| Chicago Wolves | | | | City | Rosemont, Illinois | | League | American Hockey League | | Conference | Western Conference | | Division | West 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 | Don Lever | | Media | Comcast cable | | Affiliates | Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) | | 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
2 AHL 2004–05, 2007–08 | | 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. 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 a pair of Chicago business owners. Originally a member of the International Hockey League, the Wolves joined the AHL after the IHL folded in 2001. They are currently the AHL affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers. 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. [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 two postseasons (2005–06 and 2008–09 seasons), appearing in six league championship finals. (1998, 2000,2001,2002, 2005, 2008) In their short 16-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, and defenceman 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. [edit] Television The Wolves are the only AHL team with a full television package. All 80 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 '06–'07 season broadcast announcers were long-time Blackhawks commentators Pat Foley and Bill Gardner; Foley would ultimately return to the Blackhawks for the 2008–09 season.[1] Currently Jason Shaver handles play by play for the Wolves, along with Gardner still at color commentator. [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 (2009-10)
[edit] Retired numbers [edit] Current roster As of November 16, 2009 [2] | Defensemen | | # | | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of birth | | 2 |  | Paul Postma | R | 2009 | Red Deer, Alberta | | 5 |  | Brian Sipotz | R | 2005 | South Bend, Indiana | | 7 | | Chris Chelios | R | 2009 | Chicago, Illinois | | 12 | | Mike Vernace | L | 2009 | Toronto, Ontario | | 22 | | Nathan Oystrick | R | 2009 | Regina, Saskatchewan | | 24 | | Jamie Hunt | L | 2009 | Calgary, Alberta | | 25 | | Grant Lewis | L | 2006 | Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania | | 28 | | Scott Lehman | L | 2007 | Windsor, Ontario | | 32 |  | Arturs Kulda | L | 2007 | Riga, Latvia | | 36 | | Steve McCarthy | L | 2009 | Trail, British Columbia | | Forwards | | # | | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of birth | | 3 | | Josh Gratton | LW | L | 2009 | Brantford, Ontario | | 8 | | Spencer Machacek | RW | R | 2008 | Lethbridge, Alberta | | 9 | | Riley Holzapfel | C | L | 2007 | Regina, Saskatchewan | | 10 | | Jason Krog - C | C | R | 2009 | Fernie, British Columbia | | 13 | | Anthony Stewart | C | R | 2009 | LaSalle, Quebec | | 14 | | Matt Anderson | C | R | 2007 | West Islip, New York | | 15 | | Joey Crabb | RW | R | 2006 | Anchorage, Alaska | | 18 | | Angelo Esposito | C | L | 2009 | Montreal, Quebec | | 20 | | Rylan Kaip | C | R | 2008 | Radville, Saskatchewan | | 21 | | Kevin Doell | C | R | 2009 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | | 23 | | Tim Stapleton | RW | R | 2009 | La Grange, Illinois | | 26 | | Andrew Kozek | LW | L | 2009 | Sicamous, British Columbia | | 27 | | John Pohl | C | R | 2009 | Rochester, Minnesota | | 29 | | Brett Sterling | LW | L | 2006 | Los Angeles, California | [edit] Season-by-season results [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 | - 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 | | 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. | [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
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