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Albany FireWolves

{{short description|NLL professional box lacrosse team in Albany, New York}}

{{Infobox sports team

| name = Albany FireWolves

| logo = Albany_NLL_logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| sport = Box lacrosse

| league = National Lacrosse League

| arena = MVP Arena

| colors = Maroon, Tan, White
{{color box|#663333}} {{Color box|#CCCC99}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}

| coach = Glenn Clark

| gm =

| blank_label = PLPA representative

| blank_label1 = Formerly

| blank_data1 = {{ubl|New England Black Wolves|}}

| blank_label2 = Later

| website = {{URL|https://albanyfirewolves.com/|albanyfirewolves.com}}

| playoff_berths = 2 (2022, 2024)

| history = Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
New England Black Wolves (2015–2020)

| first_season = 2021

| location = Albany, New York

}}

The Albany FireWolves are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Albany, New York, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team began play in the 2021–22 season at MVP Arena.{{cite web |title=NLL APPROVES SALE OF NEW ENGLAND BLACK WOLVES TO PRESTIGIOUS INVESTOR GROUP WITH DEEP LACROSSE BACKGROUNDS |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-approves-sale-of-new-england-black-wolves-to-prestigious-investor-group-with-deep-lacrosse-backgrounds/ |website=National Lacrosse League |access-date=24 February 2021}} The team is owned by a group headed by former NLL player Oliver Marti.

Team history

The team relocated from Uncasville, Connecticut, where they were known as the New England Black Wolves. The Black Wolves themselves were a relocation of the Philadelphia Wings. This is also the second National Lacrosse League franchise in Albany after the Albany Attack, who played from 2000 to 2003 before relocating to San Jose, where they were known as the San Jose Stealth.

The team was officially named the FireWolves on April 14, 2021 after an online naming contest was held. The final three names considered were Attack, FireWolves and Black Arrows.{{cite web |title=New Albany NLL Logo and Name revealed |url=https://albanyfirewolves.com/news/new-albany-nll-name-and-logo-revealed/ |website=Albany FireWolves |publisher=Albany FireWolves |access-date=16 April 2021}} The team changed its original logo after hearing from Stony Brook University lawyers, who raised concerns about the original logo's similarity to the Stony Brook Seawolves logo.{{Cite web|last=Singelais|first=Mark|date=2021-08-14|title=Albany FireWolves chose not to fight Stony Brook over logo|url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Albany-FireWolves-chose-not-to-fight-Stony-Brook-16387333.php|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Times Union|language=en-US}}

Current roster

{{NLL roster

|SeasonName=2025 Albany FireWolves season

|TeamName=Albany FireWolves

|NLLcomName=

|BC1=#663333

|FC1=#FFFFFF

|BC2=black

|FC2=#FFFFFF

|Website=https://albanyfirewolves.com/team/players/

|Date=2025-03-28

|Goaltenders=

{{player| 29 | CAN | Andew Kidd}}

{{player| 30 | Iroquois | Doug Jamieson}}

|Defenseman=

{{player| 11 | CAN | Jackson Nishimura}}

{{player| 14 | CAN | Nicholas Volkov}}

{{player| 16 | CAN | Zac Masson}}

{{player| 22 | CAN | Nick Chaykowsky}}

{{player| 24 | CAN | Zachary Young}}

{{player| 27 | CAN | Mike Byrne}}

{{player| 37 | CAN | Ethan O'Connor}}

{{player| 77 | CAN | John Wagner}}

{{player| 91 | USA | Joe Nardella}}

|Forwards=

{{player| 2 | CAN | Tye Kurtz}}

{{player| 6 | CAN | Alex Simmons}}

{{player| 7 | CAN | Ben MacDonnell}}

{{player| 41 | USA | John Piatelli}}

{{player| 47 | CAN | Kyle Jackson}}

{{player| 51 | CAN | Dyson Williams}}

{{player| 57 | CAN | Ethan Walker}}

{{player| 94 | CAN | Sam Firth}}

|Transition={{player| 15 | Iroquois | Blake Gibson-McDonald}}

{{player| 17 | CAN | Colton Watkinson}}

{{player| 19 | CAN | Patrick Kaschalk}}

{{player| 43 | CAN | Will Johansen}}

|Practice={{player| 20 | CAN | Jackson Raposo}}

{{player| 21 | CAN | Johnathan Peshko}}

{{player| 31 | CAN | Cameron Pilon}}

{{player| 45 | CAN | Carson Moyer}}

|Injured=

|Holdout=

|Unable=

|Restricted=

|Head Coach=

Glenn Clark

|Assistant coaches=

|}}

All-time record

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style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Season

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Conference

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | W–L

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Finish

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Home

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Road

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | GF

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | GA

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Coach

! style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:red 5px solid;border-bottom:tan 5px solid;" | Playoffs

|+

2022

|Eastern

|9–9

|4th

|5–4

|4–5

|188

|193

|Glenn Clark

|Lost Conference Semi-finals

2023

|Eastern

|3–15

|8th

|0–9

|3–6

|167

|233

|Glenn Clark

|Did Not Qualify

2024

|Unified

|11–7

|4th

|5–4

|6–3

|206

|191

|Glenn Clark

|Lost Finals

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|Total

|3 Seasons

| colspan="2" |23–31

|10–17

|13–14

|561

|617

| colspan="2" |

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|Playoff Totals

|2 appearances

| colspan="2" |3–2

|2–1

|1–1

|62

|56

| colspan="2" |0 Championships

Playoff results

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|+

!Season

!Game

!Visiting

!Home

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|2022

|Eastern Conference Semi-finals

|Albany 5

|Buffalo 10

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| rowspan="5" |2024

|Quarterfinals

|Halifax 3

|Albany 9

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|Semi-finals Game 1

|Albany 14

|San Diego 12

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|Semi-finals Game 2

|San Diego 10

|Albany 13

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|Championship Game 1

|Buffalo 12

|Albany 8

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|Championship Game 2

|Albany 13

|Buffalo 15

Awards and honors

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|+

!Year

!Player

!Award

rowspan="3" |2024

|Alex Simmons

|Rookie of the Year

Glenn Clark

|Les Bartley Award

Glenn Clark

|GM of the Year

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|+

Draft history

The following lists Albany FireWolves first-round selections in the NLL Entry Draft.

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|+

!Year

!Player(s) selected

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|2021

|Patrick Kaschalk (16th overall)

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|2022

|Alex Simmons (4th overall), Will Johansen (7th overall), Tye Kurtz (17th overall)

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|2023

|Dyson Williams (1st overall), Zach Young (17th overall)

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|2024

|None

References

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External links

  • [https://albanyfirewolves.com/ Official Website]

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Category:2021 establishments in New York (state)

Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2021

Category:Lacrosse teams in New York (state)

Category:National Lacrosse League teams

Category:Sports in Albany, New York

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