Breakaway Magazine - Vol. 8 - Issue 2 by Chicago Wolves

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CHICAGO WOLVES

VOL. 8 ISSUE 2

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IN THIS ISSUE

03 LEAGUE WELCOME 05 WOLVES HISTORY 09 OWNERSHIP 10 HOCKEY OPERATIONS 13

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15 MEET THE WOLVES 24 BY THE NUMBERS 27 BEHIND THE BENCH 29 MAP THE LEAGUE

30 HOCKEY 101

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JEREMY WELSH?

33 RECORD BREAKERS 35 GAME TIME

HOW TRAVELING TO PERU, ARGENTINA AND NICARAGUA LEFT THE CHICAGO WOLVES FORWARD HUNGRY FOR MORE HOCKEY

FRONT OFFICE

Seth Gold Irwin Jann Mike Gordon Wayne Messmer Dana Wildman

Ron Storto Sarah Draheim Cameron Most

Director Director President of Business Operations Senior Executive Vice President Executive Assistant

OPERATIONS Courtney Mahoney Dan Harris Holly Simms Camille Colletti Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare

Senior Vice President of Operations Creative Services Manager Game Operations Coordinator Community Relations Sr. Coordinator Operations Intern

CREATIVE SERVICES Imran Javed Troy Mueller John Hamper Ross Dettman

Digital Content Manager Senior Graphic Designer Creative Services Intern Team Photographer

COMMUNICATIONS Lindsey Willhite Daniel Jankowski Anna Fogel

Executive TV Producer TV Production Manager TV Intern

TV BROADCAST Jason Shaver Bill Gardner

Play-by-Play Announcer Color Analyst

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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Kevin Dooley Dave Pawelek Jackie Schroeder Eric Zavilla Stefanie Evans Rob Newburg Laura Ansell Steve Winner Janel James Jeff Bieschke Kayla Yingst Eric Meyer Anthony Krzyzak Mike Czopek Pawel Sienko John Brooks Kira Hoskey Adam Goldberg

Gordon Scott Jason Svejda

Sr. Exec. Director of Ticket Sales Sr. Director of Strategic Alliances Senior Director of Ticket Retention & Services Exec. Dir. of Ticket Sales & Retention Director of Program Development Youth Hockey Coordinator Ticket Sales & Services Coordinator E-Business Specialist Senior Group Events Specialist Group Events Specialist Group Events Specialist Group Account Executive Senior Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Account Representative Marketing Coordinator Inside Sales Representative

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Dear Fans, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the historic 2015-16 American Hockey League season, one that is sure to be one of the most memorable campaigns ever. We are celebrating our 80th anniversary season literally from coast to coast: From the shores of the Atlantic to our five new members in California, all 30 teams will hit the ice to continue a tradition of excellence that has been the hallmark of the American Hockey League since 1936. The AHL remains proud of its role in developing more than 88 percent of today’s National Hockey League players, as well as the vast majority of the NHL’s coaches, managers, training staffs, broadcasters and officials. In total, nearly 350 AHL players were recalled to the NHL last season alone, and more than 250 former first- and second-round NHL draft picks developed their skills in the AHL. And 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. To our new fans in Bakersfield, Ontario, San Diego, San Jose and Stockton; to our returning fans in Manitoba; to all of you who cheer for AHL teams across North America -- We are excited to have you join us from the excitement of opening weekend, to the 2016 AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse, and through the thrills and emotion of the Calder Cup Playoffs. 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 2015-16 season has in store. Sincerely,

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WOLVES HISTORY

A WINNING HISTORY WHEN A TEAM RAISES THE CUP AT THE END OF THE SEASON – AS THE CHICAGO WOLVES HAVE DONE FOUR TIMES IN THEIR 21-YEAR HISTORY – THERE’S A TENDENCY FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REELS TO OVERLOAD ON THE FINAL GOAL AND THE CUP-WINNING CELEBRATION. BUT IT REQUIRES TWO MONTHS OF POSTSEASON DEDICATION, COMING ON TOP OF A RUGGED REGULAR SEASON, IN ORDER TO EARN THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED A CHAMPION. MOREOVER, THERE’S ALWAYS A GAME WHERE A TEAM MUST DIG DEEP TO OVERCOME A DEFICIT AND STAY ON THE PATH TO THE CUP. THESE SERVED AS THOSE MOMENTS WHEN THE WOLVES HOISTED THE 1998 AND 2000 TURNER CUPS AND THE 2002 AND 2008 CALDER CUPS.

