2014 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings were a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season was the 28th in franchise history and the final season in Philadelphia. After this season, the Wings relocated to Uncasville, Connecticut, to become the New England Black Wolves.

2014 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2014 record6 - 12
Home record2 - 7
Road record4 - 5
Goals for202
Goals against218
General ManagerJohnny Mouradian
CoachBlane Harrison
CaptainBrodie Merrill
Alternate captainsKevin Ross
Brett Manney
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Team leaders
GoalsJordan Hall (34)
AssistsKyle Buchanan (46)
Ryan Ward (46)
PointsJordan Hall (76)
Penalties in minutesBrodie Merrill (29)
Loose BallsBrodie Merrill (189)
WinsEvan Kirk (5)
Goals against averageEvan Kirk (11.60)

Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawksxy18144.7780.08–16–3210167+4311.679.28
2Toronto Rockx1899.5005.06–33–6219213+612.1711.83
3Buffalo Banditsx18810.4446.06–32–7190200−1010.5611.11
4Philadelphia Wings18612.3338.02–74–5202218−1611.2212.11
5Minnesota Swarm18414.22210.02–72–7180219−3910.0012.17
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rushxyz18162.8890.08–18–1220157+6312.228.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18126.6674.06–36–3237215+2213.1711.94
3Colorado Mammothx18810.4448.04–54–5201228−2711.1712.67
4Vancouver Stealth18414.22212.03–61–8181223−4210.0612.39

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; GBGames 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

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Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 28, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 17–13 16,347 1–0
2 January 11, 2014 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 9–13 6,488 1–1
3 January 12, 2014 Buffalo Bandits Wells Fargo Center L 11–12 OT 7,365 1–2
4 January 18, 2014 Minnesota Swarm Wells Fargo Center L 10–11 5,164 1–3
5 January 19, 2014 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 15–8 8,213 2–3
6 February 1, 2014 Vancouver Stealth Wells Fargo Center W 15–9 6,104 3–3
7 February 7, 2014 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–20 9,087 3–4
8 February 8, 2014 Edmonton Rush Wells Fargo Center L 6–8 7,194 3–5
9 February 15, 2014 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 7–13 13,980 3–6
10 February 23, 2014 Minnesota Swarm Wells Fargo Center L 14–15 6,458 3–7
11 March 8, 2014 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–13 8,560 3–8
12 March 16, 2014 Rochester Knighthawks Wells Fargo Center L 7–11 7,894 3–9
13 March 22, 2014 Toronto Rock Wells Fargo Center W 14–13 7,157 4–9
14 March 29, 2014 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 14–12 16,322 5–9
15 April 4, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Wells Fargo Center L 9–13 6,659 5–10
16 April 12, 2014 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 9–10 10,662 5–11
17 April 19, 2014 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 15–11 2,856 6–11
18 April 26, 2014 Colorado Mammoth Wells Fargo Center L 12–13 7,783 6–12

Roster

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Philadelphia Wings roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 95   Don Alton
  • 51   Evan Kirk
Defensemen
  • 13   Brett Manney
  •  5   Michael Manley
  • 84   Brian Megill
  • 55   Chad Wiedmaier
  • 84   Brian Megill
  • 29   Mike Poppleton
  • 31   John Ranagan
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  6   Michael Diehl
  • 37   Eric Hoffman
  • 33   Bill McGlone
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2012-08-10
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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September 13, 2013[3] To Philadelphia Wings
Evan Kirk
To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick, 2015 entry draft
1st round pick, 2017 entry draft
September 13, 2013[4] To Philadelphia Wings
Ryan Hotaling
Two 2nd round picks, 2013 entry draft
1st round pick, 2015 entry draft
To Colorado Mammoth
Drew Westervelt
4th round pick, 2013 entry draft
September 14, 2013[5] To Philadelphia Wings
Luke Wiles
To Buffalo Bandits
Two 2nd round picks, 2014 entry draft

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Wings schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Swarm trade Kirk to Wings". NLL.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wings send Westervelt to Mammoth". NLL.com. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wings acquire Luke Wiles from Buffalo". Wingslax.com. September 14, 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.