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IN THIS ISSUE

FRONT OFFICE Seth Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director Irwin Jann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director Mike Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Wayne Messmer. . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Executive Vice President Dana Wildman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant OPERATIONS Courtney Mahoney. . . . . . . Senior Vice President of Operations Bryan Campion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Dan Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operations Manager John Sherlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Game Operations Assistant Becky Jarosch . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Relations Coordinator CREATIVE SERVICES Christina Moritz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creative Services Manager Imran Javed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Designer Troy Mueller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Designer Morgan Wojtkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Designer Kara Konicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creative Services Intern COMMUNICATIONS Lindsey Willhite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Public Relations Justin Skelnik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Director of Media Relations Kristen Shilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications Intern

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TV Ron Storto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Television Producer Sarah Draheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV Production Manager Zack Zollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV Associate Producer Rob Kerr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV Production Assistant BROADCAST TEAM Jason Shaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play-By-Play Announcer Bill Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color Analyst

THE WOLVES EMPIRE: A NEW ORDER

Former Manitoba Moose head coach Scott Arniel takes on Chicago to guide the Wolves back to the top.

TICKET SALES Curt Gruber. . . . . . . . . Vice President of Business Development Eric Zavilla. . . . . . . Executive Director of Ticket Sales & Services Jackie Schroeder. . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Sales & Services Stefanie Starck. . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Program Development Kevin Dooley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager E-Business Specialist AJ Sheth. . . . . . . . . . . . Strategic Innovation & Growth Manager Jon Palmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales & Services Coordinator Carla Pentimone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Hockey Coordinator Mike Elliott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Account Executive Aaron Holz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Account Executive Natalie Aleman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive Art Antram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive Rusty Kubis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account Executive Anthony Krzyzak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account Representative Maggie Rang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales & Services Intern Matt Agase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Intern Kristen Keane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-Business Intern

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TRADING SKATES FOR SUITS Nolan Baumgartner retired from playing to become an assistant coach with the Wolves.

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GAME-DAY STAFF Gordon Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Address Announcer Jason Svejda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Arena Host Jen Bachelder, Alida Banh, Danielle Banh, Bianca Bruno, Joe Capozzi, Kelly Carlson, Anthony Chicalace, Beka Ciolek, Sydney Cosentino, Nick DiFalco, Dana Goldstein, Brittney Hillebrand, Samantha Krasinski, Laurie Lattanzio, Steve Laures, Nikki Lennarson, Hollie Lewandowski, Jeff Mladic, Jenn Myzia, Seth Novoselsky, Rob Nowak, Meagan O’Leary, Victoria Peralta, Geoff Post, Jessica Schubert, Miranda Scott, Nicole Skowronski, Brittany Sloat, Lauren Stoeck, Peter Taylor, Amanda Thomsen, James Wilberschied, Alex Wilcox, Alyssa Wuerl, Nicole Wuerl

FOLIGNO LEAPS INTO NEW OPPORTUNITY Wolves assistant spreads joy and knowledge wherever he goes.

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MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Scott Logue, MD . . . . . . . . . . . Team Physician/Orthopedics Dr. Rob Dugan, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orthopedics Dr. Jack Morgan, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internist Dr. Alan Acierno, DDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Dentist Dr. Steven Horwitz, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ear, Nose, & Throat Jim Buskirk, PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physical Therapist John Jevitz, DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chiropractor

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS Norine Gillner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hockey Operations Assistant Mike Nardella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hockey Operations

PARTNERSHIPS Jon Sata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Partnerships Nicole Pawlak. . . . . . . . . Partnerships Client Services Manager Christen Nash. . . . . . . Partnerships Client Services Coordinator Sam Picardi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partnerships Sales Executive Greg Sprott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partnerships Sales Executive Dan Zarzynski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partnerships Sales Executive

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WOLVES HISTORY

FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS

The Chicago Wolves have never hidden the fact that the organization’s culture is based around winning championships. During an 11-year span from 1997-2008, the Wolves reached the league Finals six times and skated away with the championship trophy four times. Chicago won the IHL’s Turner Cup in 1998 and 2000 and the AHL’s Calder Cup in 2002 and 2008. The team also made appearances in the Finals in 2001 (IHL) and 2005 (AHL). As the team enters its 19th season of competition, we look back at the four biggest days in franchise history when the Wolves ended their season on top of the mountain.