MAY 30, 1998:

GAME 1 OF THE TURNER CUP FINAL The Wolves entered their first Final as the International Hockey League’s top-ranked offense while the defending champion Detroit Vipers showed up with the IHL’s top-ranked defense. Steve Maltais punctured that defense just 1:57 into the night with a power-play goal, then he added an even-strength goal in the second period to give the Wolves a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes. But goaltender Wendell Young, who stopped all 20 shots he faced in the first two periods, couldn’t come out for the third period due to dehydration. The Vipers needed just two minutes to pull into a 2-2 tie, but Alexander Semak regained the lead with 8:11 to play and Tim Breslin added an empty-netter in the final seconds for a 4-2 Wolves win that set the tone for a titanic series.

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WOLVES HISTORY

MAY 16, 2000:

GAME 3 OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL After sweeping four straight from the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the International Hockey League’s Western Conference Semifinal – giving the Wolves 28 wins in their last 32 games – head coach John Anderson’s crew stubbed their toes with home losses to Houston in the first two games of the Western Conference Final. To make the team’s predicament worse, the Wolves allowed the Aeros a 3-0 head start in Game 3 at the Compaq Center. But Chicago reeled off the first four goals of the second period – Tom Tilley, Bob Nardella, Dallas Eakins and Steve Larouche supplying the firepower – to trigger a crucial 6-4 come-frombehind victory. Once Larouche scored the go-ahead goal at 4:58 of the third period, the Wolves never trailed in a Western Conference Final game the rest of the way.

APRIL 10, 2002:

GAME 2 OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE QUALIFYING SERIES In their debut American Hockey League season, the Wolves entered the Calder Cup Playoffs as the No. 7 seed – the team’s worst postseason seed to that point. That meant the team had to start with a best-of-three series against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. Cincinnati took Game 1 on the Wolves’ home ice and forced sudden-death overtime in Game 2. The Mighty Ducks had a shot at a wide-open net to take the series, but goaltender Frederic Cassivi lunged across the crease and made an unbelievable save to keep the Wolves alive. Zdenek Blatny came through with the goal in the second OT for the first of the team’s AHL-record 17 postseason wins. Forward Dan Snyder was one of many Wolves heroes during the playoffs as he set an AHL mark with 5 game-winning goals.

MAY 11, 2008:

GAME 6 OF THE WEST DIVISION FINAL The Wolves’ run almost ended in the American Hockey League’s quarterfinal round when they faced a talented Rockford team. After the Wolves took the first two games, the IceHogs rallied to take three in a row to force Chicago to the brink of elimination. Then came the Mustache Rally. Forward Colin Stuart first donned a lip duster and the rest of the team joined the cause prior to Game 6. Trailing early, the Wolves reeled off four power-play goals in the second period to take the tilt 4-3 and went on to win the series in seven games. “That was a real turning point – in that game, in that series, and on our road to winning that championship,” said former forward Steve Martins. “Plus, how am I going to forget that mustache?”

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DON LEVIN Donald R. Levin founded DRL Enterprises, Inc., in 1969. The Glenview-based 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 devotes a healthy portion of his support to Chicago’s Department of Animal Care and Control (CACC). In cooperation with CACC, the Wolves host Adopt-a-Dog Night one Saturday night each month during the season and make it easy for fans to adopt dogs and provide them a forever home. The Adopt-A-Dog program found homes for 1,233 dogs in its first 15 seasons. In 2003, Levin purchased and donated the Animobile -- a mobile adoption unit and a modern clinic staffed by CACC veterinarians and adoption specialists. In 2014, he pledged a $2 million donation to CACC to spur an $8.2 million renovation. 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 17 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 live in the northern suburbs.

BUDDY MEYERS Buddy Meyers, a principal owner of the Wolves who founded the franchise 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 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. Meyers, who was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2014, is a graduate of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign 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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HOCKEY OPERATIONS

WENDELL YOUNG During Wendell Young’s first six seasons as the Chicago Wolves general manager, the team compiled a .598 winning percentage and captured three division titles: the 2010 West, 2012 Midwest and 2014 Midwest. Young has been a member of the Wolves organization in virtually every capacity — 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 52-year-old 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. The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native, who was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 2007, 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 Penguins. Young and his wife, Paula, reside in the northwest suburbs and have one daughter, Gabrielle, and two sons, Matt and Jack.

