2018 New England Black Wolves season
{{Infobox lacrosse team season
| Season = 2018
| Seasonlink = 2018 NLL season
| Team = New England Black Wolves
| TeamLink = New England Black Wolves
| League = NLL
| Division = East
| DivisionRank = 3rd
| Record = 9-9
| HomeRecord = 4-5
| RoadRecord = 5-4
| GoalsFor = 194
| GoalsAgainst = 242
| GeneralManager = Chris Seinko
| Coach = Glenn Clark
| Captain = Shawn Evans
| AltCaptain = Brett Manney
Kyle Buchanan
| Arena = Mohegan Sun Arena
| Attendance = 5,557
| GoalsLeader = Kevin Crowley (51)
| AssistsLeader = Stephan Leblanc (46)
| PointsLeader = Kevin Crowley (76)
| PIMLeader = Joel Coyle, Callum Crawford(31)
| LooseBallsLeader = Jay Thorimbert (136)
| WinsLeader = Aaron Bold (9)
| GAALeader = Aaron Bold (12.50)
| PrevSeason_year = 2017 season
| PrevSeason_link = 2017 New England Black Wolves season
| NextSeason_year = 2019 season
| NextSeason_link = 2019 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 2018 season will be the team's 4th season in the league.
Regular season
=Current standings=
{{2018 NLL standings|team=NEW}}
Game log
{{NLLGameLog
|arena=Mohegan Sun Arena
|arena_link=Mohegan Sun Arena
|game1_date=12/8/2017
|game1_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game1_team_score=13
|game1_opp_score=11
|game1_attendance=5,489
|game2_date=12/23/2017
|game2_opp_link=Saskatchewan Rush
|game2_loc_link=SaskTel Centre
|game2_road_game=1
|game2_team_score=11
|game2_opp_score=24
|game2_attendance=14344
|game3_date=12/29/2017
|game3_opp_link=Vancouver Stealth
|game3_team_score=13
|game3_opp_score=9
|game3_attendance=5,608
|game4_date=1/13/2018
|game4_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game4_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game4_road_game=1
|game4_team_score=9
|game4_opp_score=8
|game4_attendance=6,336
|game5_date=1/21/2018
|game5_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game5_team_score=11
|game5_opp_score=9
|game5_attendance=5,373
|game6_date=1/27/2018
|game6_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game6_loc_link=Air Canada Centre
|game6_road_game=1
|game6_team_score=9
|game6_opp_score=21
|game6_attendance=9,145
|game7_date=2/9/2018
|game7_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game7_team_score=13
|game7_opp_score=18
|game7_attendance=5,357
|game8_date=2/18/2018
|game8_opp_link=Colorado Mammoth
|game8_team_score=11
|game8_opp_score=19
|game8_attendance=5,720
|game9_date=2/24/2018
|game9_opp_link=Vancouver Stealth
|game9_loc_link=Langley Events Centre
|game9_road_game=1
|game9_team_score=12
|game9_opp_score=11
|game9_attendance=3,073
|game9_ot=1
|game10_date=3/11/2018
|game10_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game10_loc_link=Air Canada Centre
|game10_road_game=1
|game10_team_score=8
|game10_opp_score=7
|game10_attendance=10259
|game11_date=3/16/2018
|game11_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game11_team_score=9
|game11_opp_score=14
|game11_attendance=5832
|game12_date=3/23/2018
|game12_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game12_team_score=7
|game12_opp_score=20
|game12_attendance=5,378
|game13_date=3/24/2018
|game13_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game13_loc_link=Infinite Energy Arena
|game13_road_game=1
|game13_team_score=12
|game13_opp_score=17
|game13_attendance=5,039
|game14_date=3/31/2018
|game14_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game14_loc_link=KeyBank Center
|game14_road_game=1
|game14_team_score=11
|game14_opp_score=14
|game14_attendance=13,709
|game15_date=4/8/2018
|game15_opp_link=Calgary Roughnecks
|game15_team_score=13
|game15_opp_score=12
|game15_attendance=5,098
|game16_date=4/14/2018
|game16_opp_link=Colorado Mammoth
|game16_loc_link=Pepsi Center
|game16_road_game=1
|game16_team_score=10
|game16_opp_score=6
|game16_attendance=15,303
|game17_date=4/21/2018
|game17_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game17_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game17_road_game=1
|game17_team_score=11
|game17_opp_score=6
|game17_attendance=8,143
|game18_date=4/29/2018
|game18_opp_link=Georgia Swarm
|game18_team_score=11
|game18_opp_score=16
|game18_attendance=6,158
}}
=Playoffs=
{{NLLGameLog
|arena_link=Mohegan Sun Arena
|game1_date=5/4/2018
|game1_num=Eastern division semi-final
|game1_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game1_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game1_road_game=1
|game1_team_score=11
|game1_opp_score=15
|game1_attendance=5,263
}}
Roster
{{NLL roster
|SeasonName=2018 New England Black Wolves season
|TeamName=New England Black Wolves
|NLLcomName=
|BC1=#CC5500
|FC1=#FFFFFF
|BC2=black
|FC2=#FFFFFF
|Website=http://national_lacrosse_league_blackwolves.wttstats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=17281 Roster
|Date=2017-12-09
|Goaltenders=
{{player| 77 | CAN | Aaron Bold}}
{{player| 30 | CAN | Doug Jamieson}}
|Defenseman=
{{player| 10 | Iroquois | Adam Bomberry}}
{{player| 4 | CAN | David Brock}}
{{player| 71 | CAN | Sheldon Burns}}
{{player| 24 | CAN | Joel Coyle}}
{{player| 13 | USA | Brett Manney|alternate=1}}
{{player| 45 | CAN | Matt Spanger}}
{{player| 7 | CAN | Derek Suddons}}
|Forwards=
{{player| 27 | USA | Kevin Buchanan}}
{{player| 91 | CAN | Kyle Buchanan|alternate=1}}
{{player| 41 | CAN | Mark Cockerton}}
{{player| 21 | CAN | Kevin Crowley}}
{{player| 15 | CAN | Shawn Evans|captain=1}}
{{player| 83 | CAN | JP Kealey}}
{{player| 9 | CAN | Reilly O'Connor}}
{{player| 12 | USA | Seth Oakes}}
|Transition=
{{player| 33 | CAN | John LaFontaine}}
{{player| 75 | CAN | Jay Thorimbert}}
{{player| 17 | CAN | Colton Watkinson}}
|Practice=
|Injured=
|Holdout=
|Unable=
|Restricted=
|Head coach=
- Glenn Clark
|Assistant coaches=
|}}
=Entry Draft=
The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.swarmitup.com/2017EDOrder.htm|title=2017 NLL Draft Results|date=September 18, 2017|accessdate=February 1, 2017|work=NLL.com}} The Black Wolves made the following selections:
| class="wikitable"
!Round!!Overall!!Player!!College/Club | |||
| 1 | 7 | Colton Watkinson | |
| 1 | 8 | Anthony Joaquim | |
| 1 | 10 | JP Kealey | |
| 2 | 17 | Nick Chaykowsky | |
| 3 | 27 | Larken Kemp | |
| 4 | 37 | Nick Mariano | |
| 5 | 46 | Matt Rambo | |
| 6 | 54 | Cam Milligan |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New England Black Wolves}}
{{2018 NLL season by team}}