Difficult news for fans of the NLL box team the Philadelphia Wings as they announced plans to relocate today. Wings games have always been a lot of fun and having a box team near by helped to grow the box game and keep awareness for the sport in general up.
They will be leaving after 28 seasons and 6 titles. The primary reason cited was financial sustainability which can directly associated with the removal of the Spectrum to make way for the Xfinity Live Center and forced the Wings to play in the much larger and more expensive Wells Fargo Center.
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ARTICLE from the Philadelphia Business Journal
ARTICLE from the Philadelphia City Paper
From WINGSLAX.COM
Philadelphia, PA (July 11, 2014) – Ownership of the Philadelphia Wings, one of nine teams in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), plan to re-locate the franchise for the 2015 season. The organization is currently taking part in discussions with a new strategic partner for re-location, pending NLL Board of Governor approval.
Fans that have placed deposits or paid in full for the 2015 season will be issued a full refund in the same manner in which they were paid within seven days.
“My love for the Wings and my connection with the city has made this move all the more difficult,” said Wings Owner and Team President Michael French. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of our Philadelphia supporters over the past 28 years.
“The financial model in a market with so many sport and entertainment alternatives has proven to be unsustainable,” added French. “Finding a new venue with new strategic partners was the only way to ensure financial stability.”
The Philadelphia Wings are owned and operated by Philadelphia Wings L.P., whose principal owners are Michael French, Brad Brewster and Ted Goldthorpe.
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