# 2016 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 2016 season was the team's second season in the league.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
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 9, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 17–7 | | 4,230 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 8–9 | | 5,589 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 17, 2016 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | W 11–6 | | 4,845 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 30, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 15–11 | | 3,874 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 6, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 10–12 | | 13,556 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 14, 2016 | Toronto Rock | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 17–16 | OT | 3,512 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 28, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 16–15 | | 3,744 | 5–2 |
| 8 | March 5, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 13–14 | | 15,009 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 12, 2016 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–17 | | 7,589 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 25, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 16–13 | | 3,604 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 26, 2016 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–8 | | 7,582 | 7–4 |
| 12 | April 2, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 10–12 | | 3,554 | 7–5 |
| 13 | April 8, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 14–13 | | 2,982 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 9, 2016 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 14–10 | | 10,128 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 15, 2016 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 9–16 | | 2,957 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 23, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 21–11 | | 4,097 | 10–6 |
| 17 | April 30, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 7–12 | | 19,070 | 10–7 |
| 18 | May 1, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 8–10 | | 2,895 | 10–8 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Eastern division semi-final | May 6, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 14–13 | OT | 3,266 | 1–0 |
| Eastern Final (Game 1) | May 16, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 10–15 | | 3,697 | 1–1 |
| Eastern Final (Game 2) | May 21, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 15–20 | | 14,000 | 1–2 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| October 12, 2015 | To New England Black WolvesKevin Crowley | To Toronto RockDan Lintner 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
| October 25, 2015 | To New England Black WolvesTyler Digby 2nd round selection, 2017 entry draft | To Vancouver StealthGarrett Billings |
| October 26, 2015 | To New England Black WolvesShawn Evans 3rd round selection, 2018 entry draft | To Calgary RoughnecksTyler Digby 1st round selection, 2018 entry draft 1st round selection, 2019 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Black Wolves made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 8 | Dan Lintner |
| 3 | 22 | Mike MacDonald |
| 3 | 28 | Philip Caputo |
| 4 | 37 | Brooker Muir |
| 5 | 41 | Ryan McSpadyen |
| 6 | 48 | Jordi Jones-Smith |