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Home , Brooks Macek, Daniel Carr (ice hockey), Gage Quinney, Jake Bischoff, Jimmy Oligny, Manitoba Moose

2018-19 Game Notes CHICAGO AT NOVEMBER 2, 2018 7 p.m. AHLTV WHAT’S NEW, MOOSE? 2018-19 The last time the Chicago Wolves and the met, it was the final day of the 2017-18 TALE OF THE TAPE regular season. The 3-1 Moose win at Allstate Arena meant nothing to either side because the Wolves already had clinched the Central Division title and the Moose were locked in as the division’s No. 3 REGULAR-SEASON SERIES 0-0-0-0 Manitoba | 0-0-0-0 Chicago seed. LAST MEETING April 22, 2018 However, both teams carried big expectations into the playoffs because Manitoba had dominated the division much of the year and the Wolves were the hottest team in the Western Conference going into the postseason. Alas, both the Wolves and the Moose fell victim to the Hawks-fortified Rockford IceHogs in the Playoffs. 5-4-0-0 6-2-0-1 What are the teams’ prospects this year? The Wolves have jumped out to a fast start and boast a +11 differential. The Moose started poorly, but they’ve won four of their last five games. Manitoba’s LEADING SCORERS roster features two players who were voted to the 2017-18 AHL First All-Star Team in right wing MANITOBA CHICAGO and defenseman . Appleton also earned the league’s Dudley (Red) Garrett Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Memorial Award as the rookie of the year while Niku took home the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s Appleton 5 4 9 Carr 3 9 12 top defenseman. Suess 5 1 6 Macek 9 2 11 Niku 1 4 5 Pirri 3 7 10 THE MOST EFFICIENT LINE IN THE AHL Griffith 2 2 4 Quinney 6 3 9 On head coach Rocky Thompson’s lineup sheet, the Daniel Carr-Gage Quinney-Brooks Macek trio is listed as the Wolves’ third line. But judging by the numbers, it’s hard to find a better line anywhere SERIES GAME-BY-GAME in the AHL. Date Location Time SF-SA PP PK Nov. 2 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. Carr leads the AHL in plus-minus rating at +13, Quinney ranks second at +12 while Macek shares third Nov. 3 Bell MTS Place 6 p.m. place with Rochester defenseman Lawrence Pilut at +11. Macek’s 9 goals share the league lead with Nov. 18 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Utica’s Reid Boucher while Quinney’s 6 goals share fifth place. Carr, meanwhile, leads the Wolves and Feb. 2 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. shares fifth place in the league with 12 points. Feb. 13 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. Feb. 15 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. FUCALE JOINS OUR GOALIES April 13 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the reassigned 23-year-old Zach Fucale from the ECHL’s April 14 Allstate Arena 4 p.m. to the Wolves. The Laval, Quebec, native is particularly well-known to Canadian THROWING IT BACK TO 1996 hockey fans who remember his exploits as a junior. The Wolves and the Moose met for the first time in In 2013, Fucale backstopped the Halifax Mooseheads to their first Memorial Cup championship. He also Manitoba on Oct. 12, 1996, when longtime NHL goal- was the top goaltender selected in that year’s NHL Draft. In 2015, he served as the primary goaltender tender led the Moose to a 3-1 win. for the Quebec Ramparts squad that competed for the Memorial Cup. Here was the world as we knew it in those days: • Five days prior, Fox News Channel made its debut. It was not meant to fill the void left by the end of the LAST WEEK’S TEXAS TWO-STEP Phil Donahue Show, which aired its final episode on SUNDAY, OCT. 28 (at) SAN ANTONIO 3, CHICAGO 2 Sept. 13 after 29 years. • Former Wolves goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 25 shots and San Antonio scored three power- • Six days earlier, Brett Favre fired four touchdown play goals to earn the win at AT&T Center. passes to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 37-6 • Forwards Curtis McKenzie and Gage Quinney scored in the third period as the Wolves tried to rally victory over Dave Wannstedt’s Bears. from a 2-0 deficit, but couldn’t get closer than one. • The Spice Girls’ “Say You’ll Be There” battled Los Del Rio’s “Macarena” and Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming • Goaltender stopped 