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JUNE 10, 2008

Backed by 16,701 fans, the second-largest crowd in Turner Cup Finals history, the Wolves shut out the Detroit Vipers 3-0 to capture their first Turner Cup Championship, 4-games-to-3. It was the first seven-game series for the IHL Championship in 13 years, while the shutout set a then-franchise 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-games-to-2 deficit in the Finals. Wolves center Alexander Semak walked 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 goalsagainst average (1.35) and save percentage (.950).

The Wolves clinch their third championship in five years when center Yuri Butsayev scores 2:05 into the second overtime to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 and capture the Calder Cup Championship, 4-games-to-1, at the Allstate Arena. The Wolves, who played a leaguehigh 105 games, including an all-time AHL-high 25 playoff games, became the sixth team in AHL history to win the championship in their inaugural season. Goaltender Pasi Nurminen was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the playoff MVP, posting a league-leading and then franchise-high 15 wins. Right wing Rob Brown led the league during the postseason with 26 assists and 33 points.

The Wolves clinched their fourth league title in 11 years and second Calder Cup Championship with a 5-2 victory and a 4-games-to-2 series win 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 MVP of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. He matched franchise marks with 12 goals and 26 assists in the postseason and established a new club record with 38 points. Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collected his 16th postseason win, the most in club history and tied for the most in league history during a single postseason.

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The Wolves launch their inaugural season with a 6-5 shootout loss to the Detroit Vipers at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Defenseman Ted Crowley, who played for the United States Olympic team earlier in the year, records the franchise’s first goal with Gordie Roberts and Steve Maltais earning assists.

OCTOBER 10, 1998

A regular-season franchise-record 18,339 fans jam the Rosemont Horizon for the Wolves opener. Not only does everyone celebrate the 1998 Turner Cup championship with a banner-raising ceremony, the Wolves defeat the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2.

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A sellout crowd at the then-Rosemont Horizon celebrates the Wolves first home game and a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Vipers. The night begins with an emotional return by Wayne Messmer, who sings the national anthem publicly for the first time since being shot in the throat during a robbery attempt on April 9, 1994.

OCTOBER 16, 1999

For the first time, the Wolves register a shutout during their home opener. Wendell Young rejects all 25 shots he faces during a 3-0 triumph over the Cincinnati Cyclones,

OWNERSHIP

DONALD R. LEVIN

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/GOVERNOR

WHAT TRIGGERED YOUR PASSION FOR HOCKEY & HOW OLD WERE YOU? I think it was probably when I was living with Buddy (in the late ’70s/early ’80s). I liked hockey when I was younger, but he was an agent for several players so we spent a lot of time with them and at the Blackhawks games.

I fell in love with the game.

Donald R. Levin (luh-VIN) founded DRL Enterprises, Inc., in 1969. The Chicago-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 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 found homes for 1,001 dogs in its first 12 seasons. Ten summers ago, Levin purchased and donated the Animobile – a mobile adoption unit and a modern clinic staffed by veterinarians and adoption specialists.

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 15 seasons.

Levin will be 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 19992000 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.

WILLIAM BUDDY MEYERS VICE CHAIRMAN

William Buddy Meyers, a principal owner of the Wolves, 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 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.

WHAT TRIGGERED YOUR PASSION FOR HOCKEY & HOW OLD WERE YOU?

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The first time I went to a hockey game was for a college fraternity rush function. It was at the Chicago Stadium with the Blackhawks against the Canadiens. I have been smitten ever since.

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS

WENDELL YOUNG GENERAL MANAGER

Wendell Young enters his fourth season at the helm of the Wolves hockey operations department. The team has compiled a .604 winning percentage (130-81-10-15) and won two division titles during his tenure as general manager.

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.

The 49-year-old is 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 to win 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. He also served as goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames from 2001-03.

Young and his wife, Paula, reside in the northwest suburbs and have a daughter, Gabrielle, and sons, Matt and Jack.

GENE UBRIACO

SENIOR ADVISOR & DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS Gene Ubriaco, who has been with the Wolves since the franchise’s inception in 1994, returns for his 16th season as the team’s director of hockey operations and fourth as senior advisor.

Ubriaco served 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 threeyear span, which included a two-game interim stint during the 1996-97 season.

In 1988, Ubriaco was hired to coach the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Under his tutelage, the Penguins shattered several team records and advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a seven-year absence. He posted a 50-47-9 record with Pittsburgh.

The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native also played professional hockey for 10 years. He recorded 162 goals, 258 assists, and 420 points in 456 AHL games spanning nine seasons, which included a careerhigh 42 goals and 86 points during the 1965-66 season with the Hershey Bears.

