New England Black Wolves
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Team logo | |
| Division | Eastern |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Home arena | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| Based in | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| Colors | Black, Orange, White |
| Head coach | Glenn Clark |
| General manager | Chris Seinko[1] |
| Website | blackwolves.com |
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.[2] The team is partially owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, and partially owned by Brad Brewster.
The Black Wolves relocated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they were originally known as the Philadelphia Wings, a historic franchise which played in Philadelphia from 1986 to 2014.[3]
History
The Black Wolves won their first game at home on January 2, 2015 against the Buffalo Bandits in front of just under 6,000 fans. Kyle Buchanan scored the first ever Black Wolves goal in New England's 12-8 win.[4] The team would finish 4-14 in its inaugural season.
Current roster
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Roster updated 2014-09-27 | ||||||
All-time record
| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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| 2015 | Eastern | 4-14 | 5th | 2-7 | 2-7 | 186 | 249 | Blaine Harrison | Missed playoffs |
| 2016 | Eastern | 10-8 | 2nd | 6-3 | 4-5 | 229 | 212 | Glenn Clark | lost in eastern division final |
Head coaching history
Note: This list does not include head coaches from the Philadelphia Wings.
| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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| GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
| 1 | Blaine Harrison | 2015 | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Glenn Clark | 2016- | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ Pierson, John (December 23, 2014). "New England Black Wolves G.M. Chris Seinko talks inaugural season, excitement of indoor lacrosse". SportzEdge.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Mohegan Sun introduces New England Black Wolves for 2015, NLL.com, September 19, 2014
- ↑ New England Black Wolves opening exciting new chapter of NLL, Bob Chavez, Inside Lacrosse.com, September 22, 2014
- ↑ "Good Crowd Sees Black Wolves Debut Strong". Reid L. Walmark. 2015-01-02.