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| Sport | Lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) |
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Arena | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| Colors | Black, Charcoal, Red, Gold |
| Owner | Comcast Spectacor |
| Head coach | Ian Rubel |
| General manager | Paul Day |
| Playoff appearances | 1 (2022) |
| Website | wingslax |
ThePhiladelphia Wings are an American professionalbox lacrosse team based inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, that competes in theNational Lacrosse League (NLL). The Wings have played their home games atXfinity Mobile Arena since the 2018–19 season.
ThePhiladelphia Wings were a member of theNational Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America starting in 1987. They played atthe Spectrum (1987–96) and then atXfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Wings were one of the four original teams in theEagle 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 toUncasville, Connecticut, to be known as theNew England Black Wolves and play at theMohegan Sun Arena.
On September 14, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise in Philadelphia to ownerComcast Spectacor.[1] The franchise fee for Philadelphia and fellow expansion teamSan 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 theBuffalo Bandits, 17–15.
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| Philadelphia Wings retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Career | Ref. |
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| 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] | |
| Season | Conference | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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| 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 | ||
| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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| 2022 | Western Conference Semi-finals | Philadelphia 8 | San Diego 9 |
| Year | Player | Award |
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| 2020 | Paul Day | GM of the Year |
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| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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| 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% | - | - | - | - |
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