Ubriaco spent his final three years as a player in the NHL with the Penguins (1967-68), the Oakland Seals (1968-69) and the Chicago Blackhawks (1969-70). He posted 39 goals, 35 assists, and 74 points in 177 regular-season games.

Ubriaco and his wife, Nella, have a daughter, Francine, and a son, Gene, and live in the western suburbs.

BILL BENTLEY

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Bill Bentley enters his fourth season as assistant general manager and 19th 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 15 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 43-year-old spent 12 seasons as the director of hockey administration – handling team travel, immigration, and accounting for the hockey operations department.

Bentley and his wife, Jennifer, reside in the southwest suburbs.

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SCOTT ARNIEL HEAD COACH

Scott Arniel enters his first season with the Chicago Wolves after being named the ninth head coach in franchise history on June 26, 2012.

The 50-year-old Arniel brings 12 years of professional coaching experience to Chicago’s bench, which includes 123 games of National Hockey League experience as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He posted a 45-60-18 record behind the Blue Jackets bench before parting ways with Columbus on Jan. 9, 2012.

The Kingston, Ontario, native compiled a 181-106-16-17 record and .617 winning percentage as an American Hockey League head coach with the now-defunct Manitoba Moose from 2006-10. He led Manitoba to an appearance in the 2009 Calder Cup Finals and was awarded the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award that season as the league’s coach of the year.

Arniel also served as an assistant coach with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres (2002-04; 2005-06), and with Manitoba (2000-02) before becoming a head coach.

A veteran of 730 NHL contests as a player with the Winnipeg Jets (1981-86; 1990-91), Buffalo Sabres (1986-1990), and Boston Bruins (1991-92), Arniel registered 149 goals, 189 assists, and 338 points in 11 seasons.

MIKE FOLIGNO ASSISTANT COACH

Mike Foligno enters his first season with the Wolves after being named assistant coach on July 20, 2012.

Foligno served most recently as assistant coach of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks, where he helped the Ducks amass an 81-66-17 record from 2010-12.

Prior to joining the Ducks, the 53-year-old spent seven seasons as head coach and general manager of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves, where he compiled a 189-229-12-46 record. He also spent five seasons as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears from 1998-2003, posting a 186-154-44-16 mark.

The Sudbury, Ontario, native entered the coaching ranks as an assistant with the AHL’s St. John’s Maple Leafs in 1995-96 and also served as head coach of St. John’s and assistant coach of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs that season. In 1996-97 he served as assistant coach with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.

The Detroit Red Wings first selection, third overall, in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Foligno played 15 seasons in the NHL, recording 355 goals, 372 assists, 727 points, and 2,049 penalty minutes in 1,018 contests with the Red Wings (1979-81), Buffalo Sabres (1981-91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1991-93) and Florida Panthers (1993-94).

NOLAN BAUMGARTNER ASSISTANT COACH

Nolan Baumgartner enters his first season as Wolves assistant coach after announcing his retirement as a player and being named to the position on July 6, 2012.

Baumgartner wrapped up his 16-year professional career by serving as the Wolves captain during the 2011-12 campaign.

The 36-year-old tallied 83 goals, 307 assists, 390 points, and 815 penalty minutes in 878 career American Hockey League contests with the Portland Pirates, Norfolk Admirals, Manitoba Moose, Philadelphia Phantoms, Iowa Stars, and the Wolves.

The Calgary, Alberta, native also posted 40 assists, 47 points, and 67 penalty minutes in 143 career National Hockey League outings with the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Dallas Stars.

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players stand in the halls and tap dance. When star defensemen Bob McCord and Roger Cote balked at dancing one evening, Shore suspended them indefinitely. When the captain, Brian Kilrea, spoke up on behalf of the two players, Shore suspended him as well. The players then revolted and got the entire league to walk out.

Each team then sent one player to meetings in Springfield. I represented the Hershey Bears at the meetings. After a week or so, the players settled. When I got back home, the headlines from the newspapers that piled up told the story of the meetings:

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THE START OF THE PLAYERS’ UNION ONE MIGHT SAY the father of the National Hockey League Players’ Association and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association was legendary defenseman Eddie Shore.

In the early 1960s, Shore owned and operated the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. Shore was one of the first former players to invest his own money in his own team. For this, he deserves some credit. However, even though his teams were respectful, his coaching methods were a bit over the top.

He treated grown men like children or, even worse, as cattle. He expected each player to listen and work hard for less money than anyone in the league. He wanted to get his money’s worth out of the players and he got it.

