Breakaway Magazine - Volume 12 - Issue 3 by Chicago Wolves

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VOL. 12 ISSUE 3

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Dear Fans, It is my pleasure once again to welcome you all to a new season of American Hockey League action, as we continue a tradition of excellence that dates back to our founding as a league in 1936.

DAVID ANDREWS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

The AHL remains proud of its role in developing nearly all of the players, coaches, executives, trainers, broadcasters and officials who you see throughout the National Hockey League today. For more than eight decades, generations of our great fans have been able to cheer on future superstars and Stanley Cup champions, and more than 100 eventual members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 2019-20 season is sure to be another memorable one as we drop the puck in 31 cities across North America, all vying to become the next Calder Cup champion. Thank you all for your continuing support of the AHL.

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TOP 10 MOMENTS OF OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON As the 2018-19 season approached, the Chicago Wolves felt the magic in the air. Head coach Rocky Thompson and his assistants were back after leading the team to the 2018 Central Division crown. Most of the top scorers from that team were back in the fold – a group that featured T.J. Tynan, Brandon Pirri and Tomas Hyka. Premier goaltenders (and best friends) Oscar Dansk and Max Lagace were back, too. Our Hockey Operations department, led by general manager Wendell Young, added high-profile veterans such as Daniel Carr and Curtis McKenzie to the mix. Our NHL partner, the Vegas Golden Knights, filled the pipeline with talented prospects. But those weren’t the only reasons to be excited. To celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary, dozens of former players and coaches and others crucial to the Wolves’ long-time success returned to town to relive memories – and remind everyone of the standards that have been in place since Day 1. And when everything was said and done, the Wolves found themselves in the league finals for the seventh time in franchise history.

Aug. 13: Party on the Magnificent Mile To kick off the 25th anniversary celebration and introduce the team’s #LastTeamStanding motto, the Wolves held a day-long celebration on Pioneer Court between Tribune Tower and the Michigan Avenue bridge in downtown Chicago. More than 20 of the Wolves’ greatest players and former general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff – the architect of all four of the franchise’s league championship teams -- flew in from all over North America to join thousands of fans and intrigued passersby for the fun. After a special dinner at the Chicago Sports Museum at Water Tower Place, everyone returned after dark to witness a sneak preview of the team’s new pregame show conceived by world-renowned special effects company Strictly FX.

We could have filled this entire magazine with highlights from this magical season, but here is the top 10 moments from our team’s journey back to the finals.

Oct. 13: Opening Night excellence Exactly two months after the kickoff party in Chicago, the Wolves hosted their home opener at Allstate Arena. All-time leading scorer Steve Maltais (and his son) handled the ceremonial pregame puck drop and then the Wolves handled the Grand Rapids Griffins by a 5-1 score. Right wing Brooks Macek, playing his first year in North America after spending five years in Germany that included winning a 2018 Olympics silver medal, produced his first three goals for the Wolves. He went on to produce 14 goals in an 11-game stretch – something Maltais used to do – and finished second on the team for the year with 26 goals.

Nov. 7: Four scores for Daniel Carr The Wolves trekked to Milwaukee for a 10:30 a.m. puck drop and left wing Daniel Carr did more before lunch than some pros did all year. Carr fired home four goals against former Union College teammate Troy Grosenick – becoming the fifth Wolves player to score four in one game – as Chicago earned a 5-3 victory. Brooks Macek assisted on each of Carr’s goals and one other to finish with five assists – one shy of the team record set by Rob Brown in 1996.

Dec. 29: Coghlan sinks the IceHogs in overtime The Wolves captured the Illinois Lottery Cup, which goes to the winner of the 12-game regular-season series between Chicago and Rockford, for the third year in a row. Four of these clashes required overtime, but the most exciting finish happened before a large Saturday night crowd at Allstate Arena when rookie defenseman Dylan Coghlan delivered the game-winner at 3:55 of the extra session. He slipped a backhand through the legs of IceHogs goalie Kevin Lankinen, who collapsed to the ice in dismay.

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April 6: Wolves clinch third straight Central Division title For the second year in a row under Rocky Thompson’s direction, the Wolves caught fire during the second half of the season. From Feb. 17 to March 29, Chicago posted a 14-2-0-2 record to climb past Grand Rapids and Iowa and seize control of the Central Division. The Wolves wrapped up the division crown in front of the home fans on April 6. With time running out and Chicago stuck in a 2-2 knot with the Colorado Eagles, forward Ryan Wagner battled to win the puck in the corner and fed it to center Gage Quinney for the game-winning wraparound with 1:13 left in regulation.

