Wolves Weekly
November 3, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
WOLVES REWIND (1-2-1-0)
Sun., Nov. 2 Syracuse 4, (at) Chicago 3
After two lead changes and a tie, the Wolves narrowly lost to the Syracuse Crunch, 4-3, at the Allstate Arena ... All three Wolves goals were recorded by defensemen: SHAWN HEINS and KIRILL SAFRONOV each tallied a power-play goal, while GREG HAWGOOD added an even-strength goal ... Netminder KARI LEHTONEN posted 24 saves in the loss
Sat., Nov. 1 (at) Chicago 4, Grand Rapids 3
The Wolves rebounded from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Grand Rapids Griffins, 4-3, at Allstate Arena ... Left wings ERIC HEALEY and BILL LINDSAY each tallied a goal and an assist, while left wing KARL STEWART added two assists ... Right wing STEPHEN BABY and center BRIAN MALONEY each posted their first professional goal
Fri., Oct. 31 Chicago 2, (at) Houston 2 (OT)
After allowing two third-period goals to squander their early lead, the Wolves battled back to tie the Houston Aeros, 2-2, at the Toyota Center ... Center BRIAN SWANSON knotted the game for Chicago late in the third period ... Center DEREK MacKENZIE also scored for the Wolves ... Goaltender FREDERIC CASSIVI registered 36 saves in the stalemate
Wed., Oct. 29 Cincinnati 3, (at) Chicago 2
The Wolves allowed three unanswered goals to fall, 3-2, against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at the Allstate Arena ... Goaltender FREDERIC CASSIVI notched 37 saves in his first loss since the season-opener on Oct. 11 ... Left wings KARL STEWART and BRIAN MALONEY each tallied a goal for Chicago
WOLVES TO WATCH
ERIC HEALEY: Notched three points (G, 2A) in the last three games, which includes a season-high two points (G, A) on Saturday ... Paces the team with nine points and five goals in 10 games
KARL STEWART: Tallied four points (G, 3A) in his last four games ... Registered a season-high two assists on Saturday against Grand Rapids ... Shares sixth among league rookies and is tied for third on the club with seven points (2G, 5A)
ZDENEK BLATNY: Recorded an assist in each of the last two games ... Posted a point in eight of the last nine games (2G, 6A) ... Paces the Wolves with six assists and ranks second on the team with eight points in 10 games
FREDERIC CASSIVI: Registered 146 saves in his last four outings, which includes a team-high 44 against the Toronto Roadrunners on Oct. 26 ... Posted a 4-1-1-1 mark with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage ... Recorded 226 saves in seven games
GREG HAWGOOD: Tallied a season-high two points (G, A) on Sunday against Syracuse ... Notched three points (G, 2A) in his last three games ... Tied for first among team defensemen with two goals and five points
BILL LINDSAY: Notched three points (G, 2A) in his last two games, which includes a season-high two (G, A) on Saturday ... Shares second on the Wolves with five assists and is tied for third on the club with seven points
KURTIS FOSTER: Registered 44 shots in 10 games, which is tied for first among AHL defensemen and shares fourth in the league ... Leads team blueliners with four assists ... Shares first among Wolves defensemen with five points
WOLF TRACKS
The Wolves' 14 points in 10 games are tied with the Syracuse Crunch for the most in the Western Conference; Chicago (.700) has a higher winning percentage than Syracuse (.636) ... Chicago's six wins are tied for the most in the league ... The Wolves have notched 11 power-play goals, tied for fifth-most in the league; the Wolves are tied for eighth on the power play at 18.0 percent (11 of 61) ... Chicago has played seven one-goal games, recording wins in four of those contests (4-2-0-1).
SCORE-CHING HOT
Chicago ranks second in the league with an average of 3.22 goals per game; the Wolves have notched at least three goals in a game seven times this year.
NOTABLE
On Mon., Nov. 24, defenseman JOE DiPENTA will visit the Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library, 11960 S. Pulaski Rd., at 4:30 p.m., and the Justice Public Library, 7641 Oak Grove Ave., at 6:30 p.m., as part of the Wolves "Read to Succeed" program, sponsored by Fisher Nuts.
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