BILL BENTLEY Bill Bentley is in his seventh season as Wolves assistant general manager and stands as 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 15 years, which includes all four seasons that ended with a championship. The Chicago native joined the organization as a statistician in 1994 and was promoted to team services manager a year later. The 46-year-old spent 12 seasons as the director of hockey administration before assuming the assistant general manager role in August 2009. 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. Bentley and his wife, Jennifer, live in Chicago.

GENE UBRIACO Gene Ubriaco, who has been with the Wolves since the franchise’s inception in 1994, returns for his 19th season as the team’s director of hockey operations and seventh as senior advisor. Ubriaco served as the Wolves’ first head coach and guided the expansion team to a 3433-14 record and a berth in the Turner Cup playoffs. The 78-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 Playoffs after a seven-year absence. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native posted 39 goals and 35 assists in 177 NHL regular-season games while playing with the Penguins (1967-68), the Oakland Seals (1968-69) and the Chicago Blackhawks (1969-70). He dedicates himself to numerous charitable causes, including the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association 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. BREAKAWAY MAGAZINE

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New Chicago Wolves defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser’s skill set fits perfectly with head coach John Anderson’s aggressive style of play. “I like moving pucks,” Abeltshauser said. “Making a good first pass. Joining the rush and being in the play. That’s what I love. Fast-paced. Everyone is involved. It’s a fun system to play.” But being part of the Wolves, where helping the community is just as important as helping score goals, means a player needs to have the right skill set off the ice. Abeltshauser fits perfectly there too. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Bad Tolz, Germany, native has earned multiple awards for his devotion to the community since he came to North America to pursue his hockey fortune. In 2012-13, while playing for the Halifax Mooseheads, Abeltshauser received the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Humanitarian of the Year award – joining a distinguished list of players that includes former Chicago Wolves forwards Guillaume Desbiens and Simon Gamache. Abeltshauser spent the last two seasons with the American Hockey League’s Worcester Sharks. After each of those years, he was rewarded with the team’s Man of the Year honor. “It started in Halifax,” Abeltshauser said. “I went to a high school and took a couple of university classes just to help my English and to get out of the house. But I still had so much free time on my hands, I really wanted to do something good with my time. “In Halifax, they had a really good community that helps out with everything, starting with visits at the children’s hospital (the IWK Centre) to school readings and all kinds of stuff. The kids loved it and my passion grew there. Once I got to Worcester, same thing. I just wanted to do a lot. I started ‘Konrad’s Korner’ there, which was tickets for Big Brothers Big Sisters. That’s something I spoke to Courtney about that we want to get rolling here, too.” Courtney, of course, is Wolves senior vice president of operations Courtney Mahoney, who orchestrates the team’s multi-faceted community plans. Abeltshauser’s arrival means

the Wolves can add to the list of ways the team helps the Chicago area.

I REALLY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING GOOD WITH MY TIME. The Wolves started French Class visits 15 years ago – bringing French-speaking players to high school classes, which allows students to converse with native speakers – but Abeltshauser gives the Wolves their first opportunity to conduct German Class visits. That isn’t the only fresh twist to the Wolves’ community endeavors. Epilepsy Awareness Night will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19, and was inspired by Wolves general manager Wendell Young’s son, Matthew, who was diagnosed with epilepsy in the summer of 2013. Not only will that night’s game against Rockford feature a T-shirt giveaway to the first 2,500 fans, courtesy of Heidenhain, the Wolves also have produced a unique set of autographed jerseys in conjunction with the event. “I think we’ve done something really special with this,” Mahoney said. “Because of the tie-in with Wendell and Matthew, we went to some famous father-son pairings that have connections to the Wolves. We went to Chris and Jake Chelios, Christian Hanson and his dad, Dave (one of the Hanson Brothers from “Slap Shot”), Marty and Gordie Howe and others.” Each person has signed an exclusive purple jersey – the color utilized to support epilepsy awareness – for an auction that will begin online in the days leading up to Epilepsy Awareness Night and conclude at Allstate Arena on Dec. 19. “Heidenhain is a huge partner in that,” Mahoney said. “We worked with them this summer to see how we could raise even more money and awareness for epilepsy. “It fits what we’re trying to do for the community overall this year. We’re trying to enhance what we’ve done over the years and figure out ways to bring additional awareness to important causes and to help even more people.” #CHICAGOWOLVES V