May 1: Glass delivers in overtime After the Wolves rallied from a 2-1 series deficit to defeat Grand Rapids 3-2 in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals, the Wolves advanced to face the Iowa Wild in the best-of-seven Central Division Finals. The Wild held a 2-1 lead entering the third period of Game 1 at Allstate Arena, but rookie defenseman Nic Hague scored to force overtime. Then rookie center Cody Glass skated to the slot, accepted a pass from Tye McGinn and fired it home at 18:39 of overtime to draw first blood for the Wolves in the series.

May 24: Double overtime delirium San Diego rallied to take Games 2 and 3 of the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals, then Game 4 required overtime on the Gulls’ home ice. Goaltender Oscar Dansk fended off 17 shots in the first overtime, then AHL MVP Daniel Carr came through 6:01 into the second overtime. Center T.J. Tynan fed Carr the puck at the blue line, then the crafty forward moved into the slot and ripped a wrister past goaltender Kevin Boyle to even the series. Wolves color analyst Billy Gardner crowed, “MVP! Clutch time, baby!” as the entire team celebrated on the Pechanga Arena ice.

May 25: Max makes history Entering Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the American Hockey League had conducted almost 83 full years of playoffs without ever having a goaltender score a goal. The Chicago Wolves had played for 25 years – a total of 2,223 games between regular season and postseason – and never had a goaltender score a goal. Then came the third period with the Wolves holding a precarious 3-2 lead. The officials whistled a delayed penalty on Wolves center T.J. Tynan, so Gulls goaltender Kevin Boyle left the ice for an extra attacker. Gulls rookie Isac Lundestrom fired a shot that hit Wolves goaltender Max Lagace on the blocker. Eventually, the puck wound up in front of the Wolves bench and Gulls rookie Lundestrom tried to steer it back to his defensemen, but his pass split his teammates and slid into the empty goal.

May 17: Glass delivers in overtime…again After the Wolves dispatched Iowa in six games, they earned home-ice advantage in the Western Conference Finals against Pacific Division champ San Diego. Once again, the Wolves trailed by 1 in the third period of Game 1. Once again, rookie defenseman Nic Hague scored late to force overtime. Then, once again, rookie center Cody Glass came through. After getting his stick slashed out of his hands, Glass raced to the Wolves bench, grabbed a new stick from equipment manager Ryan Shoufer and snuck behind San Diego’s defensemen. Forward Tomas Hyka threaded a pass between the defensemen to Glass, who raced in alone against San Diego goaltender Jeff Glass and scored at 14:03 of OT. “Glass breaks Glass!” yelled Wolves play-byplay broadcaster Jason Shaver. “And the Wolves take Game 1!”

June 1: More Calder Cup overtime magic Before the 2019 Calder Cup Finals began, prognosticators pegged the Wolves as significant underdogs to the regular-season champion Charlotte Checkers. Indeed, the Checkers flexed their muscles and scored 3 goals in the first period of Game 1 on their home ice. But, true to their nature all year, the Wolves didn’t give up. Defensemen Zac Leslie and Zach Whitecloud scored in the second period to forge a 3-3 tie. Goaltender Oscar Dansk contributed several great saves to get the Wolves into their fourth overtime of the postseason. Once there, the Wolves maintained their perfect record in overtime as Stefan Matteau scored at 5:30 – his second goal of the night – to give Rocky Thompson’s crew the series lead.

As the last Wolves player to touch the puck, Lagace earned credit for the goal as the Wolves went on to a 5-2 victory and a 3-2 series edge. Then the Wolves claimed Game 6 at Allstate Arena to go back to the Calder Cup Finals.

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DON LEVIN CH A IR M A N OF T HE B O A R D / GO V E R NOR Donald R. Levin (luh-VIN) 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 since the franchise’s inception. Levin donates his time and energy extensively and serves on the board of directors for several charitable organizations. 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 20 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.

BUDDY MEYERS V ICE CH A IR M A N 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 45 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 Urbana-Champaign and holds a juris doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago Kent.

