2019-20 Chicago Wolves Game Notes MANITOBA AT CHICAGO OCTOBER 26, 2019 7 p.m. MY50 CHICAGO NOTHING LIKE THE MIGHTY QUINNEY 2019-20 Don’t get it twisted: Chicago Wolves center Gage Quinney was no slouch last year. Flanked by wings TALE OF THE TAPE Daniel Carr and Brooks Macek on one of the American Hockey League’s best lines, Quinney stacked up 19 goals and 24 assists in 68 regular-season games. His +36 plus/minus rating tied for second-best REGULAR-SEASON SERIES 0-0-0-0 Manitoba | 0-0-0-0 Chicago in the AHL. LAST MEETING But as good as he was last season, Quinney has taken his play another notch this season. The 24-year- April 14, 2019 old Las Vegas, Nevada, native owns four goals and two assists through seven games this season. He scored two of those in Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over Texas Stars. Quinney also has gone 2-for-2 in shootout attempts. The first time (on Jan. 12 in San Antonio), he was the only one to convert to guide the Wolves to the win. The second time (on Jan. 19 vs. Rockford), he led off with a score to set the 1-6-0-0 3-3-1-0 stage for another Wolves shootout win. TOP SCORERS As an added bonus, Quinney is centering the Wolves’ top line that includes veteran left wing Tye MANITOBA CHICAGO McGinn and rookie right wing Lucas Elvenes. The latter ranks second in the AHL with 11 points in the Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts first seven games. Elvenes set up Quinney’s first goal Wednesday, then Elvenes and McGinn set up Shaw 3 2 5 Elvenes 3 8 11 Quinney’s second goal. Griffith 1 4 5 Quinney 4 2 6 Harkins 2 1 3 Brown 4 0 4 “I think (Quinney) makes his teammates better,” said Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson. “He plays Schilling 2 1 3 McKenzie 2 1 3 a 200-foot game. He defends well. He’s very smart, so he can make adjustments. And his offensive game has been good -- ever since he has played for me, anyway -- but I think it’s elevating even to SERIES GAME-BY-GAME another level. He’s a top guy now on the power play, for example, where last year he played on the Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK second unit. I just see him getting better each day. I think he can play in the NHL.” Oct. 26 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. - - - Nov. 9 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. - - - Nov. 30 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. - - - Dec. 6 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. - - - A FLURRY OF RECENT MOVES Dec. 7 Bell MTS Place 6 p.m. - - - The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights loaned defenseman Zach Whitecloud to the Wolves on Tuesday, Feb. 1 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. - - - which meant that Chicago regained the services of the AHL’s 2018-19 champion in plus-minus rating Feb. 6 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. - - - (+39). But that was just the start of a string of transactions designed to help the Wolves and the Feb. 7 Bell MTS Place 7 p.m. - - - Golden Knights. Feb. 29 Bell MTS Place 2 p.m. - - - March 1 Bell MTS Place 2 p.m. - - - On Wednesday morning, one hour before the Wolves began their 3-2 victory over the Texas Stars, March 15 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. - - - defenseman Nic Hague (Whitecloud’s blue line partner most of last season) was loaned to the Wolves. April 11 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. - - - Hague played in Chicago’s win, then was recalled from loan six hours after joined the Wolves. Vegas also added goaltender Garret Sparks (who played in a reserve role Friday afternoon) while reassigning ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN goaltender Oscar Dansk (who played one game for Vegas) to the Wolves. Seasons Home Road Overall 1994-2019 34-18-0-2-6 32-29-3-2-0 66-47-3-4-6 LAST TWO GAMES WE ARE THE WOLVES WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 (AT) CHICAGO 3, TEXAS 2 When the Chicago Wolves were founded in 1994, center • The Wolves scored three first-period goals in front of a loud School-Day Game crowd at Allstate Todd Harkins was one of several players with NHL Arena and held on for the victory over Texas. experience signed by the Wolves. • Center Gage Quinney scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, while center Patrick Brown scored the other. Forward Lucas Elvenes earned assists on both of Quinney’s tallies. The Calgary Flames’ second-round pick in the 1988 • Goaltender Garret Sparks