In addition to playing hockey, players had to bag popcorn, load vending areas, and paint the arena, among other tasks.

Some players even had to carry signs on the street saying “Game Tonight.”

Well, the players finally had enough during the early part of the 1966-67 season. At that time all the players lived on the same floor of a local hotel. Every night, Shore would have the

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Springfield Players Suspended Indefinitely For Refusing To Dance Captain To See Shore On Behalf Of Suspended Players Captain Suspended Indefinitely Players On Strike Shore Hires New Players Players Hire Lawyer/Bobby Orr’s Agent, Alan Eagleson Shore In Violation, Must Vacate GM Position Shore Resigns As Manager Shore Hires Son As New GM League Hires New President New President, Shore’s Nephew League President and Players, Meet In Airport Washroom Players Return

The next headline might have read, Shore thanks players for bringing family together.

Alan Eagleson, on the strength of this episode, went on to organize the professional hockey players union. Our mandate was one union for all pro players. It didn’t last. In a short amount of time, Eagleson jettisoned away the minor leaguers and the AHL had to form its own union. We still have the two associations today, thanks to the irrepressible Eddie Shore.

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BY LINDSEY WILLHITE | PHOTOS: ROSS DETTMAN DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION: CHRISTINA MORITZ, IMRAN JAVED, & MORGAN WOJTKOWSKI

T H E W O LV E S E M P I R E : A NEW ORDER FORMER MANITOBA MOOSE HEAD COACH SCOTT ARNIEL COMES TO CHICAGO TO GUIDE THE WOLVES BACK TO THE TOP

IT’S UNCERTAIN HOW IT BECAME STANDARD PROCEDURE IN MANITOBA TO REFER TO THE CHICAGO WOLVES AS THE “EVIL EMPIRE.” One report suggests a Winnipeg sports columnist tagged the Wolves as such because the franchise’s thirst for championships – and willingness to spare no expense to capture them – was reminiscent of the New York Yankees.

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“EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ALWAYS BEATING US, I ALWAYS RESPECTED THEM.” > HEAD COACH SCOTT ARNIEL

OLD OPPONENTS IT HAS BEEN 32 YEARS, but Wolves color analyst Bill Gardner remembers well his first encounter with new Wolves head coach Scott Arniel.

Gardner recalls the game when a fan threw a live chicken on his head and his team needed a police escort in order to leave the building.

Gardner’s Peterborough Petes and Arniel’s Cornwall Royals met in the 1980 Memorial Cup Finals, which was played in front of a hostile crowd at the Regina Agridome. Why hostile? The Regina Pats didn’t make it into the final because, according to their coach and the fans, Gardner’s team threw an earlier game in order to keep out the Pats.

Therefore, during the final game, the Regina fans took it out on Peterborough.

According to news reports, the game was stopped 16 times to remove eggs, tomatoes, and other garbage from the ice.

To make an ugly scene worse for Gardner and his teammates, the favored Petes fell 3-2 in overtime to lose the prestigious championship. But here’s what Gardner remembers about Arniel: “He was a gritty and hard-nosed style of player even then,” Gardner said. “He coaches the same way he played.”

That should be a good sign for the Wolves as Arniel added the like-minded Mike Foligno and Nolan Baumgartner to serve as his assistants.

“All I’ve heard are good things from people I’ve bumped into in the hockey world, including people from a couple of NHL staffs,” Gardner said. “They say it’s a great staff and they’re very excited for us.”

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“Oh, we hated them (the Wolves),” said Scott Arniel, who played for the Moose from 1996-99 and served as their head coach from 2006-10.

So imagine the surprise and dismay on June 26 in Manitoba when the 50-year-old Arniel was revealed as the ninth head coach in Wolves history.

“I’ve gotten all kinds of text messages and emails from people telling me that I’m going with the enemy,” Arniel said with a chuckle. “But I know (Wolves owner) Don Levin and (Manitoba-turned-Winnipeg Jets owner) Mark Chipman and there’s an unbelievable respect between the two owners.

I knew (former Wolves coach) John Anderson very well. I knew (Wolves general manager) Wendell Young very well. Even though they were always beating us, I always respected them.

Now it’s Arniel’s job to team up with Young and take the Wolves back to the championship. Arniel isn’t a stranger to the Calder Cup Finals – he earned the AHL’s 2009 Coach of the Year award after leading the Moose into the finals – and it’s already been made clear he’s no stranger to the Wolves.

