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2015 New England Black Wolves season

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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)

The New England Black Wolves are a professional lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, competing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season marked the team's debut in New England team after relocating from Philadelphia Wings for 28 years.

Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz18144.7780.07–27–2230185+4512.7810.28
2Rochester Knighthawksx18126.6672.07–25–4205173+3211.399.61
3Buffalo Banditsx18117.6113.07–24–5236208+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 Rushxy18135.7220.06–37–2241177+6413.399.83
2Colorado Mammothx1899.5004.06–33–6212218−611.7812.11
3Calgary Roughnecksx18711.3896.04–53–6212217−511.7812.06
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; GBGames 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

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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

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

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2014-09-27
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 6 Mark Cockerton
1 8 Quinn Powless
2 11 Rodd Squire
2 15 Matt Crough
3 20 Josh Johnson
3 22 Sheldon Burns
3 26 Ty Thompson
3 28 Connor Campbell
4 31 Mike Mawdsley
4 34 Jayson Crawford

See also

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References

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