2020 Philadelphia Wings season
The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2019-2020 season is their 2nd season in the NLL. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.[2][3]
2020 Philadelphia Wings | |
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League | NLL |
Division | East |
2020 record | 8–6 |
Home record | 3–3 |
Road record | 5–3 |
Goals for | 151 |
Goals against | 134 |
General Manager | Paul Day |
Coach | Paul Day |
Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
2021 season → |
On June 4th, the league confirmed that the playoffs would also be cancelled due to the pandemic.[4]
Regular season
Final standings
Reference: [5]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | -50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | -61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | -43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
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 |
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1 | December 14, 2019 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 6–12 | 6,301 | 0–1 | |
2 | December 28, 2019 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 8–7 | 11,352 | 1–1 | |
3 | January 4, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 15–12 | 5,019 | 2–1 | |
4 | January 10, 2020 | Vancouver Warriors | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 18–10 | 9,676 | 3–1 | |
5 | January 18, 2020 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 7–8 | OT | 4,084 | 3–2 |
6 | January 19, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 12–4 | 7,015 | 4–2 | |
7 | January 24, 2020 | New York Riptide | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 14–6 | 7,183 | 5–2 | |
8 | January 31, 2020 | Georgia Swarm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 11–12 | 6,679 | 5–3 | |
9 | February 15, 2020 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 7–6 | 12,459 | 6–3 | |
10 | February 16, 2020 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 14–11 | 5,387 | 7–3 | |
11 | February 22, 2020 | Saskatchewan Rush | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 10–15 | 9,683 | 7–4 | |
12 | February 29, 2020 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | 12,297 | 7–5 | |
13 | March 7, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 7–9 | 8,089 | 7–6 | |
14 | March 8, 2020 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | W 12–11 | 8,662 | 8–6 |
Cancelled games
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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15 | March 15, 2020 | New York Riptide | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | ||||
16 | March 28, 2020 | San Diego Seals | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | ||||
17 | April 4, 2020 | Toronto Rock | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | ||||
18 | April 18, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre |
Roster
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Roster updated 2019-02-20 |
Entry Draft
The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[6] The Wings made the following selections:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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2 | 20 | Alex Pace | Brock University |
2 | 21 | Matt Marinier | Burlington Chiefs |
3 | 36 | Pat Spencer | Loyola University |
4 | 51 | Kyle Marr | Johns Hopkins University |
4 | 53 | Dave Smith | Virginia University |
5 | 66 | Jordan Krug | Cabrini University |
6 | 79 | Austin Fusco | Syracuse University |
References
- "NLL Statement on game play (March 12, 2020)". NLL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- "National Lacrosse League cancels remainder of season due to COVID-19". Sportsnet. Sportsnet.
- "National Lacrosse League announces cancellation of remaining regular season games". NLL.com. April 8, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- Saelhof, Todd. "NLL cancels playoffs, moves on to 2021 season". Calgary Sun.
- "2020 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
- "2019 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.