Chicago Wolves
| Chicago Wolves | |
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| City | Rosemont, Illinois |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | Midwest Division |
| Founded | 1994–95 (IHL) |
| Home arena | Allstate Arena |
| Colors |
Maroon, gold, black, white |
| Owner(s) | Don Levin, Buddy Meyers |
| General manager | Wendell Young |
| Head coach | Craig MacTavish |
| Media | CN100 WPWR-TV |
| Affiliates | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) Missouri Mavericks (CHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–2001 (IHL) | Chicago Wolves |
| 2001–present (AHL) | Chicago Wolves |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 IHL 1999–2000 |
| Division Championships | 4 IHL 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 3 AHL 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10 |
| Conference Championships | 3 IHL 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01 3 AHL 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08 |
| Turner Cups | 2 1997–98, 1999–2000 |
| Calder Cups | 2 2001–02, 2007–08 |
The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The Wolves are owned by Don Levin and Buddy Meyers, who are Chicago business owners.
Originally a member of the International Hockey League, the Wolves joined the AHL after the IHL folded in 2001. They also share the same metropolitan area with the Chicago Blackhawks although that team is not their NHL affiliate. The Wolves' mascot is a gray wolf named Skates. The mascot wears number 94, noting the year (1994) the Wolves began play in the IHL.
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[edit] History
The team has never had a losing season during its history, including four league playoff championships. The Wolves won the Turner Cup twice (1998, 2000) in the IHL and the Calder Cup twice (2002, 2008). The Wolves qualified for all except three postseasons (2005–06, 2008–09 and 2010-11 seasons), appearing in six league championship finals. (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008) in their short 17-year history
The team's great star was forward Steve Maltais, who until his retirement after the 2004–2005 season had played every season of the franchise and holds most of its scoring records. Other notable players include goaltender Wendell Young, ex-Pittsburgh star Rob Brown, long time Chicago Blackhawks star Troy Murray, Chris Chelios, Al Secord, and defenseman Bob Nardella. The Wolves had their best season start in their 14 year history, during the 2007–08 season, winning 13 of the first 14 games, with an overtime loss. The Wolves finished the season with 111 points, and first in the Western Conference.
The Wolves were the AHL affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001 to 2011. The Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in June 2011 and added the St. John's IceCaps (formerly the Manitoba Moose) as their new AHL affiliate, leaving the Wolves and the NHL's Vancouver Canucks to find new affiliates. On June 27, 2011, the Wolves and Canucks agreed to two–year affiliation agreement.[1]
[edit] Television
The Wolves are the only AHL team with a full television package. All 76 regular-season games, plus playoffs, are broadcast on Comcast cable. As the Chicago Blackhawks' late owner Bill Wirtz had refused to allow Blackhawks home games to be televised locally, the Wolves were viewed and embraced as an alternative. After Judd Sirott served as the team's play-by-play announcer for its first 12 seasons, starting in the 2006–07 season broadcast announcers were long-time Blackhawks commentators Pat Foley and Bill Gardner; Foley ultimately returned to the Blackhawks for the 2008–09 season.[2] Currently Jason Shaver handles play by play for the Wolves, along with Gardner still at color commentator. The Games are televised on Comcast Channel 100 and occasionally on local Chicago station WPWR. and NBC Chicago Nonstop (Comcast channel 341)
[edit] Players
[edit] Team captains
- Steve Maltais (1994–96)
- Troy Murray (1996–97)
- Steve Maltais (1997–2000)
- Kevin Dahl (2000–01)
- Steve Maltais (2001–05)
- Derek MacKenzie (2005–06)
- No Captain (2006–07)
- Darren Haydar (2007–08)
- Jamie Rivers (2008–09)
- Jason Krog (2009–11)
- Nolan Baumgartner (2011-present)
[edit] Retired numbers
- 1 Wendell Young, G, 1994–2001