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CENTER

ANDRE BENOIT

RIGHT WING

PETTERI LINDBOHM

CENTER

TOMMY VANNELLI

14 H: 6-2 W: 161 March 6, 1994 St. Louis, Missouri

DEFENSEMAN

ZACH POCHIRO

H: 5-10 W: 155 October 22, 1987 Anchorage, Alaska

RIGHT WING

EVAN TRUPP

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

LEFT WING

PAT CANNONE

H: 5-9 W: 178 June 29, 1992 St. John’s, Newfoundland

RIGHT WING

ZACH O’BRIEN

H: 6-1 W: 196 June 27, 1988 Brampton, Ontario

CENTER

JUSTIN HODGMAN

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

H: 6-4 W: 210 July 7, 1988 La Crescent, Minnesota

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

H: 6-5 W: 195 August 8, 1992 Kelowna, British Columbia

H: 6-0 W: 195 April 8, 1989 Placentia, California

LEFT WING

SCOOTER VAUGHAN

DEFENSEMAN

CODY BEACH

DEFENSEMAN

YANNICK VEILLEUX

LEFT WING

ERIAH HAYES

DEFENSEMAN

JEREMY WELSH

KONRAD ABELTSHAUSER H: 6-5 W: 225 September 2, 1992 Bad Tolz, Germany

MAGNUS PAAJARVI

JORDAN SCHMALTZ

CHRIS BUTLER

SPENCER ASUCHAK

H: 6-6 W: 230 April 12, 1991 Norrkoping, Sweden

H: 6-2 W: 194 October 8, 1993 Verona, Wisconsin

H: 6-1 W: 205 October 27, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri

H: 6-6 W: 230 November 22, 1991 Kamloops, British Columbia

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RIGHT WING

GOALTENDER

MEET THE WOLVES

DANNY KRISTO

JORDAN BINNINGTON

H: 6-3 W: 204 November 2, 1990 Sayabec, Quebec

H: 6-3 W: 218 June 19, 1993 Billings, Montana

H: 6-0 W: 195 June 18, 1990 Edina, Minnesota

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

CENTER

JACOB DOTY

GOALTENDER

JORDAN CARON

PHEONIX COPLEY

IVAN BARBASHEV

H: 6-3 W: 175 January 18, 1992 North Pole, Alaska

H: 6-1 W: 194 December 14, 1995 Moscow, Russia

HOCKEY OPERATIONS

KEVIN KACER

CRAIG KOGUT

RYAN SHOUFER

BOB NARDELLA

STAN DUBICKI

EVAN LEVY

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER

ASST. COACH/SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COACH

GOALTENDING COACH

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

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WHERE IN

THE WORLD

IS JEREMY WELSH?

HOW TRAVELING TO PERU, ARGENTINA AND NICARAGUA LEFT THE CHICAGO WOLVES FORWARD HUNGRY FOR MORE HOCKEY BY LINDSEY WILLHITE | PHOTOS BY ROSS DETTMAN

Perhaps the revelation came to Chicago Wolves forward Jeremy Welsh while he climbed endless steps to reach the top of Mount Machu Picchu in Peru. Perhaps it came while he visited underground clubs in Buenos Aires with new friends who spoke Spanish – a language he does not comprehend. Perhaps it came while he participated in a weeklong surf camp along Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast. Or, perhaps, every step of the way through Welsh’s month-long summer tour of South American and Central America – a vacation he undertook by himself with nothing but a backpack – he realized his good fortune to be able to mix professional hockey with incredible travel. Welsh left North America in mid-May with no plans other than to unwind from the Wolves’ rugged seven-month season, but he returned in mid-June with a ravenous hunger for the 2015-16 season. “That’s one thing I learned when I was traveling,” Welsh said. “At the surf resort, there were all these people who had quit their jobs and moved there to work. They worked as cooks or serving drinks or whatever. They quit their gigs so they could work and then surf for free. I talked with them about it. They’d say that was the only thing that made them feel alive – they couldn’t get that feeling anywhere else. They’d say, ‘I need it in my life.’

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JEREMY WELSCH?