17 shots in the loss Max Lagace Back To Me Now” for airtime on Top 40 stations. • “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” starring Woody Harrel- FRIDAY, OCT. 26 CHICAGO 4, (at) TEXAS 3 son, Courtney Love and Edward Norton, was released • Daniel Carr’s highlight-reel goal late in the second period held up as the game-winner on Oct. 12 and went on to earn $20 million and two Academy Award nominations. as the Wolves started a five-game road trip with a win • Carr and forward Brandon Pirri posted one goal and one assist apiece while Brooks Macek ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN scored his ninth of the year and defenseman Griffin Reinhart contributed his first Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Oscar Dansk posted 30 saves, including 14 in the third period, to earn the win 1994-2018 31-17-0-2-6 31-26-3-2-0 62-43-3-4-6 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference The Chicago Wolves’ -kill units have surrendered three power-play goals three times Goals For 5.00 3.40 1.60 in the first nine games this season -- the same of times last year’s team allowed Goals Against 3.00 2.80 0.20 3 three power-play goals all of last season. Coincidentally, all three of this year’s occurrences have been during the team’s three Sunday games: Oct. 14 vs. , Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee and Oct. 28 at San Antonio. In the team’s other six games on the other days of the week, the PK unit has RECORD BY DIVISION handled 27 of 29 opportunities (93.1 percent). Record Win % Central 3-2-0-1 .583 Six skaters on the Wolves roster are still searching for their first of the season: North 1-0-0-0 1.000 Forwards Alex Gallant, Ryan Wagner, Matthew Weis and Tyler Wong and defensemen Jake Pacific 2-0-0-0 1.000 Bischoff and . Weis, in fact, is shooting for his first point as a professional as the6 Ohio State graduate stands five games into his pro career. RECORD BY MONTH Forward Daniel Carr saw his seven-game point streak come to a close last Sunday when Record Win % October 6-2-0-1 .722 he couldn’t dent the scoresheet during the Wolves’ 3-2 loss at San Antonio. Only two AHL November 0-0-0-0 .000 7 players have managed longer streaks this season: Rochester’s Zach Redmond (9 games) December 0-0-0-0 .000 and Utica’s Reid Boucher (8 games). Carr earned at least one assist in each game of his streak, which January 0-0-0-0 .000 ranks second to ’s Matt Moulson (8 games). February 0-0-0-0 .000 March 0-0-0-0 .000 Wolves right wing Brooks Macek’s four-game goal-scoring streak ended on Sunday at April 0-0-0-0 .000 San Antonio. He delivered six goals during that stretch, including three in the first period. 9 Macek continues to hold a share of the AHL’s goals lead with Utica’s Reid Boucher. They IN OVERTIME (2-0) each own nine. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Though Brooks Macek shares the league lead in goals, he doesn’t rank among Oscar Dansk (2-0) 7-7 1.000 the AHL’s top 100 in shots. In fact, the 26-year-old from has taken just 14 64 shots this season. That means he owns an absurd 64.3 shooting percentage this year, which leads the AHL. Of the 11 AHL players who’ve amassed at least six goals, linemate Gage Quinney and Milwaukee defenseman Matt Donovan are the closest to Macek in shooting percentage IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) (6 of 17; 35.3 percent). Shooter Goals-Chances SH% Forward Curtis McKenzie scored a power-play goal on Oct. 28 at San Antonio T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 to push his career AHL point total to 198. The 27-year-old British Columbia Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 200 native has racked up eight points in nine games with the Wolves and 84 goals Reid Duke 0-1 .000 with 114 assists in 232 AHL regular-season games overall. Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 If you’ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you’ve Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 also played in the . When Daniel Carr, Curtis McKenzie and Zach Whitecloud made their Wolves debuts on Oct. 5, they Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% 353 Oscar Dansk 5-7 .714 became the 351st, 352nd and 353rd players (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.4 percent overall success rate is even higher among . Of the 54 players who’ve tended the net for the Wolves over the years -- starting with original goaltenders Ray LeBlanc and Wendell Young and continuing through current Wolves Max Lagace RECORD BREAKDOWN and Oscar Dansk -- 37 boast NHL experience (68.5 percent). When the Wolves... Record score four or more goals 5-0-0-1 allow two or fewer goals 4-0-0-0 outshoot their opponent 2-1-0-0 UPCOMING GAMES score first 4-0-0-0 Date Opponent Venue Time score a power-play goal 5-1-0-1 Saturday, Nov. 3 at Manitoba^ Bell MTS Place 6 p.m. allow a power-play goal 2-2-0-1 Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Milwaukee^ Panther Arena 10:30 a.m. score a short-handed goal 0-1-0-0 Saturday, Nov. 10 vs. Rockford** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. allow a short-handed goal 0-0-0-0 lead after one period 4-0-0-1 Sunday, Nov. 11 vs. Milwaukee* Allstate Arena 3 p.m. trail after one period 0-1-0-0 Saturday, Nov. 17 vs. Iowa** Allstate Arena 7 p.m. lead after two periods 5-0-0-0 trail after two periods 1-2-0-0 All times Central ^AHLTV only *The U Too **CW50 are in a one-goal game 3-1-0-1 For complete 2018-19 television and game schedules, visit ChicagoWolves.com play at home 3-0-0-1 All games stream live on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV) play on the road 3-2-0-0 2018-19 2018-19 REGULAR-SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL Most Goals Scored in a Game 6 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 GAME-HIGHS Most Goals Allowed in a Game 5 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Points 1. Brooks Macek 4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Most Goals Scored in a Period 3 2nd period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 2. Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 3rd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Dylan Coghlan 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 1st period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Curtis McKenzie 3 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Most Goals Allowed in a Period 2 2nd period at San Antonio Oct. 28 Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 2nd period at Texas Oct. 26 1st period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Goals 1. Gage Quinney 3 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 2nd period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Brooks Macek 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 1st period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 3. Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 2nd period vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Brooks Macek 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Most Shots On Goal in a Game 33 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Gage Quinney 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 37 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Reid Duke 2 at COL, Oct. 6 Most Shots On Goal in a Period 16 1st period at Colorado Oct. 6 Erik Brännström 2 at COL, Oct. 5 Most Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 15 1st period at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Game 17 at Colorado Oct. 5 Assists 1. Daniel Carr 3 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Game 20 at San Antonio Oct. 28 2. Brooks Macek 2 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Fewest Shots On Goal in a Period 3 3rd period vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Erik Brännström 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Fewest Shots On Goal Allowed in a Period 2 3rd period at San Antonio Oct. 28 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 Most PPG in a Game 1 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Dylan Coghlan 2 vs. MIL, Oct. 14 at Texas Oct. 26 Gage Quinney 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 Curtis McKenzie 2 vs. GR, Oct. 13 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 Brandon Pirri 2 at COL, Oct. 5 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Tomas Hyka 2 at COL, Oct. 5 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 5 PIM 1. Alex Gallant 15 at SA, Oct. 28 Most PPG Allowed in a Game 3 at San Antonio Oct. 28 2. Alex Gallant 12 at COL, Oct. 5 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 21 3. Stefan Matteau 7 at GR, Oct. 20 vs. Milwaukee Oct. 14 Stefan Matteau 7 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Most SHG in a Game 1 at San Antonio (Quinney) Oct. 28 Most SHG Against in a Game N/A +/- 1. Nic Hague +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Longest Winning Streak 4 Oct. 5-14 Zac Leslie +5 at COL, Oct. 6 Longest Home Winning Streak 2 Oct. 13-14 3. Daniel Carr +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Longest Road Winning Streak 2 Oct. 5-6 Brooks Macek +4 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Longest Winless Streak 2 Oct. 20-21 Longest Home Winless Streak 1 Oct. 21 Shots 1. Brandon Pirri 7 at COL, Oct. 6 Longest Road Winless Streak 1 Oct. 28-present 2. Gage Quinney 6 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Oct. 20 3. Stefan Matteau 5 at TEX, Oct. 26 Most PIM in a Game 29 at San Antonio Oct. 28 Brandon Pirri 5 vs. CLE, Oct. 24 Most Combined PIM in a Game 49 at Colorado Oct. 6 Brandon Pirri 5 at GR, Oct. 20 Quickest Wolves Goal from Start of Game 0:34 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 Brandon Pirri 5 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Quickest Opponent Goal from Start of Game 3:22 vs. Grand Rapids (Pope) Oct. 13 Shortest Time Between Two Wolves Goals 0:10 at Colorado (Quinney/Duke) Oct. 6 Saves 1. Oscar Dansk 32 vs. MIL, Oct. 21 Shortest Time Between Two Opponent Goals 0:23 vs. Milwaukee (Grimaldi/Grimaldi) Oct. 14 Max Lagace 32 vs. GR, Oct. 13 Shortest Time Between Two Goals 0:25 at Colorado (Matteau/Meloche) Oct. 6 3. Oscar Dansk 30 at TEX, Oct. 26 Largest Margin of Victory 4 vs. Cleveland Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 at Colorado Oct. 6 Largest Margin of Defeat 2 at Grand Rapids Oct. 20 Largest Crowd at Home 8,317 vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 13 Hat Tricks this Year 2 vs. Cleveland (Quinney) Oct. 24 vs. Grand Rapids (Macek) Oct. 13 Hat Tricks Against this Year N/A Shutouts this Year N/A Shutouts Against this Year N/A Penalty Shots this Year N/A Penalty Shots Against this Year N/A 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS No. Date Opponent Result Score Record CHI Goal OPP Goal SF-SA PP/PK 1. Oct. 5 at Colorado W (OT) 3-2 1-0-0-0 Dansk Martin 17-29 1-5/6-6 2. Oct. 6 at Colorado W 5-1 2-0-0-0 Lagace Martin 31-26 0-9/7-7 3. Oct. 13 vs. Grand Rapids W 5-1 3-0-0-0 Lagace Rybar 24-33 1-4/5-6 4. Oct. 14 vs. Milwaukee W (OT) 5-4 4-0-0-0 Dansk McCollum 20-27 1-4/0-3 5. Oct. 20 at Grand Rapids L 3-5 4-1-0-0 Lagace Sateri 28-32 0-6/3-4 6. Oct. 21 vs. Milwaukee SOL 4-5 4-1-0-1 Dansk McCollum 33-37 1-6/4-7 7. Oct. 24 vs. Cleveland W 6-2 5-1-0-1 Lagace Berube 27-26 1-2/2-2 8. Oct. 26 at Texas W 4-3 6-1-0-1 Dansk Bow 31-33 1-4/4-4 9. Oct. 28 at San Antonio L 2-3 6-2-0-1 Lagace Binnington 27-20 1-4/4-7

BROADCAST SCHEDULE No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** No. Date Time* Opponent Broadcast** 10. Nov. 2 7 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 44. Jan. 26 6 p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV 11. Nov. 3 6 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 45. Feb. 1 7 p.m. at Rockford The U Too 12. Nov. 7 10:30 a.m. at Milwaukee AHLTV 46. Feb. 2 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 13. Nov. 10 7 p.m. vs. Rockford CW50 47. Feb. 9 1 p.m. at Milwaukee CW50 14. Nov. 11 3 p.m. vs. Milwaukee The U Too 48. Feb. 10 3 p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 15. Nov. 17 7 p.m. vs. Iowa CW50 49. Feb. 13 7 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 16. Nov. 18 3 p.m. vs. Manitoba The U Too 50. Feb. 15 7 p.m. at Manitoba AHLTV 17. Nov. 23 7 p.m. at Rockford The U Too 51. Feb. 17 3 p.m. vs. Iowa CW50/NHL 18. Nov. 24 7 p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW50 52. Feb. 21 11 a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 19. Nov. 25 3 p.m. vs. Rockford CW50/NHL 53. Feb. 23 7 p.m. vs. Grand Rapids CW50 20. Nov. 28 6 p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 54. Feb. 24 3 p.m. vs. Texas The U Too 21. Dec. 1 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW50 55. Feb. 26 7 p.m. vs. Rockford AHLTV 22. Dec. 2 4 p.m. vs. Texas The U Too 56. March 1 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 23. Dec. 5 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 57. March 2 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 24. Dec. 7 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 58. March 5 10:30 a.