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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO NOVEMBER 11, p.m. THE U TOO 100 YEARS AGO TODAY On Nov. 11, 1918, the Armistice was signed in Compiegne, France, to bring an end to hostilities on the Western Front of World War I. While the War To End All Wars did not live up to its billing, it did inspire the founding of Armistice Day. In 1954, Congress changed its name to Veterans Day in order to recognize veterans of all wars. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Milwaukee Chicago Our veterans and their families are the inspiration for our Military Appreciation Weekend. Today s commemoration begins with a patriotic song medley entitled Our America that s dedicated to our veterans. Nearly 2,000 students representing 47 schools throughout the Chicago area will perform the medley between warmups and puck drop. MACEK CONTINUES TO RISE While the Wolves came up short in Saturday s Illinois Lottery Cup clash against Rockford by a 4-3 count, Wolves right wing Brooks Macek delivered two more goals. Not only did the 26-year-old Winnipeg native take over sole possession of the AHL s top spot for goals (14), he also assumed sole possession of the league lead in points (21). He also maintained control of first place in shooting percentage (51.9), though that dropped from 57.1 percent because he launched a season-high six shots Saturday night. Macek has been particularly potent on Saturday nights this season. He didn t score in the Wolves first Saturday game on Oct. 6, but he registered a hat trick in the home opener against Grand Rapids on Oct. 13, one at Grand Rapids on Oct. 20, two on Nov. 3 at Manitoba and two Saturday night. That s eight goals in five games. In the Wolves first three games against Milwaukee, Macek has contributed two goals, five assists and a +6 plus/minus rating. TAKE FIVE This is already the fourth game between the Wolves and the Admirals this season -- and the teams have proven that these matchups are going to be entertaining all season. In fact, the winner of each game has stacked up exactly five goals. Left wing Daniel Carr leads the Wolves in this series with six goals and two assists while Milwaukee s top producer is defenseman Matt Donovan with three goals and two assists. THIS WEEK S SPLIT SATURDAY, NOV. 10 ROCKFORD 4, (at) CHICAGO 3 Forward Brooks Macek regained sole possession of first place in the AHL goals race with his 13th and 14th, but the Wolves couldn t finish the rally in the Illinois Lottery Cup opener Forward Brandon Pirri handed out a season-high three assists while Keegan Kolesar recorded his first goal of the season Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 19 of 23 shots WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 CHICAGO 5, (at) MILWAUKEE 3 Left wing Daniel Carr tied the franchise record with a league-high four goals and linemate Brooks Macek handed out a league-high five assists to win the School-Day road game Defenseman Erik Brännström scored the game-winning goal early in the third period while defenseman Nic Hague contributed two assists Goaltender Oscar Dansk notched a season-high 34 saves for the win LEADING SCORERS MILWAUKEE CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Donovan Macek Grimaldi Carr Allard Pirri Richard Quinney SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Oct. 14 Allstate Arena 5-4 (OT) Oct. 21 Allstate Arena 4-5 (SO) Nov. 7 UW-M Panther Arena Nov. 11 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Dec. 22 UW-M Panther Arena 3 p.m. Dec. 26 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. Jan. 20 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Feb. 9 UW-MPanther Arena 1 p.m. March 8 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. March 10 Allstate Arena 4 p.m. March 30 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. April 5 UW-M Panther Arena 7 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 1998 It was 20 years ago today when the only other Veterans Day meeting occurred between the Wolves and Admirals. Milwaukee took a 5-4 home win that night, but here s what else was happening in the world. The world was just two weeks away from the release of Ringmaster, which starred Jerry Springer and received a 25 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Jay Cochrane set the record for longest blindfold walk when he made the 600-foot trek between the Flamingo Hilton towers in Las Vegas. Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill was taking over the top of Billboard s Top 100 charts for two weeks. The NBA was in the middle of its lockout. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 7 Today s game against Milwaukee marks the seventh of 18 consecutive games the Wolves will play against Central Division foes. From Oct. 26 through Dec. 8, the Wolves have nothing but chances to assert themselves in a tight divisional race. Milwaukee and Rockford share the division lead with 19 points, but the third-place Wolves and the Iowa Wild share the division s best winning percentage (.654) as they ve played two fewer games than the leaders. 