Evans’ contract extended

The New England Black Wolves have extended the contract of captain Shawn Evans through the 2020 season.

The Peterborough native is the only player in NLL history to record 100 points in five consecutive seasons, He ranks eighth in career NLL points with 1,019 and seventh in assists with 649. The versatile forward also has 380 career goals and 1,136 career loose balls, totals that place him in the top-20 all time.

“It’s a great organization,” Evans stated, in a Black Wolves press release. “They’ve allowed me to take on that leadership role, being the captain, to lead this team to good things. That was a big thing when Rich (General Manager Rich Lisk) and I were talking and so far we’ve had good results. The team has gone from 4-14 to the playoffs. Now is a good opportunity to extend this, call New England my long-term home and bring a championship to New England.”

The league MVP in both 2013 and 2015, Evans was acquired by the Black Wolves in a trade with the Calgary Roughnecks prior to the 2016 season.

“I think from a coaching standpoint and a team dynamic, one of the things that he does is he allows you to build around him,” head coach Glenn Clark stated. “You’ve got an established superstar that takes a lot of responsibility, he gets a lot of attention from the other teams and it allows other players to be better. There is something to be said about the it and the swagger factor and Shawn gave this group and this team a little bit of that confidence right off the bat. He wears it that way, he plays that way and I think guys feed off that.”