“I realized for me, that’s hockey. How fortunate is it that I get paid to do it? I don’t have to quit my job, I don’t have to do this on the side. To get paid to do this? There are good days and bad days in hockey, but the bad days aren’t really bad. Things are pretty good and I’m pretty fortunate. So just enjoy it.” Welsh, a 27-year-old from Bayfield, Ontario, who’s in his second season with the Wolves, always has been an engaging, cerebral person with a positive point of view. But in the summer of 2014, Welsh traveled with two former teammates to Cambodia and Thailand. That month-long adventure – complete with elephant rides and poisonous centipede encounters – fueled his desire for another journey in 2015. Welsh planned to make his trip with Evansville Icemen captain Patrick

Kennedy. When Kennedy broke his fibula at the end of the season, that left Welsh on his own. “I’d met some people who had done it before,” Welsh said. “They said it’s a different experience as far as getting out of your comfort zone. It’s a growth experience. You have to get outside and do things to meet people. Otherwise you’re by yourself the whole time.” Welsh started in Peru, which is on South America’s west coast along the South Pacific Ocean. He wanted to visit the portion of the Amazon Rainforest that’s found in Peru, but Welsh booked his trip too late (remember, he had to keep his schedule clear until early June for a potential Wolves championship run) to get a room at the Amazon Lodge. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound forward had to “settle,” if that’s the proper word, for climbing to see Machu Picchu, the ruins

of a 15th-century Incan city 8,000 feet above sea level. “They kept saying, ‘it’s just a quick walk, you should walk,’ ” Welsh said. “So you go at daylight and hike up. It was two hours straight up steps. Then I got there.

IT’S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE AS FAR AS GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. Then I went up Mount Machu Picchu, which was another hour-and-a-half straight up steps. By that time, I was pretty much gassed. It was hot and the altitude was crazy.”

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Buenos Aires, Argentina Photo: freeimages.com/ Susan Detlefsen

Welsh loved Peru’s beauty and planned to spend his whole month there, but the weather was colder and wetter than his T-shirts-and-shorts wardrobe could handle. That sent him jetting to Buenos Aires, which is nearly 2,000 miles farther south. Rather than stay in a hostel, which makes it easier to meet fellow travelers, he rented a small apartment and tried to find other ways to engage with the locals. “The language was tough when I first got there,” Welsh said. “All Spanish. I ended up meeting a girl who was a musician, so probably for the last 7-8 nights I was there, I was going to all the underground places where the best musicians were – the places where if you’re a tourist, you have no idea they’re there. So she was showing me around the city. It was pretty cool to do that.” After 10 days in Buenos Aires, Welsh moved on to Nicaragua and crisscrossed the Central American country. He visited Ometepe Island, which was formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua. He visited Leon, Managua and participated in the surf camp at San Juan Del Sur. “I had some experiences that I never thought I would have – things you can’t

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even imagine doing,” he said. “Suddenly you’re doing it and it becomes normal while you’re there. It’s neat to break out of the hockey bubble. “But (hockey) is kind of why I came home. I could have stayed, but I was ready to come back and start training. Once you’re away from the game, it reignites the passion.”

Other than admitting he plans to accomplish more than last year, Welsh prefers not to attach numbers to his goals. He will, however, admit to the emotions he wants to feel while on the ice. Credit this to his international travel experiences. “Last year I just enjoyed playing hockey and being in the game,” Welsh said.

ONCE YOU’RE AWAY FROM THE GAME, IT REIGNITES THE PASSION. Welsh intends to build off his excellent 2014-15 season with the Wolves. In addition to setting professional-bests for goals (20), assists (21), points (41) and plus-minus rating (+8), he played a key role on the team’s power-play and penalty-kill units. “Hopefully he’ll do even more this year,” said Wolves head coach John Anderson. “He makes some plays where I’m shocked that he has the ability to do it. He’ll make little handsy plays in tight and I’ll go, ‘Wow.’ I’d like to see it more every day. And another thing about him: When he tracks down pucks, he’s like a grizzly bear. He’s really strong on it.”

“The competition of the whole thing, you know? We have a great team this year, so let’s just go out and win games and everyone’s feeling good and enjoying the camaraderie. That’s my goal, to just love playing the game.”V

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JOHN ANDERSON John Anderson is in his 14th season as Wolves head coach and his third since being rehired to the position on July 16, 2013. Anderson rejoined the Wolves after amassing four years of National Hockey League experience, which included two years as head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers from 2008-10. He also served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes from 2011-13. The 58-year-old guided the Wolves to four championships during his first tenure with the Wolves – the Calder Cup in 2002 and 2008 and the Turner Cup in 1998 and 2000. He is the team’s all-time leader in wins (591) and postseason victories (110). He earned his 363rd AHL regular-season win on Nov. 28, 2014, to take over sole possession of fifth place among the league’s all-time winningest coaches. Toronto’s first pick (11th overall) in the 1977 amateur draft, Anderson played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Maple Leafs (1977-85), Quebec Nordiques (1985-86), and Hartford Whalers (1986-89). The Toronto native registered five 30-goal campaigns in the NHL, including four straight from 1981-85. Anderson entered the 2015-16 season ranked 14th in Maple Leafs history with 189 goals and 21st with 393 points. He amassed 282 goals and 631 points in 814 NHL regular-season games along with nine goals and 27 points in 37 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

