2014 - 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS HOCKEY 101 ............................................ 1 WOLVES MAD LIBS / HOCKEY ADJECTIVES . 10 WOLVES HISTORY ..................................... 2 5 W’S .................................................. 11 JOE JERSEY MATH ................................... 3 STATISTICS: SHOOTING & GOALIE CHART . 12 MATT, JEREMY, AND YOU ........................ 4 STARTING LINEUP .................................... 13 GOAL: DO THE MATH ................................. 5 PLAYER ANATOMY ...................................14 WOLVES GEOGRAPHY ............................. 6 HOCKEY TRADING CARDS / PICTURE MATCH-UP . 15 HOCKEY SCIENCE ..................................... 8 HOCKEY WORD SEARCH / WORD SCRABLE . 16 SCIENCE FRICTION .................................... 9 (JUMBOTRON ACTIVITY) Hey Kids! Welcome to the “Get Schooled by Skates” Wolves game! Today, Skates is going to teach you all about the Wolves, hockey and the importance of a good education. As you watch the game, you will see how hockey relates to almost every subject you are studying in school. Follow along and complete the activities in this workbook. Get ready for fun, learning and fireworks! Wendell Young, General Manager HOCKEY 101 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 P e na lt i e s 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 Offside Power Plays A team is offside when any member of the attacking team and Penalty Kills precedes the puck over the defending team’s blue line. The A team is on the power play when one position of the player’s skate — and not that of his stick — is team has more players on the ice than the the determining factor. If both skates are over the blue line other team because a player is serving a before the puck, the player is offside. If he has only one skate penalty. Conversely, the team with fewer over the blue line and one on it, he is onside. players is on the penalty kill. Ove rtime Shootouts Any regular-season game that ends Any regular-season game that ends overtime play with a tie regulation play with a tie score goes into score goes into a shootout. A shootout is a series of penalty a seven-minute sudden-death overtime shots in which each team is allowed five attempts to score period. If at the end of that overtime in alternating fashion. If after three attempts the teams period the game remains tied, the game remain tied, the shootout will continue to alternate shots goes into a shootout. During the playoffs, until one team fails to match the attempt of the other. The there are no shootouts and sudden-death winner of the shootout will be awarded one goal and two overtime periods are 20 minutes in length. points in the standings. FRANCHISE FACTS (2013-14) Power Play Penalty Kill Average Goals Per Game 3.14 Last season the Wolves won 79 percent of games in Last season the Wolves won 63 percent of games in which they scored at least one power-play goal and which they did not allow the opposing team to score Average Goals Against Per Game 2.51 71 percent of games when they scored two or more. a power-play goal. Power Play Goals Scored 42 Power Play Rating 12.6%* Penalty Kill Rating 85.6%* Scoring First Leading After Second Period Overtime Games Played 21 Last season the Wolves won 78 percent Last season the Wolves won 94 percent of games *Percent 2013-14 Seasonal Value. Your seasonal values may be higher of games in which they scored the first goal. in which they were leading after two periods. or lower depending on the number of power play goals allowed. 