Chicago Wolves Game Notes

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1 Chicago Wolves Game Notes SAN ANTONIO AT CHICAGO DECEMBER 1, p.m. CW50 USED TO BE THEIR TOWN TOO If several of the players in the visiting uniforms look particularly familiar tonight, that s because they wore the Chicago Wolves jersey within the last two years while the Wolves transitioned from being partners with the St. Louis Blues to being partners with the Vegas Golden Knights. The San Antonio Rampage switched from being the Colorado Avalanche affiliate to the Blues NHL affiliate during the offseason, which means their roster features seven former Wolves who helped Chicago win the last two Central Division crowns. TALE OF THE TAPE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES San Antonio Chicago San Antonio s cast of ex-wolves consists of goaltenders Jordan Binnington and Ville Husso, forwards Conner Bleackley, Mackenzie MacEachern and Adam Musil and defensemen Chris Butler and Jake Walman. In addition, Rampage rookies Jordan Kyrou and Tanner Kaspick spent time with the Wolves as black aces during recent postseasons. Butler served as the captain of the Wolves squad that reached the Central Division Finals and featured a late-season cameo from Musil. Binnington and Husso shared the crease that year with Pheonix Copley, who s now with the Washington Capitals and has posted a record in nine games this season. MacEachern, Walman and Bleackley played roles on the and teams. When the Wolves and Rampage met on Oct. 28 in San Antonio, Binnington earned the win in the 3-2 verdict while MacEachern notched the opening goal and Butler handed out two assists. MACEK ADDS TO HIS LEAD You might notice that Wolves right wing Brooks Macek now has 15 goals to his credit -- even though he has not been credited with a goal at the end of a game since Nov. 10. How did Macek acquire his league-leading 15th tally? Thanks to the magic of the reverse angle on the Wolves coaches camera, the AHL was able to review the goal credited to Tomas Hyka on Friday, Nov. 23, at Rockford. In real time, it was too hard to tell whether Hyka s blast from the left circle went into the net or bounced off the right post directly to Macek waiting outside the crease. The official s call gave the goal to Hyka and the AHLTV feed did not contradict the call. But the Wolves camera located on the other side of the ice distinctly showed Hyka s shot banged off the post to Macek, who deserved credit for the tally. The change was made official on Thursday, which means Macek holds a two-goal lead over Cleveland s Zac Dalpe and Rochester s Zach Redmond entering today s games. TWO IN A ROW WITH 2 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 (at) GRAND RAPIDS 5, CHICAGO 2 The Wolves scored first, but the Griffins answered with three goals; when the Wolves scored again, the Griffins produced two late insurance goals to pick up the win in Van Andel Arena Forward Brandon Pirri posted his ninth goal of the year while defenseman Jake Bischoff notched his first of the season Goaltender Max Lagace stopped 27 of 31 shots SUNDAY, NOV. 25 ROCKFORD 3, ( at) CHICAGO 2 The Wolves removed the goalie and forward Reid Duke scored a late goal to pull the team within 1, but Rockford held on for the Illinois Lottery Cup victory at Allstate Arena Forward Tomas Hyka joined Duke in the scoring column while center T.J. Tynan earned an assist for the sixth game in a row Goaltender Max Lagace notched 19 saves LEADING SCORERS GRAND RAPIDS CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Nolan Pirri Reinke Macek LaLeggia Carr Butler Tynan SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK Oct. 28 AT&T Center L, Dec. 1 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Jan. 4 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Jan. 5 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. March 5 AT&T Center 10:30 a.m. March 16 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. March 23 AT&T Center 7 p.m. March 26 AT&T Center 7 p.m. THROWING IT BACK TO 2006 On Dec. 2, 2006, the Wolves earned a 5-4 win over the Rampage at Allstate Arena as Chicago fired 20 shots in each of the three periods to set the franchise record for shots in a game. What else was happening in those days? Happy Feet earned $17.5 million that week to reign supreme at the box office. The National World War I museum opened in Kansas City. Nearly 30 doctors working in shifts in a Saudi Arabia hospital needed 18 hours to separate conjoined 11-month-old Iraqi girls. Stephen Hawking, the genius physicist, tells the BBC he believes the survival of the human race depends on the ability to colonize other planets. The Office was regarded as the nation s No. 1 television show as the popular comedy was in the midst of its third season. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Seasons Home Road Overall