14 With a pair of goals Saturday night, right wing Brooks Macek broke out of a tie with Cleveland Monsters center Zac Dalpe and seized control of the AHL s goal-scoring race with 14 markers in 13 games. If he scores one goal today, it will mark the fifth consecutive week Macek scored exactly three goals. Only one Wolves player has scored more than 14 goals in the first 13 games of the year: the incomparable Steve Maltais notched 20 in the Wolves first 13 games of the season on his way to 56 for the year. 15 The Wolves outshot the Rockford IceHogs 20-5 in the third period Saturday night, which set the team s season-high for a period and pushed them to a season-high 40 for the game. Rocky Thompson s crew also set a season-best for shot differential (+17). It marked just the fifth time this season the Wolves have outshot their opponent, but each of their last three losses have coincided with their last three games where they posted more shots. 17 The Wolves gave up two power-play goals during Saturday s 4-3 loss to Rockford, which pushed the team s total for the year to 17. That s the most in the AHL this year (along with Binghamton and Bridgeport). Milwaukee has posted eight of those 17 PPG during the teams three meetings -- as the Admirals have converted on 53.3 percent of their chances. 20 With a +2 showing in Saturday night s 4-3 loss to Rockford, Daniel Carr took sole possession of the AHL lead in plus/minus rating with a +20 (one ahead of teammate Brooks Macek). If Carr maintains this rate the rest of the season, then he ll finish at +117 for the year. To put that number into perspective, the legendary Wayne Gretzky s finest season was a +100 during the season with the Edmonton Oilers when he posted 73 goals and 135 assists in 80 games. 353 If you ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you ve also played in the National Hockey League. When Daniel Carr, Curtis McKenzie and Zach Whitecloud made their Wolves debuts on Oct. 5, they became the 351st, 352nd and 353rd players (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.4 percent overall success rate is even higher among goaltenders. Of the 54 players who ve tended the net for the Wolves over the years -- starting with original goaltenders Ray LeBlanc and Wendell Young and continuing through current Wolves Max Lagace and Oscar Dansk boast NHL experience (68.5 percent). 6,532 This is the number of days between Brooks Macek s five-assist effort on Wednesday at Milwaukee and the previous five-assist game by a Wolves player. Rob Brown, who holds the team s singlegame (6) and single-season (91) assist records, handed out five assists on Dec. 19, 2000, in a 7-5 victory at Kansas City. UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Venue Time Saturday, Nov. 17 vs. Iowa** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 vs. Manitoba* Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 at Rockford* BMO Harris Center 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 vs. Grand Rapids** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 vs. Rockford** Allstate Arena 3 p.m. All times Central ^AHLTV only *The U Too **CW50 For complete television and game schedules, visit ChicagoWolves.com All games stream live on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV) HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS Regular Season Home Away Difference Goals For Goals Against RECORD BY DIVISION Record Win % Central North Pacific RECORD BY MONTH Record Win % October November December January February March April IN OVERTIME (2-0) Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-0) IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) Shooter Goals-Chances SH% T.J. Tynan Erik Brännström Daniel Carr Reid Duke Brooks Macek Stefan Matteau Brandon Pirri Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk RECORD BREAKDOWN When the Wolves... Record score four or more goals allow two or fewer goals outshoot their opponent score first score a power-play goal allow a power-play goal score a short-handed goal allow a short-handed goal lead after one period trail after one period lead after two periods trail after two periods are in a one-goal game play at home play on the road

3 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored in a Game 6 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 Most Goals Allowed in a Game 5 at Manitoba Nov. 2 at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Most Goals Scored in a Period 3 2nd period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 1st period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 Most Goals Allowed in a Period 3 2nd period vs. Rockford Nov. 10 2nd period at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 40 vs. Rockford Nov. 10 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 at Milwaukee Nov. 7 Most Shots On Goal in a Period 20 3rd period vs. Rockford Nov. 10 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 20 3rd period at Milwaukee Nov. 7 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Game 