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33 BY THE NUMBERS

03 LEAGUE WELCOME

06 WOLVES HISTORY

17 MEET THE WOLVES

34 JEREMY WELSH

09 OWNERSHIP

29 RECORD BREAKERS

37 GAME TIME

HOCKEY OPERATIONS

30 HOCKEY 101

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FRONT OFFICE Seth Gold Irwin Jann Mike Gordon Wayne Messmer Dana Wildman

TV Director Director President Senior Executive Vice President Executive Assistant

Ron Storto Sarah Draheim Cameron Gibson

Senior Vice President of Operations Creative Services Manager Game Operations Manager Community Relations Coordinator Community Relations Assistant Merchandise Intern

CREATIVE SERVICES Imran Javed Troy Mueller Josh Sasman Ross Dettman

Digital Content Manager Senior Graphic Designer Creative Services Intern Team Photographer

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TV BROADCAST Jason Shaver Bill Gardner

OPERATIONS Courtney Mahoney Dan Harris John Sherlock Camille Colletti Kira Hoskey Brian Robak

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS Norine Gillner Mike Nardella

Hockey Operations Assistant Hockey Operations

PARTNERSHIPS Jon Sata Greg Sprott Mark Iralson Clint Taylor Amy Bernstein Kayle Gray

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COMMUNICATIONS Lindsey Willhite Elise Butler Mitch Terrell

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DAVID A. ANDREWS

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

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Dear Fans, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2014-15 American Hockey League season, our 79th year of play. We are proud to be entering what is sure to be another exciting season, continuing our tradition of excellence and bringing an entertaining, physical and highly skilled level of professional hockey to more than 6 million fans in arenas across North America. The 2014-15 season will once again feature 30 teams who will be competing for the AHL’s historic Calder Cup championship, and 30 National Hockey League clubs who will be developing their top prospects and future stars in our cities. Last season alone, more than 240 first- and second-round NHL draft picks competed in the American Hockey League, and 347 players took the ice in both the AHL and the NHL. We take great pride in our tradition of developing the best hockey talent in the world, with over 88 percent of today’s NHL players, coaches and officials having honed their skills in the American Hockey League. Through the years, our loyal and passionate fans have enjoyed cheering for more than 100 future Hockey Hall of Famers, and have witnessed the triumphs of more than 100 Calder Cup champions who would go on to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup as well. We’re pleased to continue to deliver professional hockey to the great fans of Glens Falls, N.Y., and we welcome Allentown, Pa., to the league as the Adirondack Flames and Lehigh Valley Phantoms hit the ice this season. The AHL’s two newest entries will join the rest of the league in looking to dethrone the defending Calder Cup champion Texas Stars in the chase for the AHL’s 2015 title. On behalf of all of our teams, players and staff, thank you again for your continuing support of the AHL. I wish you the utmost enjoyment of all the excitement that our 2014-15 season has in store. Sincerely,

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WOLVES HISTORY

FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS THE CHICAGO WOLVES FRANCHISE HAS A TASTE FOR WINNING. An organization that has been defined by excellence in its first 20 seasons, the Wolves reached the league final six times and came away champions four times duing an 11-year span from 1997-2008. Twice capturing the International Hockey League’s Turner Cup (1998 and 2000) and twice the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup (2002 and 2008), the team has shown that it can compete regardless of which league it plays in. Two decades after its inception and without ever finishing the regular season with a losing record, the Wolves look to carry that tradition into 2014-15. Here we look at the four days in Wolves history where the team walked away with the biggest prize of all - a championship.

1998 TURNER CUP

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Backed by 16,701 fans, the secondlargest crowd in Turner Cup Final history, the Wolves shut out the Detroit Vipers 3-0 in Game 7 to capture their first Turner Cup championship at Allstate Arena (then the Rosemont Horizon). It was the first seven-game series for the IHL Championship in 13 years, while the shutout set a thenfranchise record with two in one postseason. Chicago won the last two games of the series to become only the sixth team in the IHL’s 53-year history to rebound from a 3-2 series deficit in the final. Wolves center Alexander Semak skated away with the N.R. “Bud” Poile Trophy as the postseason’s most valuable player.

