# 2015 New England Black Wolves 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:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 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 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 28, 2014 | To New England Black WolvesCraig England Mike Burke 2nd round selection, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft | To Toronto RockBrodie Merrill 2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black Wolves3rd round selection, 2015 entry draft | To Rochester Knighthawks27th overall selection, 2014 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black Wolves6th, 8th, 26th, 27th selections, 2014 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 3rd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black Wolves11th, 28th selections, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft | To Rochester KnighthawksJordan Hall |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black WolvesJay Card | To Minnesota Swarm40th selection, 2014 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black WolvesMike McNamara | To Colorado Mammoth17th selection, 2014 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black Wolves6th round selection, 2016 entry draft | To Buffalo Bandits49th selection, 2014 entry draft |
| December 16, 2014 | To New England Black WolvesTye Belanger | To Colorado Mammoth4th round selection, 2015 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Black Wolves made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 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 |