Chicago Wolves Game Notes

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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO OCTOBER 24, a.m. AHLTV YOUTH SERVED TO SCHOOL-DAY CROWD Today marks the first of three School-Day home games this year for the Chicago Wolves. Thousands of elementary, middle school and high school are hopping yellow school buses and enjoying the best field trip ever. Each student receives a workbook that relates hockey activities to every subject they re taught. One other thing the students deserve to learn: Several of the players in Wolves uniforms aren t much older than they are. Chicago s blue line is particularly green as assistant coach Chris Dennis crew features 19-year-olds Erik Brännström and Nic Hague, 20-year-old Dylan Coghlan and 21-year-old Zach Whitecloud. All of them are top prospects for the NHL s Vegas Golden Knights -- and all of them are learning quickly on this stage. When Hague scored a goal in Sunday s 5-4 shootout loss against Milwaukee, he joined Brännström and Coghlan on the list of Wolves who ve scored their first professional goal since the season began on Oct. 5. Whitecloud, meanwhile, registered his first professional point Saturday when he set up Brooks Macek s goal at Grand Rapids. A GAME 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING It s no big deal for the Chicago Wolves and Cleveland Monsters to meet on the ice. Ever since the Lake Erie Monsters came into existence in 2007, the two franchises have competed every season and played a total of 60 games. So what makes today so special? Well, as part of the American Hockey League s realignment when the Colorado Eagles entered the fray as the league s 31st team, the Cleveland Monsters moved from the Central Division (where the Wolves reside) into the Eastern Conference s North Division. Today s game serves as the first time the Wolves have faced an Eastern Conference foe since suffering a 7-2 home loss to the Manchester Monarchs on Nov. 25, 2008 (the result, by the way, is not the reason the Wolves haven t played an Eastern Conference team in nearly 10 years). A 22-year-old named Jonathan Quick was in goal for Manchester that night. Colin Stuart scored with 1:46 to play to become the last Wolves player to post a goal against the Eastern Conference. The Wolves last home win against an Eastern Conference team occurred on Oct. 29, 2008, versus the Providence Bruins. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 35 shots to outduel Tuukka Rask while Joe Motzko produced two goals. LAST WEEKEND SUNDAY, OCT. 21 MILWAUKEE 5, ( at) CHICAGO 4 (SO) Center Yakov Trenin scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give the Admirals the extra point. Forward Brooks Macek scored a pair of goals, rookie defenseman Nic Hague delivered his first goal as a pro and forward Daniel Carr also scored. Goaltender Oscar Dansk posted 32 saves during regulation and overtime and rejected 5 of 7 shootout attempts SATURDAY, OCT. 20 (at) GRAND RAPIDS 5, CHICAGO 3 After erasing a 3-0 deficit with three goals in a 3:01 stretch of the second period at Van Andel Arena, the Wolves dropped their first game of the year Forwards T.J. Tynan, Brandon Pirri and Brooks Macek scored goals to pull the Wolves even with the Griffins while rookie defenseman Zach Whitecloud posted his first professional point. Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 27 of 31 shots in the loss TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Cleveland Chicago LAST MEETING April 22, LEADING SCORERS CLEVELAND CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Dalpe Carr Robinson Pirri Bittner McKenzie Gerbe Duke/Tynan SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Time SF-SA PP PK Oct. 24 Allstate Arena 11 a.m. Jan. 24 Quicken Loans Arena 6 p.m. Jan. 26 Quicken Loans Arena 6 p.m. March 15 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 2008 The Wolves and the Monsters met for the first time on March 14, 2008, as Chicago came away with a 6-3 win at Allstate Arena to improve its record to on the way to the Calder Cup championship. Here was the world as we knew it: Eventual AHL MVP Jason Krog stacked up one goal and three assists that night to earn first-star honors. Linemates Darren Haydar (GWG, 2A) and Brett Sterling (G, A) also chipped in. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York agreed to provide a $25 billion loan to Bear Stearns in an effort to prevent the giant investment bank s failure during the Great Recession. Upon hearing this news, speculators sent the Dow Jones tumbling more than 300 points before dropping only 195 points for the day to close at 11, It opened 2008 at 13,043. Low by Flo Rida and T-Pain was wrapping up an 11-week run atop the Billboard charts. 20th Century Fox released Dr. Suess Horton Hears A Who starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. The movie grossed $297 million. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 BY THE NUMBERS 5 The Chicago Wolves did not earn their fifth win last season until Nov when the squad hosted the Rockford IceHogs two days after Thanksgiving and posted a 4-3 victory that snapped an eight-game winless streak. Those Wolves found a way to rally for the Central Division crown, which suggests this year s team could move a full month ahead of schedule with a win today. 