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WENDELL YOUNG GE NE R A L M A N A GE R Wendell Young is in his 11th season as the Chicago Wolves general manager. Since being hired as GM in August 2009, the Wolves have compiled a .601 regular-season winning percentage and captured six division titles: the 2010 West, 2012 Midwest, 2014 Midwest, 2017 Central, 2018 Central and 2019 Central. The Wolves also reached the 2019 Calder Cup Finals. 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. The 55-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.

BILL BENTLEY A S SIS TA N T GE NE R A L M A N A GE R Bill Bentley is in his 11th season as the Chicago Wolves assistant general manager and stands as one of a handful of people who has been a part of 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 48-year-old 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. 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.

GENE UBRIACO SE NIOR A D V IS OR / DIR E C T OR OF HOCK E Y OP E R AT IONS Gene Ubriaco, who has been with the Wolves since the franchise’s inception in 1994, is in his 23rd season as the team’s director of hockey operations and 11th as senior advisor. Ubriaco was hired in 1994 as the Wolves’ first head coach and guided the expansion team to a 34-33-14 record and a berth in the 1995 Turner Cup playoffs. “Ubie” began his coaching career at Lake Superior State University in 1972-73. Four years later, he led the Milwaukee Admirals to the Turner Cup playoffs to become the first International Hockey League coach to lead an expansion team into the postseason. In 1988-89, Ubriaco moved on to the National Hockey League to coach the Pittsburgh Penguins. Under his tutelage, the Penguins shattered several team records and advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a seven-year absence. Ubriaco gained international coaching experience by heading up the Italian Olympic Team during the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native also played professional hockey for 10 years, which included three seasons in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Oakland Seals and Chicago Blackhawks. He posted 39 goals and 35 assists in 177 NHL games.

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LERNOUT IS MORE FUNNY BONE THAN FACIAL HAIR WITH HIS LONG HAIR, UNKEMPT BEARD, sunken eye sockets and imposing frame, Chicago Wolves defenseman Brett Lernout understands why people might think about crossing the street to avoid crossing his path.

here,” Lernout said while touching his cheek. “So I just had wicked sideburns and they were kind of gross. Then, probably my 18-year-old year, it finally started coming in on the sides. The rest is history.”

“A lot of people think I’m mean,” Lernout said. “I always look like I’m frowning. With the beard and the long hair, people think, ‘Oh, crap, look at this guy.’ But once they get talking to me, I’m easygoing. I’m a funny guy. I like to joke around.”

It’s not as if Lernout’s a caveman. When it’s time to wash his hair, he puts just as much shampoo and conditioner in his beard as on his skull. Before a Wolves game or a dinner outing, he’ll apply beard oil to provide more of a sleek look.

Wolves forward Tyrell Goulbourne, who shares an apartment with Lernout, confirms you can’t judge the 6-foot-4, 214-pound Winnipeg native by his cover.

“I don’t know if I’m trying to project an image,” Lernout said. “I just like beards. I think they look pretty cool right now. And, also, I think if I kept shaving, I’d have to do it all the time. It’s a lot of maintenance. For now, I just let it go.”

“We grew up playing against each other in junior,” Goulbourne said. “We became pretty good friends pretty quick. He’s a big teddy bear. He looks like he’s from ‘Duck Dynasty,’ but he’s as soft as a pillow.” A pillow that happens to have a fascination with beards. Since Lernout was 15, he has avoided razors whenever possible. He’s happy to shave when he’s prepping to be part of a buddy’s wedding, but otherwise lets his facial hair fly. “When I was in junior (hockey) in Swift Current, I always wanted a beard but I could never grow it right

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Any time spent shaving is time not spent attempting to make teammates happy. Befitting someone who thinks Will Ferrell is hilarious in every movie he does, Lernout is the big guy keeping things lively during practice. In the dressing room after practice, he’s one of the guys being silly and entertaining while playing pingpong. “I come to the rink every day and just try to put a smile on the guys’ faces,” Lernout said. “If they’re having a bad day or something, they kind of see me and start giggling. I enjoy that part of coming to the rink and making guys happy.”

He’s even happy to be the butt of the joke. When the Wolves visited his hometown of Winnipeg for two games against the Manitoba Moose in early December, Lernout arranged tickets for four of his best friends. They repaid him by holding up homemade signs that read, “LERNOUT SUCKS AT FANTASY FOOTBALL.” Lernout found a photo of this and broke a nine-month Twitter silence to share the message with his 4,400 followers.

