2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes ROCKFORD AT CHICAGO NOVEMBER 10, 2018 7 p.m. CW50 THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN SPORTS 2018-19 Go ahead. Think of the most-ballyhooed rivalries in sports. Bears vs. Packers. Red Sox vs. Yankees. TALE OF THE TAPE Cubs vs. Cardinals. Ohio State vs. Michigan. All of them pale in comparison to the Chicago Wolves vs. the Rockford IceHogs. Since the day this rivalry began on Oct. 19, 2007 -- when the Wolves defeated REGULAR-SEASON SERIES 0-0-0-0 Rockford | 0-0-0-0 Chicago the IceHogs and goaltender Corey Crawford 5-4 in overtime at Allstate Arena -- these franchises have LAST MEETING been dead-even. April 22, 2018 Today marks the 125th regular-season meeting between these teams. The Wolves have won 62 times and the IceHogs have won 62 times, though it’s not quite that close in goals (the Wolves have outscored the IceHogs 387-352). But this rivalry is more than just evenly matched. Because these teams are located just 70 miles apart and they play 12 times per year., there are plenty of opportunities to build 7-4-1-2 8-3-0-1 up a healthy amount of disdain for the other side. LEADING SCORERS ROCKFORD CHICAGO FOUR ON THE FLOOR FOR CARR Skater G A Pts Skater G A Pts Wolves left wing Daniel Carr became the first AHL player in nearly nine months to score four goals in Raddysh 3 8 11 Macek 12 7 19 a game when he stacked up four on Wednesday at Milwaukee. He scored two in the first period, one D. Sikura 4 6 10 Carr 8 10 18 in the second, one in the third and nearly produced an empty-net goal in the waning moments that Louis 6 2 8 Pirri 4 9 13 would have set the franchise single-game record. T. Sikura 4 4 8 Quinney 7 5 12 Instead, Carr settled for joining Dan Currie (Dec. 29, 1995; March 24, 1996), Steve Larouche (April 27, SERIES GAME-BY-GAME 2001), Nigel Dawes (Jan. 5, 2011) and Kenny Agostino (Dec. 31, 2016) in the pantheon of Wolves’ four- Date Location Result SF-SA PP PK goal scorers. The 27-year-old Carr hadn’t notched a hat trick since Oct. 13, 2017, when he stacked up Nov. 10 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. three for the Laval Rocket against Binghamton. Carr’s big day pushed him to a share of fifth place Nov. 23 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. among AHL goal-scorers (8), fourth place in points (18) and a tie for first place with teammate Brooks Nov. 25 Allstate Arena 3 p.m. Macek in plus-minus rating (+18). Dec. 8 Rockford MetroCentre 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. MACEK’S RIDICULOUS START Dec. 29 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Right wing Brooks Macek didn’t score any goals in Wednesday’s 5-3 win at Milwaukee, but he assisted Jan. 19 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. on all five goals to become the first Wolves player since Rob Brown on Dec. 19, 2000, to rack up five Feb. 26 Allstate Arena 7 p.m. helpers in one game. Brown also owns the franchise record as he piled up six assists on March 24, March 20 Rockford MetroCentre 7 p.m. 1996, in a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Blades. Macek must console himself with the fact he March 31 Rockford MetroCentre 4 p.m. shares the AHL lead in goals (12), points (19) and plus-minus rating (+18) and ranks first in shooting percentage (57.1). THROWING IT BACK TO 2007 Prior to the 2007-08 season, Rockford moved into the AHL and the Wolves-IceHogs series began on THE CURRENT WINNING STREAK Oct. 19, 2007, as Jason Krog scored the GWG in OT. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 CHICAGO 5, (at) MILWAUKEE 3 Here’s what else was happening in the world then: • Left wing Daniel Carr tied the franchise record with a league-high four goals and linemate • “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” was in the middle of a five- week run atop Billboard’s Top 100 chart. Brooks Macek handed out a league-high five assists to win the School-Day road game • The United States was 10 days into the 17-month bear • Defenseman scored the game-winning goal early in the third period while Erik Brännström market that became known as the Great Recession. defenseman Nic Hague contributed two assists The Dow Jones dropped 369 points on Oct. 19. • Goaltender