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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.
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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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THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOGO ANDY BARON Artist/Designer
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origin of the Chicago Wolves logo stretches all the way back to September 1993 — four months before the Wolves became an official franchise. At that time, the fierce-looking, green-eyed creature that has symbolized the Wolves for 20 years was just a handful of ideas bouncing around in Grant Mulvey’s head. The logo began to take shape when Mulvey, the team’s first president and general manager, made a phone call to Villa Park artist/designer Andy Baron. Together, the two began to hammer out the visual identity of the Wolves that would reflect the team’s personality. Baron said the logo changed drastically over the course of its design, which required more than 70 hours of work in the studio. “We focused all our energies on trying to create the most exciting logo the sports industry ever saw,” Baron said shortly before the Wolves played their inaugural game on Oct. 1, 1994. “And we didn’t want to stop until we got there. We wanted to show aggression and a look of imposing fear, but we didn’t want it to be ugly or violent- looking. We wanted to show emotions, but we didn’t want it to offend people. There were many things to take into consideration.” Once the foundation of the design was finished, Baron and Mulvey went about making the small changes that can make or break a logo — things such as whether to go with a front or a side view and which way the ears should point. It was important to Baron and Mulvey that the many elements of the logo worked together. “We chose a special color for the eyes to make them more piercing,” Mulvey said in 1994. “We
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“ I tell you, if Rembrandt himself had told me that day that the eyes were a little off, I would have told him that he was a little off. Every part of that logo has a reason for being there, just like every part of this team has a reason.” - Artist/Designer Andy Baron put shadows in the face. We made the teeth more crooked and more realistic because life isn’t perfect. The logo is a symbol of the animal and a symbol of the team and the direction we are going. “Every single day for three months, I went over to Andy’s studio and we wrestled with it,” Mulvey added. “It eventually got to the point that even the tape on the hockey stick had to be absolutely perfect. We knew that the only way the logo would succeed was if it was perfect, so we had to spend the time. The logo is the foundation of a team, something to look at and believe in, and that’s very important.” Though Baron and Mulvey said they enjoyed working on the logo — despite the difficulty of the project — they also admitted that their favorite part was knowing when it was done. They believed they had created something that would stand the test of time. Considering that it remains the Wolves’ primary logo today --- and has won multiple awards from The Hockey News for best major professional hockey logo (outside the NHL) along the way — it’s clear they accomplished their mission. “One day when Grant came over, we made a couple minor changes and then we stood back and we both just knew that it was finished,” Baron said. “I
tell you, if Rembrandt himself had told me that day that the eyes were a little off, I would have told him that he was a little off. Every part of that logo has a reason for being there, just like every part of this team has a reason.” “It turned out far greater even than we thought it would,” Mulvey said 20 years ago. “We pushed ourselves to the limits and Andy and everyone should be commended. It’s great to see kids wearing shirts with the logo on them. It’s a very powerful and rewarding thing to see the time you spend go toward good work — and I know it’s the kind of logo that will endure.” When Baron summed up the project in 1994, there was no way to know the Wolves would develop into a perennial contender that has captured four league championships. He couldn’t have envisioned the franchise would draw more than 7 million fans to Allstate Arena during its first 20 seasons — and yet he seemed to predict it all the same. “I have three kids,” Baron said, “and this is like my fourth. We expended a lot of time and energy on this project. And because Grant feels so strongly about the identity of this team, the love of the details of the drawing has spilled over to the details of the team and the whole organization, and it will make people fall in love with this team.”
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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.
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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. John’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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FORWARDS CODY BEACH
BENN FERRIERO
6-5, 195; 08/08/92; Kelowna, British Columbia 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Kalamazoo (ECHL)
5-11, 187; 04/29/87; Boston, Massachusetts 2013-14: Vancouver (NHL), Utica (AHL)
SHANE HARPER - # 9, RIGHT WING In addition to setting or tying AHL career-highs in goals (13), assists (20), and points (33), Harper played his first AHL season with a positive plus/minus rating. The 25-year-old winger’s +19 plus/minus rating placed him
ROB BORDSON
SHANE HARPER
6-2, 176; 06/09/88; Duluth, Minnesota 2013-14: Adirondack (AHL)
5-10, 194; 02/01/89; Valencia, California 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
JOEL EDMUNDSON - # 3, DEFENSEMAN
fourth on the team and second among Wolves forwards.
