Chicago Wolves
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{{Pro hockey team
| text_color = gold
| bg_color = #af0039
| team = Chicago Wolves
| logo = Chicago Wolves Logo.svg
| logosize = 200px
| city = [[Rosemont, Illinois]]
| league = [[American Hockey League]]
| conference = Western Conference
| division = West Division
| founded = 1994–95 ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]])
| arena = [[Allstate Arena]]
| colors = maroon, gold and white
| owner = [[Don Levin]] & [[Buddy Meyers]]
| coach = vacant
| GM = [[Kevin Cheveldayoff]]
| media = [[Comcast]] cable
| affiliates = [[Atlanta Thrashers]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[Gwinnett Gladiators]] ([[ECHL]])
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1 = Chicago Wolves
| dates1 = 1994–2001 ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]])
| name2 = [[Chicago Wolves]]
| dates2 = 2001–Present ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])
<!---Championships--->
|reg_season_titles = '''1 IHL''' 1999–2000
|division_titles = '''4 IHL''' 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01<br>'''2 AHL''' [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]], [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
|conf_titles = '''3 IHL''' 1997–98, <br>1999–2000, 2000–01<br>'''3 AHL'''<br>[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]], [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]], [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
|calder_cups = '''2''' [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]], [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
|turner_cups = '''2''' 1997–98, 1999–2000
}}
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 (1945–2001)|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. They are the Defending Calder Cup Champions, having defeated the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] in six games to win the AHL championship.
==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 in 2002 and again in 2008. The Wolves qualified for every postseason except for the 2005–06 season, appearing in six league championship finals. (1998, 2000-2002, 2005, 2008)
The team's great star was forward [[Steve Maltais]], who until his retirement after the [[2004–05 AHL season|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 Penguins|Pittsburgh]] star [[Rob Brown]] and defenceman Bob Nardella. The Wolves had their best season start in their 14 year history, during the [[2007–08 AHL season|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.
===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. Broadcast announcers are long-time Blackhawks commentators [[Pat Foley]] and [[Bill Gardner (ice hockey)|Bill Gardner]], though it was recently announced that Foley would return to the Blackhawks for the 2008-2009 season.<ref>[http://www.suntimes.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/1008218,earlyhawk061608.article "Pat Foley returns to Hawks"]. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. [[June 16]], [[2008]]. Retrieved on [[June 16]],[[2008]].</ref>
==Players==
===Team captains===
* Steve Maltais (1994–96)
* Troy Murray (1996–97)
* Kevin Dahl (2000–01)
* Steve Maltais(2001–05)
* Derek MacKenzie (2005–06)
* no captain (2006–2007)
* Darren Haydar (2007-present)
===Retired numbers===
*1 [[Wendell Young]], G, 1994–2001
*11 [[Steve Maltais]], 1994–2005
===Current roster===
<small>As of June 2, 2008 <ref>Chicago Wolves Website [http://www.chicagowolves.com/team/roster.asp]</ref></small>
{| width=90%
!colspan=6 |<center><big>Goaltenders
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Catches
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''30'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Craig Kowalski]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Clinton Township, Michigan]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|[[Ondrej Pavelec]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Kladno]], [[Czech Republic|Czechoslovakia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''33'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Robert Gherson]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
|}
{| width=90%
!colspan=6 |<center><big>Defensemen
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''2'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Brian Fahey (ice hockey)|Brian Fahey]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL Season|2006]]
|[[Glenview, Illinois]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Chad Denny]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Sydney, Nova Scotia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SVK}}
|[[Boris Valabik]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Nitra, Slovakia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Brian Sipotz]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2005–06 AHL Season|2005]]
|[[South Bend, Indiana]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Scott Lehman]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Windsor, Ontario]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Joel Kwiatkowski]]-'''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]'''
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Kindersley]], [[Saskatchewan]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''22'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Nathan Oystrick]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL Season|2006]]
|[[Regina, Saskatchewan]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|[[Karel Pilar]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Prague]], [[Czech Republic|Czechoslovakia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''32'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Arturs Kulda]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''38'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Grant Lewis]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL Season|2007]]
|[[Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania]]
|}
{| width=90%
!colspan=7 |<center><big>Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=15%|'''Player'''
!width=8%|Position
!width=8%|Shoots
!width=9%|Acquired
!width=37%|Place of Birth
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Jesse Schultz]]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Strasbourg, Saskatchewan]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Jason Krog]] - '''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]'''
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Fernie, British Columbia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''12'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Guillaume Desbiens]]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005]]
|[[Alma, Quebec]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|BAH}}
|[[Andre Deveaux]]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 NHL season|2006]]
|[[Freeport, Bahamas]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''14'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Jordan Lavallee]]-'''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]'''
|align=center|LW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Corvallis, Oregon]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''15'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Joey Crabb]]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Anchorage, Alaska]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''17'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Matt Anderson(ice hockey)|Matt Anderson]]
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[West Islip, New York]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''18'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Joe Motzko]]