17 at Colorado Oct. 5 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 20 at Manitoba Nov. 2 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Period 3 3rd period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 2 3rd period at San Antonio Oct. 28 Most PPG in a Game 2 at Milwaukee Nov. 7 at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most PPG Allowed in a Game 3 at San Antonio Oct. 28 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Most SHG in a Game 1 at San Antonio (Quinney) Oct. 28 Most SHG Against in a Game Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct Longest Road Winning Streak 2 Nov. 3-present Oct. 5-6 Longest Winless Streak 2 Oct. 28-Nov. 2 Oct Longest Home Winless Streak 1 Nov. 10-present Oct. 21 Longest Road Winless Streak 2 Oct. 28-Nov. 2 Most PIM in a Game 29 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Most Combined PIM in a Game 49 at Colorado Oct. 6 Quickest Wolves Goal from Start of Game 0:34 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 Quickest Opponent Goal from Start of Game 3:22 vs. Grand Rapids (Pope) Oct. 13 Shortest Time Between Two Wolves Goals 0:10 at Colorado (Quinney/Duke) Oct. 6 Shortest Time Between Two Opponent Goals 0:23 vs. Milwaukee (Grimaldi/Grimaldi) Oct. 14 Shortest Time Between Two Goals 0:25 at Colorado (Matteau/Meloche) Oct. 6 Largest Margin of Victory 4 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 6 Largest Margin of Defeat 2 at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Largest Crowd at Home 9,812 vs. Rockford Nov. 10 Hat Tricks this Year 2 at Milwaukee (Carr/4) Nov. 7 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids (Macek) Oct. 13 Hat Tricks Against this Year Shutouts this Year Shutouts Against this Year Penalty Shots this Year Penalty Shots Against this Year INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS Points 1. Brooks Macek 5 at MIL, Nov Daniel Carr 4 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brooks Macek 4 vs. CLE, Oct Brandon Pirri 3 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Dylan Coghlan 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Curtis McKenzie 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Goals 1. Daniel Carr 4 at MIL, Nov Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct Brooks Macek 2 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Brooks Macek 2 at MB, Nov. 3 Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Gage Quinney 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Reid Duke 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Erik Brännström 2 at COL, Oct. 5 Assists 1. Brooks Macek 5 at MIL, Nov Brandon Pirri 3 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct Nic Hague 2 at MIL, Nov. 7 T.J. Tynan 2 at MB, Nov. 3 Brandon Pirri 2 at MB, Nov. 2 Curtis McKenzie 2 at MB, Nov. 2 Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Erik Brännström 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Dylan Coghlan 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Gage Quinney 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Brandon Pirri 2 at COL, Oct. 5 Tomas Hyka 2 at COL, Oct. 5 PIM 1. Alex Gallant 15 at SA, Oct Alex Gallant 12 at COL, Oct Stefan Matteau 7 at GR, Oct. 20 Stefan Matteau 7 vs. GR, Oct. 13 +/- 1. Nic Hague +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Zac Leslie +5 at COL, Oct Daniel Carr +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Shots 1. Daniel Carr 7 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 7 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct Brooks Macek 6 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Brandon Pirri 6 at MB, Nov. 3 Daniel Carr 6 at MB, Nov. 2 Brandon Pirri 6 at MB, Nov. 2 Gage Quinney 6 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 34 at MIL, Nov Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct. 13

4 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS No. Date Opponent Result Score Record CHI Goal OPP Goal SF-SA PP/PK 1. Oct. 5 at Colorado W (OT) Dansk Martin / Oct. 6 at Colorado W Lagace Martin / Oct. 13 vs. Grand Rapids W Lagace Rybar / Oct. 14 vs. Milwaukee W (OT) Dansk McCollum / Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids L Lagace Sateri / Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee SOL Dansk McCollum / Oct. 24 vs. Cleveland W Lagace Berube / Oct. 26 at Texas W Dansk Bow / Oct. 28 at San Antonio L Lagace Binnington / Nov. 2 at Manitoba L Dansk Berdin / Nov. 3 at Manitoba W Dansk Appleby / Nov. 7 at Milwaukee W Dansk Grosenick / Nov. 10 vs. Rockford L Dansk Delia /5-7 BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 14. Nov p.m. vs. Milwaukee The U Too 15. Nov p.m. vs. Iowa CW Nov p.m. vs. Manitoba The U Too 17. Nov p.m. at Rockford The U Too 18. Nov p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW Nov p.m. vs. Rockford CW50/NHL 20. Nov p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 21. Dec. 1 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW Dec. 2 4 p.m. vs. Texas The U Too 23. Dec. 5 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 24. Dec. 7 