Oscar Dansk notched a season-high 34 saves for the win • The critically acclaimed movie “Gone, Baby, Gone” written and directed by Ben Affleck premiered on Oct. 19. Despite good reviews, it made $34.6 million. SATURDAY, NOV. 3 CHICAGO 4, (at) MANITOBA 1 • 19-year-old Jonathan Toews played his fifth game • Forward Brooks Macek seized the AHL lead in goals with his 11th and 12th of the year to clinch for the Blackhawks and scored his second goal. the victory at Bell MTS Place • Veterans Brandon Pirri and Stefan Matteau in the first period to set the tone while centerT.J. ALL-TIME RECORD BREAKDOWN Tynan assisted on both tallies Seasons Home Road Overall • Goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 29 of 30 shots to earn the win 2007-2018 41-16-2-3 21-32-5-4 62-48-7-7 2018-19 Chicago Wolves Game Notes 2018-19 HOME-ROAD CONTRASTS BY THE NUMBERS Regular Season Home Away Difference The Chicago Wolves and the Charlotte Checkers have played the fewest home games in the Goals For 5.00 3.75 1.25 AHL. The Wolves haven’t been home since Oct. 24, which represents a season-long 17 days Goals Against 3.00 2.88 0.12 4 away from Allstate Arena. Considering the AHL’s collective home record is 103-69-12-8 -- a .589 points percentage -- it’s probably a good thing to have extra home games to look forward to. The Wolves (3-0-0-1) and the Springfield Thunderbirds (4-0-0-1) are the only AHL teams that have yet RECORD BY DIVISION to lose at home in regulation. Record Win % Central 5-3-0-1 .611 Center Gage Quinney carries a six-game point streak into tonight’s game. The man who North 1-0-0-0 1.000 plays with Daniel Carr and Brooks Macek on his flanks kicked off his streak with a hat Pacific 2-0-0-0 1.000 6 trick against Cleveland in the Wolves’ last home game on Oct. 24. Since that time, Quinney has tacked on two goals and three assists to move his season totals to seven goals and five assists. The Las Vegas native also ranks third in the league in plus/minus rating at +16. RECORD BY MONTH Record Win % Right wing and Cleveland Monsters center Zac Dalpe share the AHL lead October 6-2-0-1 .722 Brooks Macek November 2-1-0-0 .667 in goals with 12. Macek is averaging one goal per game, which is a remarkable pace December 0-0-0-0 .000 12 but does not hold the franchise record at this juncture of the schedule. The legendary January 0-0-0-0 .000 Steve Maltais produced an astounding 19 goals in the Wolves’ first 12 games of the 1995-96 season on February 0-0-0-0 .000 his way to 56 for the year. Rob Brown produced 12 goals in the first 12 games of the 1996-97 season March 0-0-0-0 .000 en route to 37 goals. April 0-0-0-0 .000 The Wolves have outscored their opponents 50-35 this season -- and their +15 differential ranks fourth in the AHL. Only San Jose (+17), Iowa (+16) and Charlotte (+16) IN OVERTIME (2-0) 15 are ahead. The Wolves are on pace for a +95 goal differential, which would have ranked Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% first in the AHL last season -- just ahead of the eventual Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies (+84). Oscar Dansk (2-0) 7-7 1.000 Daniel Carr and Brooks Macek share the league lead in plus/minus rating at +18, which is an absurd number just 12 games into the season. If they maintain this rate 18 the rest of the way, then they’ll finish at +114 for the year. To put that number into IN THE SHOOTOUT (0-1) perspective, the legendary Bobby Orr posted a +124 plus/minus rating in 78 games during the NHL’s 1970-71 regular season. Shooter Goals-Chances SH% T.J. Tynan 1-1 1.000 If you’ve suited up for the Wolves, chances are better than 50/50 that you’ve Erik Brännström 0-1 .000 Daniel Carr 0-1 .000 also played in the National Hockey League. When Daniel Carr, Curtis Reid Duke 0-1 .000 353 McKenzie and Zach Whitecloud made their Wolves debuts on Oct. 5, they Brooks Macek 0-1 .000 became the 351st, 352nd and 353rd players (out of 615 Wolves all-time) who have competed for the Stefan Matteau 0-1 .000 Wolves and in the NHL. That 57.4 percent overall success rate is even higher among goaltenders. Of Brandon Pirri 0-1 .000 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 Goaltender Saves-Shots SV% and Oscar Dansk -- 37 boast NHL experience (68.5 percent).