2016 New England Black Wolves season

Last updated
2016 New England Black Wolves
League NLL
DivisionEast
General ManagerChris Seinko
CoachGlenn Clark
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena

The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season will be the team's second season in the league.

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 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18135.7220.08–15–4251214+3713.9411.89
2 New England Black Wolves –x18108.5563.06–34–5229212+1712.7211.78
3 Georgia Swarm –x18810.4445.04–54–5238240-213.2213.33
4 Rochester Knighthawks 18711.3896.03–64–5200215-1511.1111.94
5 Toronto Rock 18513.2788.04–51–8190224-3410.5612.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush –xy18135.7220.07–26–3233190+4312.9410.56
2 Colorado Mammoth –x18126.6671.08–14–5203202+111.2811.22
3 Calgary Roughnecks –x18810.4445.05–43–6216216012.0012.00
4 Vancouver Stealth 18513.2788.04–51–8198245-4711.0013.61

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 9, 2016@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 17–74,2301–0
2January 15, 2016 Calgary Roughnecks Mohegan Sun Arena L 8–95,5891–1
3January 17, 2016@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 11–64,8452–1
4January 30, 2016 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun Arena W 15–113,8743–1
5February 6, 2016@ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 10–1213,5563–2
6February 14, 2016 Toronto Rock Mohegan Sun Arena W 17–16OT3,5124–2
7February 28, 2016 Georgia Swarm Mohegan Sun Arena W 16–153,7445–2
8March 5, 2016@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 13–1415,0095–3
9March 12, 2016@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 13–177,5895–4
10March 25, 2016 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun Arena W 16–133,6046–4
11March 26, 2016@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 10–87,5827–4
12April 2, 2016 Colorado Mammoth Mohegan Sun Arena L 10–123,5547–5
13April 8, 2016 Saskatchewan Rush Mohegan Sun Arena W 14–132,9828–5
14April 9, 2016@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–1010,1289–5
15April 15, 2016@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 9–162,9579–6
16April 23, 2016 Georgia Swarm Mohegan Sun Arena W 21–114,09710–6
17April 30, 2016@ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 7–1219,07010–7
18May 1, 2016 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun Arena L 8–102,89510–8

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Eastern division semi-finalMay 6, 2016 Georgia Swarm Mohegan Sun Arena W 14–13OT3,2661–0
Eastern Final (Game 1)May 16, 2016 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun Arena L 10–153,6971–1
Eastern Final (Game 2)May 21, 2016@ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 15–2014,0001–2

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
  • 39 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Ball
  • 71 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheldon Burns
  • 13 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Manney
  • 84 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Megill
  • 96 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Bill O'Brien
  • 98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jimmy Purves
  • 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Ranagan
  •  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Suddons
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
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Crowley
  •  8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike MacDonald
  • 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shane MacDonald
  • 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
  • 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hotaling
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.

Injured Reserve
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Suitor
Head Coach
  • Glenn Clark
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2014-09-27
2017 NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades

October 12, 2015To New England Black Wolves
Kevin Crowley		To Toronto Rock
Dan Lintner
2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft
October 25, 2015To New England Black Wolves
Tyler Digby
2nd round selection, 2017 entry draft		To Vancouver Stealth
Garrett Billings
October 26, 2015To New England Black Wolves
Shawn Evans
3rd round selection, 2018 entry draft		To Calgary Roughnecks
Tyler Digby
1st round selection, 2018 entry draft
1st round selection, 2019 entry draft

Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. [2] The Black Wolves made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
18Dan Lintner
322Mike MacDonald
328Philip Caputo
437Brooker Muir
541Ryan McSpadyen
648Jordi Jones-Smith

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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