PETER MUELLER
RYAN TESINK
6-2, 209; 04/14/88; Bloomington, Minnesota 2013-14: Kloten (NLA)
6-0, 174; 05/21/93; Saint John, New Brunswick 2013-14: Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
The 21-year-old rearguard only produced four goals and four assists in 2013-14, but they were important ones. Edmundson led Wolves defensemen and was tied for fourth overall on the team with two game-winning tallies. Additionally, he racked up the second-most penalty minutes with the Wolves last season with 108.
DMITRIJ JASKIN TERRY BROADHURST 6-0, 170; 11/30/88; Orland Park, Illinois 2013-14: Rockford (AHL)
PAT CANNONE 5-11, 193; 08/09/86; Bayport, New York 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
JACOB DOTY 6-3, 218; 01/19/93; Billings, Montana 2013-14: Medicine Hat (WHL)
6-3, 204; 03/23/93; Omsk, Russia 2013-14: St. Louis (NHL), Chicago (AHL)
JOHN MCCARTHY 6-0, 203; 08/09/86; Boston, Massachusetts 2013-14: San Jose (NHL), Worcester (AHL)
GERGO NAGY 6-3, 212; 10/10/89; Dunaujvaros, Hungary 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Quad City (CHL), HK Nove (MOL Liga)
YANNICK VEILLEUX 6-2, 202; 02/22/93; St. Hipolytte, Quebec 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Kalamazoo (ECHL)
ZACH POCHIRO
SEBASTIAN WANNSTROM
6-2, 161; 03/06/94; St. Louis, Missouri 2013-14: Kalamazoo (ECHL), Prince George (WHL)
6-2, 198; 03/03/91; Gavle, Sweden 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Kalamazoo (ECHL)
TY RATTIE
JEREMY WELSH
6-0, 183; 02/05/93; Airdrie, Alberta 2013-14: St. Louis (NHL), Chicago (AHL)
6-3, 201; 05/30/88; Bayfield, Ontario 2013-14: Vancouver (NHL), Utica (AHL)
PHIL MCRAE 6-2, 196; 03/15/90; Minneapolis, Minnesota 2013-14: Tappara (Liiga), Espoo (SM-liiga)
SEBASTIAN WANNSTROM 38, RIGHT WING
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In his first full season in North America, the Swedish forward put up 15 points
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In his first professional season, the 21-year-old Rattie set many impressive marks. The winger finished the year tied for first among league rookies with 31 goals and, with 48 points, became the only first-year pro to lead the Wolves in scoring during the regular season.
(5G, 10A) and impressed with his soft hands. At 23 years old, Wannstrom was a go-to option for the Wolves in the shootout, leading the team with a .750 conversion percentage and scoring on three of his four attempts in 2013-14.
He was the first Wolves player to score 30 goals since Mark Mancari (2011-12) and first rookie to do so since Brett Sterling (2006-07).
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DEFENSEMEN MATHIEU BRODEUR
JOEL EDMUNDSON
NATE PROSSER
6-6, 216; 06/21/90; St-Eustache, Quebec 2013-14: Portland (AHL)
6-4, 210; 06/28/93; Brandon, Manitoba 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
6-2, 196; 05/07/86; Elk River, Minnesota 2013-14: Minnesota (NHL)
CHRIS BUTLER
JANI HAKANPAA
BRENT REGNER
6-1, 194; 10/27/86; St. Louis, Missouri 2013-14: Calgary (NHL)
JANI HAKANPAA - # 6, DEFENSEMAN
6-6, 227; 03/31/92; Kirkkonummi, Finland 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
6-0, 190; 05/17/89; Westlock, Alberta 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
JAKE CHELIOS
A large presence on the blue line,
COLTEN HAYES
DAVID SHIELDS
6-2, 200; 03/08/91; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Toledo (ECHL), Michigan State University (NCAA)
full season in North America. Along with
6-2, 201; 01/31/90; Maple Ridge, British Columbia 2013-14: Missouri (CHL)
6-3, 205; 01/27/91; Rochester, New York 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
Hakanpaa surprised many in his first eight points (4G, 4A), the 22-year-old rookie posted a +20 plus/minus rating, third overall and second among team defensemen, including an AHL careerhigh +3 plus/minus rating in a 4-0 win March 2 against Iowa.