After a scoreless first period, center Derek Plante notched two goals just 26 seconds apart in the second period to eliminate the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena and capture the Wolves’ second Turner Cup Championship in three years. With the victory, Chicago became the 16th team in league history to capture multiple IHL championships (1998 and 2000). Wolves goaltender Andrei Trefilov was awarded the N.R. “Bud” Poile Trophy as the Turner Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player, having led the league during the postseason in both goals-against average (1.35) and save percentage (.950).

The Wolves kicked off their inaugural season in the American Hockey League with their third championship in five years. Center Yuri Butsayev scored 2:05 into Game 5’s second overtime to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 at Allstate Arena and capture the Calder Cup championship. The Wolves, who played a league-high 105 games, including an AHL-record 25 postseason games, became the sixth team in league history to win a championship in their inaugural season. Goaltender Pasi Nurminen was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs, posting a league-leading 15 wins. Right wing Rob Brown, who notched three assists in the Game 5 victory, led the league during the postseason with a then-franchise-record 33 points and tied an AHL and team record with 26 assists.

The Wolves clinched their fourth league title in 11 years and second Calder Cup championship with a 5-2 victory in Game 6 over the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins at Allstate Arena. Center Jason Krog capped a four-point night with a hat trick and an assist, which earned him the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player of the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs. He matched franchise marks with 12 goals and 26 assists in the postseason and established a club record with 38 points. Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collected his 16th postseason win, the most in team history.

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DONALD R. LEVIN (luh-VIN) founded DRL Enterprises, Inc., in 1969. The Chicagobased company has holdings in many industries including tobacco processing, aircraft and medical equipment leasing, licensed sports product manufacturing and distribution, and motion picture production and distribution. Levin’s film company has made nearly 20 motion pictures distributed in the U.S. and overseas. His films have featured such stars as Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sharon Stone, Rodney Dangerfield, and Chuck Norris. Levin founded the Chicago Wolves with Buddy Meyers and Grant Mulvey in January 1994 and has served as the team’s chairman of the board throughout. Levin donates his time and serves on the board of directors for several charitable organizations. Levin also supports Chicago’s Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC). The Wolves host the ACC’s Adopt-a-Dog program at several home games each season and encourage fans to bring home an adopted dog after the game. The Adopt-A-Dog program has found homes for 1,146 dogs in its first 13 seasons. In 2003, Levin purchased and donated the Animobile -- a mobile adoption unit and a modern clinic staffed by veterinarians and adoption specialists.

DON LEVIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / GOVERNOR

The Chicago native was recognized at the Boy Scouts of America’s Northwest Suburban Council’s Distinguished Citizens Banquet as its 2005 Honoree. Under Levin’s direction, the Wolves organization has held a scout night for the Northwest Suburban Council at a home game for the last 16 seasons. Levin was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 27, 2013. He was honored as the International Hockey League’s Executive of the Year for the 1999-2000 season, which concluded with the franchise’s second of four championships. Before beginning his business career, Levin served in the United States Marine Corps, from which he was honorably discharged. Levin and his wife, Kathleen Ann, have a son, Robert, and they live in the northern suburbs.

Buddy Meyers, a principal owner of the Wolves who founded the team with Don Levin and Grant Mulvey in January 1994, has been involved in the world of hockey for more than 35 years. He is a former certified agent of the National Hockey League Players’ Association and is a past attorney for the Soviet Red Army Hockey Team (CSKA). He is a practicing attorney and the principal in the law firm of William Buddy Meyers, Ltd. His concentration is in the areas of worker’s compensation and personal injury litigation. Additionally, he is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers Association; a former director of the Better Boys Foundation and River North Association; and a recipient of the Shomrim Society of Illinois’ Man of the Year Award in 2006. He also supports numerous charitable and environmental organizations.

BUDDY MEYERS

Meyers, who was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2014, is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a juris doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago Kent. He and Jill live in the River North area of Chicago and have five children between them: Justin, Lindsey, Zak, Brad, and Leslie.

