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GAME!LINEUPS BAKERSFIELD vs. CHICAGO JANUARY 20, 2018 7 p.m. CW50 BAKERSFIELD CHICAGO 17-14-7-0 19-15-5-2 Game No. 39 Home Record 8-7-4-0 Game No. 42 Home Record 12-6-1-0 Road Game No. 20 Away Record 9-7-3-0 Home Game No. 20 Away Record 7-9-4-2 # P PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM # P PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM 2 D Ben Betker 22 0 0 0 0 17 3 LW Teemu Pulkkinen 40 11 19 30 2 20 3 D Dillon Simpson 38 1 7 8 -8 10 4 D Petteri Lindbohm 23 1 2 3 2 21 4 D Keegan Lowe 29 2 6 8 16 27 5 D Dmitri Osipov 5 0 1 1 3 2 6 D Caleb Jones 38 1 12 13 -14 16 6 D Griffin Reinhart 27 1 6 7 8 20 8 D Ryan Stanton 23 0 2 2 3 24 8 RW Tyler Wong 31 2 3 5 -9 10 10 C Joe Gambardella 21 5 3 8 2 6 10 D Jason Garrsion 31 4 14 18 -1 18 11 RW Brian Ferlin 7 1 0 1 -3 6 13 D Kevin Lough 16 0 5 5 5 4 12 LW Ryan Hamilton 33 6 12 18 -7 18 14 RW Beau Bennett 29 5 17 22 -1 16 13 RW Zach O’Brien 16 2 5 7 -5 0 15 LW Mackenzie MacEachern 38 3 4 7 -1 19 15 RW Mitch Callahan 38 2 7 9 -2 23 17 RW Paul Thompson 41 13 11 24 0 58 17 LW Joey LaLeggia 38 7 17 24 2 8 18 C T.J. Tynan 41 8 18 26 5 10 18 C Josh Currie 38 9 12 21 6 19 21 F Scooter Vaughan 13 1 3 4 1 17 20 D Ryan Mantha 36 3 7 10 2 6 22 C Wade Megan 36 5 13 18 -2 33 22 C Brad Malone 31 11 9 20 -9 25 23 C Stefan Matteau 32 6 4 10 -3 25 23 LW Braden Christoffer 33 5 5 10 0 47 25 RW Tobias Lindberg 37 7 7 14 9 18 24 D Ethan Bear 22 3 8 11 1 8 26 F Bryce Gervais 15 1 0 1 -3 10 26 D Eric Gryba 5 0 0 0 1 5 27 C Brandon Pirri 32 15 15 30 7 14 27 RW David Gust 30 7 5 12 7 8 28 D Jake Bischoff 41 0 8 8 1 16 28 C Grayson Downing 33 1 16 17 -8 12 29 LW Brett Sterling 24 10 3 13 6 20 36 RW Patrick Russell 38 7 7 14 4 26 36 D Chris Casto 35 1 6 7 -6 15 39 RW Ty Rattie 38 16 13 29 -11 16 37 D Jake Walman 38 2 11 13 -5 14 38 RW Tomas Hyka 29 11 16 27 -2 2 # GOALTENDER GP RECORD GAA SV% 31 Laurent Brossoit 5 3-1-1 2.48 .916 # GOALTENDER GP RECORD GAA SV% 34 Nick Ellis 17 8-7-2 2.88 .907 30 C.J. Motte 8 2-2-3 2.52 .915 40 Eddie Pasquale 16 6-5-4 2.60 .910 31 Kasimir Kaskisuo 18 7-10-1 2.60 .908 33 Max Lagace 17 11-3-2 2.63 .908 General Manager: Peter Chiarelli Head Coach: Gerry Fleming General Manager: Wendell Young Assistant Coach: Jean-Francois Houle Sr. Advisor/Director of Hockey Operations: Gene Ubriaco Assistant Coach & Manager Hockey Operations Tony Borgford Assistant General Manager: Bill Bentley Video Coordinator: Derik Johnson Head Coach: Rocky Thompson Head Equipment Manager: Al Oman Assistant Coaches: Chris Dennis Head Athletic Trainer: Josh Bennett Bob Nardella Strength and Conditioning Coach: Patrick Love Head Athletic Trainer: Kevin Kacer, ATC Assistant Equipment Manager: Alec James Equipment Manager: Craig Kogut NHL Affiliation: Edmonton Oilers Assistant Equipment Manager: Ryan Shoufer Goaltending Coach: Stan Dubicki Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jeff Conkle NHL Affiliation: Vegas Golden Knights OFFICIALS Referees: Chris Schlenker (48) and Alec Austin (82) AHL Game No. Linesmen: Rhodes Dolan (68) and Jameson Gronert (95) 604 2017-18 !!!!!CHICAGO!WOLVES ! GAME!NOTES BAKERSFIELD at CHICAGO JANUARY 20, 2018 7 p.m. CW50 2017-18 HE@S!BACK Bakersfield forward Ty Rattie returns to Allstate Arena tonight for the first time since May 5, 2017, TALE!OF!THE!TAPE when he skated in his final game in the venue wearing a Chicago Wolves sweater. When Rattie first 2017-18 REGULAR-SEASON SERIES met his former team on Jan. 12 at Rabobank Arena, the 24-year-old registered two goals for the 0-1-0-0 Bakersfield | 1-0-0-0 Chicago Bakersfield Condors. However, Chicago was able to overcome Rattie & Co. for a 4-3 victory in the first meeting between the two clubs since the Condors joined the AHL in 2015. Prior to joining the Edmonton Oilers organization last summer, Rattie skated exclusively with the Wolves at the AHL level. In that time, he piled up 141 points (71G, 70A) to land in the No. 18 spot on the franchise scoring list. PACIFIC!RISING Since the creation of the Pacific Division in 2015, the Chicago Wolves have produced a 14-10-3-0 record against the teams in the division. This season is Chicago’s busiest against the Pacific with 20 games on the docket and January boasts the most Wolves versus Pacific Division matchups with six contests. 