“I enjoy that part of coming to the rink and making guys happy.” Lernout maintains such an upbeat attitude, he doesn’t even hold a grudge about how one of the greatest days of his life went awry. When he was just 20 years old, the Montreal Canadiens called up Lernout from his AHL team and put him in the lineup on April 2, 2016, for his NHL debut. He didn’t get to finish the game, though, because he tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his knee when he fell awkwardly after getting checked into the boards. “I was out for 14 weeks,” Lernout said. “But it came at the end of the season, though, so it wasn’t that bad.”

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MEET THE WOLVES

JIMMY SCHULDT

BRAYDEN PACHAL

JAKE LESCHYSHYN

BRETT LERNOUT

GAGE QUINNEY

D H: 6-1 W: 205 May 11, 1995 Minnetonka, Minn.

D H: 6-1 W: 193 Aug. 23, 1999 Eskevan, Sask.

C H: 5-11 W: 191 March 10, 1999 Raleigh, N.C.

D H: 6-4 W: 214 Sept. 24, 1995 Winnipeg, Man.

C H: 5-11 W: 200 July 29, 1995 Las Vegas, Nev

CURTIS McKENZIE

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LW H: 6-2 W: 205 Feb. 22, 1991 Golden, BC

LW H: 5-11 W: 195 Jan. 26, 1994 Edmonton, Alta.

D H: 6-2 W: 203 May 22, 1997 Nanaimo, B.C.

RW H: 6-0 W: 200 May 15, 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia

RW H: 6-2 W: 223 April 8, 1997 Winnipeg. Man.

BEN JONES

TYE McGINN

PATRICK BROWN

JAYCOB MEGNA

LUCAS ELVENES

C H: 6-0 W: 194 Feb. 26, 1999 Waterloo, Ont.

LW H: 6-2 W: 205 July 27, 1990 Fergus, Ontario

C H: 6-1 W: 210 May 29, 1992 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

D H: 6-2 W: 189 Dec. 10, 1992 Plantation, Fla.

LW H: 6-1 W: 173 Aug. 18, 1999 Angelholm, Sweden

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MEET THE WOLVES

JAKE BISCHOFF

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OSCAR DANSK

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D H: 6-1 W: 194 July 25, 1994 Cambridge, Minn.

G H: 6-2 W: 195 Sept. 20, 1998 Lantzville, B.C.

D H: 6-1 W: 196 Nov. 28, 1996 Brandon, Manitoba

G H: 6-3 W: 195 Feb. 28, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden

RW H: 6-0 W: 176 March 31, 1999 Horsholm, Denmark

PAUL COTTER

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REID DUKE

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C H: 6-0 W: 195 Nov. 16, 1999 Canton, Mich.

RW H: 6-4 W: 216 Jan. 18, 1998 Mandeville, Jamaica

C H: 6-0 W: 191 Jan. 28, 1996 Calgary, Alberta

G H: 6-3 W: 201 June 28, 1993 Elmhurst, Ill.

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JAKE BISCHOFF HAS EVERYTHING HE NEEDS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA

Over the holidays, Chicago Wolves defenseman Jake Bischoff signed the papers to become a homeowner for the first time.

“The course is right on the lake, too, so I’ll probably take my boat to the course,” Jake said with a laugh.

The 25-year-old didn’t have too many drop-dead demands when searching for his first place. Actually, Bischoff had only one: It needed to be in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the town of 11,000 found three hours north of Minneapolis and two hours south of the Canadian border.

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That’s where he grew up. Where he can relax during hockey’s offseason. Fish. Golf. Work out. Live close to his Brady Bunch-esque family. What else could anyone need? “I’m really excited for that,” Jake said. “I wanted to live in Grand Rapids in the summers. I figured the only way I could do that is if I ended up making my own gym up there. So I needed a detached garage where I could put a gym into it. “This place is on a lake up there and it’s got a detached garage. It’s more of a cabin-y style home, which is ideal for me.” If Bischoff has his way, he’ll live Grand Rapids’ version of a hat trick every summer day. At some point during the day – perhaps as the sun rises – he’ll drop a line in the well-stocked Pokegama Lake located along his three-acre property. Then he’ll host a workout in his home gym with other local pro and college players. Then he’ll play 18 holes at Pokegama Golf Course and work on getting his handicap close to scratch.