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MANAGEMENT & HOCKEY OPS Wendell Young is in his sixth season at the helm of the Wolves hockey operations department. During his first five seasons as general manager, the team compiled a .603 winning percentage (212-132-20-24) and captured the regular-season West Division title in 2009-10 and the Midwest Division title in 2011-12 and 2013-14. Young has been a member of the Wolves in numerous capacities — including player, coach, and executive — since the team’s inaugural campaign in 1994. He served as assistant coach and executive director of team relations for six seasons before transitioning into the general manager role in August 2009. The 51-year-old Young stands as the Wolves’ all-time leader among goaltenders in games (322), wins (169), saves (8,467), minutes (17,912), and shutouts (16), and was a member of Chicago’s 1998 and 2000 Turner Cup championship squads. His jersey number “1” was retired on Dec. 1, 2001 — becoming the first Wolves player to receive the honor.

WENDELL YOUNG GENERAL MANAGER

The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native is the only man in hockey history to have won all four North American championships: the Stanley Cup, Turner Cup, Calder Cup, and Memorial Cup. Young played 18 seasons of professional hockey, including 10 in the National Hockey League. He compiled a 59-86-12 record in 187 games with the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He also served as goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames from 2001-03. Young and his wife, Paula, live in the northwest suburbs and have one daughter, Gabrielle, and two sons, Matt and Jack.

Bill Bentley is in his sixth season as assistant general manager and 21st season with the Wolves organization. One of a handful of people who has been with the organization since the team’s inception in 1994, Bentley has been instrumental in the hockey operations department for more than 16 years, which includes all four championship campaigns. The Chicago native joined the organization as a statistician in 1994 and was promoted to team services manager a year later. The 45-year-old Bentley spent 12 seasons as the director of hockey administration — handling team travel, immigration, and accounting for the hockey operations department — before assuming the assistant general manager role in August 2009.

BILL BENTLEY

A graduate of Quincy College, Bentley served as the Director of Media Relations for the Chicago Cheetahs of the now-defunct Roller Hockey International during the 1993-94 season.

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

Bentley and his wife, Jennifer, live in Chicago. Gene Ubriaco, who has been with the Wolves since the franchise’s inception in 1994, embarks on his 18th season as the team’s director of hockey operations and sixth as senior advisor. Ubriaco was hired as the Wolves’ first head coach and guided the expansion team to a 34-33-14 record and a berth in the Turner Cup playoffs. He compiled a 61-61-20 record with the Wolves during a three-year span, which included a two-game interim stint during the 1996-97 season. The 76-year-old Ubriaco began his coaching career at Lake Superior State University in 1972-73. He became the head coach of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988. Under his tutelage the Penguins posted a 50-47-9 record, shattered several team records, and advanced to the Stanley Cup postseason after a seven-year absence.

GENE UBRIACO DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS

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The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native spent three years as a player in the NHL and posted 39 goals and 35 assists in 177 regular-season games spread among the Penguins, Oakland Seals, and Chicago Blackhawks. He dedicates himself to numerous charitable causes, including the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association (AHIHA) with which he has been involved since 1974. Ubriaco and his wife, Nella, have a daughter, Francine, and a son, Gene, and live in the western suburbs.

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BEHIND THE BENCH John Anderson enters his 13th season as Wolves head coach after being re-hired to the position July 16, 2013. Anderson returned with four years of National Hockey League experience, including two as head coach of Atlanta (2008-10) and two as assistant coach with Arizona (2011-13). The 57-year-old has guided the Wolves to four championships: two Calder Cups (2002 and 2008) and two Turner Cups (1998 and 2000). He leads the franchise in regularseason wins (551) and postseason victories (108). Anderson’s squads have set several Wolves single-season records, including 55 wins (1997-98), 114 points (1999-2000), 29 home wins (1997-98, 1998-99), 27 road wins (1999-2000, 2006-07), and 331 goals (2006-07).

JOHN ANDERSON HEAD COACH

Toronto’s first pick (11th overall) in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft, Anderson played 12 seasons with the Maple Leafs (1977-85), Quebec (1985-86), and Hartford (198689). The Toronto native registered five 30-goal campaigns, including four straight from 1981-85. Anderson ranks 14th in Maple Leafs history with 189 goals and 20th with 393 points. He amassed 282 goals and 631 points in 814 NHL regular-season games and added nine goals and 27 points in 37 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

Mark Hardy enters his first season with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach August 26. A 15-year veteran of the National Hockey League, he brings 19 seasons of bench experience to Chicago. Hardy joins the team after spending the last three seasons with the ECHL’s Ontario Reign, which finished in second place in the Western Conference each season he was on staff. The 55-year-old boasts 11 years of NHL coaching experience, having served on the staffs for Los Angeles (1999-2006, 2008-10) and Chicago (2006-08). Hardy served as an assistant coach and defensive specialist, overseeing the third-best penaltykilling unit in Kings history in 2001-02. The Samedan, Switzerland native began his coaching career as a player/coach and then assistant in the International Hockey League with Detroit (1994-95) and Long Beach (1995-99).

