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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Wings Seek 1st Win With ‘Big Cat’ Back

With Kevin Crowley aboard, Philadelphia looks to jumpstart inaugural campaign against Swarm

PHILADELPHIA — The Wings departed Toronto a week ago with an overtime loss and the only winless record in the eastern division. They had wasted a 51-save outing from a rookie goalkeeper. One of their top offensive threats hobbled out of Scotiabank Arena on crutches.
After a road trip that head coach/general manager Paul Day went on to call “heartbreaking,” his team needed a pick-me-up.

 

Philadelphia did not have to wait long. The next morning, Kevin Crowley’s phone rang. Before hopping out of his car to run his youth team’s Saturday morning practice, last season’s NLL scoring champ got the news he never expected. More than seven years after the old Wings franchise spent the entry draft’s first overall pick on him, Crowley was coming home.

 

“My heart was pounding,” Crowley said during an introductory conference call this week.

 

The Wings surrendered first-round selections in both the 2019 and 2022 entry drafts to land Crowley. While New England will have to wait months and then years to see those returns materialize, Philadelphia will waste no time in showing off its new toy. Do not expect Crowley to be eased into things when the Wings (0-3) welcome the Georgia Swarm (3-0) to the Wells Fargo Center at 7 p.m. ET Saturday. His coach has already anointed him the “quarterback” of the Wings’ offense.

 

“You can bet you’ll see him the first shift of the night,” Day said.

 

Crowley’s return to Philadelphia marked the culmination of months of dialogue between Day and Black Wolves GM Rich Lisk. When the new league year began and the Wings were officially in business, a conversation with Lisk was one of Day’s first priorities. The discussion lingered through the fall and as Crowley’s holdout with New England prolonged, it became clear that he was never going to wear a Black Wolves jersey again.

 

The Wings, lacking a lead offensive piece, matched up well. Season-ending surgery on forward Brett Hickey’s broken right foot added a sense of urgency. And although their first victory narrowly escaped them the night before, Day said he would have pulled the trigger on the deal even if his team had a couple of wins. The trade, he thought, was fair for both sides.

 

To give up two first-round picks is no small offering, especially for a roster that is feeling out the growing pains of an expansion team. But Day had reasons as to why the hefty price for Crowley was worth it. The upcoming draft class, in his eyes, is not particularly strong. A first-round draft slot can be re-acquired by 2022. And with Crowley around to mold a team with several productive rookies, Day sees his group as one that can grow together as the Wings develop their young franchise. Talks with Crowley’s agent have begun, the hope being to get the 30-year-old forward inked to a deal that will keep him in charcoal and gold for years.

 

“We don’t see [signing Crowley to a long-term contract] being a problem,” Day said. “I’d like to have him here as long as he can play the game.”

Crowley would like the same. He has lived in Philadelphia since entering the league. He coaches basketball and lacrosse at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, just a few miles west of the city. His company, Fusion Lacrosse, is based here.

 

He used to worry about tripping on the lip of the floor out of the tunnel. Now, matured into one of the league’s most recognizable faces and owner a 51-goal season, the “Big Cat” is looking forward to reconnecting with the fans who made that nervous kid feel at home seven years ago.

 

“I’ve played on countless teams in different leagues now,” Crowley said, “and there’s not another city that has done that for me like Philadelphia has.”

 

Crowley grew up with Wings assistant captain Jordan Hall outside of Vancouver. He played with forward Matt Rambo in the MLL last summer and with Dylan Evans for the Black Wolves last year. Wings assistant coach Tracey Kelusky led the offense in New England and brought the same system with him when he joined Day’s staff. Familiarity with both the personnel and playbook should ease Crowley’s acclimation to his new club.

 

But nothing can negate the fact that Crowley has not appeared in live action so far this season. He has “watched more lacrosse than [he] ever [has] in [his] years” and remained a “student of the game” by observing how goalies and defenders oppose right-handed threats like himself. He’s reviewed Wings film to get to know his teammates before their first practice together on Friday. He’s kept his cardio up and stayed on the weights. But “you really can’t simulate what a box lacrosse game workout is like,” Crowley said.

 

His opponent, meanwhile, enters with a perfect 3-0 record. Led by 30 combined points between Lyle Thompson and Randy Staats and anchored around Mike Poulin’s .797 save percentage, the Swarm have eked out close wins at Toronto and against Vancouver after a convincing defeat of New England in Week 1.

 

“I think they do everything really, really well,” Day said. “One thing we’re going to have to do is we’re going to have to outwork them.”

 

That is the task ahead of the Wings if they want to secure their first win. They’ll likely have a strong crowd behind them, because the U.S. Lacrosse Convention in center city Philadelphia could push attendance for Saturday’s game beyond the 11,000 on hand for last month’s home opener. With No. 21 back in South Philly for another stint with the Wings, the fans should have plenty for which to cheer.

 

Said Day: “He’s going to feel right at home.”

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