AHL Chicago Wolves

Wolves Upcoming Schedule; Game Rewind

Published on December 15, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release


Thu., Dec. 18 at San Antonio Rampage (8-21-0-1) AT&T Center 7 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 19 at San Antonio Rampage (8-21-0-1) AT&T Center

7 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 21 vs. Rockford IceHogs (15-9-0-2) Allstate Arena 3 p.m.

WILD, WILD WEST

The Wolves rank first in the West Division with 34 points through 28 games (16-10-1-1). Chicago holds an one point advantage over Milwaukee, Iowa and Peoria, while Rockford trails the Wolves by two points. Just four points separate first and sixth place in the West Division.

WOLVES HEADLINES

--- JOE MOTZKO: Ranks first on the team and shares second in the AHL with 16 goals in 28 games this season ... Paces the club and shares first in the AHL with nine power-play markers ... Leads the team with 27 points and ranks third with 11 assists ... Posted 11 points (6G, 5A) during a current six-game point streak, which includes netting a goal in five straight outings ... Ranked third on the Wolves and 14th in the AHL with a career-high 70 points in 72 games last season

---JEFF HAMILTON: Leads the team with 14 assists and ranks second with 18 points and four power-play goals despite appearing in just 16 games this season ... Accrued 10 points (2G, 8A) in his last six games, which includes posting multiple-points three times ... Posted nine goals, 15 assists and 24 points in 58 games with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and nine points (3G, 6A) in nine AHL matchups with the Albany River Rats last year

--- BRETT STERLING: Ranks third on the team with seven goals and 15 points in 16 games ... Shares sixth with eight assists and is tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals ... Recorded five points (2G, 3A) in his last five games ... Recorded a goal in three NHL games with Atlanta this season ... Ranked second on the Wolves with 38 goals and 71 points in 70 contests last year

--- JAMIE RIVERS: Ranks second on the club with 12 assists and shares fourth with 14 points in 25 games this season ... Dished out five assists during a season-high four-game point streak from Dec. 5 to Dec. 13 ... Accrued three assists and 42 penalty minutes in 18 matchups

--- BRENT KRAHN: Turned aside 22 of 23 shots on Sunday to pick up the win in his Wolves debut ... Posted a 1-4-1 record with a 4.04 goals-against average and .874 save percentage in six outings with the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers before being assigned by the Dallas Stars on Dec. 12 ... Amassed a 71-59-14 record and 2.56 goals-against average in 155 career AHL outings spanning five seasons (2003 to 2008) with the Quad City Flames, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, San Antonio Rampage and Lowell Lock Monsters

WOLF TRACKS

--- The Wolves have held their opponents to 70 goals through 28 outings this season (2.50 per game), which ranks second in the American Hockey League and includes allowing two or fewer goals in 17 contests (12-4-1-0).

--- Chicago has posted a .929 winning percentage when leading after two periods this season (13-1-0-0), which includes holding a 4-0 margin after 40 minutes on the way to their 4-1 win Sunday.

--- The Wolves have tallied a power-play goal in a season-high five straight games and registered a 30.8 conversion rate during that span (eight of 26); Chicago ranks 27th in the league with a 12.2 percent efficiency rating (18 of 177) on the power play.

--- Chicago thwarted all four of San Antonio's power-play opportunities on Sunday, the 10th time the Wolves have held opponents without a man-advantage marker this season (7-1-1-1); the Wolves rank 16th in the league with an 82.8 percent efficiency rating on the penalty kill (130 of 157).

--- Chicago has outgunned its foes in five of the last six games after failing to outshoot its opponents in the previous six contests; the Wolves have notched a 9-4-1-1 mark when outshooting the opposition.

READ BETWEEN THE LINES

--- Wolves center RILEY HOLZAPFEL will visit the Blue Island Library, 2433 York Street, on Tue., Dec. 16 at 4 p.m., and the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy, at 7 p.m., as part of the team's "Read to Succeed" program, sponsored by Pace. Members of the squad will make more than 30 library visits throughout the Chicago area this season for the program, which has reached more than 450,000 children since its inception in 1995.

WOLVES REWIND (2-1-0-0)

Sun., Dec. 14 (at) Chicago 4, San Antonio 1

--- The Wolves used a season-high four-goal second period to gain the upper hand and never looked back, on the way to a 4-1 victory over the San Antonio Rampage at the Allstate Arena on Sunday night.

--- Right wings JOE MOTZKO (G, 2A) and JEFF HAMILTON (G, 2A), each netted three points in the matchup while TOMAS POSPISIL and STEVE MARTINS also dented the net.

--- Goaltender BRENT KRAHN stopped 22 of 23 shots in his Wolves debut which includes holding the Rampage scoreless for the first 50:08 of the contest.

Sat., Dec. 13 (at) Rockford 7, Chicago 2

--- The Wolves rallied from a 2-0 deficit but fell victim to a James Wisniewski hat trick on the way to a 7-2 drubbing at the Rockford MetroCentre Saturday night.

--- Right wings JOE MOTZKO and JEFF HAMILTON netted power-play tallies for Chicago.

--- Goaltender ROBERT GHERSON posted 24 saves in the loss.

Fri., Dec. 12 Chicago 3, (at) Iowa 2 (SO)

--- The Wolves rebounded from an early 2-0 deficit and posted an eventual 3-2 shootout victory over the Iowa Chops at Wells Fargo Arena Friday night.

--- Forwards JOE MOTZKO and RILEY HOLZAPFEL lit the lamp for Chicago during regulation and right wings JEFF HAMILTON and JUNIOR LESSARD scored in the shootout.

--- Goaltender ROBERT GHERSON turned aside 22 of 24 shots in regulation and overtime and four of five attempts in the shootout.

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