MARK HARDY ASSISTANT COACH

Drafted by Los Angeles in the second round (30th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Hardy collected 368 points (62G, 306A) in 915 career regular-season games as a defenseman for Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York. He finished his playing career with 70 points (18G, 52A) in 199 IHL games with Phoenix, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

Brad Tapper enters his first season with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach August 26. A member of the 2002 Calder Cup squad, he contributed 58 points in 98 regular-season games and 11 points in 28 postseason tilts with Chicago from 2001-04. Tapper joins the American Hockey League after five seasons in coaching. He ran the bench for North York for one year in the CCHL and served as an assistant the past four with Florida and Orlando in the ECHL. The 36-year-old won the Kelly Cup with Florida in 2012 and his teams have never failed to make the postseason, posting a 158-102-9-19 record while his forward corps placed in the top 10 in league scoring each season. The Scarborough, Ontario, native skated in 71 NHL contests with Atlanta from 2000-03, accruing 25 points (14G, 11A) in 71 games. He also suited up for Binghamton (AHL), Philadelphia (AHL), Orlando (IHL), Nürnberg (DEL), Hannover (DEL), Iserlohn (DEL), and RPI (NCAA).

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MAP THE LEAGUE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MIDWEST DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis

Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles

Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit

Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix

Lake Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado

Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston

Milwaukee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville

St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winnipeg

Rockford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago

Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose

NORTH DIVISION

NORTHEAST DIVISION

Adirondack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary

Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey

Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montreal

Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Islanders

Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo

Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Rangers

Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus

Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vancouver

Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay

WEST DIVISION

EAST DIVISION

Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina

Binghamton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottawa

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota

Hershey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington

Oklahoma City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton

Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia

San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida

Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anaheim

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas

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MEET THE WOLVES

JOEL EDMUNDSON

PETTERI LINDBOHM

MATHIEU BRODEUR

JANI HAKANPAA

D H: 6-4 W: 214 June 28, 1993 Brandon, Manitoba

D H: 6-3 W: 198 September 23, 1993 Helsinki, Finland

D H: 6-5 W: 221 June 21, 1990 Montreal, Quebec

D H: 6-7 W: 230 March 31, 1992 Kirkkonummi, Finland

DAVID SHIELDS

TY RATTIE

SHANE HARPER

PHILIP MCRAE

RW H: 6-0 W: 192 February 5, 1993 Airdrie, Alberta

RW H: 5-10 W: 190 February 1, 1989 Valencia, California

C H: 6-2 W: 196 March 15, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota

D H: 6-4 W: 211 January 27, 1991 Rochester, New York

PAT CANNONE

JEREMY WELSH

ADAM BURISH

YANNICK VEILLEUX

C H: 5-10 W: 187 August 9, 1986 Bayport, New York

F H: 6-3 W: 205 May 30, 1988 Bayfield, Ontario

RW H: 6-1 W: 195 January 6, 1983 Madison, Wisconsin

LW H: 6-2 W: 205 February 22, 1993 Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec