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Bemidji]], [[Minnesota]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''20'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Darren Haydar]]-'''[[Captain (ice hockey)|C]]'''
|align=center|RW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2006–07 NHL season|2006]]
|[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''21'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Kevin Doell]]
|align=center|C
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003]]
|[[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''23'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Colin Stuart]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Oak Park, Illinois]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''25'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|[[Tomas Pospisil]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Kladno]], [[Czech Republic|Czechoslovakia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''26'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Steve Martins]]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Gatineau, Quebec]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''27'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Mike Hamilton]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007-08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''28'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Bryan Little]]
|align=center|C
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007]]
|[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''29'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Brett Sterling]]
|align=center|LW
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006]]
|[[Los Angeles, California]]
|}
* * Called up to Thrashers
==Season-by-season results==
* 1994–2001 ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]])
* 2001–Present ([[American Hockey League]])
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!Tied!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1994–95||81||34||33||—||14||—|| 82||261||306||3rd, Northern
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1995–96||82||40||34||—|| 8||—|| 88||288||310||2nd, Midwest
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1996–97||82||40||36||—|| 6||—|| 86||276||290||3rd, Midwest
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1997–98||82||55||24||—|| 3||—||113||301||258||'''1st, Midwest''' T
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1998–99||82||49||21||—||12||—||110||285||246||'''1st, Midwest'''
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1999–00||82||53||21||—|| 8||—||114||270||228||'''1st, Western''' T
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|2000–01||82||43||32||—|| 7||—|| 93||267||249||'''1st, Western''' *
|-
|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]||80||37||31|| 7|| 5||—|| 86
||250||236||4th, West C
|-
|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]||80||43||25|| 8|| 4||—|| 98
||276||237||2nd, West
|-
|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]||80||42||26|| 9|| 3||—|| 96
||246||208||3rd, West
|-
|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]||80||49||24||—|| 2|| 5||105
||245||211||'''1st, West''' *
|-
|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]||80||36||32||—|| 4|| 8|| 84
||278||275||5th, West
|-
|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]||80||46||25||—|| 3|| 6||101||331||252||2nd, West
|-
|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]||80||53||22||—||2||3||111||300||226||'''1st, West''' C
|}
* T= Turner Cup Champions
* C= Calder Cup Champions
* *= Conference Champions
* '''Bold text'''= Division Champions
===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season!!Prelim!!1st round!!2nd round!!3rd round!!Finals
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1994–95 ||—||L, 0–3, [[Kalamazoo Wings|KAL]] ||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1995–96 ||—||W, 3–1 [[San Francisco Spiders|SF]] ||L, 1–4, [[Las Vegas Thunder|LV]] ||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1996–97 ||—||L, 1–3, [[San Antonio Dragons|SA]] ||—||—||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1997–98 ||—||W, 3–0, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]] ||W, 4–2, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] ||W, 4–2, [[Long Beach Ice Dogs|LB]] ||'''W, 4–3, [[Detroit Vipers|DET]]'''
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1998–99 ||—||bye||W, 3–0, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]] ||L, 3–4, [[Houston Aeros|HOU]] ||—
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|1999–00 ||—||bye||W, 4–0, [[Long Beach Ice Dogs|LB]] ||W, 4–2, [[Houston Aeros|HOU]] ||'''W, 4–2, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]]'''
|- bgcolor="#ffffee"
|2000–01 ||—||W, 4–1, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] ||W, 4–2, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]] ||—||L, 1–4, [[Orlando Solar Bears|ORL]]
|-
|[[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]] ||W, 2–1, [[Cincinnati Mighty Ducks|CIN]] ||W, 3–2, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||W, 4–3, [[Syracuse Crunch|SYR]] ||W, 4–1, [[Houston Aeros|HOU]] ||'''W, 4–1, [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers|BRI]]'''
|-
|[[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]] ||—||W, 3–2, [[Hershey Bears|HER]] ||L, 0–4, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||—||—
|-
|[[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]] ||—||W, 4–0, [[Grand Rapids Griffins|GR]] ||L, 2–4 [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] ||—||—
|-
|[[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]] ||—||W, 4–1, [[Houston Aeros|HOU]] ||W, 4–1, [[Cincinnati Mighty Ducks|CIN]] ||W, 4–0, [[Manitoba Moose|MTB]] ||L, 0–4, [[Philadelphia Phantoms|PHIL]]
|-
|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] ||colspan="5"|Did not qualify.
|-
|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] ||—||W, 4–0, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] ||W, 4–2, [[Iowa Stars|IOWA]] ||L, 1–4, [[Hamilton Bulldogs|HAM]] ||—
|-
|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] ||—||W, 4–2, [[Milwaukee Admirals|MIL]] || W, 4-3, [[Rockford Icehogs|ROC]] ||W, 4-1, [[Toronto Marlies|TOR]] ||'''W, 4-2,[[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins|WB/S]]'''||
|-
|}
==Team records==
===Single Season===
:'''Goals:''' 60 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steve Maltais]] (1996–97)
:'''Assists:''' 91 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rob Brown (hockey)|Rob Brown]] (1995–96)
:'''Points:''' 143, Brown (1995–96)
:'''Penalty Minutes:''' 390 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kevin MacDonald (hockey)|Kevin MacDonald]] (1994–95)
:'''GAA:''' 1.89 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Richard Shulmistra]] (2000–01)
:'''SV%:''' .937, Shulmistra (2000–01)
===Career===
:'''Career Goals:''' 454, Maltais
:'''Career Assists:''' 497, Maltais
:'''Career Points:''' 951, Maltais
:'''Career Penalty Minutes:''' 1061, Maltais
:'''Career Goaltending Wins:''' 169 {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Wendell Young]]
:'''Career Shutouts:''' 16, Young
:'''Career Games:''' 843, Maltais
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.chicagowolves.com The Chicago Wolves] Official website
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=2674 The Internet Hockey Database - Chicago Wolves (AHL)]
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=505 The Internet Hockey Database - Chicago Wolves (IHL)]
*[http://www.strictlyfx.com/wolves-laser-shows Chicago Wolves Laser Shows] Over A Decade of Wolves Laser Shows
*[http://www.robgherson.com Rob Gherson] Rob Gherson's Website
*[http://www.wolfkeeper.org Wolfkeeper] A Chicago Wolves Fan Message Board
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