posted a season-high 39 saves. NHL Entry Draft had seen 20 games with the Flames and 28 with the Hartford Whalers before joining the Wolves. SUNDAY, OCT. 20 (AT) CHICAGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2 (SO) • The Wolves battled back from a 2-0 deficit to earn the shootout victory as centersGage Quinney Harkins rolled up 18 goals and 25 assists in 52 games and Patrick Brown converted both of the team’s shootout attempts. for the Wolves before being moved to the Houston • Brown scored both of the Wolves’ goals in regulation during the second period -- banging home a Aeros. Now the Wolves get to face Jansen Harkins, rebound for the first one and knocking in aLucas Elvenes pass for the game-tying tally. Todd’s son, who was selected in the second round of • Goaltender Dylan Ferguson stopped 35 shots in regulation and OT to win his first AHL start. the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. 2019-20 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2019-20 BY THE NUMBERS HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS Regular Season Home Away Difference Last season, the Wolves led the American Hockey League in scoring first as Chicago earned Goals For 3.25 1.33 1.92 the opening goal in 48 of its 76 regular-season games. This year, however, the Wolves have Goals Against 3.75 2.33 1.42 1 not made a habit of scoring early. The Wolves have posted the first goal just once in their first seven games -- when rookie forward Lucas Elvenes scored in the third period Oct. 12 at San RECORD BY DIVISION Antonio. The Wolves share last place in the First Goal category with Iowa, San Diego and San Jose while Manitoba is next on the list with two First Goals in its first seven games. Record Win % Atlantic 0-0-0-0 .000 Central 3-3-1-0 .500 Center Gage Quinney’s two-goal effort during Wednesday’s School-Day game against the North 0-0-0-0 .000 Texas Stars marked his fifth multi-goal effort since joining the Wolves at the start of last Pacific 0-0-0-0 .000 5 year. He registered two goals on Oct. 6 at Colorado, a hat trick Oct. 24 versus Cleveland in his first Wolves School-Day Game, two goals Jan. 16 against Grand Rapids and two goals at Charlotte in RECORD BY MONTH Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals. Record Win % October 3-3-1-0 .500 When the Wolves captured the Central Division title last April, they became the seventh November 0-0-0-0 .000 organization in the American Hockey League’s 83-year history to win back-to-back-to- December 0-0-0-0 .000 7 back division crowns. They joined the company of Toronto (2012-14), Rochester (1999-2001), January 0-0-0-0 .000 Philadelphia (1997-99), Hershey (1967-69), Quebec (1964-66) and Springfield (1960-62). If the Wolves February 0-0-0-0 .000 win the Central Division this year, they’ll become the first AHL franchise to win four straight titles. March 0-0-0-0 .000 April 0-0-0-0 .000 The last 17 times a Wolves opponent has gone on the power play, the Wolves’ penalty-kill units have slammed the door on their man-advantage group. This streak began during IN OVERTIME (0-1) 17 the second period of the Wolves’ second game of the season on Oct. 11 at San Antonio. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Head coach Rocky Thompson enters tonight’s game riding a 351-minute, 23-second streak without Dylan Ferguson (0-0) 3-3 1.000 allowing a power-play goal. Garret Sparks (0-1) 6-7 .857 The Wolves acquired veteran forward Tye McGinn from the Manitoba Moose on Jan. 3 -- the same day the Moose acquire Wolves defenseman Jimmy Oligny from Vegas. It was IN THE SHOOTOUT (2-0) 99 a move turned out to be beneficial for both teams. When McGinn scored a goal in the Wolves’ opener against Grand Rapids on Oct. 5, it marked his 99th goal at the AHL level. Since making Shooter Goals-Chances SH% his professional debut on Oct. 8, 2011, for the Adirondack Phantoms, McGinn has delivered 99 goals Gage Quinney 2-2 1.000 and 85 assists in 380 regular-season games. He also owns 11 goals in 50 Calder Cup Playoff games, Patrick Brown 1-1 1.000 which includes six goals during the Wolves’ run to the 2019 Calder Cup Finals. The 29-year-old Fergus, Nicolas Roy 0-1 .000 Ontario, native has played 89 NHL games and contributed nine goals with eight assists. Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% Garret Sparks (1-0) 3-3 1.000 Veteran forward Curtis McKenzie played his 300th regular-season AHL game Dylan Ferguson (1-0) 2-2 1.000 Sunday afternoon against the Milwaukee Admirals.