CHICAGO WOLVES

The 'Chicago Wolves' are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. 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.

Contents

History

Television

Season-by-season results

Retired numbers

Team records

Single Season

Career

Current roster

External links

History

The team never had a losing season during its tenure in the IHL. The Wolves won the IHL's Turner Cup in 1998 and 2000 and the AHL's Calder Cup in 2002. The Wolves qualified for every postseason except for the 2005-06 season. Chicago has also appeared in five league championship finals.
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 and defenseman Bob Nardella.

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 Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz has refused to allow Blackhawks home games to be locally televised, the Wolves are viewed and embraced as an alternative. Broadcast announcers are long-time Blackhawks commentator Pat Foley and Billy Gardner.

Season-by-season results

'American Hockey League'

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OL'	'SOL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2006-07	80	46	25	-	3	6	331	252	101	2nd, West	Lost in round 3
2005-06	80	36	32	-	4	8	278	275	84	5th, West	Out of Playoffs
2004-05	80	49	24	2	5	-	245	211	105	1st, West	Lost in Finals Phantoms 4 Wolves 0
2003-04	80	42	26	9	3	-	246	208	96	3rd, West	Lost in round 2
2002-03	80	43	25	8	4	-	276	237	98	2nd, West	Lost in round 2
'2001-02'	'80'	'37'	'31'	'7'	'5'	-	'250'	'236'	'86'	'4th, West'	'Won Calder Cup' Wolves 4 Sound Tigers 1

'International Hockey League'

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2000-01	82	43	32	-	7	267	249	93	1st, Western	Lost in Finals Orlando 4 Wolves 1
'1999-00'	'82'	'53'	'21'	'-'	'8'	'270'	'228'	'114'	'1st, Western'	'Won Turner Cup'Wolves 4 Griffins 2
1998-99	82	49	21	-	12	285	246	110	1st, Midwest	Lost in round 3
'1997-98'	'82'	'55'	'24'	'-'	'3'	'301'	'258'	'113'	'1st, Midwest'	'Won Turner Cup'Wolves 4 Detriot 3
1996-97	82	40	36	-	6	276	290	86	3rd, Midwest	Lost in round 1
1995-96	82	40	34	-	8	288	310	88	2nd, Midwest	Lost in round 2
1994-95	81	34	33	-	14	261	306	82	3rd, Northern	Lost in round 1

Retired numbers

★ 1 Wendell Young, G, 1994-2001

★ 11 Steve Maltais, 1994-2005

Team records

Single Season

:'Goals:' 60 Steve Maltais (1996-97)
:'Assists:' 91 Rob Brown (1995-96)
:'Points:' 143, Brown (1995-96)
:'Penalty Minutes:' 390 Kevin MacDonald (1994-95)
:'GAA:' 1.89 Richard Shulmistra (2000-01)
:'SV%:' .937, Shulmistra (2000-01)

Career

:'Career Goals:' 454, Maltais
:'Career Assists:' 496, Maltais
:'Career Points:' 950, Maltais
:'Career Penalty Minutes:' 1053, Maltais
:'Career Goaltending Wins:' 169 Wendell Young
:'Career Shutouts:' 16, Young
:'Career Games:' 843, Maltais

Current roster

As of March 18, 2007 ^[1]

Goaltenders
#		'Player'	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
'40'		Fred Brathwaite	R	2007	Nepean, Ontario

Defensemen
#		'Player'	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
'2'		Brian Fahey	R	2007	Naperville, Illinois
'5'		Brian Sipotz	R	2007	South Bend, Indiana
'7'		Mark Popovic	L	2006	Stoney Creek, Ontario
'22'		Nathan Oystrick	L	2006	Regina, Saskatchewan
'27'		Boris Valabik	L	2007	Nitra, Slovakia

Forwards
#		'Player'	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
'10'		Jason Krog - 'A'	C	R	2007	Fernie, British Columbia
'12'		Guillaume Desbiens	RW	L	2006	Alma, Quebec
'13'		Andre Deveaux	RW	R	2006	Welland, Ontario
'14'		Jordan Lavallee	LW	R	2002	Corvallis, Oregon
'18'		Joey Crabb	RW	R	2002	Anchorage, AK
'20'		Darren Haydar - 'A'	RW	R	2007	Toronto, Ontario
'21'		Kevin Doell	C	R	2004	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
'23'		Colin Stuart	LW	L	2001	Oak Park, IL
'29'		Brett Sterling	LW	R	2003	Los Angeles, California

External links

★ The Chicago Wolves

★ 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