# 2023 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is their 4th season in the NLL.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 11.94 | 10.61 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 234 | 164 | +70 | 13.00 | 9.11 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 13.22 | 11.67 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 218 | 214 | +4 | 12.11 | 11.89 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 200 | 211 | −11 | 11.11 | 11.72 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | +12 | 12.17 | 11.50 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 201 | 243 | −42 | 11.17 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11.0 | 0–9 | 3–6 | 167 | 233 | −66 | 9.28 | 12.94 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | +47 | 13.33 | 10.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 12.11 | 9.28 |
| 3 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 11.33 | 10.72 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | −18 | 10.56 | 11.56 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 204 | 212 | −8 | 11.33 | 11.78 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 179 | 222 | −43 | 9.94 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | −59 | 10.44 | 13.72 |

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 2, 2022 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 8–18 | | 7,778 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 17, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | W 13–12 | | 8,085 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 6, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 14–9 | | 4,809 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 14, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Wells Fargo Center | L 10–12 | | 10,234 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 21, 2023 | Toronto Rock | Wells Fargo Center | L 5–14 | | 7,330 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 27, 2023 | Buffalo Bandits | Wells Fargo Center | L 9–13 | | 7,768 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 4, 2023 | Albany FireWolves | Wells Fargo Center | W 13–5 | | 8,333 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 18, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 12–13 | OT | 14,632 | 3–5 |
| 9 | March 4, 2023 | New York Riptide | Wells Fargo Center | W 19–12 | | 9,329 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 6, 2023 | Toronto Rock | Wells Fargo Center | W 11–10 | | 6,180 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 11, 2023 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | L 10–13 | | 5,102 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 18, 2023 | Georgia Swarm | Wells Fargo Center | L 12–13 | | 7,840 | 5–7 |
| 13 | March 19, 2023 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–8 | OT | 4,855 | 6–7 |
| 14 | March 25, 2023 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Wells Fargo Center | L 10–14 | | 9,819 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 2, 2023 | Rochester Knighthawks | Wells Fargo Center | W 14–13 | OT | 9,935 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 15, 2023 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 7–12 | | 10,320 | 7–9 |
| 17 | April 23, 2023 | @ Albany FireWolves | MVP Arena | W 10–9 | OT | 3,107 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 29, 2023 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–11 | | 5,811 | 9–9 |

## Roster
### Entry draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Wings made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 23 | Taggart Clark | Toronto Beaches – Robert Morris University |
| 2 | 33 | Matt Anderson | Burlington Jr A – Stoney Brook University |
| 2 | 38 | Deacon Knott | Peterborough Jr A |
| 3 | 57 | Troy Hettinger | Jacksonville University |
| 4 | 66 | Jack Myers | Ohio State University |
| 6 | 103 | Max Waldbaum | 3d Lacrosse – Jacksonville University* |