Wolves Weekly
March 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
WOLVES REWIND (4-0-0-0)
Sun., March 13
(at) Chicago 5, Manitoba 2
--- The Wolves opened up a 4-1 lead late in the second period and cruised to
a 5-2 victory against the Manitoba Moose at the Allstate Arena
--- Right wing J.P. VIGIER collected four points (G, 3A) while defenseman
JAY BOUWMEESTER recorded two goals
--- Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 23 of 25 shots
Sat., March 12
(at) Chicago 1, Manitoba 0
--- Goaltender MICHAEL GARNETT turned aside all 21 shots he faced to help
the Wolves shut out the Manitoba Moose, 1-0, at the Allstate Arena
--- Defenseman GREG HAWGOOD provided all of Chicago's offense with a goal
early in the third period
Fri., March 11
Chicago 4, (at) Hamilton 3
--- After surrendering a two-goal lead, the Wolves came from behind with two
third-period goals to best the Hamilton Bulldogs, 4-3, at the Copps Coliseum
--- Forwards STEVE MALTAIS (2G), J.P. VIGIER (G, A) and LONNY BOHONOS (G, A)
each notched two points
--- Netminder KARI LEHTONEN recorded 42 saves
Wed., March 9
(at) Chicago 3, Houston 1
--- Chicago built an early lead and held on for a 3-1 victory against the
Houston Aeros at the Allstate Arena
--- Forwards COLIN STUART and TOMMI SANTALA, and defenseman TRAVIS ROCHE
posted Chicago's goals
--- Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 24 of 25 shots
WOLVES TO WATCH
--- J.P. VIGIER: Registered six points (2G, 4A) last week, which includes
posting a season-high three assists and four points on Sunday ... Ranks
ninth in the AHL with a career-high 64 points in 65 games ... Shares 10th
in the league and paces the team with 26 goals, three shy of matching the
career-high 29 he posted with Chicago in 2002-03 ... Leads the team with a
career-most 38 assists
--- TOMMI SANTALA: Recorded points in a team-high 14 straight games (3G,
14A) from Feb. 5 to March 11, which matched the longest streak in the AHL
this season ... Accrued an AHL season-high 11-game assist streak from Feb. 9
to March 5, which matched a franchise-high ... Ranks ninth on the team with
36 points (7G, 29A) in 52 games
--- KARI LEHTONEN: Currently on a season-high nine-game winning streak (Feb.
19 - present) ... Ranks second in the AHL with 32 wins in a career-high 49
games ... Ranks third in the league with 1,436 saves and fourth with
2,896:52 minutes played
--- JAY BOUWMEESTER: Tallied his first two goals as a member of the Wolves
on Sunday after being acquired in a loan from San Antonio on March 8 ...
Sunday's game marked his first two-goal effort since Oct. 29 against
Cincinnati ... Accrued 19 points (6G, 13A) in 67 games with the Rampage and
the Wolves
--- MICHAEL GARNETT: Posted his fifth professional shutout and first in the
AHL on Saturday ... Registered a 7-6-0 mark this season with a 2.98
goals-against average and a .912 save percentage
--- LONNY BOHONOS: Recorded six multi-point efforts in his last 12 contests,
including two in his last three games ... Ranks fourth on the team with 46
points (15G, 31A) in 50 games this season
WOLF TRACKS
--- The Wolves have accrued a 10-0-1-1 record (.917) since the All-Star
break, which includes wins in each of their last four games and a
season-high six-game streak from Feb. 19 to March 4.
--- Chicago shares first in the Western Conference with 24 home wins and
ranks second with a .757 winning percentage at the Allstate Arena.
--- Chicago matched a franchise record by allowing zero shots in the third
period against Manitoba on Sunday.
--- The Wolves earned their fifth shutout of the season on Saturday after
recording four last season.
--- Chicago has tallied four or more goals nine times in its last 14 games
after notching at least four goals nine times in its previous 34.
8,942
Chicago's average attendance through 35 home dates this season, which ranks first in the AHL; 15,927 fans witnessed Saturday's game, the second-largest Wolves crowd this season.
NOTABLE
The Wolves will sport special St. Patrick's Day jerseys, sponsored by Jewel-Osco, at the home games on Wed., March 16 and Sat., March 19. Fans can buy raffle tickets and bid on the green jerseys worn by their favorite Wolves players at those home games. The jerseys available in the raffle belong to Stephen Baby, Paul Flache, Steve Maltais and Tommi Santala. Proceeds will benefit Easter Seals. For more information, call 1-800-THE-WOLVES
THIS WEEK
Wed., March 16 vs. Edmonton RoadRunners Allstate Arena 7:00 p.m.
Fri., March 18 at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Cincinnati Gardens 6:30 p.m.
Sat., March 19 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins Allstate Arena 7:00 p.m.
ALL GAMES WILL BE TELECAST LIVE ON COMCAST
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