But Arniel was a stranger to failure. He had to deal with the concept for the first time on Jan. 9 when the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets removed him as head coach. Arniel’s year-and-a-half stint with the struggling franchise started well – the Jackets produced the second-best record in their 11-year history during Arniel’s first season – but he began doubting himself at the end.

“I had never been through getting fired,” Arniel said. “I had been traded before, but in that case there is always somebody on the other end that wants you. It hits your ego. It hits your personality. It hits your family. It was an experience. I don’t dwell on it (anymore). Before I would dwell on it. I’d be sleepless at night thinking about things I would change. But I’ve had great success as a coach.

Arniel rejoined the hockey world when he served as a volunteer pro scout for the Canucks during March and April. That furthered a strong relationship with Vancouver’s hockey operations department that began when Arniel led Manitoba (then the Canucks’ AHL affiliate) to a 181-106-33 record.

So when Craig MacTavish relinquished the Wolves head-coaching job in early June to return to the Edmonton Oilers as senior vice-president of hockey operations, it wasn’t hard to figure Arniel would be a prime candidate to assume the reins.

Arniel was in the mix for an assistant coaching post with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, but opted for the chance to be the Wolves boss.

“When I was talking with friends and colleagues, I got some good advice about that next opportunity,” Arniel said. “Obviously, I want to get back to the NHL someday as a head coach. I was offered a few assistant coaching jobs in the NHL this year.”

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Arniel met with several people, including Sharks GM Doug Wilson and Canucks GM Mike Gillis, at the NHL draft in late June before making his decision.

“It’s a great organization in Chicago that wants to win and wants to put a good product on the ice,” Wilson said. “[The Wolves head coaching position] is one of the most quality jobs out there.”

Arniel promptly recruited veteran coach Mike Foligno and longtime defenseman Nolan Baumgartner, last year’s Wolves captain, to become the team’s assistant coaches. Foligno and Arniel played together for the Buffalo Sabres from 1986-90 while Arniel coached Baumgartner with Manitoba in 2008-10.

“He is a really intense coach, which I think is great,” Baumgartner said. “I think he is really fair and someone who the guys really respect. On the other side (off the ice), he is a great all-around guy. He played the game, (730 NHL regular-season appearances) he knows what it takes to play in the NHL, and he tries to pass that message on to everyone.

“That is what I remember the most when I played under him: The way he brought his message across to the guys and how he cared for his players. The work he demanded out of you was a lot, but he rewarded you for it.”

As one of just four AHL head coaches who have coached and played in the NHL (only Adirondack’s Terry Murray has more combined experience), Arniel has honed an unwavering vision for how his Wolves will play.

“I want my team to be an aggressive, attacking team – a team that pressures hard,” Arniel said. “I’m not a sit-back coach. I want to be very aggressive on the forecheck. We’re playing a physical game.”

Arniel, Foligno, and Baumgartner met in July to discuss their plans. “We were all on the same page,” Arniel said. “They were two guys who really wanted to play the same way before I even opened my mouth.”

“The biggest thing for Scott is he wants to be aggressive,” Foligno said. “Aggressive everywhere on the ice. Start aggressively.

Counter aggressively. You look at the teams that have won the championship in recent years. They’ve played that way.”

If this blueprint helps the Wolves claim their fifth championship in the last 15 seasons, might somebody re-apply the “Evil Empire” tag to the franchise? By the way, how did that happen in Manitoba years ago?

“Let’s just say somebody put a nickname out there,” Arniel said.

“I’m now the leader of that.”

GANG OF FOUR ONLY FOUR AHL HEAD COACHES HAVE BEEN A PLAYER AND A HEAD COACH IN THE NHL: ADIRONDACK’S Terry Murray compiled a 499383-89-41 coaching record with Washington, Florida, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

He posted 4 goals and 76 assists in 302 regular-season games with five teams.

CHICAGO’S Scott Arniel produced a 45-60-18 mark in 1.5 seasons coaching the Columbus Blue Jackets. He delivered 149 goals and 189 assists during 730 regularseason games with Winnipeg, Buffalo and Boston.

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contributed a 2-22-1 record in 1995-96 during a midseason stint with Ottawa. He played 3 games for Montreal in 1983-84.

Cassidy registered a 47-47-9-7 record with Washington. He provided 4 goals and 13 assists in 36 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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FOLIGNO LEAPS INTO NEW OPPORTUNITY Wolves assistant spreads joy and knowledge wherever he goes

PERHAPS THE ONLY THING you know about new Chicago Wolves assistant coach Mike Foligno is the “Foligno Leap”: His celebratory maneuver every time he scored during his 15-year National Hockey League career. Foligno would point his arms and stick toward the sky while performing an exaggerated leap that brought his knees up to his waist.