GOALTENDERS
MATT CLIMIE - # 33, GOALTENDER Now the longest-tenured
JORDAN BINNINGTON
MATT CLIMIE
roster, the 31-year-
6-1, 169; 07/11/93; Richmond Hill, Ontario 2013-14: Chicago (AHL), Kalamazoo (ECHL)
6-4, 215; 02/11/83; Leduc, Alberta 2013-14: Chicago (AHL)
old veteran has been
playing his way into the team’s
record books. Coming off a
MIKE CLEMENTE 6-2, 201; 01/09/90; Great Falls, Virginia 2013-14: Springfield (AHL), Evansville (ECHL)
player on the Wolves
11-10-2 season in which he
NIKLAS LUNDSTRÖM
posted a 2.84 goals-against
6-2, 187; 1/10/93; Värmdö, Sweden 2013-14: AIK (SHL), Södertälje (Allsvenskan), AIK J20 (SuperElit)
average and .900 save
percentage, Climie enters
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The first meeting between Pat and Natalie Cannone wasn’t exactly ripped from the pages of a romance novel. It happened a few days before their freshman year at Miami University in 2007. Natalie, a Columbus, Ohio, native focused on psychology and fashion, was walking on the Oxford campus. Pat, a Long Island, N.Y., native focused on hockey, was riding in his buddy’s car. You might be able to tell where this is going. Whatever might a glib Long Island guy do in this situation? “I was crossing the street and he rolled down the window and said something,” Natalie said. “I kind of just ignored it. Freshman hockey players at Miami don’t exactly have the
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best reputation.” “That was me and a bunch of buddies kind of being idiots,” Pat said with a laugh. So that didn’t turn out to be their love connection. Pat and Natalie’s second accidental encounter went a little better, but probably no more than a 4 on the romance scale. One of the Miami hockey team’s traditions calls for the freshmen to spend a full day — classes and all — wearing a helmet and a white T-shirt. Each player must meet as many girls as possible and fill up the shirt with phone numbers.
“You explain to them you’re on the hockey team, that you’re having a party the next day,” Pat said. “Then you call them in the morning and basically recruit them to the party that night. It’s a nice networking tool.”
“My sister is an artist,” Natalie said. “When I was growing up, we would always go and look at the art there. I’ve always loved it. It’s beautiful. We were able to have our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception all at the same place.”
Charismatic Pat pursued his task with gusto. He hit the freshman dorms and walked down the halls knocking on every door. When Natalie answered, she complied with his request. At the end of the day, on a shirt riddled with digits, Natalie’s number stood out.
The newlyweds enjoyed a honeymoon in Maui before returning to Ohio to hang with family and friends before hockey season began. Pat scheduled workouts at Miami’s rink to make sure he was in top shape for camp.
“When she put her number on my shirt, she actually put a big heart around it,” Pat said. “She was the only girl to do that. Obviously, at the time I didn’t think much of it. But it’s funny to see that now — with where we are.” Where they are is living in wedded bliss in downtown Chicago. Though they waited to start dating until their freshman year was nearly over (remember Natalie’s caveat about freshman hockey players?), they have been a couple ever since. They became engaged on Aug. 6, 2013, when Pat proposed privately in Lincoln Park — then steered Natalie to an Old Town bar where 30 of their friends waited in secret to celebrate with them. After a year’s worth of planning, Pat Cannone and Natalie Warner exchanged vows at the gorgeous Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 16. The ceremony, performed not too far from the Blooms & Butterflies exhibition, was conducted with 10 groomsmen and bridesmaids flanking them on the grounds where Natalie always envisioned her wedding.
