Chicago Wolves Game Notes

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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CHICAGO AT ROCKFORD NOVEMBER 23, p.m. THE U TOO GIVING THANKS FOR HOCKEY After spending Thanksgiving dinner together at the Drake in Chicago -- a tradition hosted by owners Don Levin and Buddy Meyers since the franchise began in the Chicago Wolves return to the ice for three games in a 48-hour span. The Wolves and the Rockford IceHogs are among the seven AHL teams playing three games in three days over Thanksgiving weekend. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Rockford Chicago The Wolves and IceHogs enter tonight s game tied for third place in the Central Division with 20 points apiece (the Milwaukee Admirals lead the way with 25 points), but the divisional standings look much different if you examine points percentage and goal differential. The Iowa Wild are second with 21 points, but they pace the Central in points percentage (.706) and goal differential (+24). The Wolves share second with Milwaukee in points percentage (.625) and own second in goal differential (+10). Rockford ranks sixth in points percentage (.526) and goal differential (-6). All that having been typed, Rockford claimed the first game of this year s Illinois Lottery Cup rivalry with a 4-3 win over the Wolves on Nov. 10. Since that time, though, the IceHogs have earned just 1 point in four games. STAYING OFFENSIVE (WITH CHANGES) The Wolves boast the AHL s No. 4 offense with 3.88 goals per game as three of the league s top 10 point-getters have called Chicago home. Left wing Daniel Carr (9A, 13G) shares the league lead with Rochester defenseman Lawrence Pilut with 22 points apiece. Carr owns at least a piece of two other AHL categories as he owns plus/minus rating (+18) and shares the lead in power-play goals (6), but he s out of the picture for now as he was recalled from loan by the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. While Carr moves to Vegas, right wing Tomas Hyka returns after producing one goal and three assists in 17 games for the Golden Knights. Hyka posted three assists in the Wolves first two games this season. Right wing Brooks Macek, Carr s linemate since Hyka moved to Vegas, shares third place in the league with 21 points. Macek is knotted with Rochester center Zach Redmond and Charlotte center Janne Kuokkanen in points, but he continues to lead the way in goals (14) and shooting percentage (47.1). Left wing Brandon Pirri is in the middle of one of his characteristic hot streaks. He handed out three assists in the Wolves Nov. 10 loss to Rockford, which triggered a four-game point streak that has featured three goals and four assists. Pirri has pushed into a tie for eighth place in points (20) and assists (13) -- and no one has taken more shots this season. Pirri s 69 shots rank one ahead of Rockford rookie Dylan Sikura. LAST TWO SUNDAY, NOV. 18 (at) CHICAGO 4, MANITOBA 2 Rookie forward Ryan Wagner scored his first professional goal in the first period to set the tone for the Central Division win at Allstate Arena Forward Reid Duke set up forward Curtis McKenzie and defenseman Griffin Reinhart for second-period goals, then Brandon Pirri clinched matters with an empty-net goal in the final seconds Goaltender Oscar Dansk recorded 17 saves for the win SATURDAY, NOV. 17 IOWA 4, (at) CHICAGO 3 (OT) The Wolves rallied from a pair of one-goal deficits in the third periof to force the first-place Wild into overtime, but the visitors scored 2:44 in the exta session to earn the extra point Forward Brandon Pirri whistled home a pair of power-play goals while Reid Duke added his fourth goal of the season Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 23 of 27 shots LEADING SCORERS ROCKFORD CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts D. Sikura Carr Raddysh Macek Louis Pirri Ejdsell Tynan SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 10 Allstate Arena L, Nov. 23 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. Nov. 25 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Dec. 8 Rockford MetroCentre 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Jan. 19 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. Feb. 26 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. March 20 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. March 31 Rockford MetroCentre 4 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 2008 During the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs, the Wolves trailed 3-2 in the West Division Final before stacking up four second-period goals on Rockford s ice to regain momentum in the series. What else was happening on May 11, 2008? America celebrated Mother s Day, which included this proclamation from President George W. Bush: Our Nation is grateful for the sacrifices mothers make every day and for the unconditional love they give their children. The movie Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead was released two days earlier and it was well on its way to earning $22,623 at the box office. Leona Lewis Bleeding Love was No. 1 on the charts. