New England Black Wolves

The Georgia Swarm and New England Black Wolves today announced a trade with the Swarm acquiring defenseman Drew Petkoff from the Black Wolves in exchange for forward Shane MacDonald. Petkoff, 30, spent the 2015 season with the Black Wolves and posted four points (2G, 2A), 40 loose balls and seven forced turnovers over seven contests. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound lefty previously spent time with Buffalo (2013) and Toronto (2010-12), where he…

The 2015 season went about as well as it can go for the relocated team that the New England Black Wolves were. The team showed flashes, starting the season 2-0, but ultimately lacked the talent needed to contend in the deep eastern division in the National Lacrosse League. New England already has a much different roster than they had when they started last season… or when they finished it. Kevin…

The Vancouver Stealth have acquired Garrett Billings in a trade with the New England Black Wolves. In Billings, Vancouver adds the first player in the National Lacrosse League’s history to record three consecutive 100 point seasons to an offense that scored 211 goals in 2015. That offense already includes Rhys Duch (41 goals, 62 assists, 103 points in 2015), Corey Small (32 goals, 43 assists, 75 points in 2015), Logan…

The unofficial start of the NLL season started last week with the draft.  New England was picking eighth. With their selection, the Blackwolves drafted Dan Lintner from Cornell University with their first pick (8th overall).  Lintner is a 5’9 185 pound forward who doesn’t mind getting dirty. Below is just a little bit about the newest Blackwolve from the Cornell website. After seeing minimal action during his first two seasons with…

The New England Black Wolves have plenty of pieces that they did not have in the middle of last season. Andrew Suitor and Garrett Billings will begin their first full seasons as Black Wolves, but another member of the team has a chance to make an impact. Quinn Powless, a first round pick by New England in last year’s draft, was on fire before he was injured for the remainder…