The New England Black Wolves open up training camp this weekend in Connecticut. This will be the first year this team is no longer known as the Wings or calling Philadelphia their home. 2015 will have some of the same names the Wings had on their roster but will also have many new ones. The one that fans of the Black Wolves are happy to see is Kevin Crowley. Since Kevin was…
New England Black Wolves forward Ryan Ward has formally announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the National Lacrosse League. “I have been contemplating my retirement for several months but found it difficult to announce as I feel I still have the ability to play at a high level,” Ward, 34, said in a prepared statement. “But if I am honest with myself, I realize I no longer possess the…
Schedule Analysis The Black Wolves will play the first game of the 2015 NLL season when they face the Buffalo Bandits at home. They have three home games to open the season, all against eastern opponents, with Rochester and Minnesota next. Their first road trip is January 30th when they go to Edmonton. They go to Calgary later on, but they never have to make the long trek to Vancouver….
Photo credit: Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland Although he may have had to wait longer than expected, Sheldon Burns was just happy to be selected in the NLL draft. “It’s going to sound cliche, but it’s truly a dream come true,” said the 22nd overall pick of the New England Blackwolves. “I grew up wanting to play in the highest level I can and to be apart of this and a new organization…
Kyle Buchanan was played 9 games his rookie season for the Stealth in 2013. Kyle scored 4 G/18A in only 9 games. Last season Buchanan played with the Philadelphia Wings and had an outstanding season registering 23 goals and 46 assists in 18 games. Buchanan played along side of Kevin Crowley, Tracey Kelusky, and Garrett Thul and Jordan Hall (traded to Rochester) just to name a few. Now the question…
Transition is an interesting position in the NLL. Every team approaches it differently as some make them glorified defenders or just forwards that won’t get yelled at if they are stuck in the back end of the floor. Others such as Minnesota and Buffalo make them a large part of how they want to act as a team by causing turnovers, pushing the ball up the floor and creating mismatches…
On September 19, one of lacrosse’s greatest players announced he was retiring. Tracey Kelusky has accepted a position as defensive coordinator with the migrated New England Black Wolves (formerly Philadelphia Wings, where Kelusky rejuvenated his career in 2014 after some quieter years with Buffalo), thus ending a spectacular 14 year NLL career in which he racked up an awe inspiring 823 points in 195 games. He also amassed 499 points…
If the NLL draft was based on talent and talent alone Mark Cockerton would have been the first overall pick in the draft. Edmonton Rush Head Coach Derek Keenan was quoted in saying “He’s the most talented player available in the draft” and he would know having coached Cockerton to a 2011 Minto Cup Championship with the Whitby Warriors. Cockerton is such a dynamic player, he’s got elite level speed,…
The Buffalo Bandits have matched the New England Black Wolves’ offer sheet to restricted free agent defenseman Drew Petkoff for a one-year contract for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. Buffalo had 72 hours to match New England’s offer for the defender who possesses a scoring touch. Petkoff spent his first four seasons with the Toronto Rock before joining the Bandits where he was inactive for the 2013 season and…
Ty Thompson is one of the main reasons the Thompson name is huge in the world of lacrosse. Ty grew up playing lacrosse on the Akwesanse Reservation. He grew up playing Junior B and A lacrosse for the Akwesasnse Indians helping lead the Jr. B team to the Founders Cup championship game in 2012. Also in the summer of 2012 Ty suited up for the Toronto Beaches to finish out his…