NLL professional box lacrosse team in Albany, New York
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
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]
Draft history
The following lists Albany FireWolves first-round selections in the NLL Entry Draft.
| Year
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Player(s) selected
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| 2021
|
Patrick Kaschalk
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| 2022
|
Alex Simmons, Will Johansen, Tye Kurtz
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