ing ▁their ▁j er se ys ▁and ▁logo . ▁Brad ▁Z angs ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁as ▁new ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Wol ves ▁Wat ert own ' s ▁F HL ▁team ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁with ▁new ▁ownership ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁own ers ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁continue . ▁The ▁team ▁re ch rist ened ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁Wat ert own ▁Wol ves ▁during ▁this ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season , ▁the ▁Wol ves ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁play offs ▁championship . ▁First - year ▁head ▁coach , ▁Br ent ▁Clar ke , ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁F HL ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁but ▁would ▁res ign ▁after ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Wol ves ▁susp ended ▁operations ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁Wat ert own ▁Municipal ▁Arena ▁to ▁be ▁renov ated ; ▁the ▁team ▁attempted ▁to ▁find ▁another ▁ar ena ▁in ▁Northern ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁use , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁available ▁ven ue . ▁The ▁renov ations ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁schedule ▁and ▁the ▁Wol ves ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁one - year ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Wat ert own ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁return ▁after ▁one ▁season ▁off . ▁ ▁The ▁Wol ves ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁and ▁h ired ▁Phil ▁Esp os ito ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 –