1 HISTORYCHICAGO WOLVES CHICAGO WOLVES JAN. 25, CAPTURE THEIR FIRST TURN- ER CUP 1994 OCT. 14, CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATING 1994 THE DETROIT VIPERS. JUNE 15, 1998 THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (IHL) GRANTS FRANCHISE WOLVES CHICAGO WOLVES RIGHTS TO ESTABLISH THE HOST THE IHL FIRST OFFICIAL HOME CHICAGO WOLVES. ALL-STAR GAME AT GAME AT THE ROSEMONT THE ALLSTATE ARENA. THE TEAM HORIZON. SKATES, THE WINS THE CALDER TEAM’S MASCOT, CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IS INTRODUCED. IN ITS FIRST YEAR IN THE AHL. JUNE 5, JAN. 15, 2000 JUNE 4, 2001 JUNE 3, 2001 2002 CHICAGO WOLVES WOLVES JOIN WIN THEIR SECOND THE AMERICAN HOCKEY TURNER CUP LEAGUE (AHL). CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE YEARS, BEATING THE GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS. JUNE 10, 2008 JAN. 13, 2010 JULY 16, 2013 MARCH 2, THE WOLVES DEFEAT THE 2014 WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS TO WIN THEIR SECOND CALDER CUP. JOHN ANDERSON RETURNS AS WOLVES THE FIRST HEAD COACH AFTER A SCHOOL-DAY GAME THE WOLVES FOUR-YEAR STINT IN THE PLAYED AT 11 A.M. FINISH THEIR 17-GAME NHL. BEFORE A CROWD OF HOME POINT STREAK, A 6,189 STUDENTS TEAM RECORD. AND FANS. 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? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 2 Joe Jersey Math Use the numbers of the jerseys to determine the numerical answers to the questions below. 1 6 WENDELL YOUNG GREG GOALIE 2 PAUL PUCK 8 11 STEFANIE STICK JOE JERSEY 1. Paul Puck + Greg Goalie = _ __________________________ 3. Stefanie Stick × Wendell Young = _____________________ 2. Joe Jersey − Stefanie Stick – Paul Puck = ________________ 4. Joe 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 MATT, JEREMY, & YOU Watch and listen carefully to the videowall during the first period as you meet Matt Climie and Jeremy Welsh. Fill in the blanks for their favorite things. Then compare yourself to Mattl and Jeremy using the Venn diagram below. Write_your_similarities_in_the_Wolves_head_and_your_differences_in_the_outer_circles. YOU YOUR FAVORITES BIRTHDATE:_ BIRTHPLACE:_ FOOD:_ SIMILARITIES COLOR:_ MATT JEREMY TV_SHOW:_ MOVIE:__ MUSICAL_GROUP:__ BOOK:_ SCHOOL_SUBJECT:__ FAVORITE_HOCKEY_PLAYER: MATT JEREMY CLIMIE’S WELSH’S FAVORITES FAVORITES BIRTH_DATE:__FEBRUARY 11, 1983 BIRTH_DATE:_ APRIL 30, 1988 BIRTHPLACE:_LEDUC, ALBERTA BIRTHPLACE:_ BAYFIELD, ONTARIO FOOD:_ FOOD:__BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO__ COLOR:_ BLUE COLOR: TV_SHOW:_FAMILY GUY TV_SHOW:__NASHVILLE MOVIE:__STEP BROTHERS MOVIE: THE LEGO MOVIE BOOK:_ THE OUTSIDERS BOOK:_ SCHOOL_SUBJECT:__ SCHOOL_SUBJECT:__ FAVORITE_HOCKEY_PLAYER: FAVORITE_HOCKEY_PLAYER:__KEITH TKACHUK 4 6 ft. 3 in. 4 ft. DO THE MATH Answer the questions below using the information above. Use the scratch 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 WATCH THE VIDEO DURING THE SECOND PERIOD TO COMPLETE THE PLAYER CHART AND MAP BELOW. Some players will speak in their native language, so listen carefully. Use this information to answer the questions on the next page. # PLAYER POS. HT. BIRTHDAY BIRTHPLACE 4 Petteri Lindbohm D 6-2 Sept. 23, 1993 _____________, Finland in the ___ Gergo Nagy WhereF 6-3 Oct. Wolves?10, 1989 Dunaujvaros, Hungary 28 Brent ____________ D 6-0 May 17, 1989 Westlock, AB 5 ________ Brodeur D 6-5 June 21, 1990 Montreal, QC 6 Jani Hakanpaa D 6-6 March 31, 1992 Helsinki, ____________ ___ Terry Broadhurst F 5-10 Nov. 30, 1988 Orland Park, IL Mathieu Brodeur Petteri Lindbohm Pacific__ Atlantic__ Ocean Ocean Brent Regner Pacific__ Ocean Indian Ocean Gergo Nagy _____________________ Jani Hakanpaa 6 1. Who are the youngest and oldest players?