The Wings were one of the four original teams in the Eagle 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.

On September 19, 2014, it was announced that the team had moved to Uncasville, Connecticut, to be known as the New England Black Wolves and play at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

[1] The franchise fee for Philadelphia and fellow expansion team San Diego Seals was a reported $5 million.

In a poll of the players, over 62% stated that Wings fans had screamed the filthiest and nastiest things at them in the league.

The side of the arena with the penalty boxes had long been led by "Chopper", a Wings superfan with face paint and a hard hat, well known around the league making opposing players who find their way to the penalty box regret their time there.

The bench side went through many leaders, from "Big Gabe" and the little gabesters (consisting of Matt Denker, Joshua Gross, Jordan Elsas, Adam David and Eli Goldstein) (father of Scott Gabrielson, a Wings captain in the 1990s) to "Big E" to Chasmo, and now "The Captain" and "Morpheus" or as he made himself known as during the second half of the game on February 29, 2008, "Doctor Lacrosse".

The "kick butt baby" (Eric Kulb Martinez) was the biggest little fan even though he could barely talk.