CODY BEACH

BENN FERRIERO

MAGNUS PAAJARVI

COLIN FRASER

RW H: 6-5 W: 206 August 8, 1992 Kelowna, British Columbia

F H: 5-10 W: 180 April 29, 1987 Essex, Massachusetts

LW H: 6-2 W: 204 April 12, 1991 Norrkoping, Sweden

C H: 6-1 W: 190 January 28, 1985 Sicamous, British Columbia

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MEET THE WOLVES

ROB BORDSON

BRENT REGNER

JORDAN BINNINGTON

NIKLAS LUNDSTROM

D H: 6-0 W: 188 May 17, 1989 Westlock, Alberta

G H: 6-1 H: 176 July 11, 1993 Richmond Hill, Ontario

G H: 6-2 H: 187 January 10, 1993 Varmdo, Sweden

F H: 6-2 W: 199 June 9, 1988 Duluth, Minnesota

MATT CLIMIE

TERRY BROADHURST

SEBASTIAN WANNSTROM

BEN EAGER

G H: 6-3 H: 207 February 11, 1983 Leduc, Alberta

F H: 5-10 H: 169 November 30, 1988 Orland Park, Illinois

RW H: 6-2 H: 202 March 3, 1991 Gavle, Sweden

LW H: 6-2 H: 226 January 22, 1984 Ottawa, Ontario

JAKE CHELIOS

BRENT SOPEL

D H: 6-2 H: 198 March 8, 1991 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

D H: 6-1 H: 201 January 7, 1977 Calgary, Alberta

HOCKEY OPERATIONS

KEVIN KACER

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

CRAIG KOGUT

HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER

KENNY MCCUDDEN

SK ATING & SKILLS COACH

STAN DUBICKI

GOALTENDING COACH

EVAN LEVY

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

BRINGING UP

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WOLVES ROOKIE GOALTENDER JORDAN BINNINGTON LOOKS TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS SUCCESSFUL PREDECESSORS BY ELISE BUTLER | PHOTOS BY ROSS DETTMAN

It was April 15, 2012, and 18-year-old Jordan Binnington was in the depths of Allstate Arena. Set to make his first start in the American Hockey League in the last game of the 2011-12 season, the netminder donned his No. 40 Peoria Rivermen jersey and took the ice to face the Midwest Division rival Chicago Wolves.

Anderson has allowed both Binnington and veteran goaltender Matt Climie, who is exactly 10 years and five months his partner’s senior, their time in the crease. After beginning the season typically alternating starts, both netminders have gone on runs, starting four or more consecutive games when they are playing well.

“I remember before the game and I was in the visitor’s locker room taping my stick, and my hands were shaking like crazy,” Binnington said. “I had to get out of there because I thought the team was going to look at me and be like, ‘Holy, we’re in for one tonight, boys.’”

“Whoever wants to carry the ball is going to get it until part of the schedule dictates that we change or the play dictates that we change,” Anderson said.

It was the first and last start that he would make for Peoria. In a barrage of 38 shots, Binnington stopped 35 of them that night, suffering the 4-2 loss on his record but earning the No. 3 star for his efforts. Three seasons later, following more seasoning with his junior team and one year in the ECHL, Binnington returned to Allstate Arena. But this time he got to go to the home team’s dressing room. One-half of the Wolves’ 2014-15 goaltending tandem, the rookie has made the jump to the AHL full-time and is working to continue his development with a team that has helped hone the craft of National Hockey League goaltenders including Jake Allen, Ondrej Pavelec, and Kari Lehtonen. “We were very comfortable with him going into the year and just hoping that he would grow,” said Wolves head coach John Anderson. “And he has.”

Binnington’s season has not been without its ups and downs, but the young goaltender has steadily showed improvement and earned the trust of his teammates and coaches. After starting October with two losses, he reeled off five consecutive wins to start November, the most by a Wolves rookie goaltender since Pavelec in 2007-08 when he backstopped the team to its most recent Calder Cup. “At the start of the year sometimes things aren’t going your way and you have to stick with it and overcome them, overcome what’s going on, and I think I did that,” Binnington said. “The coaching staff’s been good, they’ve showed some confidence in me. But I think I need to continue to prove myself and show them what I can do and do it for myself. I really want to develop in these early years of my pro career and consistently get better. So any way I can do that, I’ll try to do.” While Binnington’s life as a pro is just starting, he has already received numerous accolades in his young career. He racked up the honors during his four-year junior career with the

Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League, including 2012-13 OHL Goaltender of the Year, 2013 OHL First All-Star Team, 2010-11 Memorial Cup All-Star Team, 2010-11 Memorial Cup Most Outstanding Goaltender, and a selection to the 2010-11 Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game. In addition he helped backstop his team to an OHL championship in 2011 and, by the time he was finished in Owen Sound, passed former NHLer Curtis Sanford for the top spot in all-time wins for the franchise. But, above all, Binnington found out what it took to earn all this. “I learned a lot of things,” he said. “Sometimes wasn’t working too hard in

practice, but as a rookie the veterans put you in your place and that’s how you learn, right? So a couple guys helped me figure that one out pretty quick. After that year, we ended up winning the championship and then went to the Memorial Cup and then got drafted by the Blues.” Binnington was selected in the fourth round, 88th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He made the jump to pro last season, spending training camp with the Wolves but ultimately ending up with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, one level below the AHL. With two experienced goaltenders in Climie and Allen (who ended up winning AHL

