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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes ROCKFORD AT CHICAGO NOVEMBER 10, p.m. CW50 THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN SPORTS Go ahead. Think of the most-ballyhooed rivalries in sports. Bears vs. Packers. Red Sox vs. Yankees. Cubs vs. Cardinals. Ohio State vs. Michigan. All of them pale in comparison to the Chicago Wolves vs. the Rockford IceHogs. Since the day this rivalry began on Oct. 19, when the Wolves defeated the IceHogs and goaltender Corey Crawford 5-4 in overtime at Allstate Arena -- these franchises have been dead-even. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Rockford Chicago LAST MEETING April 22, 2018 Today marks the 125th regular-season meeting between these teams. The Wolves have won 62 times and the IceHogs have won 62 times, though it s not quite that close in goals (the Wolves have outscored the IceHogs ). But this rivalry is more than just evenly matched. Because these teams are located just 70 miles apart and they play 12 times per year., there are plenty of opportunities to build up a healthy amount of disdain for the other side. FOUR ON THE FLOOR FOR CARR Wolves left wing Daniel Carr became the first AHL player in nearly nine months to score four goals in a game when he stacked up four on Wednesday at Milwaukee. He scored two in the first period, one in the second, one in the third and nearly produced an empty-net goal in the waning moments that would have set the franchise single-game record. Instead, Carr settled for joining Dan Currie (Dec. 29, 1995; March 24, 1996), Steve Larouche (April 27, 2001), Nigel Dawes (Jan. 5, 2011) and Kenny Agostino (Dec. 31, 2016) in the pantheon of Wolves fourgoal scorers. The 27-year-old Carr hadn t notched a hat trick since Oct. 13, 2017, when he stacked up three for the Laval Rocket against Binghamton. Carr s big day pushed him to a share of fifth place among AHL goal-scorers (8), fourth place in points (18) and a tie for first place with teammate Brooks Macek in plus-minus rating (+18). MACEK S RIDICULOUS START Right wing Brooks Macek didn t score any goals in Wednesday s 5-3 win at Milwaukee, but he assisted on all five goals to become the first Wolves player since Rob Brown on Dec. 19, 2000, to rack up five helpers in one game. Brown also owns the franchise record as he piled up six assists on March 24, 1996, in a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Blades. Macek must console himself with the fact he shares the AHL lead in goals (12), points (19) and plus-minus rating (+18) and ranks first in shooting percentage (57.1). THE CURRENT WINNING STREAK 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 SATURDAY, NOV. 3 CHICAGO 4, (at) MANITOBA 1 Forward Brooks Macek seized the AHL lead in goals with his 11th and 12th of the year to clinch the victory at Bell MTS Place Veterans Brandon Pirri and Stefan Matteau in the first period to set the tone while center T.J. Tynan assisted on both tallies Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 29 of 30 shots to earn the win LEADING SCORERS ROCKFORD CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Raddysh Macek D. Sikura Carr Louis Pirri T. Sikura Quinney SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Nov. 10 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. 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 2007 Prior to the season, Rockford moved into the AHL and the Wolves-IceHogs series began on Oct. 19, 2007, as Jason Krog scored the GWG in OT. Here s what else was happening in the world then: Crank That (Soulja Boy) was in the middle of a fiveweek run atop Billboard s Top 100 chart. The United States was 10 days into the 17-month bear market that became known as the Great Recession. The Dow Jones dropped 369 points on Oct. 19. The critically acclaimed movie Gone, Baby, Gone written and directed by Ben Affleck premiered on Oct. 19. Despite good reviews, it made $34.6 million. 19-year-old Jonathan Toews played his fifth game for the Blackhawks and scored his second goal. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 4 The Chicago Wolves and the Charlotte Checkers have played the fewest home games in the AHL. The Wolves haven t been home since Oct. 24, which represents a season-long 17 days away from Allstate Arena. Considering the AHL s collective home record is a.589 points percentage -- it s probably a good thing to have extra home games to look forward to. The Wolves ( ) and the Springfield Thunderbirds ( ) are the only AHL teams that have yet to lose at home in regulation. 6 Center Gage Quinney carries a six-game point streak into tonight s game. The man who plays with Daniel Carr and Brooks Macek on his flanks kicked off his streak with a hat trick against Cleveland in the Wolves last home game on Oct. 24. Since that time, Quinney has tacked on two goals and three assists to move his season totals to seven goals and five assists. The Las Vegas native also ranks third in the league in plus/minus rating at Right wing Brooks Macek and Cleveland Monsters center Zac Dalpe share the AHL lead in goals with 12. Macek is averaging one goal per game, which is a remarkable pace but does not hold the franchise record at this juncture of the schedule. The legendary Steve Maltais produced an astounding 19 goals in the Wolves first 12 games of the season on his way to 56 for the year. Rob Brown produced 12 goals in the first 12 games of the season en route to 37 goals. 15 The Wolves have outscored their opponents this season -- and their +15 differential ranks fourth in the AHL. Only San Jose (+17), Iowa (+16) and Charlotte (+16) are ahead. The Wolves are on pace for a +95 goal differential, which would have ranked first in the AHL last season -- just ahead of the eventual Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies (+84). 18 Daniel Carr and Brooks Macek share the league lead in plus/minus rating at +18, which is an absurd number just 12 games into the season. If they maintain this rate the rest of the way, then they ll finish at +114 for the year. To put that number into perspective, the legendary Bobby Orr posted a +124 plus/minus rating in 78 games during the NHL s regular season. 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 Sunday, Nov. 11 vs. Milwaukee* Allstate Arena 3 p.m. 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. 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 at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 36 at Manitoba Nov. 2 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 at Milwaukee Nov. 7 Most Shots On Goal in a Period 16 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 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 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 8,317 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 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 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 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 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 at MIL, Nov. 7 Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct 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 /3-5 BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 13. Nov p.m. vs. Rockford CW 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 No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 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 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)