2013 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was the 27th in franchise history.

2013 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2013 record7 – 9
Home record4 – 4
Road record3 – 5
Goals for170
Goals against207
General ManagerJohnny Mouradian
CoachJohnny Mouradian
CaptainBrodie Merrill
Alternate captainsKevin Ross
Brett Manney
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Average attendance7,647
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Crowley (34)
AssistsKevin Crowley (38)
Kevin Buchanan (38)
PointsKevin Crowley (72)
Penalties in minutesMike Manley (26)
Loose BallsBrodie Merrill (123)
WinsBrandon Miller (7)
Goals against averageBrandon Miller (11.92)

The Wings finished with a 7–9 record, good for 3rd place in the Eastern division. They made the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time since 2002, but fell to the defending (and eventual) Champion Rochester Knighthawks 10–8 in the division semi-final.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz16106.6250.05–35–3194176+1812.1211.00
2Rochester Knighthawksx1688.5002.03–55–3179165+1411.1910.31
3Philadelphia Wingsx1679.4383.04–43–5170207−3710.6212.94
4Buffalo Bandits16610.3754.02–64–4171211−4010.6913.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxy1697.5620.03–56–2222211+1113.8813.19
2Washington Stealthx1697.5620.05–34–4193192+112.0612.00
3Edmonton Rushx1697.5620.02–67–1203170+3312.6910.62
4Colorado Mammothx1679.4382.03–54–4185202−1711.5612.62
5Minnesota Swarmc1679.4382.05–32–6219202+1713.6912.62

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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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 11, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Wells Fargo Center W 13–8 9,096 1–0
2 January 19, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 8–7 11,703 2–0
3 January 26, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 13–14 13,808 2–1
4 January 27, 2013 Calgary Roughnecks Wells Fargo Center L 8–16 8,785 2–2
5 February 8, 2013 Rochester Knighthawks Wells Fargo Center L 10–20 5,139 2–3
6 February 23, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 10–8 6,674 3–3
7 February 24, 2013 Colorado Mammoth Wells Fargo Center W 14–12 8,606 4–3
8 March 1, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 11–10 OT 14,036 5–3
9 March 9, 2013 Washington Stealth Wells Fargo Center L 10–16 7,661 5–4
10 March 16, 2013 Toronto Rock Wells Fargo Center L 8–13 7,593 5–5
11 March 29, 2013 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 11–20 8,079 5–6
12 March 30, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 9–10 15,292 5–7
13 April 6, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 7–14 7,467 5–8
14 April 7, 2013 Minnesota Swarm Wells Fargo Center W 15–13 6,861 6–8
15 April 13, 2013 Toronto Rock Wells Fargo Center W 10–9 OT 7,437 7–8
16 April 20, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena L 13–17 4,352 7–9

Playoffs

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 27, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–10 5,963 0–1

Roster

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2013 Philadelphia Wings roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  4   C.J. Costabile
  • 25   Pat Heim
  •  8   Steve Holmes
  • 13   Brett Manney
  •  5   Michael Manley
  • 21   Jeff Reynolds
  • 55   Chad Wiedmaier
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  3   Ethan Farrell
  • 20   Jim Forsythe
Injured Reserve
  • --   Dan Hardy
  • --   Eric Hoffman
Unable to play
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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August 13, 2012[4] To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Buchanan
Third round selection, 2013 Entry Draft
To Buffalo Bandits
David Brock
Mike Hominuck
September 22, 2012[5]
To Philadelphia Wings
Kyle Hartzell
5th round pick, 2012 Entry Draft
To Washington Stealth
3rd round pick, 2012 Entry Draft
5th round pick, 2013 Entry Draft
December 14, 2012[6]
To Philadelphia Wings
Paul Rabil
Jordan Hall
Joel White
Rob Campbell
2nd round pick, 2014 entry draft
To Rochester Knighthawks
Dan Dawson
Paul Dawson
1st round pick, 2016 entry draft
December 18, 2012[7]
To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Croswell
To Washington Stealth
3rd round selection, 2013 Entry Draft

Entry Draft

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The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[8] The Wings made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
4 32 Michael Manley Duke University
5 39 CJ Costabile Duke University
5 41 Kevin Randall University of Notre Dame

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Wings schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bandits acquire pair from Philadelphia, Sign Williams". Bandits.com. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Stealth trade Hartzell to Philly for draft picks". NLL.com. September 22, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Wings acquire Paul Rabil, move Dawsons in big trade". NLL.com. December 14, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Wings acquire goalie Croswell from Stealth". NLL.com. December 18, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.