Chicago Wolves

The Chicago Wolves are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) from Chicago, Illinois. The Wolves play their home games in the 16,700 -seat Allstate Arena end. The team was founded in 1994 as a franchise of the International Hockey League ( IHL ) and added seven years later in the AHL. One of the greatest successes of the team include the two-time winning the Turner Cup in the IHL in the years 1998 and 2000, and the Calder Cup in 2002 and 2008 in the AHL. They work like all the teams in the AHL with a team from the National Hockey League ( NHL) closely; In this case, the St. Louis Blues.

  • 3.1 International Hockey League
  • 3.2 American Hockey League
  • 4.1 Sporting achievements
  • 4.2 IHL Awards
  • 4.3 AHL Awards
  • 5.1 career
  • 5.2 season
  • 7.1 team captains
  • 7.2 Locked jersey numbers
  • 7.3 Known former players

Venues and audiences

The Chicago Wolves play since its founding in 1994 at the Allstate Arena, a multi-purpose arena that holds 16,692 spectators for hockey games. On 14 October 1994, the Wolves completed their first home game in the International Hockey League, which was won 4-2 against the Detroit Vipers. On 15 January 2001, the IHL All-Star Game was held at the Allstate Arena. The Wolves won 4-0 against the IHL All-Star team, this was the first shutout in an IHL All-Star Game. Steve Maltais scored in this game, two points and set with a total of twelve points scorer in the IHL All- Star Games set a new record.

Attendances

The Chicago Wolves were among after its founding both the IHL teams, as well as the minor league teams, with the highest average attendance in North America at all. However, it was only in the early years to reach such a high cut that more than half the capacity of Allstate Arena could be filled. After dissolution of the IHL and the Chicago exchange in the AHL the average first remained stable at about 8,000 spectators per game, this brand but was missed in every season since the 2005/ 06 season. Could not change even winning the Calder Cup in the 2007/ 08 season. Although visited in the 2009/10 season with 7,963 spectators again significantly more fans the home games of the Wolves, but the average attendance was in the following season after more than half of the home games at only 6,660, which means an occupancy rate of below 40%.

Owners and farm teams

The Chicago Wolves are owned by Don Levin of the entrepreneur who founded several holding companies that are present in many countries. The franchise has since 2011, the farm team of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. From 2001 to 2011, the Wolves served as a farm team of the Atlanta Thrashers. Previously existed from 1999 to 2001 a collaboration with the New York Islanders. The franchise has himself also on farm teams that are active in various leagues such as the ECHL. First farm team, the Charlotte Checkers were selected, which was a collaboration from 1995 to 1996. Then between 1996 and 1998, a cooperation with the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL. Later on, inter alia, contracts with the Quad City Mallards and Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League have been completed. From 2004 to 2011 there was a collaboration with the Gwinnett Gladiators.

Season Stats

International Hockey League

Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses by SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes

American Hockey League

Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses by SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes

Achievements and honors

Sporting successes

The Chicago Wolves won since the inception of franchises each twice the Turner Cup and Calder Cup. In addition, the team collected various other trophies and achievements. In the 1997/98 season for the first time the Turner Cup was won, two years later, winning the Fred A. Huber Trophy followed as point- best team in the regular season in the International Hockey League and the re winning the Turner Cup. After the dissolution of the IHL team won in their debut season in the AHL Calder Cup the. It was also obtained in the same season as the best team in the Western Conference Finals, the Robert W. Clarke Trophy.

In the seasons 2004/ 05 and 2007/ 08 two more times succeeded in winning this trophy. Other successes come by winning the John D. Chick Trophy as the winner of the West Division in the seasons 2004/ 05, 2007/ 08 and 2009/10. In the 2007 /08 season was recovered as a point- best team in the Western Conference, the Norman R. " Bud " Poile Trophy.

IHL Awards

During her time in the International Hockey League eight players of the Chicago Wolves won an individual award. As the first Russian Alexander Semak was named most valuable player during the Turner Cup playoffs with the Norman R. " Bud " Poile Trophy after the 1997/98 season. Two years later, his compatriot Andrei Trefilow was honored with this trophy, which had contributed to his achievements for winning the Turner Cup. Three players received the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy as point- best player in the regular season. After Rob Brown after the 1995/96 season the first player of the Wolves won this award and again received the trophy the following year, succeeded with Steve Maltais and Steve Larouche two other players on marking for the International Hockey League to lead. Rob Brown relied in the 1995/96 season with 52 goals, 91 assists and 143 points in 79 games, the record of the Wolves.

Furthermore Larouche won in the 1999/2000 season the John Cullen Award. After he suffered a knee injury in December 1998 and was thus failed for the rest of the season, he surpassed the following year, the 100 -point mark and won with the team the Turner Cup. Steve Maltais was in the season 1999/2000 in all parts of the Wolves, scoring over 100 points scorer. For these achievements he won the Ironman Award. In addition, three players were recognized for their commitment to society as IHL Man of the Year. Tim Breslin, Chris Marinucci and Wendell Young won with the team at least once the Turner Cup.

AHL Awards

Since the start of the franchise in the American Hockey League succeeded eleven players of the Chicago Wolves to win one of individual AHL Awards.

