The only suspensions in the NLL from week two will go to New England Black Wolves defenseman Mike McNamara, who was suspended one game following the New England win over Rochester, and Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson. Brett Manney and Sid Smith had an altercation at the end of the game and McNamara left the Black Wolves bench to be a part of it, which is the reasoning for the suspension….
So far this season, the New England Blackwolves have been the surprise of the National Lacrosse League. The team leads the East Division alongside the Rock of Toronto at 2-0. The main reason for this has been the strong play of Goalie, Evan Kirk. Through 120 minutes of play Kirk has allowed 15 goals (7.50 goals against average) while saving 84 shots leading to a save percentage of .848, both…
New England heads into its bye week and are looking great so far. They took down two of the top teams in the Eastern conference to start the 2015 year off. In just the first two games of the season, goalie Evan Kirk has looked great playing every second while making 84 saves and only letting up 15 goals. The Black Wolves upgraded their back-up position and that has seemed to help Kirk…
Mike Mackley analyzed game films, statistics, and team/personal records. Along with personal perspective as a player, we present to you his Prospective NLL Top 20 at this point of the season: #20 – Curtis Dickson – Calgary Roughnecks / Maple Ridge Burrards (WLA) Curtis Dickson can hurt you in so many ways, he is the perfect combination of speed, strength and determination. His determination is amongst the tops in the…
In the second weekend of National League Lacrosse action, the New England Black Wolves stunned the lacrosse world by moving to 2-0 in regular season play by knocking off the perennial powerhouse Rochester Knighthawks 17-7 on January 10 as well as arresting the progress of the Buffalo Bandits in the season opener 12-8, a result from January 1. Meaning the Blackwolves start a season without a loss for the first…
It has always been a saying that a new location can bring on a whole new mentality. However, nobody expected that moving the former Philadelphia organization to New England would create such a massive effect. In the Black Wolves second game on the year, it was New England that claimed a whopping 17-7 victory over 3-time defending champion, Rochester Knighthawks. It was the Kevin Crowley show at Mohegan, Saturday night….
The first week of NLL action had surprises across the league. The two that shocked the most may have been the New England Black Wolves winning their opener over the Buffalo Bandits and almost 400 miles to the east, the three time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks lost their opener to the Toronto Rock. In week two, these teams will see each other in another home game for New England. Regarding…
The New England Black Wolves came out on top in their first game of the season over the Buffalo Bandits. Buffalo was the second best team in the East last season while the Black Wolves, which were then in Philadelphia and called the Wings, did not make the playoffs. When you look at the Black Wolves they have one thing most other NLL teams do not which is a good…
In a near sellout crowd, it was easy to tell that the former Wings organization moved into a growing lacrosse hotbed. Kids were coming into the game with sticks and helmets, and there were about 1,000 fans waiting at the doors before they even opened. The high intensity crowd, played at the Mohegan Sun Arena, helped carry the Black Wolves to their first ever win by a score of 12-8 over the Buffalo Bandits….
The 2015 NLL season begins Friday as the Buffalo Bandits take on the New England Black Wolves for a 7pm away game at the Mohegan Sun. After an exciting and very challenging training camp, the Bandits are ready to hit the floor and show the Banditland faithful their new and improved team. Heading into their season opener against the Black Wolves, Bandits Assistant Coach Dan Teat said “The bad taste…