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 25. Dec. 8 6 p.m. at Rockford CW50 59. March 8 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 26. Dec. 15 7 p.m. vs. Tucson CW50 60. March 9 7 p.m. vs. Iowa CW50 27. Dec. 16 3 p.m. vs. Tucson The U Too 61. March 10 4 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW50 28. Dec. 18 11 a.m. vs. Texas AHLTV 62. March 15 7 p.m. vs. Cleveland The U Too 29. Dec. 21 7 p.m. vs. Rockford The U Too 63. March 16 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW50 30. Dec. 22 3 p.m. at Milwaukee CW50 64. March 20 7 p.m. at Rockford AHLTV 31. Dec. 26 7 p.m. at Milwaukee AHLTV 65. March 22 7 p.m. at Texas AHLTV 32. Dec. 28 7 p.m. at Rockford The U Too 66. March 23 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 33. Dec. 29 7 p.m. vs. Rockford CW50 67. March 26 7 p.m. at San Antonio AHLTV 34. Dec. 31 2:30 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 68. March 29 6 p.m. at Grand Rapids AHLTV 35. Jan. 2 7 p.m. vs. Iowa AHLTV 69. March 30 7 p.m. vs. Milwaukee CW50 36. Jan. 4 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio The U Too 70. March 31 4 p.m. at Rockford CW50 37. Jan. 5 7 p.m. vs. San Antonio CW50 71. April 5 7 p.m. at Milwaukee The U Too 38. Jan. 11 8 p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 72. April 6 7 p.m. vs. Colorado CW50 39. Jan. 12 8 p.m. at Tucson AHLTV 73. April 7 3 p.m. vs. Colorado CW50 40. Jan. 16 7 p.m. vs. Grand Rapids AHLTV 74. April 12 7 p.m. at Iowa AHLTV 41. Jan. 19 7 p.m. vs. Rockford CW50 75. April 13 7 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 42. Jan. 20 3 p.m. vs. Milwaukee TheUToo/NHL 76. April 14 4 p.m. vs. Manitoba CW50 43. Jan. 24 6 p.m. at Cleveland AHLTV

* all game times Central ** all games stream on AHLTV (TheAHL.com/AHLTV) 2018-19 PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS 03/08/18 Add Ryan Wagner (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/10/18 Add Matthew Weis (C) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 05/31/18 Add Tyler Wong (RW) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 06/08/18 Add Kevin Lough (D) signed to SPC by Chicago (AHL) 09/18/18 Add Alex Gallant (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Reid Duke (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Tomas Hyka (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Brooks Macek (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zac Leslie (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Oscar Dansk (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Gage Quinney (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Dylan Coghlan (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Whitecloud (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Jimmy Oligny (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/22/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Nic Hague (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/23/18 Add Keegan Kolesar (RW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add T.J. Tynan (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Stefan Matteau (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Griffin Reinhart (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/25/18 Add Max Lagace (G) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Brandon Pirri (C) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/27/18 Add Erik Brännström (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 09/30/18 Delete Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL) 10/02/18 Add Curtis McKenzie (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/02/18 Add Daniel Carr (LW) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/11/18 Delete Tomas Hyka (RW) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/12/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/14/18 Delete Jake Bischoff (D) recalled from loan by Vegas (NHL) 10/25/18 Add Jake Bischoff (D) loaned from Vegas (NHL) 10/30/18 Add Zach Fucale (G) reassigned by Vegas (NHL) from Fort Wayne (ECHL) 11/01/18 Delete Kevin Lough (D) loaned to Adirondack (ECHL)