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But none of these activities would be as much fun if they didn’t take place near his unique family, which has deep roots in northern Minnesota. Grant Bischoff, Jake’s father, grew up in Grand Rapids. He was so good at hockey that he scored 80 goals for the University of Minnesota from 1988 to 1991, got drafted by the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars after his freshman year and spent six months with the U.S. National team preparing for the 1992 Olympics – only to come down with mono six weeks before the Games. He wasn’t healthy enough to make the final cut and the trip to Albertville, France. Grant married Jackie Tok, a four-sport athlete, in July 1992. Jake was born in 1994 and, when he was 3, the Bischoffs moved back to Grand Rapids. As time moved along, Jake became a big brother to Jonah, Tyara and Jasmine. The Bischoff family loved sports – hockey in particular – and spending weekends together at the rustic family cabin 45 minutes north of Grand Rapids.

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“There’s no electricity, no well,” Grant said. “You have to bring your own water. There’s an outhouse. It’s nothing fancy, but it was a family place in the middle of nowhere that was a nice getaway for us.” Members of the Bischoff clan would rise before dawn to hunt for ducks or geese. When it was the right season, they’d use their bows to hunt for deer. Later in the day, they’d ride fourwheelers and hang out by the bonfire to eat what they killed. “Those are some of the funnest times I had,” Jake said. “Yeah, it was in the middle of nowhere, but it was awesome. It was a huge part of my life growing up, for sure.” But on Nov. 19, 2010, when Jake was a sophomore at Grand Rapids High School, Jackie Bischoff died of lung cancer at the age of 40. As one can imagine, the family was devastated. Meanwhile, in the Minneapolis exurb Elk River, the McLaughlin family was enduring its own bout with grief. Jon McLaughlin, the patriarch of the family and president of the Elk River Youth Hockey Association, died of a heart attack while jogging on Aug. 10, 2010 – leaving behind his high school sweetheart, Tammi, and their children – Jered, Jordan and Blake. One year later, Tammi McLaughlin needed someone to appraise the family’s hunting cabin in Squaw Lake (roughly 40 miles from Grand Rapids). Grant Bischoff happened to be an appraiser. As a favor to a friend, he spent a Sunday driving up to the McLaughlins’ place that wasn’t too far from the Bischoff family cabin. Grant and Tammi felt an immediate connection. Ten months after their first meeting, they got married. According to the Duluth News Tribune, all seven children participated in Grant’s marriage proposal. During their wedding ceremony on Aug. 17, 2012, the theme music from “The Brady Bunch” filled the air.

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Eight of them promptly crammed into a four-bedroom home in Grand Rapids – Jered was off at Winona State helping to start its club hockey team -- and forged a new life together. “I’d say it was way better than expected,” Jake said. “They were an awesome family, too, and we have similar interests. They like hockey. They like sports in general. They like hunting and fishing, too. It was like we meshed together and we wound up having two more brothers and a sister, you know? It ended up working out really well.” The cramped conditions didn’t last long. Grant and Tammi bought an 80-acre property in Grand Rapids and built a sixbedroom home. They’ve watched Jake and Blake move on to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers – Jake earned Big Ten Defenseman of the Year honors his senior season while Blake (the Anaheim Ducks’ third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft) is in the midst of his sophomore year. They watched Jordan become a four-year standout forward at Minnesota State. Jonah played briefly with the NAHL’s Coulee Region Chill before attending the University of North Dakota. Tyara played for Wisconsin-Superior’s hockey team last season. Jazzy, wearing the same No. 22 that Grant wore at Minnesota, serves as a shot-blocking defenseman for the Grand Rapids/Greenway girls team. “It’s been unbelievable how the seven kids, as a group, have gotten along,” Grant said. “It’s like they’re real brothers and sisters at this point.”