2 Chicago Wolves Game Notes BY THE NUMBERS 1 Several Wolves players are averaging at least 1 point per game over the last handful of games. Brandon Pirri, who leads the team and shares fourth in the AHL with 23 points, has produced 10 points over the last eight games and 6 over the last six. Rookie center Reid Duke has notched six of his 11 points over the last six games. Second-year forward Keegan Kolesar owns five points in the last five, rookie defenseman Zach Whitecloud has scored five of his six points within the last four games and Tomas Hyka has contributed four points since returning to the Wolves from Vegas four games ago. 6 Wolves forward Alex Gallant leads the AHL in major penalties with six. The 25-year-old from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, incurred his sixth major on Wednesday at Grand Rapids with a fight against the Griffins Givani Smith. Gallant has accounted for 48 of the Wolves 287 penalty minutes this season -- Chicago leads the Central Division with PIMS per game -- but only one of his majors has resulted in the other team receiving a power play. 8 Eight Wolves have appeared in all 20 games this season: Forwards Reid Duke, Keegan Kolesar, Brooks Macek, Curtis McKenzie, Brandon Pirri, Gage Quinney and T.J. Tynan and rookie defenseman Nic Hague. At this point last season, only five Wolves had appeared in the first 20 games. Tynan is the only repeater on the list. Since the AHL switched to a 76-game schedule prior to the season, only three Wolves have played in all 76 games: captain Paul Thompson ( ), Alex Friesen ( ) and Jordan Schroeder ( ). Macek continues to lead the AHL with 15 goals, but the 26-year-old from Winnipeg does not own the franchise record for most goals after 20 games: Steve 15Brooks Maltais produced 23 goals in the Wolves first 20 games of , Brett Sterling posted 18 in , Rob Brown notched 17 in and Jason Krog delivered 15 goals in Brandon Pirri ranks among the leading scorers and most dangerous players in the American Hockey League, so it makes sense that he leads the league in shots with 85. He s firing a little more frequently than in years past. This is his sixth full or partial season in the AHL and this marks the first time he has averaged more than 3.65 shots per game. On the flip side, he s converting just 10.6 percent of his shots, which is off his 11.6 percent career rate. This suggests there could be a bushel of goals in his future as he regresses to the mean. 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). UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Venue Time Sunday, Dec. 2 vs. Texas* Allstate Arena 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Iowa^ Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Iowa^ Wells Fargo Arena 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Rockford** BMO Harris Bank Center 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Tucson** 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 (2-2) Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Oscar Dansk (2-1) 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 7 at Rockford Nov. 23 Most Goals Allowed in a Game 7 vs. Milwaukee Nov. 11 Most Goals Scored in a Period 4 at Rockford Nov. 23 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 vs. Grand Rapids (Reinhart) Nov. 24 at San Antonio (Quinney) Oct. 28 Most SHG Against in a Game 1 at Grand Rapids (Elson) Nov. 28 vs. Grand Rapids (Elson) Nov. 24 Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct Longest Road Winning Streak 3 Nov Longest Winless Streak 3 Nov. 24-present 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 5 at Rockford Nov. 23 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 Zach Whitecloud 3 at RFD, Nov. 23 Curtis McKenzie 3 at RFD, Nov. 23 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 TIED 2 (most recently) Jake Bischoff 2 vs. GR, Nov. 24 Zach Whitecloud 2 at RFD, Nov. 23 Curtis McKenzie 2 at RFD, Nov. 23 Reid Duke 2 at RFD, Nov. 23 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 PIM 1. Alex Gallant 15 at SA, Oct Alex Gallant 12 at COL, Oct Curtis McKenzie 7 vs. GR, Nov. 24 Alex Gallant 7 vs. MIL, Nov. 11 Stefan Matteau 7 at GR, Oct. 20 Stefan Matteau 7 vs. GR, Oct. 13 +/- 1. Zach Whitecloud +5 at RFD, Nov. 23 Nic Hague +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Zac Leslie +5 at COL, Oct Nic Hague +4 at RFD, Nov. 23 Daniel Carr +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Brooks Macek +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Shots 1. Brandon Pirri 8 vs. MB, Nov Erik Brännström 7 at RFD, Nov. 23 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 Max Lagace 33 at RFD, 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 / 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 W Lagace Forsberg (L)/Delia / Nov. 24 vs. Grand Rapids OTL Dansk Sateri / Nov. 25 vs. Rockford L Lagace Forsberg / Nov. 28 at Grand Rapids L Lagace Sateri / Dec. 1 vs. San Antonio BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 22. 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 CW Feb p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 49. Feb p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 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)