17-14-7-0 19-15-5-2 After tonight, the Wolves will close the month with a pair of games against the Tucson Roadrunners in Arizona. In their first 11 games against the Pacific, the Wolves own a 4-5-2-0 record and have been LEADERBOARD outscored 33-32. Eight games have been decided by a one-goal margin — and three of those needed extra time to decide a victor. BAKERSFIELD CHICAGO Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts COMFORTS!OF!HOME Rattie 2 0 2 Hyka 0 3 3 The Wolves return home to Allstate Arena after a four-game road trip that included the team’s first Christoffer 1 0 1 Pulkkinen 1 1 2 trip to California in 18 seasons. The roadie was none too friendly to the Wolves as they procured a Bear 0 1 1 Dunn 1 0 1 1-3-0-0 record with the exclamation point coming on Wednesday with just their second regulation Callahan 0 1 1 Matteau 1 0 1 loss to the Iowa Wild at Wells Fargo Arena. At Allstate Arena this season, the Wolves have a hearty Three more at 1 Five more at 1 12-6-1-0 record that includes seven of the 12 wins in their franchise-tying 14-game point streak from Dec. 9 to Jan. 6. GAME-BY-GAME ROOKIE!REPORT Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK This season, the Chicago Wolves have only six rookie skaters on their roster. That number appears Jan. 12 Rabobank Arena W, 4-3 36-33 2-3 3-4 light compared to the 2016-17 campaign when the Wolves carried 10. Last season’s first-year class was Jan. 20 Allstate Arena - - - - a large factor in the team’s success — the rookies accounted for 21.1 percent of Chicago’s points as well as 25.6 percent of the team’s goals. Rookies Samuel Blais and Vince Dunn — the team’s top two first- ALL-TIME RECORD years — combined for 88 points. Blais ranked second among AHL rookies with 26 goals and finished seven goals behind the league’s leading goal-getter, teammate Wade Megan. Dunn led Wolves rookies Season Home Road Overall Record with 45 points and 32 assists. He also led all AHL rookie blueliners in points. This season’s class isn’t 2017-18 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 quite up to that level as they’ve totaled just 33 points through Chicago’s first 41 contests. They’ve accounted for 10.1 percent of the team’s points and 3.3 percent of the goals. Eighty-four individual BOYS IN BLUE first-year players in the AHL also own the same amount (4) or more goals than the Wolves rookies. Tonight marks the first of two games in which the GAME!REWIND Chicago Wolves will wear specialty jerseys to support the families of first responders fallen in the line of duty. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17 (at) IOWA 5, CHICAGO 2 • The Wolves fell to the Wild for just the second time in regulation at Wells Fargo Arena since the Presented by Turtle Wax, the electric blue sweaters teams began competing during the 2013-14 campaign. have navy blue shoulder yokes trimmed with red • Veteran forward Brett Sterling netted both Chicago goals to give him 350 career points while and white striping. The shoulders also bear specialty wearing a Wolves sweater. Wolves- and First Responders-themed patches. • Goaltender Max Lagace (9 saves) left the game near the end of the second period and Kasimir Kaskisuo (8 saves) replaced him and picked up the loss. The jerseys are available for fans to own through several initiatives. Fan favorite Scooter Vaughan’s SATURDAY, JAN. 13 (at) ONTARIO 4, CHICAGO 2 jersey will be available through the Golden Ticket • Chicago fell to Ontario to finish its first California road trip in 18 seasons with a 1-2-0-0 record. Raffle while defensemen Petteri Lindbohm and Shea • Forwards Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hyka both scored to rally the Wolves from a 2-0 deficit in Theodore’s game-issued jerseys are up for bid through the second period.