A HUNTING WE WILL BOW A week before this hockey season began, the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights loaned Bischoff to the Chicago Wolves. As part of the move, Bischoff made a detour to pick up his vehicle in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, so he could drive it to Chicago. That meant he had the rare opportunity to enjoy a fall weekend in his hometown – and he took full advantage by heading to the woods and going bow hunting with his father, Grant. While the Wolves defenseman was excited his skills remain good enough that he shot and killed a deer, he was more appreciative that he got to spend time with his dad – just like the Bischoffs did so often during Jake’s teen years. “I got into bow hunting when I was pretty young,” Jake said. “Probably 12-ish. We would go bow hunting for deer and it would be rifle season for deer and ducks and geese. We’d also go for some grouse walks and pheasants.” The entire Bischoff family has bonded through hunting for a long time. “Duck hunting is a group deal,” Jake said. “In Minnesota, we would hunt lakes, ponds, rivers. Usually we’d take a canoe with whoever was there – me, my brother and my dad or some buddies – and set up the decoys and then sit in the blind. We’d drink coffee and watch the sun come up.” When it was deer season, the Bischoffs used their double stand to spend time to-gether while waiting patiently for dinner to cross their path. Yes, dinner. The Bischoffs don’t just hunt for sport. “We’d eat just about everything that we shoot,” Jake said. “With ducks, usually you just fillet the breasts. It’s dark meat. I think it’s really good. With deer, we’d usually end up grinding it into sausage. Venison is really good, I think, and it’s the healthiest kind of meat because it’s so lean.”

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JAKE’S NHL DEBUT Grant and Tammi spend time watching all of their children compete – but one of this year’s moments has been a little bigger than the rest. The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights recalled Jake from his loan to the Wolves and put him in the lineup Oct. 19 at Pittsburgh. With Grant and Tammi in the stands, Jake posted two hits, two blocked shots and a +1 plus/minus rating in his first NHL game to help the Golden Knights shut out the Penguins, 4-0. “It was really cool,” Jake said. “Playing hockey your whole life you obviously dream of that, you know? Living it out was something I’ll never forget. I definitely felt comfortable out there. Made some plays and it was a lot of fun.” “That was awesome,” Grant said. “Vegas spoiled us. They flew us out there and put us up in a hotel. It was really a lot of fun for us. I was really proud of him.” Jake played four games for Vegas in October before returning to the Wolves, where he resumed his role as the team’s most reliable defenseman. Need someone always in the right spot? Jake’s your guy. Need someone willing to give up his body to block shots? Jake’s your guy. “You know what you get with ‘Bisch,’ ” said Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson. “You have confidence that he’s going to read situations very well, he’s going to defend well and he’ll execute simple plays effectively. And when there’s breakdowns, he’s willing to sacrifice for the good of the team.” Expect Bischoff to remain part of the Wolves’ top defenseman pairing – except when Vegas needs help on its blue line. Then, when the season’s over, Jake will spend his summer in Grand Rapids for the first time since he left for the University of Minnesota seven years ago. (Did we mention Tammi, a real estate agent, was the one who spied Jake’s new home on the Grand Rapids market and did a bunch of the legwork to ensure this would happen?) Everyone will be happy he’s home. Jake looks forward to including Blake, a budding professional, in those morning workout sessions. He’s anxious to get to fish again with his Grandpa Bob (his mother’s father). Grant, meanwhile, will just be glad Jake’s around. “I get to see him for a day or two at a time now,” Grant said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing him more.” 

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all-time franchise records & awards 358:

ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS

GOALS LEADERS

1. STEVE MALTAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951 2. ROB BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 3. DARREN HAYDAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 4. BRETT STERLING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 5. JASON KROG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 6. BOB NARDELLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 7. STEVE LAROUCHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 8. CHRIS MARINUCCI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 9. STEVE MARTINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 10. DEREK MACKENZIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

1. STEVE MALTAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 2. BRETT STERLING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 3. ROB BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 4. DARREN HAYDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 5. CHRIS MARINUCCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 6. JASON KROG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 7. STEVE LAROUCHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 8. J.P. VIGIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 DEREK MACKENZIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 10. SCOTT PEARSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE LEADERS

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(MINIMUM 25 APPEARANCES)

THE ST. LOUIS BLUES CAPTURED THE 2019 STANLEY CUP WITH HELP FROM 14 FORMER WOLVES, INCLUDING GOALTENDER JORDAN BINNINGTON.

1. WENDELL YOUNG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 2. MATT CLIMIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3. KARI LEHTONEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 4. JORDAN BINNINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 5. MICHAEL GARNETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 6. RAY LEBLANC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 7. ONDREJ PAVELEC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 8. NORM MARACLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 9. PETER MANNINO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 10. JAKE ALLEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

1. RICHARD SHULMISTRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.89 2. J AKE ALLEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.03 3. K ARI LEHTONEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.33 4. ANDREI TREFILOV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.36 5. K ASIMIR KASKISUO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.38 6. EDDIE LACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.46 7. J ORDAN BINNINGTON. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.62 8. DREW MacINTYRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66 9. R OBERT GHERSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.67 10. FRED BRATHWAITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68

DANIEL CARR EARNED THE AHL’S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD LAST SEASON, WHICH MADE HIM THE FOURTH WOLVES PLAYER IN THE LAST 13 YEARS TO EARN THE HONOR. NO OTHER AHL TEAM HAS WON AS MANY IN THAT TIME SPAN.

