2015 New England Black Wolves season
2015 New England Black Wolves | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 5th East |
2015 record | 4 - 14 |
Home record | 2 - 7 |
Road record | 2 - 7 |
Goals for | 186 |
Goals against | 249 |
General Manager | Chris Seinko |
Coach | Blane Harrison |
Captain | Joel White |
Alternate captains | Kevin Crowley |
Arena | Mohegan Sun |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pat Saunders (38) |
Assists | Kyle Buchanan (37) |
Points | Pat Saunders (68) |
Penalties in minutes | William O'Brien (68) |
Loose Balls | Ryan Hotaling (115) |
Wins | Evan Kirk (4) |
Goals against average | Evan Kirk (13.60) |
← 2014 season |
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
Current standings
Reference: [1]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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 |
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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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Roster updated 2014-09-27 |
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:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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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 |