That plan brought a smile to the faces of Wolves head coach John Anderson and general manager Wendell Young, who believe Cannone’s improved conditioning in 2013-14 helps explain why he enjoyed his finest season as a pro. Despite missing 16 games with a broken finger suffered on Jan. 21 at Utica — Cannone was hit flush by an Evan Oberg slap shot, yet finished the game without complaint before undergoing X-rays that revealed the fracture — he produced 16 goals and 18 assists in 59 games while centering the third line. He also paced the Wolves with a +24 plus/minus rating. “I think he had to change his conditioning a little bit, bring his body fat down a little bit,” Young said. “That’s all part of the process. That’s what elevated his game. I think that was the only thing holding him back. “At the beginning of the season, I probably wasn’t in 100 percent tip-top shape,” Cannone said. “It was an adjustment for me at the beginning. The Wolves were a new organization, a new team for me. But as the season went along, my conditioning was great. “
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CALL ME PISTOL When Pat Cannone needed to come up with his Twitter handle, it was only natural for him to combine the nickname he received at Miami Ohio with the jersey number he wore in college. Ergo, he became @Pistolpat20. A group of RedHawks was watching the 2009 movie “I Love You, Man,” which stars Paul Rudd as Peter Klaven. At one point, Klaven’s friend nicknames him Pistol — as in late NBA great Pete Maravich. Cannone’s buddies saw this and immediately decided he needed to be known as Pistol. If you visit Cannone’s Twitter page, you’ll see a picture of Cannone wearing a Maravich jersey with “PISTOL” on the nameplate.
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And the production followed. During his 39 games before the broken finger, Cannone posted 8 goals, 7 assists and a +9 plus/ minus rating. After the injury, Cannone teamed up with Shane Harper and Michael Davies to form a high-scoring line. He delivered 8 goals, 11 assists and a +15 plus/minus rating in his 20 final regular-season games. “Arguably, their line might have been our best line for the last month-and-a-half, two months of the season,” Young said. “The central guy on that line was Patrick. He’s a player that brought skill to the table, but also over the course of the year became a really good two-way player. He was very, very responsible in his own end. I think he’s just coming into his own.” Between his outstanding season for the Wolves, his love for Natalie, and their shared love of Chicago — she moved to the Windy City two years before he did to pursue a career in fashion merchandising — Pat described it as a “no-brainer” to re-sign with the organization in the offseason and return to the Wolves. They spend their free time romping with their cute cockapoo,
INKED When Pat Cannone decided it was time to get a tattoo, he designed a massive, multi-message work of art that covers the deltoid, biceps and triceps on his right arm. “The cross is a tribute to my grandfather Joseph Patrick Mazzullo, who passed away and was a big part of my hockey life. Another part of the tattoo is the Cannone family crest. The last part is a big wave crashing against rocks — just a nice little thing from living near the water and always going to the beach when I was growing up in Bayport, New York, on Long Island.”
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Roman (“he’s our pride and joy,” Pat said), hanging out by the lakefront (which reminds him of growing up on Long Island near the water), and enjoying the young professional life in the city. On the ice, everyone expects Pat to enjoy a career-best season. While line combinations can shift at a moment’s notice, Anderson envisions Cannone and Harper teaming up again this year. “He’s going to be on the power play. He’s going to kill penalties,” Anderson said. “He should have a very big year. I think he can score 25-30 goals.” Pat has yet to score more than 26 goals in a season — accomplished way back in 2004-05 during his first year with the New England Jr. Falcons in the Eastern Junior Hockey League — but he embraces the challenge. “I think they’re right,” he said. “I think there’s more room for improvement on the offensive side, so that’s something I’m going to try to focus on this summer. Twenty-five or 30 would be great.”
