Wolves Weekly
December 15, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
WOLVES REWIND (1-2-0-0)
Sat., Dec. 13 Chicago 3, (at) Syracuse 1
The Wolves never trailed as they defeated the Syracuse Crunch, 3-1, at the War Memorial at Oncenter ... Center TOMMI SANTALA registered two goals, including the power-play game-winner in the second period ... Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 36 shots in the win
Thu., Dec. 11 (at) Toronto 5, Chicago 1
The Toronto Roadrunners outshot the Wolves, 45 to 20, to earn their first-ever win against Chicago in a 5-1 decision at Ricoh Coliseum ... Left wing ZDENEK BLATNY tallied the Wolves' lone goal ... Netminder FREDERIC CASSIVI registered 35 saves
Wed., Dec. 10 Milwaukee 2, (at) Chicago 0
Admirals goaltender Wade Flaherty turned aside all 30 shots he faced in a 2-0 win against the Wolves ... Right wing Darren Haydar notched the game-winner in the first period ... Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN posted 31 saves in the loss
WOLVES TO WATCH
STEVE MALTAIS: Recorded an assist on Saturday, his first point in five games ... Paces the Wolves with 21 points and four power-play goals and ranks second on the club with nine goals and 12 assists
KARI LEHTONEN: Shares sixth in the AHL with nine wins ... Posted a 9-6-0-1 mark, a .927 save percentage and a team-best 2.49 goals-against average in 16 games
ZDENEK BLATNY: Notched two points (G, A) in his last two games after being held scoreless in his previous three ... Paces the Wolves with 13 assists and shares second on the team with 18 points in 28 games
SHAWN HEINS: Posted an assist in each of his last two games after being reassigned by the Atlanta Thrashers on Dec. 11 ... Registered one assist in five games with Atlanta ... Shares the lead among team defensemen with three goals and is tied for second among Wolves blueliners with eight points in 20 games
TOMMI SANTALA: Recorded a season-high two goals against Syracuse ... Notched one goal, one assist and 18 penalty minutes in 24 games with the Thrashers ... Posted three goals and four points in six games with the Wolves
BRIAN MALONEY: Tallied a goal against Syracuse on Saturday, his first point since Nov. 8 ... Registered four goals in 24 games with Chicago
JIM CAMPBELL: Notched an assist on Saturday, his second game with the Wolves after being claimed on waivers from the Portland Pirates on Dec. 10
WOLF TRACKS
Chicago's penalty-killing unit leads the league on the road at 92.3 percent (84 of 91); overall, the Wolves rank sixth in the AHL on the penalty kill at 88.2 percent (135 of 153) ... The Wolves notched three goals on Saturday after posting three markers in their previous four games ... Chicago registered 36 shots against Syracuse, the most since the team notched 43 shots against Toronto on Nov. 14 ... The Wolves have recorded a 7-3-1-1 mark (.667) against North Division opponents this season, which includes the win against Syracuse.
ROADIES
The Wolves have played 18 road games this year, second-most in the league; Chicago ranks second in the Western Conference and shares second in the league with eight road wins.
NOTABLE
The Wolves will donate $12,500 to the Woolwich Minor Sports Organization in memory of Dan Snyder from the sixth annual "Get Fed by the Wolves" event. Steve Maltais' autographed 10-year commemorative jersey raised more than $1,000, while event T-shirts worn by Greg Hawgood, Kari Lehtonen and Brad Tapper each brought in $400.
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American Hockey League Stories from December 15, 2003
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