2017 New England Black Wolves season

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2017 New England Black Wolves
League NLL
Division3rd East
2017 record8-10
Home record5-4
Road record3-6
Goals for220
Goals against244
General ManagerChris Seinko
CoachGlenn Clark
Captain Shawn Evans
Alternate captainsBrett Manney
Kyle Buchanan
Arena Mohegan Sun Arena
Average attendance5,402
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Crowley (45)
AssistsShawn Evans (66)
PointsShawn Evans (104)
Penalties in minutesBill OBrien (59)
Loose BallsJay Thorimbert (192)
WinsEvan Kirk (8)
Goals against average Evan Kirk (12.83)

The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season will be the team's 3rd 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 Georgia Swarm –xyz18135.7220.07–26–3266213+5314.7811.83
2 Toronto Rock –x1899.5004.04–55–4219200+1912.1711.11
3 New England Black Wolves –x18810.4445.05–43–6220244-2412.2213.56
4 Rochester Knighthawks 18711.3896.04–53–6175209-349.7211.61
5 Buffalo Bandits 18612.3337.03–63–6226251-2512.5613.94
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush –xy18126.6670.08–14–5231212+1912.8311.78
2 Vancouver Stealth –x1899.5003.04–55–4218221-312.1112.28
3 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5003.05–44–5202199+311.2211.06
4 Calgary Roughnecks 18810.4444.05–43–6212220-811.7812.22

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 7, 2017@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–156,2560–1
2January 14, 2017@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 10–11OT11,2460–2
3January 20, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 9–142,3860–3
4January 28, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun Arena W 13–127,0741–3
5February 3, 2017 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun Arena W 10–9OT4,5432–3
6February 11, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 15–174,1892–4
7February 17, 2017@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 14–1113,8133–4
8February 19, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun Arena L 15–16OT5,3813–5
9February 26, 2017 Colorado Mammoth Mohegan Sun Arena L 9–145,0693–6
10March 3, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 10–9OT8,4774–6
11March 12, 2017 Georgia Swarm Mohegan Sun Arena W 13–85,3245–6
12March 17, 2017 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun Arena W 12–114,4496–6
13March 26, 2017@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 13–1810,7756–7
14April 2, 2017 Toronto Rock Mohegan Sun Arena W 15–145,2557–7
15April 7, 2017 Georgia Swarm Mohegan Sun Arena L 12–215,2057–8
16April 15, 2017@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 13–12OT14,5328–8
17April 22, 2017@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 13–155,8168–9
18April 29, 2017 Vancouver Stealth Mohegan Sun Arena L 16–17OT6,3268–10

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Eastern division semi-finalMay 6, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–186,2600–1

Roster

New England Black Wolves roster
Active (20-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 10 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Adam Bomberry
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Brock
  • 71 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheldon Burns
  • 24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Coyle
  • 13 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Manney (A)
  • 45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Spanger
  •  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 (A)
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Cockerton
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Crowley
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Evans (C)
  • 83 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg JP Kealey
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reilly O'Connor
  • 12 Flag of the United States.svg Seth Oakes

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.

Shawn Evans is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. Evans' brothers, Scott and Stephen have also played in the NLL. Evans is the only lacrosse player in history to win the Minto Cup, the Mann Cup, and the NLL Champion's Cup all within 12 months of each other. He is also only one of three lacrosse players in history to win 2 Minto Cups back to back with 2 different Junior teams.

Transition

John LaFontaine is a lacrosse player for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League. LaFontaine was drafted in the third round in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft by the Rush.

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

Roster updated 2017-12-09
2017 NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. [2] The Black Wolves made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
18Seth Oakes
219Doug Jamieson
324Joel Coyle
329Kyle Trolley
433Brandon Robinson
437Myles Jones
438Dan Michel
654Garrett Lewis
656Andrew Mullen

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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