- 11 Steve Maltais, LW, 1994–2005
[edit] Honored numbers
- 16 Tim Breslin, LW, 1994–1999
- 19 Dan Snyder, C, 2001-2003
[edit] Current roster
Updated January 18, 2012.[3]
[edit] Season-by-season results
- 1994–2001 (International Hockey League)
- 2001–Present (American Hockey League)
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | 81 | 34 | 33 | — | 14 | — | 82 | 261 | 306 | 3rd, Northern |
| 1995–96 | 82 | 40 | 34 | — | 8 | — | 88 | 288 | 310 | 2nd, Midwest |
| 1996–97 | 82 | 40 | 36 | — | 6 | — | 86 | 276 | 290 | 3rd, Midwest |
| 1997–98 | 82 | 55 | 24 | — | 3 | — | 113 | 301 | 258 | 1st, Midwest T |
| 1998–99 | 82 | 49 | 21 | — | 12 | — | 110 | 285 | 246 | 1st, Midwest |
| 1999–00 | 82 | 53 | 21 | — | 8 | — | 114 | 270 | 228 | 1st, Western T |
| 2000–01 | 82 | 43 | 32 | — | 7 | — | 93 | 267 | 249 | 1st, Western * |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 5 | — | 86 | 250 | 236 | 4th, West C |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | 98 | 276 | 237 | 2nd, West |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 3 | — | 96 | 246 | 208 | 3rd, West |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 49 | 24 | — | 2 | 5 | 105 | 245 | 211 | 1st, West * |
| 2005–06 | 80 | 36 | 32 | — | 4 | 8 | 84 | 278 | 275 | 5th, West |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 46 | 25 | — | 3 | 6 | 101 | 331 | 252 | 2nd, West |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 53 | 22 | — | 2 | 3 | 111 | 300 | 226 | 1st, West C |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 38 | 37 | — | 3 | 2 | 81 | 226 | 222 | 6th, West |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 49 | 24 | — | 1 | 6 | 105 | 264 | 214 | 1st, West |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 39 | 30 | — | 5 | 6 | 89 | 260 | 262 | 6th, West |
- T= Turner Cup Champions
- C= Calder Cup Champions
- *= Conference Champions
- Bold Print = Division Champions
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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| 1994–95 | — | L, 0–3, KAL | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | — | W, 3–1 SF | L, 1–4, LV | — | — |
| 1996–97 | — | L, 1–3, SA | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | — | W, 3–0, MTB | W, 4–2, MIL | W, 4–2, LB | W, 4–3, DET |
| 1998–99 | — | bye | W, 3–0, MTB | L, 3–4, HOU | — |
| 1999–00 | — | bye | W, 4–0, LB | W, 4–2, HOU | W, 4–2, GR |
| 2000–01 | — | W, 4–1, MIL | W, 4–2, MTB | — | L, 1–4, ORL |
| 2001–02 | W, 2–1, CIN | W, 3–2, GR | W, 4–3, SYR | W, 4–1, HOU | W, 4–1, BRI |
| 2002–03 | — | W, 3–2, HER | L, 0–4, GR | — | — |
| 2003–04 | — | W, 4–0, GR | L, 2–4 MIL | — | — |
| 2004–05 | — | W, 4–1, HOU | W, 4–1, CIN | W, 4–0, MTB | L, 0–4, PHIL |
| 2005–06 | Did not qualify. | ||||
| 2006–07 | — | W, 4–0, MIL | W, 4–2, IOWA | L, 1–4, HAM | — |
| 2007–08 | — | W, 4–2, MIL | W, 4-3, ROC | W, 4-1, TOR | W, 4-2, WB/S |
| 2008–09 | Did not qualify. | ||||
| 2009–10 | — | W, 4–3, MIL | L, 3-4, TEX | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Did not qualify. | ||||
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single season
- Goals: 60
Steve Maltais (1996–97) - Assists: 91 Rob Brown (1995–96)
- Points: 143, Rob Brown (1995–96)
- Penalty minutes: 390 Kevin MacDonald (1994–95)
- GAA: 1.89 Richard Shulmistra (2000–01)
- SV%: .937, Richard Shulmistra (2000–01)
[edit] Career
- Career goals: 454, Maltais
- Career assists: 497, Maltais
- Career points: 951, Maltais
- Career penalty minutes: 1061, Maltais
- Career goaltending wins: 169 Wendell Young
- Career shutouts: 16, Young
- Career games: 843, Maltais
[edit] References
- ^ "Canucks enter new AHL affiliation agreement with Chicago". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370154. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Pat Foley returns to Hawks". Chicago Sun-Times. June 16, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2008.
- ^ "chicagowolves.com - Roster". http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/roster. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
[edit] External links
- The Chicago Wolves Official website
- The Internet Hockey Database - Chicago Wolves (AHL)
- The Internet Hockey Database - Chicago Wolves (IHL)
- Chicago Wolves Laser Shows Over A Decade of Wolves Laser Shows
- [1] Chicago Wolves Blog
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