Goaltender of the Year), there was simply no room for Binnington. “In my position personally, if I was up here, being a third goalie here or a backup goalie or whatever, I really wouldn’t have gotten any playing time and I don’t think it would have benefited me in the long run,” Binnington said. “So sometimes I think you need to understand that and keep working and keep your mindset for what you want and what you want to get out of it.” He did get one game in with the Wolves — a 4-3 shootout win over Rockford on Jan. 5 in front of a raucous home crowd — but spent the majority of the season

he transition to living on one’s own is almost never easy. When layered with the pressures of being a professional hockey player, it can be even more difficult. For rookie Jordan Binnington and second-year Wolves Ty Rattie and Joel Edmundson, solace is found in the “Frat House,” their threeperson abode in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The young trio --- Binnington and Edmundson are 21 while Rattie turned 22 on Feb. 5 --- is experiencing the growing pains together. All three left home as teenagers to enter the Canadian Hockey League, the primary development league for junior, but lived with local families. These hosts, referred to as billet families, typically provide housing, food, laundry, and support. Upon turning pro, however, these tasks are left up to the players. Rattie and Edmundson lived together last year before Binnington joined them this fall. While they have settled into a routine, there was a learning curve.

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“When me and Joel first got our bills and stuff like that, we both had our moms on the phone and figuring out what goes where and who pays what and stuff like that,” Rattie said. Sharing space has made the next step easier for the group, whose knowledge of each other dates back to junior. Rattie and Edmundson faced off in the Western Hockey League, and the three were brought together when they were drafted in 2011. “You live with two of your best buddies and you come to the rink and they stay your best buddies, and they just ease you into the process a little bit more,” Rattie said. “Last year with Joel it was definitely a big change coming into pro hockey, and living with Joel and having a lot of other close friends on the team, it made the transition a lot easier.” “You’re never bored,” Binnington said. “You’re never lonely. We all get along great. It’s a great time at the pad.” Off-ice activities include hanging out, going to the movies, or mini-golfing at the mall. But the dominant activity as of late is thanks to a recent addition: a pingpong table. The trio frequently holds tournaments, complete with a handcrafted trophy made out of beer cans. Although they do not agree who takes the title on the ping-pong table (or who is the messiest), there is a consensus Edmundson is the neatest and their local Mariano’s, where they buy most of their meat pre-cooked and supplement with microwavable sides, is the best chef. They also agree that having each other around as they develop, both as players and as people, helps. “It’s a huge learning experience,” Rattie said, “and I couldn’t think of doing it with two better guys.”

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in Kalamazoo developing his game. With Allen transitioning into a full-time role for St. Louis this season, Binnington got his shot and has made the most of it thus far, impressing with both his skill and affable personality. Playing a position that is often considered one of the most mental in the game, the young goaltender has been praised by scouts and coaches alike specifically for his demeanor and temperament, on and off the ice. “He’s calm,” Anderson said. “He’s very calm. He doesn’t get rattled very easily and I think it gives everybody a good feeling. Like there can be a big scramble around the net and he’ll grab the puck and settle everything down. I think his calmness and almost a positive feeling about how he plays are his strengths.” For Binnington, that quality has been instilled in him by his parents. The 21-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario, credits his mother and father for helping him develop his unruffled manner, both through advice and by example. “My outlook on the game is to not get too wound up,” said Binnington, who described both his parents as evenkeeled. “I used to have that problem and my dad let me know that it wasn’t working for me.” It is this support that keeps Binnington heading on the path he is now. No journey is without its twists and turns, and the netminder has used his relationships to build a support system