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ALL-TIME GAMES LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 2. BOB NARDELLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 3. DEREK MACKENZIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 4. KEVIN DOELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 5. ROB BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 BRIAN SIPOTZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 7. BRETT STERLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 8. TIM BERGLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 9. DARREN HAYDAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 10. TIM BRESLIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

LES CUNNINGHAM AWARD (AHL REGULAR-SEASON MVP)

DARREN HAYDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . (2006-07) JASON KROG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2007-08) KENNY AGOSTINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2016-17)

(IHL REGULAR-SEASON SCORING CHAMPION)

ROB BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1995-96) ROB BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1996-97) STEVE MALTAIS. . . . . . . . . . . . (1999-2000) STEVE LAROUCHE . . . (2000-01) (Shared)

JOHN B. SOLLENBERGER TROPHY (AHL’S LEADING REGULAR-SEASON SCORER)

STEVE MALTAIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2002-03) DARREN HAYDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . (2006-07) JASON KROG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2007-08) KENNY AGOSTINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2016-17)

IHL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

THE NUMBER OF FORMER AND CURRENT WOLVES WHO HAVE PLAYED IN THE NHL ENTERING THE 2019-20 SEASON. THAT’S 57.4 PERCENT OF ALL WOLVES PLAYERS THROUGH OUR FIRST 25 YEARS.

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THAT’S HOW MANY WOLVES ALUMNI PLAYED IN THE NHL LAST SEASON SPREAD ACROSS 17 TEAMS.

THE WOLVES WON THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE CENTRAL DIVISION TITLE LAST YEAR. NOW THE TEAM SEEKS TO BECOME THE FIRST IN THE AHL’S 84YEAR HISTORY TO WIN FOUR IN A ROW.

451:

LEGENDARY LEFT WING STEVE MALTAIS SCORED A FRANCHISERECORD 451 REGULAR-SEASON GOALS DURING HIS 11-YEAR CAREER.

(OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE)

WILLIE MARSHALL AWARD (AHL’S LEADING GOAL-SCORER)

BRETT STERLING . . . . . . . . . . . . (2006-07) JASON KROG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2007-08) WADE MEGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2016-17)

YANICK DUPRE MEMORIAL AWARD (AHL MAN OF THE YEAR)

TIM BRESLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1996-97) CHRIS MARINUCCI . . . . . . . . . . . . (1998-99) WENDELL YOUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . (2000-01)

THOMAS EBRIGHT AWARD (CAREER CONTRIBUTIONS TO AHL)

50:

WHEN 20-YEAR-OLD CENTER CODY GLASS MADE HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT ON APRIL 5, HE BECAME THE 50TH NHL FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK TO PLAY FOR THE WOLVES.

WENDELL YOUNG (2017-18)

KURTIS FOSTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2003-04) SCOOTER VAUGHAN . . . . . . . . . . . (2017-18)

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WHAT'S WHAT'S THE THE DIFF? DIFF? Find the 10 differences in the two photos below.

WHAT'S THE DIFF? ANAGRAM ALIAS Rearrange the letters of the following names to spell out Wolves s players.

SHERREE MONACO

LISA VERDON

HOMETOWN: ELGIN, IL CLUB TEAM: WEST DUNDEE LEAFS

HOMETOWN: CHICAGO, IL CLUB TEAMS: SKOKIE FLYERS SKOKIE FLYING CATS

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

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crossword WHAT'S THE DIFF? 1 2

ACROSS 3. The shaded area directly in front of a hockey goal. 4. This goes in the basket; another term for puck 5. A game is decided by this, if there is no goal in overtime. 6. These go off prior to every Wolves home game. 7. The AHL division the Wolves play in. 8. When a player shoots the puck from behind the center red line, across the opposing team's goal line, and the puck remains untouched.

DOWN 1. Otherwise known as a helper 2. Fans can ride this at a Wolves game this season. 4. A player is offside if they cross this before the puck. 5. The name of the Wolves mascot. 8. Defensive technique in hockey

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