Sounds a bit showy, right? Like he enjoyed rubbing his success into his opponents’ noses? Well, nothing could be further from the truth. The 53-year-old Sudbury, Ontario, native simply possesses a joie de vivre he never has been afraid to express.

“One of the things about scoring a goal: There’s great jubilation in it,” Foligno said. “It’s the highest thing you can do. It wasn’t to demean the opponent. It starts to become natural. Nobody ever said ‘If you do it again, I’ll take you down’ or anything like that.

Foligno’s enthusiasm has been infectious throughout his life in hockey.

The fans loved Foligno – and not just because he scored 355 regular-season goals. For five consecutive years, Foligno received the Frank Eddolls Memorial Trophy that goes to the Buffalo Sabres fans’ favorite player.

His teammates loved Foligno – and not just because his 2,049 career penalty minutes indicate how frequently he came to their aid on the ice.

“His personality is so open,” said Wolves head coach Scott Arniel, who played on the Sabres with Foligno from 1986-90. “He’s so honest.

There’s nothing fake about Mike – and he’s been that way his whole life.”

For most of the 18 years since his playing career ended, Foligno has coached. Five years as the boss of the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears. Four seasons as an NHL assistant. In between, Foligno spent seven years as the coach and GM for the Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves.

Considering the way fans and teammates felt about Foligno, it shouldn’t be a surprise Sudbury’s players loved him as well.

“He’s an awesome guy. A great person,” said defenseman Frank Corrado, who spent the 2009-10 season with Foligno at Sudbury and the final month of last season with the Wolves. “He cares about his players. I think everyone’s going to enjoy him. I know I did.”

Foligno made the rare downshift from the AHL to the OHL in 2003 because he chose family over career.

“It’s my hometown and my wife’s hometown,” Foligno said. “With a young family with two boys (Nick and Marcus) who were just getting into the upper levels of the game, it was a great step for us. It was a chance to be with family

BY LINDSEY WILLHITE | PHOTO: ROSS DETTMAN after being away for 20-some years.”

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importance of their decision: Janis, Mike’s wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Sometimes you don’t know why you make the moves you make,” Foligno said.

“The support obviously is important. We were really fortunate to be so close to family.”

After a five-year fight, Janis passed away in 2009. One year later, Foligno stepped down at Sudbury and resumed his professional path as an assistant with the Anaheim Ducks. That ended on Nov. 30 last year when the coaching staff was let go.

The Wolves mark Foligno’s first step back toward the NHL, though he’s in little hurry to return there. Foligno expects to get plenty out of being around the Wolves players as well as Arniel and fellow assistant Nolan Baumgartner.

“You have to evolve and change as a coach,” Foligno said. “My primary goal is to help Chicago win a Calder Cup. And after that, maybe another one.”

Meanwhile, the Foligno Leap lives. Marcus, a 21-year-old left wing with the Sabres, imitated his father’s celebration after scoring on March 14 in his fourth NHL game. Nick, a 24-year-old left wing with Columbus, did the same on Oct. 18, 2007, when he produced his first NHL goal while playing for Ottawa.

Dad missed Nick’s leap live because Sudbury had an OHL game in Brampton, four hours from the family home. His wife taped the game, but didn’t tell him the contents.

“So I get home about 3 or 4 in the morning and start the tape and see that he did the leap,” Foligno said. “I’ve got to be honest: I welled up with tears with happiness for him and the respect that he showed to me in one of the most important moments of his life. It’s something I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.”

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Nolan Baumgartner retired from playing to become an assistant coach with the Wolves

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continue to work in Chicago was enough to let Baumgartner know it was his time to move on Nolan Baumgartner knew he would to the next phase of his career. attempt to begin a coaching career after “Just knowing Scott was going to be his playing days were over. in Chicago and having the opportunity After the Chicago Wolves fell in double to start my coaching career under him overtime in the winner-take-all Game 5 of was something too good to pass up,” the Western Conference Quarterfinals – Baumgartner said. “It was the right thus ending Baumgartner’s 16th professional decision and right timing for myself to stop season – he thought his offseason would being a player and become a coach.” be like the previous 15: rest up, sign a new First-year coaches typically encounter contract and then begin preparing for season No. 17. That all changed when he discovered in many challenges on the job and one challenge June that the Vancouver Canucks didn’t have Baumgartner might encounter from the get-go could be transitioning from player to a spot on their 50-man roster for him for the coach on a team filled with players he went to 2012-13 season. Instead they had another battle with last season. More than 15 players kind of contract ready and waiting for the from last season return to the Wolves this former defenseman. year, all of whom viewed Baumgartner as a “Vancouver didn’t have any room for me and then things didn’t work out for me signing captain, friend, and teammate. Now the past relationships will take on a new form as a with and playing in Chicago,” Baumgartner coach – something Baumgartner sees as an said. “With all the changes on the Wolves easy transition. coaching staff that took place at the end of last season, they offered me the chance to “I HAD BEEN THINKING ABOUT become an assistant with Chicago.