around himself that helps him navigate the grueling life of a professional athlete. “Whether it’s your agent, your goalie coach, your family, there’s always people for you to talk to,” he said. “So I think that’s a big thing with me. I have a few people I like to call if I ever am getting too distracted or too ahead of myself, just knock me down a notch if I need it, or boost me for that matter. Sometimes you get a little down on yourself and it’s nice to have these people here to remind you that you’re where you are for a reason and people believe in you.” And the Wolves believe in Binnington. Goaltenders typically take the longest of the three positions to develop behind forwards and defensemen. “He’s such a young guy,” Anderson said. “I see so much potential in him, you know. But you have to remember, it took Jake four years.” Former Wolves Goaltender Jake Allen and Binnington draw some comparisons. Anderson said he sees some of the same qualities – size, good glove, quick feet – in both, and that time and Binnington himself will determine whether he, too, will move on to be a successful NHL backstop. “One thing you can learn from him is he works every single day, no matter what,” Binnington said, calling Allen a great goalie and person. “He doesn’t really have too many off-days and that’s one thing I really took away from him. Seeing his progression over the last couple

years and hearing what people have been saying, you can take little things from everyone you work with or watch that’s successful.” Among the primary people Binnington works with in Chicago are Wolves goaltending coach Stan Dubicki and goalie development coach Ty Conklin. Together they are focused on the netminder’s footwork, patience, and movement to match the faster level of play. Additionally, Binnington is trying to get stronger overall and bring more consistency to his game. “If you look back at every year you play, you’ll always be able to say, ‘I let in a couple of goals that I wish I had back,’ you know?” Binnington said. “You’re always going to let in bad goals. But a personal [goal] of mine is to limit that amount of goals that you kind of think to yourself, ‘Ah, I should have had that one.’ It all adds up at the end of the year.” While he still has steps to take and things to improve, Binnington’s presence has been appreciated in Chicago by his coaches, teammates, and fans alike. “He’s just been an awesome kid, really good kid,” Anderson said. “I keep teasing him that he’s so thin he’s got to go hang around with our training staff and have a few more burgers, but he’s a wonderful boy and I’m really happy with him in that sense. He’s been a good teammate for everybody.”

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The Samedan, Switzerland, native got his start behind the bench in the now-defunct International Hockey League with the Wolves’ former foes the Detroit Vipers and Long Beach Ice Dogs. Hardy then served two stretches with the Los Angeles Kings coaching staff (1999-2006 and 2008-10) and two seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks (2006-08) before his most recent gig as an assistant with the ECHL’s Ontario Reign. Despite enjoying his time with Ontario, which included helping the team to three consecutive division titles, Hardy looks forward to returning to Chicago and facing a new challenge with the Wolves. “We love the city,” he said. “The people are fantastic sports fans and when they get behind their team I know how passionate the fans are here. And it’s a great place to live... It’s going to be a great time getting back to the city again.”

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Although he has not yet been behind the bench for an American Hockey League team, Hardy sees the transition as a smooth one. “I think coaching is coaching,” he said. “I think at every level if you make sure the coaches and players are accountable, good things are going to happen. So all the little things hopefully that we can teach the young players make them successful and hopefully get them to the next level and, before they get to the next level, win a championship here in Chicago with the Wolves.”

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ONE FOR THE BOOKS THE 2013-14 CHICAGO WOLVES

ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS 2. ROB BROWN 3. DARREN HAYDAR 4. JASON KROG 5. BRETT STERLING 6. BOB NARDELLA 7. STEVE LAROUCHE 8. CHRIS MARINUCCI 9. STEVE MARTINS 10. DEREK MACKENZIE

951 483 368 342 308 298 228 220 193 184

ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS (GOALTENDERS)

17 191 85.6 6 28.72

Consecutive games at Allstate Arena in which the Wolves collected at least one point (a franchise record) spanning Dec. 8, 2013, to March 2, 2014.

Goals the Wolves allowed last season, the fewest in the team’s 20-season history.

Success rate of the Wolves’ regular-season penalty-killing unit (292 for 341), the third-highest percentage the team has posted.

Shorthanded goals allowed by the Wolves, tied for second-fewest in a regular season (1998-99, 2007-08).

Average shots per game allowed by the Wolves last season, the second-lowest number in team history.

