HOCKEYCHICAGO WOLVES 101 WITH SKATES ICING THE PUCK SHOT ON GOAL Icing is when a player on his team’s side of A shot on goal is a shot that will enter the goal if the red centerline shoots the puck all the way it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal down the ice and it crosses the red goal line must result in either a goal or a save. at any point (other than the goal). Icing is not permitted when teams are at equal strength or on the power play. When this occurs, play is PENALTIES stopped and the puck is returned to the other Penalties are classified into three categories: end of the ice for a faceoff in the offending minor, major and misconduct. For a minor penalty, team’s zone. Icing the puck is not called: players are required to serve two minutes in the • If the goalie leaves the crease to play the penalty box while their team plays shorthanded. puck, even if he does not touch the puck A minor penalty expires if the opposing team • If an official rules an opposing player could scores while on the power play. Major penalties have played the puck before it crossed the require a player to serve five minutes in the red goal line penalty box and only expire at the end of that • An official may wave off the icing call if he time. Misconduct penalties vary in length. deems it was an attempted pass POWER PLAYS and OFFSIDE PENALTY KILLS A team is offside when any member of the attacking team A team is on the power play when one precedes the puck over the defending team’s blue line. The team has more players on the ice than the position of the player’s skate — and not that of his stick — is other team because a player is serving a the determining factor. If both skates are over the blue line penalty. Conversely, the team with fewer before the puck, the player is offside. If he has only one skate players is on the penalty kill. over the blue line and one on it, he is onside. SHOOTOUTS OVERTIME Any regular-season game that ends overtime play with a tie Any regular-season game that ends score goes into a shootout. A shootout is a series of penalty regulation play with a tie score goes into shots in which each team is allowed three attempts to score a five-minute sudden-death overtime in alternating fashion. If after three attempts the teams period. If at the end of that overtime remain tied, the shootout will continue to alternate shots period the game remains tied, the game until one team fails to match the attempt of the other. The goes into a shootout. During the playoffs, winner of the shootout will be awarded one goal and two there are no shootouts and sudden-death points in the standings. overtime periods are 20 minutes in length. franchise facts RECIPES FOR SUCCESS (2017-18) POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Average Goals Per Game 3.21 Last season the Wolves won 64 percent of Last season the Wolves won 74 percent games in which they scored at least one of games in which they did not allow the Average Goals Against Per Game 2.74 power-play goal and 82 percent of games opposing team to score a power-play goal. Power Play Goals Scored 62 when they scored two or more. Power Play Rating 18.6%* Penalty Kill Rating 83.4%* SCORING FIRST LEADING AFTER SECOND PERIOD Overtime Games Played 18 Last season the Wolves won 79 percent Last season the Wolves won 94 percent of *Percentages indicate the rate at which the Wolves scored on the of games in which they scored the first games in which they were leading after two power play and prevented opponents from scoring on the power play. goal. periods. 1 JANUARY 25 THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE OCTOBER 14 (IHL) GRANTS FRANCHISE RIGHTS TO 1994 ESTABLISH THE CHICAGO WOLVES. 1994 JERSEY MATH CHICAGO WOLVES FIRST OFFICIAL HOME GAME AT THE ROSEMONT HORIZON. SKATES, THE TEAM’S MASCOT, JUNE 15 1998 IS INTRODUCED. CHICAGO WOLVES CAPTURE THEIR FIRST TURNER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATING THE DETROIT VIPERS. JUNE 5 2000 CHICAGO WOLVES WIN THEIR SECOND TURNER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS, BEATING THE GRAND RAPIDS CHICAGO GRIFFINS. JUNE 3 2002 WOLVES THE TEAM WINS THE CALDER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN ITS FIRST YEAR JUNE 4 IN THE AHL. 2001 CHICAGO WOLVES JOIN THE HISTORY AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL). JUNE 10 2008 JUNE 10 THE WOLVES DEFEAT THE WILKES-BARRE 2008 SCRANTON PENGUINS TO WIN THEIR THE FIRST SCHOOL-DAY GAME SECOND CALDER CUP. PLAYED AT 11 A.M. BEFORE A CROWD OF 6,189 STUDENTS AND FANS. FEBRUARY 15 2018 MAY 16 2017 THE WOLVES DEFEAT CLEVELAND, 5-3, THE CHICAGO WOLVES ANNOUNCE TO SET THE FRANCHISE RECORD WITH 13 A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NHL’S CONSECUTIVE WINS AT ALLSTATE ARENA. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PROCLAIMS APRIL 12 OCTOBER 14 IT “CHICAGO WOLVES DAY” 2018 THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO HONOR SCOOTER VAUGHAN WINS THE AHL MAN OF ALL THE GOOD THE ORGANIZATION THE YEAR AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING HAS DONE ON AND OFF THE ICE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHICAGO-AREA 2018 COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. POP QUIZ 1. When was the first Wolves home game? 4. What is the name of the Wolves mascot? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 2. How many years have the Wolves been playing? 5. How many championships have the Wolves won? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 3. Name the two hockey leagues the Wolves have 6. When was the first School-Day game and how played in. many fans attended? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ JERSEY MATH Use the numbers on the jerseys to determine the numerical answers to the questions below. 1 4 WENDELL YOUNG GREG GOALIE 3 PAWEL PUCK 7 13 STEFANIE STICK JULIE JERSEY 1. Pawel Puck + Greg Goalie = __________________________ 3. Stefanie Stick × Wendell Young = _____________________ 2. Julie Jersey − Stefanie Stick – Pawel Puck = _ ____________ 4. Julie Jersey ÷ Wendell Young = ______________________ KIDS, ALWAYS REMIND ADULTS TO CALL JULIE AT 811 BEFORE THEY DIG TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO BURIED UTILITY LINES! YOU AND YOUR PARENTS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT SAFE DIGGING AT WWW.ILLINOIS1CALL.COM. 3 ROCKY, WENDELL, & YOU INSTRUCTIONS: Watch and listen carefully to the videowall during the first period as you meet Chicago Wolves Head Coach Rocky Thompson and Chicago Wolves General Manager Wendell Young. Fill in the blanks for their favorite things. Then compare yourself to Rocky and Wendell using the Venn diagram below. Write your similarities in the Wolves head and your differences in the outer circles. YOU YOUR FAVORITES BIRTHDATE: BAND: BOOK: SIMILARITIES COLOR: ROCKY WENDELL FOOD: MOVIE: QUOTE: ROCKY’S WENDELL'S FAVORITES FAVORITES BIRTHDATE: BIRTHDATE: BAND: BAND: BOOK: BIBLE BOOK: COLOR: COLOR: FOOD: FOOD: MOVIE: MOVIE: QUOTE: QUOTE: “WHEN YOU LOSE, DON’T LOSE THE LESSON.” -DALAI LAMA 4 GOAL6 ft. 3 in. 4 ft. DO THE MATH Answer the questions below using the information above. Use the blank area on the right for your calculations. 1._What_is_the_area_of_the_goal_in_square_feet? ____________________________________________________ 2._What_is_the_area_of_the_goal_in_square_inches?_ ____________________________________________________ *Hint: Convert the height and width to inches first. 1 foot = 12 inches 3._What_is_the_circumference_of_the_puck?_ ____________________________________________________ *Hint: Circumference= 2πr 4._What_is_the_volume_of_the_puck?_ ____________________________________________________ *Hint: Volume= πr2h 5._If_a_goalie_faces_15_shots_every_period,_how_many_shots_ does_he_face_in_a_game?_ ____________________________________________________ *Hint: 3 periods = 1 game 5 Chicago Wolves GEOGRAPHY WATCH THE VIDEO DURING THE SECOND PERIOD TO COMPLETE THE CHART AND MAP BELOW. Some will speak in their native language, so listen carefully. Use this information to answer the questions on the next page. NO. NAME POS. HT. BIRTHDAY BIRTHPLACE 38 Tomas Hyka ____ 5’11 ______________ Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic ______ Thompson ____ 6’2 August 8, 1977 Whitecourt, Alberta __ Tyler Wong RW 5’9 Feb. 28, 1996 Cochrane, ___________ 18 T.J. Tynan C ___ Feb. 25, 1992 _________, Illinois Wendell ________ GM ___ August 1, 1963 Halifax, Nova Scotia 35 Oscar Dansk G 6’3 ______________ Stockholm, __________ T.J. TYNAN OSCAR DANSK Pacific__ Atlantic__ Ocean Ocean Thompson Pacific__ Ocean Indian Ocean TYLER WONG Wendell Tomas HYKA 6 1. Who are the youngest and oldest? a. Youngest ___________________________________________________________________________ b. Oldest _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who are the tallest and shortest? What are their heights? a. Tallest _____________________________________________________________________________ b. Shortest ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What country is the Head Coach from? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What countries are the forwards from? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How many were born in Europe? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Which was born closest to the Pacific Ocean? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Which were born in Canada? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Which was born closest to the North Pole? ______________________________________________________________________________________