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Luke Wiles hasn’t played in the NLL in several years, but when he was around, he was one of the better scorers in the league. This season he will be a part of the New England Black Wolves after signing on with them. The last season he played in the NLL was in 2013 with the Buffalo Bandits where in 12 games he put up 21 points. “Love the opportunity to…
The New England Black Wolves invited one of the of the best players in the Candian Lacrosse league to training camp this weekend giving him a second shot at the NLL that player is Wayne VanEvery. Wayne is a lefty forward from Six Nations and a member of the Oshweken Demons. He plays his summer ball for the Sr. B Six Nation Riverman and suited up some games in the…
Many people talk about the amount of players from the Six Nation reservation and their summer teams who play for the Rochester Knighthawks. Now they are not the only team in the NLL to go get players from Six Nations. The New England Black Wolves are stacked with players who call Six Nations their home or have once or still play for the Arrows or Chiefs. New England will be…
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…
On Friday, November, 7th, Providence College held an intra-squad scrimmage to give their players some live action as the fall calendar winds down. Rather than a typical scrimmage of likely starters vs. everyone else, the squad was split into two groups (black and white) that were established earlier in the fall, making the competition between teams much more balanced. This afforded us the chance to see plenty of players and…
We were invited to a tour of Providence Lacrosse’s facilities following their scrimmage on Friday, November 7. We’ve included some photos below of their state of the art film, locker and weight rooms. This wing of the building is strictly built for the men’s lacrosse team, which is impossible to miss right as you walk in. In the common area for the coaches’ offices, a few of the program’s awards…
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….
The Toronto Rock recently signed three new recruits to one year contracts. One of the men looking to secure a 2015 NLL roster spot is 22 year old Dylan Webster of Brampton, ON. Webster is currently a senior attackman with the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the NCAA (Division 1), and during his summers plays box lacrosse for his hometown Excelsiors. Webster has been proving his worth all through his junior career…
On Thursday, October 30, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Coaching staff held a coaching clinic open to coaches of all levels across New England. This clinic was also featured last fall in the midst of a major facilities upgrade for the lacrosse program. Coming off just his second season as a head coach, Coach Chris Gabrielli is using these clinics to both promote the emerging program and to help grow…