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ASSISTANT COACH
MEET MARK HARDY MARK HARDY HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE CHICAGO WOLVES. Named as one of the assistants under head coach John Anderson this summer, Hardy knows the level of excellence that is expected when you don the burgundy and gold. “I was ecstatic to get the call,” he said. “Coming to a great organization like the Wolves where they’ve won four championships, all under John Anderson, it’s just an honor to be here and I can hardly wait to get working with Don (Levin), Wendell (Young) and John. This team needs to work on another championship.” The 55-year-old defensive and penalty kill specialist joins a Wolves team coming off a historic season on the back end that saw them post the fewest goals allowed (191) and third-best penalty kill (85.6 percent) in franchise history. With a handful of players returning from last season’s group of blueliners, Hardy has high expectations and looks forward to working with and developing the group of skaters. “I yell when I have to and I talk when I have to,” Hardy said of his coaching style. “I think you have to work with different players in different ways, and when you get to know them and build relationships you figure out how to handle each and every player.” Not unfamiliar with success himself, Hardy brings a long list of accolades to the team, including an 18-year playing career – 15 of those in the National Hockey League – and another decade of NHL coaching experience.
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.”
“I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS,” - MARK HARDY
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.”
Wolves photos by Ross Dettman. Behind the bench photo courtesy of the Ontario Reign.
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RECORD BREAKERS
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.
S I N G L E-SEASON FRANCHISE 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
839 476 377 375 369 369 361 342 330 322
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HOCKEY 101
BOARDING
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
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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HOCKEY 101
HOCKEY RULES OVERTIME (NEW 2014) Any regular-season game that ends regulation play tied will go into a seven-minute sudden-death overtime. The teams will compete 4-on-4 for a minimum of three minutes until the first whistle following 4:00 remaining on the clock. Teams will then remove a skater and play 3-on-3 for the remainder of overtime. If the game remains tied, it will extend into a shootout. Playoff overtime remains unchanged, featuring 20-minute sudden-death sessions.
SHOOTOUT (NEW 2014) Any regular-season game that ends overtime play tied will go into a shootout. A shootout is a series of penalty shots in which each team is allowed three attempts to score in alternating fashion. If after three rounds the teams remain tied, the shootout will continue to alternate turns until one team fails to match the attempt of the other. The winner of the shootout will be awarded one goal.
WOLVES AVERAGES & RATINGS (2013-14)
AVG. GOALS PER GAME
3.14
AVG. GOALS AGAINST PER GAME
2.51
POWER PLAY GOALS SCORED
43
POWER PLAY RATING
12.6%
PENALTY KILL RATING
85.6%
OVERTIME GAMES PLAYED
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ICING THE PUCK
PENALTIES
Icing is when a player on his team’s side of the red center line shoots the puck all the way down the ice and it crosses the red goal line at any point (other than the goal). Icing is not permitted when teams are at equal strength or on the power play. When this occurs, play is stopped and the puck is returned to the other end of the ice for a faceoff in the offending team’s zone. Icing the puck is not called
Penalties are classified into three categories: minor, major, and misconduct. For a minor penalty, players are required to serve two minutes in the penalty box while their team plays short-handed. A minor penalty will expire if the opposing team scores while on the power play. Major penalties require a player to serve five minutes in the penalty box and only expire at the end of that time. Misconduct penalties vary in length.
· If the goalie leaves the crease to play the puck, even if he does not touch the puck. · If an official rules an opposing player could have played the puck before it crossed the red goal line.
POWER PLAYS / PENALT Y KILL
· An official may wave off the icing call if he deems it was an attempted pass.
A team is on the power play when one team has more players on the ice than the other team because a player is serving a penalty. Conversely, the team with fewer players is on the penalty kill.
SHOT ON GOAL A shot on goal is a shot that would enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save.
OFFSIDES A team is offside when any member of the attacking team precedes the puck over the defending team’s blueline. The position of the player’s skate — and not that of his stick — is the determining factor. If both skates are over the blueline before the puck, the player is offside. If he has only one skate over the blueline and one on it, he is onside.
