2015 New England Black Wolves season

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.

2015 New England Black Wolves
LeagueNLL
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
ArenaMohegan 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 averageEvan Kirk (13.60)

Regular season

Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz18144.7780.07–27–2230185+4512.7810.28
2Rochester Knighthawks – x18126.6672.07–25–4205173+3211.399.61
3Buffalo Bandits – x18117.6113.07–24–5236208+2813.1111.56
4Minnesota Swarm18612.3338.03–63–6185226-4110.2812.56
5New England Black Wolves18414.22210.02–72–7186249-6310.3313.83
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rush – xy18135.7220.06–37–2241177+6413.399.83
2Colorado Mammoth – x1899.5004.06–33–6212218-611.7812.11
3Calgary Roughnecks – x18711.3896.04–53–6212217-511.7812.06
4Vancouver Stealth18513.2788.03–62–7211265-5411.7214.72

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

Game log
Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 2, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun W 12–8 5,768 1–0
2 January 10, 2015 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun W 17–7 4,004 2–0
3 January 24, 2015 Minnesota Swarm Mohegan Sun L 13–19 3,563 2–1
4 January 30, 2015 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 9–18 5,257 2–2
5 February 15, 2015 Rochester Knighthawks Mohegan Sun L 10–15 3,558 2–3
6 February 20, 2015 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–13 OT 7,743 2–4
7 February 22, 2015 Colorado Mammoth Mohegan Sun L 12–14 3,711 2–5
8 March 14, 2015 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 10–9 8,912 3–5
9 March 20, 2015 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–20 9,478 3–6
10 March 28, 2015 Minnesota Swarm Mohegan Sun L 9–13 5,014 3–7
11 April 3, 2015 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 8–12 7,599 3–8
12 April 4, 2015 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 12–11 13,674 4–8
13 April 12, 2015 Vancouver Stealth Mohegan Sun L 9–11 3,066 4–9
14 April 17, 2015 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–15 9,271 4–10
15 April 25, 2015 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–14 8,535 4–11
16 April 26, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Mohegan Sun L 9–20 3,036 4–12
17 May 1, 2015 Toronto Rock Mohegan Sun L 7–10 3,514 4–13
18 May 2, 2015 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 10–20 15,374 4–14

Roster
New England Black Wolves roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 31 Tye Belanger
  • 35 Evan Kirk
Defensemen
  • 71 Sheldon Burns
  •  6 Michael Diehl
  • 88 Craig England
  •  5 Michael Manley
  • 13 Brett Manney
  • 58 Mike McNamara
  • 84 Brian Megill
  • 96 Bill O'Brien
Forwards
  • 27 Kevin Buchanan
  • 91 Kyle Buchanan
  • 26 Brett Bucktooth
  • 41 Mark Cockerton
  • 21 Kevin Crowley (A)
  • 42 Jamie Lincoln
  • 77 Quinn Powless
  • 14 Pat Saunders
Transition
  • 18 Jesse Fehr
  • 20 Ryan Hotaling
  • 11 Joel White (C)
Practice Squad
  • -- Brent Adams (D)
  • -- Matt Crough (F)
  • -- Josh Johnson (F)
Head Coach
  • Blane Harrison
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2014-09-27
NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades
August 28, 2014 To 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, 2014 To New England Black Wolves
3rd round selection, 2015 entry draft		 To Rochester Knighthawks
27th overall selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014 To 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, 2014 To New England Black Wolves
11th, 28th selections, 2014 entry draft
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft		 To Rochester Knighthawks
Jordan Hall
September 22, 2014 To New England Black Wolves
Jay Card		 To Minnesota Swarm
40th selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014 To New England Black Wolves
Mike McNamara		 To Colorado Mammoth
17th selection, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014 To New England Black Wolves
6th round selection, 2016 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
49th selection, 2014 entry draft
December 16, 2014 To 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

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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