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 1 The Chicago Wolves are always ready to go during the first 20 minutes. Through 16 games, the Wolves have taken a deficit into the first intermission just once this season -- Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids when a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes turned into a 5-3 loss. The Wolves are outscoring opponents in the first period, which is the best margin in the AHL. Charlotte ranks second at On the other hand, the Wolves have been outscored by 7 goals (25-19) during the middle stanza. That ranks as the fourth-worst differential in the Western Conference as only Stockton (-16), Texas (-9) and Colorado (-7) have fared worse. In the Eastern Conference, Binghamton somehow has fashioned a.500 record despite being outscored 23-9 in the middle stanza. 12 Nineteen-year-old defenseman Erik Brännström owns 12 points in 14 games this season. Not only does he share 11th place among all AHL defensemen in points, he ranks second among all rookie blue-liners as he s only chasing Utica s Olli Juolevi (13 points in 18 games). 14 Brooks Macek continues to lead the AHL with 14 goals as the 26-year-old from Winnipeg has maintained nearly a goal-per-game pace over the season s first six weeks. As word has gotten out about Macek, teams are making it tougher on him to find room to deliver. Not only has Macek gone with a goal in the last three games (the first time that has happened this season), he has only gotten free for three shots on goal over that stretch. His 14 goals are not a franchise record for most goals after 16 games: Steve Maltais produced 22 goals in the Wolves first 16 games of and Rob Brown notched 15 in the first 16 games of The Wolves have two 19-year-old defensemen in Erik Brännström and Nic Hague. There are only six teenage blue-liners in the AHL and the Toronto Marlies are the only other team with a pair. The Marlies 18-year-old Rasmus Sandin, an NHL first-round pick in June, is the only defenseman younger than Brännström. There are just 13 teenagers in the AHL overall. 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 Nov. 7 at Milwaukee and the previous five-assist game by a Wolves player. Rob Brown, who holds the team s single-game (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. 24 vs. Grand Rapids** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 vs. Rockford** Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Grand Rapids^ Van Andel Arena 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 vs. San Antonio** Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 vs. Texas* Allstate Arena 4 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 (2-1) Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-0) Max Lagace (0-1) 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 7 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 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 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 2nd period vs. Rockford Nov. 10 2nd period at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 43 vs. Manitoba Nov. 18 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 at Milwaukee Nov. 7 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 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 19 vs. Manitoba Nov. 18 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 3 vs. Iowa Nov. 17 Most PPG Allowed in a Game 3 at San Antonio Oct. 28 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 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 3 Nov Longest Home Winless Streak 3 Nov 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 0:12 vs. Milwaukee (Wong/Richard) Nov. 11 Largest Margin of Victory 4 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 6 Largest Margin of Defeat 5 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Largest Crowd at Home 11,794 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Hat Tricks this Year 3 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 Brandon Pirri 2 vs. IA, Nov. 17 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 Reid Duke 2 vs. MB, Nov. 18 Daniel Carr 2 vs. IA, Nov. 17 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 Alex Gallant 7 vs. MIL, Nov. 11 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. Brandon Pirri 8 vs. MB, Nov Daniel Carr 7 vs. RFD, Nov. 10 Daniel Carr 7 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct. 6 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 34 at MIL, Nov Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct. 13

4 BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 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 46. Feb. 2 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW Feb. 9 1 p.m. at Milwaukee CW50 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 / Nov. 11 vs. Milwaukee L Dansk Grosenick / Nov. 17 vs. Iowa OTL Lagace Hoffman / Nov. 18 vs. Manitoba W Dansk Appleby / Nov. 23 at Rockford No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 48. 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) 11/14/18 Delete Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL) 11/22/18 Add Tomas Hyka (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 11/22/18 Delete Daniel Carr (LW) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL)