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Published on January 17, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release


WOLVES REWIND (2-1-0-0)

Sat., Jan. 15 (at) Chicago 4, St. John's 1
--The Wolves scored the first goal of the game and never trailed as they defeated the St. John's Maple Leafs, 4-1, at the Allstate Arena
--Center DEREK MacKENZIE tallied two goals, while left wings KIP BRENNAN and KARL STEWART each added a marker
--Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 26 of 27 shots

Fri., Jan. 14 Milwaukee 5, (at) Chicago 2
--The Wolves allowed four power-play goals as they fell, 5-2, against the Milwaukee Admirals at the Allstate Arena
--Defenseman TRAVIS ROCHE and right wing J.P. VIGIER tallied goals for the Wolves
--Netminder KARI LEHTONEN recorded 24 saves in the loss

Tue., Jan. 11 (at) Chicago 4, Hamilton 2
--The Wolves, propelled by two second-period short-handed goals, came from behind to defeat the Hamilton Bulldogs, 4-2, at the Allstate Arena
--Centers DEREK MacKENZIE and KEVIN DOELL tallied shorties 31 seconds apart; DOELL also added a power-play marker, as did center CORY LAROSE
--Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN notched 28 saves

WOLVES TO WATCH


--DEREK MacKENZIE: Notched a season-high +3 plus/minus rating and two goals on Saturday, which includes his team-leading third short-handed goal of the year ... Shares second in the league with three shorties ... Registered seven goals and 16 points in 39 games this year after posting a career-high 19 goals and 35 points in 63 games last season


--KARL STEWART: Matched a season-high two points (G, A) on Saturday, his first points in 17 games ... Recorded 10 goals in 40 games this year after notching 10 in 72 games last season ... Ranks second on the team with 147 penalty minutes ... Tied for the league-lead with 41 minor penalties


--KARI LEHTONEN: Earned two wins in his three starts last week ... Shares second in the league with 20 wins in 32 games after recording 20 wins in 39 games last year ... Tied for third in the AHL with four shutouts ... Ranks second with 963 saves and fourth with 1913:23 minutes played


--KEVIN DOELL: Notched three points (2G, A) in his last two games, which includes a season-high two goals last Tuesday ... Ranks second on the team with two short-handed tallies ... Registered 10 points (4G, 6A) in 35 games


--GREG HAWGOOD: Posted two assists on Friday, his seventh multiple-point game of the year ... Recorded eight multi-point games in 78 contests last year ... Ranks first among league defensemen with a team-leading 25 assists ... Ranks fifth among AHL blueliners with 27 points in 40 games


--J.P. VIGIER: Tallied four points (3G, A) in his last seven games after posting 10 (4G, 6A) in his previous seven ... Paces the team with 36 points and shares first with 15 goals ... Ranks third on the Wolves with 21 assists

WOLF TRACKS


--The Wolves have earned points in 10 of their last 11 home games (8-1-2-0).
--Chicago has held its rivals to two or fewer goals in eight of its last nine home contests.
--The Wolves have earned four or more goals 12 times this year (11-0-1-0); the team ranks seventh in the AHL with an average of 3.00 goals per game.
--Chicago has tallied at least one power-play goal in 18 of its last 20 games; the Wolves rank eighth in the league at 17.9 percent (43 of 240) and fifth at home at 21.0 percent (25 of 119).
--The Wolves share first at home and fifth in the AHL with six short-handed goals.

HALF-AND-HALF

At the halfway point of the season, the Wolves rank second in the West Division and are tied for seventh in the league with 51 points; Chicago has the second-best home record in the Western Conference with a 13-4-3-0 mark (.725).

NOTABLE

The Wolves collected more than 52,000 pre-paid, long-distance phone minutes during their Armed Forces Week for United States soldiers stationed overseas. The minutes will help the soldiers stay in touch with family and friends at home.

THIS WEEK

Wed., Jan. 19 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs Allstate Arena 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 21 at Grand Rapids Griffins Van Andel Aren 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 22 at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Cincinnati Gardens 6:30 p.m.

Sun., Jan. 23 vs. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Allstate Arena 3:00 p.m.

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