# 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 in Philadelphia, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. 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.
On June 4, the league confirmed that the playoffs would also be cancelled due to the pandemic.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
North Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 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 |
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 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 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
### Entry Draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Wings made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 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 |