Pasi Nurminen 2002 won the first player to the franchise history of an individual award in the AHL and was named MVP of the Calder Cup playoffs with the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. In the playoffs, Nurminen had the previous goalkeeper Norm Maracle displaced out of the gate and was involved with a catch rate of 93.5 percent at the crucial first Calder Cup winning the Chicago Wolves. Jason Krog also won this trophy when he led the team in the 2007/ 08 season with 36 points in 24 playoff games for the second Calder Cup victory. In the season 2006/ 07 Darren Haydar scored 122 points scorer in the regular season, so he was the best scorer in the league. For these outstanding achievements Haydar was awarded the Les Cunningham Award. A year later, his strike partner Jason Krog won this award, after he had also achieved over 100 points.

Besides Haydar and Krog Steve Maltais won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the top scoring player of the regular season. While Maltais needed only 86 points to complete the 2002/03 season as top scorer, Haydar and Krog came in the seasons 2006 /07 and 2007/ 08 at a yield of more than 100 points. Rookie Brett Sterling he made already in his debut season firmly in the squad to play the Wolves and convince with strong performances. He won in the 2006/07 season both the Willie Marshall Award as the top scorer in the regular season, for which he had contributed with 55 goals, and the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the best rookie of the season. 2004 Kurtis Foster, who was noticed by special engagement in public, awarded the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award.

Franchise Records

The following players selected records of the franchises will be listed on both the entire career as well as on individual seasons.

Career

Stand at the end of the 2009/10 season

Season

Coach

The Wolves started with Gene Ubriaco as head coach in their inaugural season. Ubriaco led the team in the International Hockey League with a nearly balanced balance of 34 wins and 33 wins in the playoffs. In the following season Ubriaco was replaced 22 games before the end of the regular season by Grant Mulvey, who led the team with 88 points on the second place in the Midwest Division. After a Erstrundenerfolg against the San Francisco Spiders the team lost in five games against Las Vegas Thunder. During the 1996/97 season, after 65 match days, was another change and Gene Ubriaco was interim coach for two games before he was replaced by the Finns Alpo Suhonen, who led the team to the finals again.

Once again this ended early, he was not employed for the following season with the Wolves. As the new head coach of the Canadian John Anderson has been committed, who won last year with the Quad City Mallards of the Colonial Cup. In his first season with the team Anderson presented a new franchise record with 113 points and finished the league in second place, only the Long Beach Ice Dogs were successful with 115 points. After victories over Manitoba Moose Milwaukee Admirals, Long Beach Ice Dogs and Detroit Vipers, he won with the team for the first time the Turner Cup. Two years later, Anderson won with the Wolves second Turner Cup of franchise history. Here, the team placed in the final series in six games against the Grand Rapids Griffins by. The following year the team failed in the finals against the Orlando Solar Bears. After the International Hockey League was disbanded after the 2000 /01 season, was the inclusion of the teams in the American Hockey League.

John Anderson was also in the following years as head coach of the Wolves in office and won with the team in the 2001/ 02 season, the Calder Cup after a success in the finals against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In the three following years the collection was achieved in the final round, the team further success remained, however, denied. In the 2005/06 season the play-offs were first place without the Wolves, two years later, the team won the second Calder Cup, this time to be a success in the final series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. John Anderson left after this success the team and was head coach for the Atlanta Thrashers. The vacant position as head coach in Chicago was filled by Don Granato, brother of Tony Granato. After he had failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2008 /09 season and was started with five defeats in their first six games into the following season, was for him in October 2009, notice. As his successor, Don Lever was presented, who had previously coached the Hamilton Bulldogs. After the season 2010/11 Lever was not busy. On 1 August 2011 Craig MacTavish was presented as a successor. For the following season, the Wolves committed Scott Arniel, the former head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after MacTavish had accepted a position on the Board of the Edmonton Oilers.

Player

Team captains

In the history of the Chicago Wolves, there have been eight different players, who held the post of team captain.

For the 1994/95 season, the attacker Steve Maltais was appointed first team captain of the franchise 's history. After two years filled this office, followed him to the experienced center Troy Murray, who had spent much of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks. After the End of career Steve Maltais has been entrusted with this task again. After three years he was replaced for a season by the defensive player Kevin Dahl. After its retirement Maltais took over again, the Office of the team captain. In the summer of 2005, he ended his active career, following Derek MacKenzie was given responsibility. The Wolves completed the 2006/07 season without a permanent captain before was entrusted to the following season Darren Haydar with the performance of their duties. He was succeeded by Jamie Rivers, who left the team after a year. Finally, the Wolves were broadcasting the 2009/10 season the attacker Jason Krog the Office of the team captain. After he had left the organization towards Europe after two years, the veteran defender Nolan Baumgartner took over the role of the team captain. After the season 2011/12 Baumgartner finished his active career.

Locked jersey numbers

So far, two jersey numbers of the Chicago Wolves were officially closed. The goalkeeper Wendell Young was the first player was bestowed this honor. It was during his playing career from 1994 to 2001 for the Wolves and it won during this time with the team two-time Turner Cup. On 1 December 2001 to the jersey number 1 has been banned from the Wolves and has since awarded more no players. The attacker Steve Maltais, who was active for the team from 1994 to 2005, was also honored with this award. Maltais won three championships with the team, in addition to two hits in the Turner Cup in the 2001 /02 and the Calder Cup. In the premiere season of the franchise, he was named first team captain, and filled this office total of nine seasons from. With 839 inserts, 454 goals, 496 assists, 950 points and 1061 penalty minutes Scorer he holds all the relevant franchise records of the Wolves. His number 11 was officially closed on 15 April 2006.

Well-known former players

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