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 25. Dec. 8 6 p.m. at Rockford CW Dec p.m. vs. Tucson CW Dec p.m. vs. Tucson The U Too 28. Dec a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 29. Dec p.m. vs. Rockford The U Too 30. Dec p.m. at Milwaukee CW Dec p.m. at Milwaukee AHLTV 32. Dec p.m. at Rockford The U Too 33. Dec p.m. vs. Rockford CW Dec. 31 2:30 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 35. Jan. 2 7 p.m. vs. Iowa AHLTV 36. Jan. 4 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio The U Too 37. Jan. 5 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW Jan p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 39. Jan p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 40. Jan p.m. vs. Grand Rapids AHLTV 41. Jan p.m. vs. Rockford CW Jan p.m. vs. Milwaukee TheUToo/NHL 43. Jan p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV 44. Jan p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV 45. Feb. 1 7 p.m. at Rockford The U Too No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 46. Feb. 2 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW Feb. 9 1 p.m. at Milwaukee CW Feb p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 49. Feb p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 50. Feb p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 51. Feb p.m. vs. Iowa CW50/NHL 52. Feb a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 53. Feb p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW Feb p.m. vs. Texas U Too/NHL 55. Feb p.m. vs. Rockford AHLTV 56. March 1 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 57. March 2 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 58. March 5 10:30 a.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 59. March 8 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 60. March 9 7 p.m. vs. Iowa CW March 10 4 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW March 15 7 p.m. vs. Cleveland The U Too 63. March 16 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW March 20 7 p.m. at Rockford AHLTV 65. March 22 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 66. March 23 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 67. March 26 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 68. March 29 6 p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 69. March 30 7 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW March 31 4 p.m. at Rockford CW April 5 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 72. April 6 7 p.m. vs. Colorado CW April 7 3 p.m. vs. Colorado CW April 12 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 75. April 13 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW April 14 4 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 * all game times Central ** all games stream on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV)

5 PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS 03/08/18 Add Ryan Wagner (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/10/18 Add Matthew Weis (C) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/31/18 Add Tyler Wong (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 06/08/18 Add Kevin Lough (D) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 09/18/18 Add Alex Gallant (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Reid Duke (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Tomas Hyka (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Brooks Macek (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zac Leslie (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Oscar Dansk (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Gage Quinney (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Dylan Coghlan (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Whitecloud (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Jimmy Oligny (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Nic Hague (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Keegan Kolesar (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add T.J. Tynan (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Stefan Matteau (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Griffin Reinhart (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Max Lagace (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Brandon Pirri (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Erik Brännström (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/30/18 Delete Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL) 10/02/18 Add Curtis McKenzie (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/02/18 Add Daniel Carr (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/11/18 Delete Tomas Hyka (RW) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/12/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/14/18 Delete Jake Bischoff (D) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/25/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/30/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) from Fort Wayne (ECHL) 11/01/18 Delete Kevin Lough (D) loaned to Adirondack (ECHL)