2016 New England Black Wolves season
{{Short description|2016 lacrosse season of the New England Black Wolves}}
{{Infobox lacrosse team season
| Season = 2016
| Seasonlink = 2016 NLL season
| Team = New England Black Wolves
| TeamLink = New England Black Wolves
| League = NLL
| Division = East
| DivisionRank =
| Record =
| HomeRecord =
| RoadRecord =
| GoalsFor =
| GoalsAgainst =
| GeneralManager = Chris Seinko
| Coach = Glenn Clark
| Captain =
| AltCaptain =
| Arena = Mohegan Sun Arena
| Attendance =
| GoalsLeader =
| AssistsLeader =
| PointsLeader =
| PIMLeader =
| LooseBallsLeader =
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| PrevSeason_year = 2015 season
| PrevSeason_link = 2015 New England Black Wolves season
| NextSeason_year = 2017 season
| NextSeason_link = 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 2016 season was the team's second season in the league.
Regular season
=Current standings=
{{2016 NLL standings|team=NEW}}
Game log
{{NLLGameLog
|arena=Mohegan Sun Arena
|arena_link=Mohegan Sun Arena
|game1_date=1/9/2016
|game1_opp_link=Vancouver Stealth
|game1_loc_link=Langley Events Centre
|game1_road_game=1
|game1_team_score=17
|game1_opp_score=7
|game1_attendance=4230
|game2_date=1/15/2016
|game2_opp_link=Calgary Roughnecks
|game2_team_score=8
|game2_opp_score=9
|game2_attendance=5589
|game3_date=1/17/2016
|game3_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game3_loc_link=Infinite Energy Arena
|game3_road_game=1
|game3_team_score=11
|game3_opp_score=6
|game3_attendance=4845
|game4_date=1/30/2016
|game4_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game4_team_score=15
|game4_opp_score=11
|game4_attendance=3874
|game5_date=2/6/2016
|game5_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game5_loc_link=First Niagara Center
|game5_road_game=1
|game5_team_score=10
|game5_opp_score=12
|game5_attendance=13,556
|game6_date=2/14/2016
|game6_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game6_team_score=17
|game6_opp_score=16
|game6_attendance=3,512
|game6_ot=1
|game7_date=2/28/2016
|game7_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game7_team_score=16
|game7_opp_score=15
|game7_attendance=3,744
|game8_date=3/5/2016
|game8_opp_link=Colorado Mammoth
|game8_loc_link=Pepsi Center
|game8_road_game=1
|game8_team_score=13
|game8_opp_score=14
|game8_attendance=15,009
|game9_date=3/12/2016
|game9_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game9_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game9_road_game=1
|game9_team_score=13
|game9_opp_score=17
|game9_attendance=7,589
|game10_date=3/25/2016
|game10_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game10_team_score=16
|game10_opp_score=13
|game10_attendance=3604
|game11_date=3/26/2016
|game11_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game11_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game11_road_game=1
|game11_team_score=10
|game11_opp_score=8
|game11_attendance=7582
|game12_date=4/2/2016
|game12_opp_link=Colorado Mammoth
|game12_team_score=10
|game12_opp_score=12
|game12_ot=0
|game12_attendance=3554
|game13_date=4/8/2016
|game13_opp_link=Saskatchewan Rush
|game13_team_score=14
|game13_opp_score=13
|game13_attendance=2982
|game14_date=4/9/2016
|game14_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game14_loc_link=Air Canada Centre
|game14_road_game=1
|game14_team_score=14
|game14_opp_score=10
|game14_attendance=10128
|game15_date=4/15/2016
|game15_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game15_loc_link=Infinite Energy Arena
|game15_road_game=1
|game15_team_score=9
|game15_opp_score=16
|game15_ot=0
|game15_attendance=2957