MARK HARDY Mark Hardy is in his second season with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach on August 25, 2014. After spending 15 years in the National Hockey League as a defenseman, Hardy has accrued 20 years of experience behind the bench. Hardy joined the Wolves after three seasons in the ECHL with the Ontario Reign. He helped the Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets affiliate earn second-place finishes in the Western Conference each season he was on staff. The 56-year-old Samedan, Switzerland, native also owns 11 years of NHL coaching experience as he served on the staffs for Los Angeles (1999-2006, 2008-10) and the Chicago Blackhawks (2006-08). Hardy became known as a defensive specialist, which included overseeing the third-best penalty-killing unit in Kings history in 2001-02 (86.6 percent efficiency). 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 the Kings, Minnesota North Stars, and New York Rangers. He finished his playing career with 70 points (18G, 52A) in 199 IHL games with Phoenix, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

BRAD TAPPER Brad Tapper is in his second season behind the bench with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach on August 25, 2014. A member of Chicago’s 2002 Calder Cup championship team, he brings six years of coaching experience and nine years of professional playing experience to the staff. A forward for the Wolves from 2001-04, Tapper returned to the American Hockey League after spending one year as the head coach with North York in the CCHL and serving as an assistant for four years with Florida and Orlando in the ECHL. The 37-year-old Scarborough, Ontario, native retired as a player in 2009 following a nine-year professional career, including parts of three seasons with the Wolves. During his tenure in Chicago, he contributed 58 points (24G, 34A) in 98 regular-season games and another 11 points (4G, 7A) in 28 postseason tilts. In addition to his time with the Wolves, Tapper skated in 71 NHL contests with Atlanta from 2000-03, accruing 25 points (14G, 11A) in 71 games. #CHICAGOWOLVES V 27

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

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CENTRAL DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Chicago Wolves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Blues Charlotte Checkers. . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina Hurricanes Grand Rapids Griffins . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Red Wings Iowa Wild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Wild Lake Erie Monsters. . . . . . . . . Columbus Blue Jackets Manitoba Moose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winnipeg Jets Milwaukee Admirals. . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville Predators Rockford IceHogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Blackhawks

Bridgeport Sound Tigers . . . . . . . New York Islanders Hartford Wolf Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Rangers Hershey Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Capitals Lehigh Valley Phantoms . . . . . . . . Philadelphia Flyers Portland Pirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Panthers Providence Bruins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston Bruins Springfield Falcons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Coyotes Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins . . . . . . . Pittsburgh Penguins

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HOCKEY 101

BOARDING

CHARGING

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

Called for taking three or more strides before checking opponent.

CROSSCHECKING

DELAYED PENALTY

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.

ELBOWING

HIGH-STICKING

HOLDING

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

ICING

INTERFERENCE

MISCONDUCT

ROUGHING

SLASHING

Called for using stick or blade to hook opponent.

Called when a player on his team’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, it’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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At the end of regulation, teams will play 3-on-3 for a five-minute overtime period. A “dry scrape” of the ice will precede overtime. If no goal is scored during overtime, then teams will engage in a three-round shootout.

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ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS

951

2. ROB BROWN

483

3. DARREN HAYDAR

368

4. JASON KROG

342

5. BRETT STERLING

308

6. BOB NARDELLA

298

7. STEVE LAROUCHE

228

8. CHRIS MARINUCCI

220

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193

1 0. DEREK MACKENZIE

184

ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS (GOALTENDERS)

1. WENDELL YOUNG

Consecutive games started by Jordan Binnington, which set a franchise record for goaltenders.

goals allowed, which marked the third-fewest 198 inRegular-season the team’s 21-year history 4 Points by right wing Ty Rattie in the AHL All-Star Classic,

which tied the franchise record for most points in an All-Star Game.

Appearances on ESPN SportsCenter’s list; right wing Ty Rattie earned the No. 1 nod on Dec. 26 for his no-look spin-a-rama goal at Milwaukee and left wing Magnus Paajarvi took No. 2 on March 27 when he whacked a puck out of mid-air for a top-shelf goal at Milwaukee.

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476

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375

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PENALTY MINUTES V 336 KEVIN MACDONALD . . . . . (1994-95)

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369

BRIAN SIPOTZ

369

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361

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342

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330

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322

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