6212218-611.7812.11
3 Calgary Roughnecks –x18711.3896.04–53–6212217-511.7812.06
4 Vancouver Stealth 18513.2788.03–62–7211265-5411.7214.72

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB:  Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Games behind

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

Game log

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 2, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun W 12–85,7681–0
2January 10, 2015 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun W 17–74,0042–0
3January 24, 2015 Minnesota Swarm Mohegan Sun L 13–193,5632–1
4January 30, 2015@ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 9–185,2572–2
5February 15, 2015 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun L 10–153,5582–3
6February 20, 2015@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–13OT7,7432–4
7February 22, 2015 Colorado Mammoth Mohegan Sun L 12–143,7112–5
8March 14, 2015@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 10–98,9123–5
9March 20, 2015@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–209,4783–6
10March 28, 2015 Minnesota Swarm Mohegan Sun L 9–135,0143–7
11April 3, 2015@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 8–127,5993–8
12April 4, 2015@ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 12–1113,6744–8
13April 12, 2015 Vancouver Stealth Mohegan Sun L 9–113,0664–9
14April 17, 2015@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–159,2714–10
15April 25, 2015@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–148,5354–11
16April 26, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun L 9–203,0364–12
17May 1, 2015 Toronto Rock Mohegan Sun L 7–103,5144–13
18May 2, 2015@ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 10–2015,3744–14

Roster

New England Black Wolves roster
Active (20-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tye Belanger
  • 35 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Kirk
Defensemen
  • 71 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheldon Burns
  •  6 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Diehl
  • 88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Craig England
  •  5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Manley
  • 13 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Manney
  • 58 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike McNamara
  • 84 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Megill
  • 96 Flag of the United States.svg Bill O'Brien
Forwards
  • 27 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Buchanan
  • 91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Buchanan
  • 26 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Brett Bucktooth
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Cockerton
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Crowley (A)
  • 42 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie Lincoln
  • 77 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Quinn Powless
  • 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Saunders

Kevin Crowley is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League and the Charlotte Hounds in Major League Lacrosse. Crowley is the only player in the history of lacrosse to be drafted first overall in both professional leagues. Crowley attended New Westminster Secondary School and played his collegiate lacrosse at Stony Brook University.

Transition
  • 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Fehr
  • 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hotaling
  • 11 Flag of the United States.svg Joel White (C)
Practice Squad
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent Adams (D)
  • -- Flag of the United States.svg Matt Crough (F)
  • -- Flag of the United States.svg Josh Johnson (F)

Brent Adams is a professional lacrosse player for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Adams was an All-American midfielder at Fairfield University and played for the United States men's national lacrosse team.

Head Coach
  • Blane Harrison
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2014-09-27
2017 NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades

August 28, 2014To New England Black Wolves
Craig England
Mike Burke
2nd round selection, 2014 entry draft
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft
2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft		To Toronto Rock
Brodie Merrill
2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
3rd round selection, 2015 entry draft		To Rochester Knighthawks
27th overall selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
6th, 8th, 26th, 27th selections, 2014 entry draft		To Calgary Roughnecks
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft
3rd round selection, 2016 entry draft
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
11th, 28th selections, 2014 entry draft
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft		To Rochester Knighthawks
Jordan Hall
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
Jay Card		To Minnesota Swarm
40th selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
Mike McNamara		To Colorado Mammoth
17th selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014To New England Black Wolves
6th round selection, 2016 entry draft		To Buffalo Bandits
49th selection, 2014 entry draft
December 16, 2014To New England Black Wolves
Tye Belanger		To Colorado Mammoth
4th round selection, 2015 entry draft

Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. [2] The Black Wolves made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
16Mark Cockerton
18Quinn Powless
211Rodd Squire
215Matt Crough
320Josh Johnson
322Sheldon Burns
326Ty Thompson
328Connor Campbell
431Mike Mawdsley
434Jayson Crawford

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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