“I had been thinking about becoming a BECOMING A COACH WHEN I GOT coach when I got done playing, so it was an DONE PLAYING, SO IT WAS AN enticing offer. It’s just that it came sooner ENTICING OFFER. ” than I thought it would. But you know what?

I am really comfortable with my decision > NOLAN BAUMGARTNER of retiring and taking the job, and I’m really “The players and I both know that it looking forward to the challenge.” is different now,” Baumgartner said. “I am Baumgartner admits that he never had a still their friend, but it is at a different level moment during the 2011-12 season that now. It might be a little bit different at first, he contemplated retirement and he fully but I don’t think it will be difficult. I think the expected to hit the ice as a player this respect factor is there from the guys and it season. He had a few teams contact him is on my side. It will be enjoyable and fun to about the possibility of patrolling their be on the other side of it.” blueline, but he never pursued them after Even though Baumgartner sees this he caught wind of Vancouver’s potential new challenge as fun, he still has imposed target to replace Craig MacTavish as the expectations on himself. He wants to go in Wolves head coach. and just be a sponge to soak everything “Once Vancouver presented me the offer Arniel and Mike Foligno, the Wolves other to be an assistant coach in Chicago, I sat new assistant, have to offer. He also knows on it for a few days to really think about it,” one of his main duties will be to bring energy Baumgartner said. “As the Canucks told me to the rink every day and have a great some of the names they had in mind for the attitude around the guys. But people familiar head position, I would just listen. But when I heard Scott Arniel was one of them, that was with his playing style should see a similar style in the way he wants to coach. something that really intrigued me.” “ I am going to try to be the best person I Vancouver hired Arniel on June 26 and, 10 can out there for the Wolves,” Baumgartner days later, Baumgartner retired as a player said. “I took pride in working hard when I and signed on to be one of his former head played, so I am going to do the same when coach’s assistants in Chicago. The chance I’m coaching.” to learn under Arniel and the chance to BREAKAWAY ONLINE:

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WOLVES RECORDS SINGLE-SEASON FRANCHISE RECORDS

ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS

GOALS: Steve Maltais, 60 (1996-97)

PLAYER Steve Maltais

ASSISTS: Rob Brown, 91 (1995-96)

GP G A PTS PIM 839 454 497 951 1,061

Rob Brown

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483

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Jason Krog

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Brett Sterling

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WINS: Kari Lehtonen, 38 (2004-05)

Steve Larouche

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SHUTOUTS: Wendell Young, 6 (1999-2000)

Chris Marinucci

240

99

121

220

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Steve Martins

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64

129

193

307

Derek MacKenzie 377

83

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POINTS: Rob Brown, 143 (1995-96) PENALTY MINUTES: Kevin MacDonald, 336 (1994-95)

WOLVES PACK FACTS The Wolves have never had a losing season in their 18-year history. Originally a member of the International Hockey League, the Wolves joined the American Hockey League in 2001.

Eddie Lack was the AHL’s All-Rookie goaltender in 2011. He played 46 games for the Wolves in 2011-12, finishing with a record of 21-20-3.

On Dec. 11, 2011, right wing Darren Haydar became the 22nd player in AHL history to record 700 career points.

The game was a 4-2 Wolves victory over the Milwaukee Admirals.

Nolan Baumgartner, last year’s team captain, is now an assistant coach on the Wolves staff.

Baumgartner had 22 points in 60 games in 2011-12.

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HOCKEY 101: PENALTIES

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1. BOARDING

3. CROSS-CHECKING

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

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

Called when using the elbow to impede an opponent.

2. CHARGING

4. DELAYED PENALTY

6. HIGH-STICKING

Called for taking three or more strides before checking opponent.

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

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

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9. ICING

11. MISCONDUCT

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

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

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

10. INTERFERENCE

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

8. HOOKING Called for using stick or blade to hook opponent.

12. ROUGHING

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

13. SLASHING Called for swinging the stick at an opponent.

14. SPEARING Called for using the stick like a spear.

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

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HOCKEY RULES ICING THE PUCK

POWER PLAYS / PENALTY KILL

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: > 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. > An official may wave off the icing call if he deems it was an attempted pass.

