Wolves Weekly Notes
March 21, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
WOLVES REWIND (2-1-0-0)
Sat., March 19
Grand Rapids 4, (at) Chicago 3
--- The Wolves surrendered four goals after building a two-goal lead and
lost to the Grand Rapids Griffins, 4-3, at the Allstate Arena
--- Defenseman JAY BOUWMEESTER recorded three points (2G, A) and left wing
BRAD LARSEN added a short-handed marker
--- Netminder MICHAEL GARNETT registered 23 saves
Fri., March 18
Chicago 3, (at) Cincinnati 2
--- The Wolves notched a goal with 48 seconds left in regulation to pull
ahead and defeat the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, 3-2, at the Cincinnati Gardens
--- Forwards BRAD LARSEN and STEPHEN WEISS each tallied a goal and an assist
--- Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 41 of 43 shots
Wed., March 16
(at) Chicago 3, Edmonton 2 (SO)
--- The Wolves tied the game with 21 seconds remaining in regulation before
handing the Edmonton RoadRunners a 3-2 shootout defeat at the Allstate Arena
--- Center CORY LAROSE and defenseman JAY BOUWMEESTER each notched
power-play goals
--- Netminder KARI LEHTONEN recorded 21 saves in the win
WOLVES TO WATCH
--- JAY BOUWMEESTER: Matched career-highs with two goals and three points on
Saturday against Grand Rapids ... Recorded five markers in his six games
with the Wolves after registering four in 64 contests with the San Antonio
Rampage ... Ranks second among team blueliners with nine goals and third
with 23 points in a club-high 70 games
--- KARI LEHTONEN: Currently on a season-high 11-game winning streak ...
Registered a .938 save percentage and a 2.00 goals-against average during
his streak ... Ranks second in the league with 34 wins and 1,504 saves and
fourth with 3,019:44 minutes played in a career-high 51 games
--- STEPHEN WEISS: Currently on a five-game point streak (G, 5A) after being
acquired in a loan from San Antonio on March 8 ... Ranks sixth on the team
with 44 points (16G, 28A) in 68 games with the Wolves and Rampage
--- TOMMI SANTALA: Accrued 21 points (3G, 18A) in his last 19 games which
includes a current four-game assist streak (March 13 - present) ... Matched
a league season-high 14-game point streak from Feb. 9 to March 11 ...
Recorded an AHL season-high 11-game assist streak from Feb. 9 to March 5,
which matched a franchise-high ... Ranks sixth on the club with 32 assists
and ninth with 39 points in 55 games
--- BRAD LARSEN: Collected three points (2G, A) in his last two games, which
includes posting the game-winning goal and an assist on Friday ... Notched
his first short-handed goal of the season on Saturday ... Ranks second on
the team with a career-high 24 goals in 63 games ... Ranks eighth on the
team with 41 points, five shy of his career-high
--- J.P. VIGIER: Shares 11th in the AHL with a team-high and career-most 65
points in 67 games ... Paces the Wolves with 26 goals  three shy of his
career-high  a career-most 39 assists and a +25 plus/minus rating
--- TRAVIS ROCHE: Ranks second among AHL defensemen with 45 points in 64
games, three shy of his career-high ... Shares third among league blueliners
with 12 goals
WOLF TRACKS
--- The Wolves have registered a .850 winning percentage during March
(8-1-1-0), the team's best March since 1999-2000 when they recorded a .882
winning percentage (15-2-0-0).
--- Chicago's 41 wins are just one shy of matching last year's victory total
(42-26-9-3).
--- Thirty-six of the Wolves' 68 games this year (.529 percent) have been
decided by just one goal  12 more than last year  including seventeen of
their last 22; Chicago has posted a 20-9-5-2 mark (.653) in one-goal games
this season.
--- Chicago has notched all 12 of its short-handed goals this season at
home, which paces the AHL.
--- The Wolves start a season-high six game road trip on Wednesday at
Syracuse.
FANÂDEMONIUM
Chicago paces the AHL with an average attendance of 8,998 fans per game; 15,342 fans witnessed Saturday's game, the Wolves sixth crowd over 14,000 and their fourth over 15,000 this season.
NOTABLE
The Wolves will host a blood drive to benefit LifeSource Blood Services on Tue., March 29, at the Willow Creek Health Club, 10225 West Higgins Road in Rosemont, from 2 to 8 p.m. Every fan who donates blood will receive a ticket to an upcoming Wolves game. Fans interested in taking part in the blood drive or getting more information can call 1-800-THE-WOLVES or 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
THIS WEEK
Wed., March 23 at Syracuse Crunch Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter 6:00 p.m.
Fri., March 25 at Utah Grizzlies The "E" Center 8:00 p.m.
Sat., March 26 at Utah Grizzlies The "E" Center 8:00 p.m.
ALL GAMES WILL BE TELECAST LIVE ON COMCAST Log on to www.chicagowolves.com and click on the Play button for audio webcast.
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