Philadelphia Wings (2018–present)

This article is about the current lacrosse team in Philadelphia. For the Philadelphia Wings franchise of the National Lacrosse League of 1974–75, see Philadelphia Wings (1974–75). For the Philadelphia Wings franchise of the National Lacrosse League which played from 1987–2014, see Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014).

The Philadelphia Wings are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Wings have played their home games at Wells Fargo Center since the 2018–2019 season.

Philadelphia Wings

Sport	Lacrosse
Founded	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
League	National Lacrosse League
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Colors	Black, Charcoal, Red, Gold
Owner	Comcast Spectacor
Head coach	Ian Rubel
General manager	Paul Day
Playoff appearances	1 (2022)
Website	wingslax.com
Current season

History

The Philadelphia Wings were a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America starting in 1987. They played at the Spectrum (1987–96) and then at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Wings were one of the four original teams in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League that began play in 1987 and the only team to reclaim its identity from the original 1974–75 National Lacrosse League and also retained the first Philadelphia Wings logo.

The Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League was renamed the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1989, and again to the National Lacrosse League in 1998. They are the only franchise to have played all 24 seasons in the same city. The Wings have the most titles in the combined league history with six total: four North American Cups in the MILL era and two Champion's Cup since the formation of the NLL.

On July 11, 2014, it was announced on the team's website that the Wings would be relocating after 28 years in Philadelphia. On September 19, 2014, it was announced that the team had moved to Uncasville, Connecticut, to be known as the New England Black Wolves and play at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

On September 14, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise in Philadelphia to owner Comcast Spectacor.^[1] The franchise fee for Philadelphia and fellow expansion team San Diego Seals was a reported $5 million.^[2] On November 29, 2017, it was announced the new franchise would use the "Wings" name to create the notion that the Wings had "returned" to Philadelphia. The Wings played their first game on December 15, 2018 in a loss against the Buffalo Bandits, 17–15.

Players

Roster

Philadelphia Wings roster view talk edit
Active (21-man) roster				Inactive roster		Coaches
Goaltenders 39 Nick Damude 30 Deacan Knott Defensemen 12 Liam Patten 13 Connor Sellars 26 Isaiah Davis-Allen 33 Anthony Joaquim 41 Alex Pace 94 Ryan Wagner		Forwards 92 Sam LeClair 19 Phil Caputo 19 Holden Cattoni 15 Joe Resetarits 24 Mitchell Jones 34 Brennan O'Neill 10 Blaze Riorden (C) 22 Michael Sowers Transition 7 Tyler Burton 13 Scott Dominey 2 Tony Malcom 96 Mike McCannell 67 Jordan Stouros		Practice Squad 21 Dalton Young 77 Kevin Lynch 43 Stone Jacobs 20 Nathan Fehr Injured Reserve 73 Nicholas Rowlett 6 Mitchell Armstrong		Head Coach Ian Rubel Assistant Coaches Landon Miller Tracey Kelusky Pat McCready Rob Taylor Legend * Suspended list (C) Captain (A) Alternate captain Roster updated 2019-02-20 NLL Transactions

Retired numbers

Philadelphia Wings retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Career	Ref.
11	Kevin Finneran	MF	1993–2002	[3]
35	Dallas Eliuk	GT	1991–2005	[3]
42	Tom Marechek		1994–2005	[3]
66	Jake Bergey		1998–2008	[3]

All-time record

Season	Conference	W–L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs
2019	Eastern	4–14	6th	3–6	1–8	218	246	Paul Day	Did not qualify
2020	Eastern	8–6	3rd	3–3	5–3	151	134	Paul Day	No playoffs held
2021	Eastern	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Eastern	9–9	5th	4–5	5–4	185	199	Paul Day	Lost Conference Semi-finals
2023	Eastern	9–9	5th	4–5	5–4	200	211	Paul Day	Did not qualify
2024	Unified	6–12	13th	1–8	5–4	198	233	Paul Day	Did not qualify
2025	Unified	7–11	12th	4–5	3–6	207	231	Ian Rubel	Did not qualify
Total	6 Seasons	43–61		19–28	24–29	1,189	1,254
Playoff totals	1 Appearance	0–1		0–0	0–1	8	9	0 Championships

Playoff results

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
2022	Western Conference Semi-finals	Philadelphia 8	San Diego 9

Awards and honors

Year	Player	Award
2020	Paul Day	GM of the Year
		Les Bartley Award

Head coaching history

#	Name	Term	Regular Season				Playoffs
			GC	W	L	W%	GC	W	L	W%
1	Paul Day	2019–2024	86	36	50	.419%	1	0	1	.000%
2	Ian Rubel	2025–	18	7	11	.389%	-	-	-	-

Draft history

NLL Entry Draft

First Round Selections

• 2018: Chris Cloutier (2nd overall)
• 2019: None
• 2020: Jackson Suboch (16th overall)
• 2021: Hunter Lemieux (15th overall)
• 2022: Taggart Clark (23rd overall)
• 2023: None
• 2024: Brennan O'Neill (1st overall)

Notes