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.

PENALTIES 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.

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.

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.

OVERTIME Any regular-season game that ends regulation play with a tie score will go into a five-minute sudden-death overtime period. If at the end of that overtime period the game remains tied, the game will then go into a shootout.

During the playoffs, there will not be a shootout and overtime periods will be 20 minutes in length.

SHOOTOUT Any regular-season game that ends overtime play with a tie score will go into a shootout. A shootout is a series of penalty shots in which each team is allowed five attempts to score in alternating fashion. If after five attempts the teams remain tied, the shootout will continue to alternate shots until one team fails to match the attempt of the other. The winner of the shootout will be awarded one goal.

WOLVES FACTS AVERAGES & RATINGS (2011-12) AVG. GOALS PER GAME

2.80

AVG. GOALS AGAINST PER GAME

2.54

POWER PLAY GOALS SCORED

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15.4%

PENALTY KILL RATING

84.2%

OVERTIME GAMES PLAYED

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LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD

Last season the Wolves won 89 percent of games in which they were leading after two periods.

PENALTY KILL

Last season the Wolves won 58 percent of games in which they did not allow the opposing team to score a powerplay goal.

POWER PLAY

Last season the Wolves won 66.7 percent of games in which they scored at least one power-play goal and 64 percent of games when they scored two or more.

SCORING FIRST

Last season the Wolves won 72 percent of games in which they scored the first goal.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Last season, the Wolves outshot their opponents in 48 of their 76 regularseason games, and won 28 of those games (28-14-4-2).

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When senior vice president of operations Courtney Mahoney and community relations coordinator Becky Jarosch ask Wolves players to blanket the Chicago area with appearances at schools and libraries, they’re not sent searching for kudos.

But when the American Hockey League honored the Wolves in June as the Western Conference recipient of the 2012 AHL Community Service Award – an acknowledgement of the team’s yeoman efforts during the 2011-12 season – Mahoney allowed

President of Business Operations. “For years, she has been able to intertwine the Wolves organization with the Chicagoland community to help both organizations and individuals.”

“You try to embrace what’s important to the whole community,” Mahoney said. “I feel like I’m very lucky that Don and Buddy let us do what we do. We try to raise more money each year and it’s certainly challenging, but something I’d like to note is that a lot of the success is based on the support of our fans.

“Without them bringing in the toys or bringing in the canned goods – and spending their donations for jerseys – we would not

... WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR AMAZING FANS, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR. – COURTNEY MAHONEY

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herself to enjoy the moment.

“I was so excited for the organization,” Mahoney said. “We give back because it’s something we believe in. But to have that recognition for this department and this team, it was pretty awesome.”

Mahoney, who also was honored by the AHL in 2009 with the Ken McKenzie Award for outstanding promotion of the team, took charge of the Wolves community endeavors shortly after joining the organization in 1996. She credits Wolves owners Don Levin and Buddy Meyers for giving her the freedom to engage the community with a wide variety of charitable projects and outreach programs.

Some highlights of Mahoney’s tenure? The team’s Read to Succeed program has grown exponentially over the years. The community relations department invented Howl for Your Health, which helps schools encourage children to take an active role in their well-being. Then there’s Chicago Wolves Charities, which has raised more than $4 million for local organizations.

“The Wolves organization is lucky to have someone with Courtney’s vision and talent,” said Mike Gordon, the team’s

be where we are. Their help is immeasurable.”

One of Mahoney’s brainstorms for the 2012-13 season revolves around making it even easier for the fans to help Chicago Wolves Charities – or any of the organizations affiliated with CWC. On the Wolves web site (www.chicagowolves.com), there’s a new page in the revamped Community section entitled “Donate Your Stuff.” It’s a comprehensive list of 17 charitable organizations that, simply and powerfully, explains all of the ways each one can be helped. For example, if you have a bicycle you’d like to donate, you learn quickly that Savers Thrift Superstore, Girls in the Game, The Recyclery, and Working Bikes Cooperative all accept bikes.

“We want to make it as easy as possible to come to our site and use it,” Mahoney said. “Quite honestly, if people have stuff and they want to bring it to the game, I will donate it somewhere.

If that makes it easy for fans to donate, we will do that.

“I am proud to be part of an organization that cares so much about the community. With the support of our amazing fans, I cannot wait to see what we accomplish this year.”

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