2017 New England Black Wolves season
# 2017 New England Black Wolves season

The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season will be the team's 3rd season in the league.

## Regular season

### Current standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 7, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–15 | | 6,256 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | OT | 11,246 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 20, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 9–14 | | 2,386 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 28, 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 13–12 | | 7,074 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 3, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 10–9 | OT | 4,543 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 11, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 15–17 | | 4,189 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 17, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 14–11 | | 13,813 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 19, 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 15–16 | OT | 5,381 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 26, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 9–14 | | 5,069 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 3, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 10–9 | OT | 8,477 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 12, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 13–8 | | 5,324 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 17, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 12–11 | | 4,449 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 26, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 13–18 | | 10,775 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 2, 2017 | Toronto Rock | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 15–14 | | 5,255 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 7, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 12–21 | | 5,205 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 15, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 13–12 | OT | 14,532 | 8–8 |
| 17 | April 22, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–15 | | 5,816 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 29, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 16–17 | OT | 6,326 | 8–10 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern division semi-final | May 6, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 10–18 | | 6,260 | 0–1 |

## Roster

### Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Black Wolves made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Seth Oakes |
| 2 | 19 | Doug Jamieson |
| 3 | 24 | Joel Coyle |
| 3 | 29 | Kyle Trolley |
| 4 | 33 | Brandon Robinson |
| 4 | 37 | Myles Jones |
| 4 | 38 | Dan Michel |
| 6 | 54 | Garrett Lewis |
| 6 | 56 | Andrew Mullen |