|game16_date=4/23/2016
|game16_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game16_team_score=21
|game16_opp_score=11
|game16_attendance=4097
|game17_date=4/30/2016
|game17_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game17_loc_link=First Niagara Center
|game17_road_game=1
|game17_team_score=7
|game17_opp_score=12
|game17_ot=0
|game17_attendance=19070
|game18_date=5/1/2016
|game18_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game18_team_score=8
|game18_opp_score=10
|game18_attendance=2,895
}}
=Playoffs=
{{NLLGameLog
|arena=Mohegan Sun Arena
|arena_link=Mohegan Sun Arena
|game1_date=5/6/2016
|game1_num=Eastern division semi-final
|game1_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game1_team_score=14
|game1_opp_score=13
|game1_ot=1
|game1_attendance=3,266
|game2_date=5/16/2016
|game2_num=Eastern Final (Game 1)
|game2_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game2_team_score=10
|game2_opp_score=15
|game2_attendance=3,697
|game3_date=5/21/2016
|game3_num=Eastern Final (Game 2)
|game3_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game3_loc_link=First Niagara Center
|game3_road_game=1
|game3_team_score=15
|game3_opp_score=20
|game3_attendance=14,000
}}
Roster
{{NLL roster
|TeamName=New England Black Wolves
|NLLcomName=
|BC1=#CC5500
|FC1=#FFFFFF
|BC2=black
|FC2=#FFFFFF
|Website=http://www.blackwolves.com/ Roster
|Date=2014-09-27
|Goaltenders=
{{player| 31 | CAN | Tye Belanger}}
{{player| 35 | CAN | Evan Kirk}}
|Defenseman=
{{player| 39 | CAN | Dan Ball}}
{{player| 71 | CAN | Sheldon Burns}}
{{player| 13 | USA | Brett Manney}}
{{player| 84 | USA | Brian Megill}}
{{player| 96 | Iroquois | Bill O'Brien}}
{{player| 98 | CAN | Jimmy Purves}}
{{player| 44 | CAN | John Ranagan}}
{{player| 7 | CAN | Derek Suddons}}
|Forwards=
{{player| 27 | USA | Kevin Buchanan}}
{{player| 91 | CAN | Kyle Buchanan}}
{{player| 26 | Iroquois | Brett Bucktooth}}
{{player| 21 | CAN | Kevin Crowley}}
{{player| 8 | CAN | Mike MacDonald}}
{{player| 66 | CAN | Shane MacDonald}}
{{player| 77 | Iroquois | Quinn Powless}}
{{player| 14 | CAN | Pat Saunders}}
|Transition=
{{player| 20 | USA | Ryan Hotaling}}
|Practice=
{{player| -- | CAN | Brent Adams}} (D)
{{player| -- | USA | Matt Crough}} (F)
{{player| -- | USA | Josh Johnson}} (F)
|Injured=
{{player| -- | CAN | Andrew Suitor }}
|Holdout=
|Unable=
|Restricted=
|Head coach=
- Glenn Clark
|Assistant coaches=
|}}
Transactions
=Trades=
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| October 12, 2015 | valign="top"| To New England Black Wolves Kevin Crowley | valign="top"| To Toronto Rock Dan Lintner 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
October 25, 2015
| valign="top"| To New England Black Wolves Tyler Digby 2nd round selection, 2017 entry draft | valign="top"| To Vancouver Stealth Garrett Billings |
October 26, 2015
| valign="top"| To New England Black Wolves Shawn Evans 3rd round selection, 2018 entry draft | valign="top"| To Calgary Roughnecks Tyler Digby 1st round selection, 2018 entry draft 1st round selection, 2019 entry draft |
=Entry Draft=
The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.swarmitup.com/2015EDOrder.htm|title=2015 NLL Entry Draft Results|date=September 28, 2015|accessdate=November 14, 2015|work=SwarmItUp.com}} The Black Wolves made the following selections:
class="wikitable"
!Round!!Overall!!Player!!College/Club | |||
1 | 8 | Dan Lintner | |
3 | 22 | Mike MacDonald | |
3 | 28 | Philip Caputo | |
4 | 37 | Brooker Muir | |
5 | 41 | Ryan McSpadyen | |
6 | 48 | Jordi Jones-Smith |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New England Black Wolves}}
{{2016 NLL season by team}}