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WITH WOLVES ASSISTANT COACH BRAD TAPPER
Q:
I was fortunate to win as a player with Orlando in 2001 and the Wolves in 2002 --- and then won as a coach in 2012 with the Florida Everblades in the ECHL. It was awesome. Seeing the X’s and O’s come together, having the players do what you ask, enjoying a good relationship with each and every
BY COURTNEY MAHONEY
Q:
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AS A COACH AND WINNING AS A PLAYER?
player, and getting to work with them on a daily basis all plays a part in winning as a coach. It all shapes you to be
WHERE HAS YOUR CAREER TAKEN YOU SINCE LEAVING CHICAGO AND THE WOLVES IN 2004?
a better coach. Honestly, it was more satisfying and gratifying to
I played in Binghamton for a season, then I went to Europe for five years. Being in
see the players
Germany was a great experience on the ice and culturally too. I learned the language
execute it. Every
and speak it fairly well. I was on the bench in Germany with Steve Sterling, who had just
time you win is so
been the New York Islanders’ head coach, and really liked it. I came home to Toronto
amazing, but it’s very
and coached a junior team there before coaching for four years in the ECHL for Florida
gratifying as a coach.
and Orlando. Greg Poss, the coach in Florida, was really good. I had played for him in
Q:
Germany and he wanted to be a North American coach, so he brought me on board there. I may not have been the best student, but I am a great teacher of the game.
Q:
WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING HERE IN 2001-04, YOU HAD JUST GOTTEN MARRIED. WHAT’S THE TAPPER FAMILY LIKE NOW?
I have three kids: Hudson is 8, Blake is 7 and Addison’s 5. It’s crazy, but it’s a good crazy. Addison is the youngest, but she runs the show in the house. Blakey is in his own little world. He’s an outgoing and crazy little guy. Hudson is more reserved and shy. We’re always at hockey practice or Addison’s lacrosse practice. It’s
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST? Being around the winning culture in Chicago. The history of the Wolves, being around great people like Don Levin, Buddy Meyers and Wendell Young, and just the history of wanting to win. No one wants to win more than Chicago — and I want to win just as much. Second place isn’t good enough.
nonstop, but it’s a good nonstop.
Q:
CONSIDERING YOU WERE A BIT OF A HOTHEAD WHEN YOU PLAYED HERE AND HAD SOME AMAZING GOAL REACTIONS (CELEBRATIONS?), HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR COACHING DEMEANOR?
Q:
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE BACK IN CHICAGO, PARTICULARLY KNOWING THE PRESENCE DAN SNYDER, YOUR FORMER TEAMMATE, STILL HAS HERE? IS IT HARD?
(Laughs) I had that conversation with Johnny (Anderson) right after I was hired.
It’s absolutely amazing to be back. Playing in Chicago for three
I am calmer. The last four years, I was a little loud sometimes on the bench. I
years, my heart has always been here. I love the city, the people.
have calmed quite a bit, but I’m still a little boisterous. I look back at my playing
I think I’m still in a little bit of shock about Dan. I’ve never
days and I’m not as vocal as I used to be. I remember Derek MacKenzie looking
grasped — maybe come to terms with is a better way to put it —
at me and telling me, “ ‘Taps,’ settle down.” I have settled down quite a bit. But if
his death. Dan is always here, and I know he’s looking down on us.
I have to go to the board for Johnny or Mark (Hardy) or one of my players, I will
I miss him a lot. The day I was announced as a Wolves assistant
do it. I will do whatever for my teammates, just like when we won the Calder Cup
coach, I got emails from his uncle and his brother. Thoughts of
in ’02. I was running around, spraying their goalie, Rick DiPietro, and getting in
Dan never go away.
guys’ faces. I will do whatever for my team.”
Q:
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR GOAL SONG? WHAT WOULD IT BE TODAY? Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize.” I still love that song.
As a coach, I always use Dan as an example and talk about what a warrior he was and what a team guy he was — the way he led on the ice and, especially, off the ice. When guys in the ECHL complained about going to events, I would tell them it’s about being a pro and about being a 24/7 athlete. Dan did all these things. He was out and about it. I used to be waiting for him for supper and I’d realize, “I should be doing more.”
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