Mentally, I’m impressed with the team because there is a tendency for players to feel sorry for themselves, finger point, create that atmosphere that can be pretty toxic. “It’s been tough for a variety of reasons. “I think (the season) needed to end, for us, to be honest,” Clark said. The FireWolves scored 167 goals, the fewest in the league, and allowed 233 goals, the third-most. Albany began 2-2 before suffering a 10-game losing streak. Team president George Manias resigned a month before this season began to start his own management and consulting agency.
They got off to a decent start at MVP Arena in 2021-22 with a 9-9 record, a playoff appearance, and an average attendance of 5,523, which ranked 10th in the NLL. The FireWolves relocated to Albany two years ago from Connecticut, where they were the New England Black Wolves. The Attack played four seasons at MVP Arena from 2000 to 2003 before moving to San Jose, Calif., following anemic fan turnout. This is the NLL’s second go-around in Albany. “And I think hopefully we’ll gain some momentum and I hope sort of paired together with more awareness, more visibility in the community as well as more success, we’ll start to do that. “Sometimes it’s more of a trickle than a waterfall,” Clark said. He said the FireWolves are getting into the community and the schools to build recognition.
Albany ended its season on Saturday with a 16-10 loss to the first-place Buffalo Bandits in front of an announced crowd of 3,558 that included a cheering section of Bandits followers who were often louder than the home fans.įireWolves general manager and coach Glenn Clark pointed out the Bandits, who draw a league-best 14,731 at home, have been around since 1992 to earn that kind of support.
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