6 Today s game features two of the AHL s top four goal-scorers in the Wolves Brooks Macek and Cleveland s Zac Dalpe. They each have six goals this season, which shares second place with Toronto s Trevor Moore and ranks behind only Utica s Reid Boucher (9 goals in 8 games). The 26-year-old Macek, who spent his first five years as a pro in Germany, is enjoying his first year as a pro in North America as he has delivered six goals in six career AHL games. The 28-year-old Dalpe, who made his AHL debut in March 2010 with the Albany River Rats, has produced 114 goals in 312 AHL regular-season games. 9 Left wing Daniel Carr didn t dent the scoresheet in his Wolves debut on Oct. 5, but he delivered in every game since and paces the team with 9 points (2G, 7A). Carr s point total shares seventh place in the league with several players including Cleveland s Zac Dalpe. Carr also boasts a team-high +7 plus/minus rating, which shares third place in the AHL (Monsters defenseman Doyle Somerby leads the way with a +9). 49 Cleveland Monsters assistant coach Steve McCarthy is one of the 49 National Hockey League first-round draft picks who has worn the Wolves sweater. McCarthy, the first-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1999 NHL draft, appeared in 25 games for the Wolves in and stacked up 2 goals and 5 assists. Wolves defenseman Erik Brännström, a 2017 first-round pick by the Vegas Golden Knights, became the 49th first-rounder to suit up for the Wolves. He produced two goals in his Wolves debut, which included the game-winner in overtime. 99 The next time left wing Daniel Carr scores a point for the Wolves, it will be his 100th point for the AHL portion of his career. The 26-year-old has produced 53 goals and 46 assists in 146 career AHL appearances for Hamilton, St. John s, Laval and the Wolves. This marks Carr s first year outside the Montreal Canadiens organization as he contributed 14 goals and 20 assists in 94 games for the Canadiens over the last three seasons. Wolves forward Alex Gallant also nears the century mark in a category as the 25-year-old s next game will be his 100th AHL tilt. He has played 99 games since making his AHL debut with the San Jose Barracuda in If Chicago Wolves Game Notes 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). UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Venue Time Friday, Oct. 26 at Texas^ H-E-B Center 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at San Antonio^ AT&T Center 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at Manitoba^ Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Manitoba^ Bell MTS Place 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Milwaukee^ Panther Arena 10:30 a.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 5 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 6 Most Goals Allowed in a Game 5 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 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 2 1st period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 2nd period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 1st period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 2nd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 33 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Most Shots On Goal in a Period 16 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 15 1st period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Game 17 at Colorado Oct. 5 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 26 at Colorado Oct. 6 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Period 3 3rd period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 6 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 3rd period at Colorado Oct. 6 Most PPG in a Game 1 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 5 Most PPG Allowed in a Game 3 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Most SHG in a Game Most SHG Against in a Game Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct Longest Road Winning Streak 2 Oct. 5-6 Longest Winless Streak 2 Oct. 20-present Longest Home Winless Streak 1 Oct. 21-present Longest Road Winless Streak 1 Oct. 20-present Most PIM in a Game 22 at Colorado Oct. 5 Most Combined PIM in a Game 49 at Colorado Oct. 6 Quickest Wolves Goal from Start of Game 1:06 at Colorado (Quinney) Oct. 6 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. 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 1 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. 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. Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct 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. Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct 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 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 Several tied +3 Shots 1. Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct Brandon Pirri 5 at GR, Oct vs. GR, Oct. 13 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct Max Lagace 27 at GR, Oct. 20 Oscar Dansk 27 at COL, Oct. 5

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 /4-7 No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 7. Oct a.m. vs. Cleveland AHLTV 8. Oct p.m. at Texas AHLTV 9. Oct p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 10. Nov. 2 7 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 11. Nov. 3 6 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 12. Nov. 7 10:30 a.m. at Milwaukee AHLTV 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 CW50 BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 42. 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 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 The U Too 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)