SI N GL E-S EASON FRANC HI SE RECORDS GOALS • 60 STEVE MALTAIS (1996-97)

PENALTY MINUTES • 336 KEVIN MACDONALD (1994-95)

ASSISTS • 91 ROB BROWN (1995-96)

PLUS/MINUS • +47 ARTURS KULDA (2009-10)

GAME-WINNING GOALS • 10 CHRIS MARINUCCI (1998-99) BRETT STERLING (2007-08) MARK MANCARI (2011-12)

WINS • 38 KARI LEHTONEN (2004-05)

1. WENDELL YOUNG 2. KARI LEHTONEN 3. MICHAEL GARNETT 4. MATT CLIMIE 5. RAY LEBLANC 6. ONDREJ PAVELEC 7. NORM MARACLE 8. PETER MANNINO 9. JAKE ALLEN 10. FRED BRATHWAITE DREW MACINTYRE

169 61 56 55 53 51 43 42 33 32 32

ALL-TIME GAMES LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS 2. BOB NARDELLA 3. DEREK MACKENZIE 4. KEVIN DOELL 5. ROB BROWN BRIAN SIPOTZ 7. TIM BERGLAND 8. DARREN HAYDAR 9. TIM BRESLIN 10. WENDELL YOUNG

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CHARGING

CROSS-CHECKING

DELAYED PENALT Y

ELBOWING

HIGH-STICKING

HOLDING

Called for any action which causes opponent to be thrown violently into the boards.

Called for taking three or more strides before checking opponent.

Called for hitting opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice.

Call is made when the penalized team gains control of the puck or upon a stop in play.

Called when using the elbow to impede an opponent.

Called for making contact with an opponent when carrying the stick above the shoulder.

Called for using the hands, arms or legs to hold an opponent.

HOOKING

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INTERFERENCE

MISCONDUCT

ROUGHING

SLASHING

Called for using stick or blade to hook opponent.

Called when a player on his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of the red center line shoots the puck down the ice, it crosses the red goal line at any point (other than the goal) and is touched first by an opposing player other than the goalie.*

Called for having contact with an opponent not in possession of the puck.

Called for an infraction that warrants a more serious penalty than a standard minor or major penalty.

Called for engaging in fisticuffs or shoving of a level that is not worthy of a major penalty.

Called for swinging the stick at an opponent.

SPEARING

TRIPPING

Called for using the stick like a spear.

Called for using the stick, arm or leg to cause an opponent to trip or fall.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT Called for the abuse of an official or other such misconduct.

*Under hybrid icing rules, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called when an opposing player (other than the goalie) is the first to reach the face-off dot closest to the goal line.

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and threatening to throw him off, which allowed him to take the sweet picture of Welsh found above). But their craziest night might have occurred while visiting Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. The boys decided they ought to spend a night in the jungle. “We drove for two hours, then we trekked through rice fields and through some hilly forests,” Welsh said. “We slept in an open-floor hut, a mud floor hut.” The plan was for each player to have his own bug tent. That ended as soon as Welsh noticed a hole in his bug tent that was the size of his head – and a quartersized black spider residing on his pillow. “We killed that, but I crawled in the tent and I could just feel things moving around, so I freaked out,” Welsh said. “So all three of us piled into one bug tent. And it was so hot. It was 36 degrees Celsius (the equivalent of 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit) all day and all night. That was the worst sleep I’ve ever had. There was the noise of the jungle and the bugs – and there was a rural tribal village just up the hill. You hear animals, you hear the local villagers, and you don’t know what they’re up to.” It’s little wonder that Welsh’s favorite

times in Thailand and Cambodia happened when the trio went with the flow. “When we first got there, we were pretty snooty and staying in hotels,” he said. “When we did stay in a hostel, it was such a cool way to meet people. We’d be in the hostels and start kicking a soccer ball and then, the next thing we know, we had three guys from France come join us. And after that, we had three guys from England come join us. They were Olympic judo wrestlers. “By the end of the day, we had a 5-on-5 beach soccer game going and we all met up later and went to the Full Moon party together. It was fun, days like that where you don’t know what’s going to happen. You stay loose, stay open, and meet people. At the end of the day, it’s pretty cool who you met and who you hung out with that day.” Now Welsh can’t wait to travel again. Check that: He can wait until the Wolves finish a run through the Calder Cup Playoff. “Once you catch the travel bug…I’ve started to try to learn some Spanish during this season,” Welsh said. “Then I’m hoping to go to South America to visit Argentina, Chile, Peru, places like that.”

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