NLL New England Black Wolves

Black Wolves Head to Toronto: 6 Thing to Know

Published on April 11, 2019 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
New England Black Wolves News Release


LAST TIME OUT

On Saturday, the Black Wolves won 17-14 over the Seals for the last regular season game at Mohegan Sun Arena. Joe Researits celebrated his first win with the Black Wolves with seven points on two goals and five assists. Callum Crawford also tallied nine points with three goals and six assists.

PLAYOFF BERTH CLINCHED

For the fourth year in a row, the New England Black Wolves will be playing playoff lacrosse. With the win on Saturday, the Black Wolves join the Swarm as the only team that has made the playoffs four years in a row.

NEW FRANCHISE RECORD

The Black Wolves set a new franchise record for goals in a half with 13 goals in the first half on Saturday's game against the Seals. The NLL record for most goals scored in a half is 16, accomplished twice, by Montreal in the 2001 and 2002 seasons.

THE EMALA IMPACT

The rookie from Baltimore had a career day on Saturday with his first career NLL hat trick. Emala added an assist to have four total points. He now has six goals in six games played in 2019.

INSTANT IMPACT

In four games in a Black Wolves uniform, Joe Resetarits has 17 points with eight goals and nine assists. He had two goals In Philadelphia on March 23, he assisted on the first goal scored in the game and had three goals through the third and fourth quarters. In Vancouver, he kicked off his first game as a member of the franchise in style, scoring 3:32 into the first quarter. He also had two assists in that loss.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

The Black Wolves offense has been clicking on all cylinders. Four members of the team are currently ranked in the top 25 in points, with forward Callum Crawford tied for second in points with 93. Stephan Leblanc is tied for 10th with 76 points, Tyler Digby is 20th with 67 points and Reilly O'Connor is 24th with 63 points.

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