viking mama Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Just read that Sportsnet will be airing the Wolves/Heat game on Oct. 20th! It'll be at 7PM Pacific Time and I'm stoked!! http://theahl.com/sp...l-games-p179497 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Canvoucer Vanuck Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Article on the Wolves: The Wolves' Pursuit Of The Calder Cup Begins! The Chicago Wolves won the American Hockey League’s Midwest Division last season and claimed the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Not bad, right? General manager Wendell Young concluded otherwise. “I thought we had a heck of a team last year,” Young said. “Some people would have been happy with winning our division, but not us. I think we underachieved. We expect to win it all. We put teams together to win championships, not just to make the playoffs.” That’s Young’s mindset again as the four-time champion Wolves launch their bid for the 2013 Calder Cup. With former Columbus Blue Jackets and Manitoba Moose head coach Scott Arniel at the helm, the Wolves open their 19th season at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday when the Rockford IceHogs visit Allstate Arena in Rosemont. The Wolves retain the guts of last year’s division-winning team --- they welcome back seven of the top 10 point-scorers along with top-flight goaltending tandem Eddie Lack and Matt Climie --- but Young’s offseason search and the National Hockey League’s ongoing lockout have combined to provide even more talent. Among other moves, Young lured high-scoring left wing Brett Sterling back into burgundy and gold. The 28-year-old Sterling, who scored 55 goals as a rookie in 2006-07 and ranks third on the Wolves’ all-time goals list with 143, was reunited with right wing Darren Haydar during preseason practices and games. “I thought we’d bring somebody back who knew the organization and was a natural goal-scorer in Sterling,” Young said. “We added a little more grit with (left wing Guillaume) Desbiens. We’ve got some great young players coming in at center with (Alex) Friesen and (Alex) Mallet. So, from that standpoint upfront, I think all of the pieces are coming together.” Thanks to the NHL lockout, more pieces came the Wolves way. Centers Andrew Ebbett and Steve Pinizzotto, right wingZack Kassian and defenseman Chris Tanev (who played 34 games for the Wolves last year before being promoted to Vancouver for good) will sharpen their skills for Chicago. After guiding the Wolves through an intense preseason camp and to a 2-1-0-1 exhibition record, Arniel believes his team fits his aggressive style. “Aggressive isn’t fighting,” Arniel said. “Aggressive is speed and attacking. Whether it’s neutral zone or offensive zone or “D” zone, we want to be aggressive. We don’t want teams to have time to make plays or have space to make plays. We want to be aggressive on the puck all the time.” “I think that’s one thing we didn’t do enough last year,” Young said. “We weren’t aggressive enough. We didn’t attack the puck. We were passive. Force players to make good plays. If they beat you with a good play, so be it.” The Wolves finished tied for 23rd on the power play (15.4 percent) and tied for 14th in goals per game (2.80) last season. Arniel expects the team to improve markedly in both areas as the newcomers join forces with potent returnees Haydar, Jordan Schroeder, Bill Sweatt, Anton Rodin, Andrew Gordon and Nathan Longpre. “I mean, we’ve got some skill,” he said. “We’ve got the ability to score goals and make plays. We have some pure goal-scorers, some people who put the puck in the net for a living.” Though the Wolves set a franchise record last season by allowing just 193 goals, they have fortified the blue line by adding veteran defensemen Derek Joslin, Patrick Mullen and River Forest native Zach Miskovic to a core that includesKevin Connauton, Mark Matheson, Brad Hunt and Yann Sauve. Lack (2.31 goals-against average) and Climie (2.52 GAA) will handle the goaltending for the second year in a row. “I think that’s one of the strong parts of our game,” Arniel said. “You get goaltending like that, it’s certainly going to help you win a lot of hockey games.” “I think Eddie should be a dominant goalie,” said Young, who holds all of the Wolves goaltending records. “He was dominant at times last year. He should be the best goalie in the American League. That’s what he should shoot for.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avelanch Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 new wolves documentary in the works, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvoucer Vanuck Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 If goalie Eddie Lack was the best player on the ice for the Chicago Wolves in their 2 wins over Rockford last weekend, then Nathan Longpre was a close second. Longpre had 2 goals and was plus-2 in Sunday’s 5-3 win after leading the Wolves with 5 shots on goal in Saturday’s 1-0 shootout victory. Both efforts impressed coach Scott Arniel. “He’s one of those guys who isn’t a Vancouver guy, but he’s a real valuable guy who you can use in a lot of situations,” Arniel said. “He’s a great skater and works hard. Not knowing him, just seeing him here the last couple weeks, I like what I see.” Longpre is not a Canucks prospect, signing with the Wolves as a free agent Aug. 1, but that could change if he continues to impress Arniel. He had 8 goals and 10 assists with the Wolves last season before being traded to Springfield. Sunday marked Longpre’s second career 2-goal game. Connauton connection: Defenseman Kevin Connauton picked up where he left off last season with 2 assists in Sunday’s win over Rockford. He also was a career-best plus-4 in the victory. Connauton ranked sixth on Wolves and shared fourth among AHL blue-liners with 13 goals and paced team’s defensemen with 33 points in 71 games last year when he was named to the Western Conference squad for the AHL All-Star Classic. Wolves bits: With a goal and assist Sunday, Brett Sterling has 76 career multiple-point games as a member of the Wolves. … Andrew Ebbett’s goal Sunday was his first as a member of the Wolves. Ebbett has 58 points in 163 career NHL games with Anaheim, the Hawks, Minnesota, Phoenix, and Vancouver. … The Wolves were 0-for-12 on the power play in their 2 weekend wins over Rockford. …The Wolves host Peoria on Wednesday night at the Allstate Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 aaaand there goes davies: Chicago Wolves @Chicago_Wolves BREAKING NEWS: #chicagowolves have assigned forward Michael Davies to the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings. Official release to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Matheson blog http://chicagowolves.com/multimedia/blogs-and-podcasts/mad-dog-blog/item/3316-our-first-road-trip key excerpt:The last key to packing for a road trip is managing to get everything to fit into a carry-on bag. Here the usual tricks work, travel size toiletries, rolled up tees, etc. It’s a lot easier for the European players, because their clothes tend to be smaller and a bit tight, not to mention any specific players, but one rhymes with Smeddie Tack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 aaaand there goes davies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baercheese Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 good luck trying to shut down that guy this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 good luck trying to shut down that guy this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvoucer Vanuck Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 good luck trying to shut down that guy this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 @provincesports Good news for the Abbotsford Heat and Chicago Wolves: Saturday's 7 pm tilt now on Sportsnet Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Will this game be streamed?havent signed up for sports net due to lockout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 @ChrisKuc: AHL's Chicago Wolves have recalled forward Michael Davies from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings. #Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 game tonight, bout time anyway, here's a vid i forgot i had on my phone. it was taken before the second game in abby. I think it may be pinizzotto, but I'm not really sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Mobile bump. And, um, what happened to Darren Haydar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cIutch Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 wooowww @ that 5th goal omggg kassians amazing pass started it all i dont mean to drool over those hands but my freaking god and then pinizzotto makes a great pass to set up tan man to do something ive never seen him do ever , score a goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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