Jump to content

Albany FireWolves

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albany FireWolves
SportBox lacrosse
First season2021
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
Team historyPhiladelphia Wings (1987–2014)
New England Black Wolves (2015–2020)
LocationAlbany, New York
ArenaMVP Arena
ColorsMaroon, Tan, White
     
Head coachGlenn Clark
Playoff berths2 (2022, 2024)
Formerly
Websitealbanyfirewolves.com

The Albany FireWolves are a professional box lacrosse team based in Albany, New York. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League that began play in the 2021–22 season at MVP Arena.[1] The team is owned by a group headed by former NLL player Oliver Marti.

Team history

[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Current roster

[edit]
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 30 Canada Doug Jamieson
Defensemen
  • 27 Canada Mike Byrne
  • 77 Canada Nick Chaykowsky
  • 19 Canada Patrick Kaschalk
  • 11 Canada Jackson Nishimura
  • 17 Canada Colton Watkinson
  • 34 Canada Will Johansen
  • 91 United States Joe Nardella
  • 77 Canada John Wagner
Forwards
  • 94 Canada Sam Firth


Head Coach

Glenn Clark


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

[1] updated 2024-08-13
NLL Transactions

All-time record

[edit]
Season Conference W–L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach 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
Total 3 Seasons 23–31 10–17 13–14 561 617
Playoff Totals 2 appearances 3–2 2–1 1–1 62 56 0 Championships

Playoff results

[edit]
Season Game Visiting Home
2022 Eastern Conference Semi-finals Albany 5 Buffalo 10
2024 Quarterfinals Halifax 3 Albany 9
Semi-finals Game 1 Albany 14 San Diego 12
Semi-finals Game 2 San Diego 10 Albany 13
Championship Game 1 Buffalo 12 Albany 8
Championship Game 2 Albany 13 Buffalo 15

Awards and honors

[edit]
Year Player Award
2024 Alex Simmons Rookie of the Year
Glenn Clark Les Bartley Award
Glenn Clark GM of the Year

Draft history

[edit]

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

Year Player(s) selected
2021 Patrick Kaschalk (16th overall)
2022 Alex Simmons (4th overall), Will Johansen (7th overall), Tye Kurtz (17th overall)
2023 Dyson Williams (1st overall), Zach Young (17th overall)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "NLL APPROVES SALE OF NEW ENGLAND BLACK WOLVES TO PRESTIGIOUS INVESTOR GROUP WITH DEEP LACROSSE BACKGROUNDS". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "New Albany NLL Logo and Name revealed". Albany FireWolves. Albany FireWolves. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Singelais, Mark (2021-08-14). "Albany FireWolves chose not to fight Stony Brook over logo". Times Union. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
[edit]