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TRANSACTIONS
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04-13-14 | LINK | LW SERGEY ANDRONOV and RW TY RATTIE reassigned by St. Louis (NHL) to Chicago (AHL). |
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04-14-14 | LINK | LW YANNICK VEILLEUX reassigned by to St. Louis (NHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL) from Chicago (AHL). Called up to Chicago 4/15, returned again to Kalamazoo 4/17. |
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04-15-14 | LINK | C ZACH POCHIRO signed to Pro Tryout (PTO) contract by Chicago (AHL). |
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INJURY REPORT
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... | ... | None to report.. |
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WOLVES GAME RECAPS
Apr. 13, 2014
ROSEMONT, IL --- The Chicago Wolves reeled off three third-period goals to earn a 4-2 victory over Rockford in an Illinois Lottery Cup contest Sunday afternoon before 11,535 at Allstate Arena.
Center Alexandre Bolduc produced his fourth two-goal game of the year and Michael Davies and Tyler Shattock added scores for the Wolves (42-21-5-5), who remained within 4 points of Grand Rapids for first place in the Midwest Division. Wolves goaltender Jake Allen stopped 24 of 26 shots to earn his AHL-leading 32nd win as Chicago’s magic number for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs dropped to 1.
LINK to scoresheet at TheAHL dot com.
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Apr. 16, 2014
Anderson's 700th win nets Wolves home-ice advantage
DES MOINES, IA --- DES MOINES, Iowa --- The Chicago Wolves clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs with a 4-3 shootout victory over Iowa on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena as John Anderson earned his 700th regular-season win as a head coach.
The line of Pat Cannone (G, A), Shane Harper (G, A), and Michael Davies combined for all three goals in regulation for the Wolves. Goaltender Matt Climie (10-10-2) denied 41 of 44 Wild shots during regulation and overtime as well as five of six in the shootout as Chicago pulled within 2 points of Grand Rapids in the Midwest Division race with two games to play.
LINK to scoresheet at TheAHL dot com.
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Apr. 18, 2014
Wolves win to pull even with Grand Rapids in Midwest Division
ROCKFORD, IL --- The Chicago Wolves moved into a tie atop the Midwest Division and claimed the Illinois Lottery Cup with a decisive 5-3 win over the Rockford IceHogs on Friday night at the MetroCentre.
Left wing Sergey Andronov, right wings Michael Davies and Tyler Shattock, forward Nathan Longpre, and center Alexandre Bolduc all tallied for the Wolves (44-21-5-5), who have 98 points heading into their regular-season finale Saturday night at Allstate Arena. Grand Rapids holds the tiebreaker, so the Wolves must do better against Milwaukee than the Griffins do against Lake Erie.
LINK to scoresheet at TheAHL dot com.
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Apr. 19, 2014
Wolves capture Midwest Division title on season's final night
ROSEMONT, IL --- The Chicago Wolves capped a remarkable final-week rally with a 6-0 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night at Allstate Arena to claim the American Hockey League’s Midwest Division title.
Goaltender Jake Allen produced his seventh shutout to set the franchise’s single-season record and team scoring champion Ty Rattie posted two goals for the Wolves (45-21-5-5), who finished the regular season with 100 points and rallied past Grand Rapids (99 points) to capture the ninth division title in franchise history. The Griffins, who held the division lead for the previous 167 days, suffered a shootout loss at Lake Erie to open the door for the Wolves.
"It came down to the last day and we had to have some help," said Wolves head coach John Anderson. "God bless Lake Erie. The most important thing is we’re playing consistent and just expecting to win every game. Grand Rapids played great down the stretch too."
Right wing Sebastian Wännstrom, making his first appearance since March 23 due to injury, opened the scoring in the Amtrak Rivalry contest with a shorthanded goal at 3:52 of the second period. Keith Aucoin claimed the puck in the neutral zone and threaded it ahead to Wännstrom for a breakaway that concluded with him deking Milwaukee goaltender Scott Darling and nudging a forehand shot across the line.
LINK to scoresheet at TheAHL dot com.
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PAW PRINTS:
Allen nabs Bastien Award as top goalie
(04-17-14) SPRINGFIELD, MA --- The American Hockey League announced today that Jake Allen of the Chicago Wolves has been voted the winner of the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2013-14 season.
A 23-year-old native of Fredericton, N.B., Allen represented the Wolves at the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic in St. John’s in February, and was named a First Team AHL All-Star last week. Selected by St. Louis in the second round (34th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Allen was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team last season after a successful 15-game stint with the Blues. Allen has played 171 career AHL games with Chicago and Peoria over his four pro seasons, compiling a record of 83-74-10 with a 2.55 GAA, a .917 save percentage and 15 shutouts.
Rookie year going right for Rattie
(04-18-14) by ALYSSA DOMBROWSKI for NHL.com --- Peruse the leading statistics lists for the American Hockey League and you’ll see multiple mentions of 20-year-old forward Ty Rattie, whose2931 goals for the Chicago Wolves rankseventhfifth in the league, third among league rookies and at the top of Chicago’s roster in just his first professional season.
"Ty has always been that special guy that knows how to score goals," said Kevin McDonald, assistant general manager for the St. Louis Blues, the Wolves’ NHL affiliate. "It’s such a unique skill and he has so much creativity with the puck. There are times when he gets the puck in the offensive zone and it’s just like watching magic happen."
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| DATE | ... | OPPONENT | TIME | VENUE |
| 04-25-14 | at | ROCHESTER | 7:05 PM EDT | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY |
| 04-26-14 | at | ROCHESTER | 7:05 PM EDT | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY |
| 05-01-14 | vs | ROCHESTER | 7:00 PM CDT | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL |
| 05-02-14 | vs | ROCHESTER (If Necessary) | 7:30 PM CDT | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL |
| 05-04-14 | vs | ROCHESTER (If Necessary) | 3:00 PM CDT | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL |
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K-WINGS GAME RECAPS:
Apr. 18, 2014
K-Wings fall to Road Warriors in Game One
Kalamazoo drops game one 2-1 to Greenville
KALAMAZOO, MI --- The Greenville Road Warriors lived up to the team nickname Friday night, jumping out to a second period lead and never looking back in a 2-1 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings in game one of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup.
(Greenville took a 2-0 lead at &;41 of the third period) Cutting the lead in half moments later was Yannick Veilleux (1st). Veilleux found the puck in the high slot after Elgin Reid kept the puck in the zone with his skate. Game one was a goaltending duel that was won by Jason Missiaen (1-0), who made 35 saves in the victory. Jordan Binnington (0-1) was almost as good for the K-Wings turning aside 34 shots in defeat.
LINK to scoresheet at ECHL dot com.
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Apr. 19, 2014
K-Wings even best-of-seven series
Kalamazoo defeats Greenville in game two 3-2
KALAMAZOO, MI --- Responding from a game one loss, the Kalamazoo Wings answered back in game two, evening the best-of-seven series against the Greenville Road Warriors with a 3-2 victory Saturday night at Wings Stadium.
LINK to scoresheet at ECHL dot com.
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WING TIPS:
The K-Wings announced their 19-man ECHL Playoff Roster and a four-man Playoff Eligible list. Prospects Binnington and Veilleux are on the Playioff Roster, while defenseman Brett Ponich (currently on callup to the Chicago Wolves) is on the Playoff Eligible list, meaning he can be added to the roster if he is returned to Kalamazoo from the Wolves at any time.
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| DATE | ... | OPPONENT | TIME | VENUE |
| 04-23-14 | at | GREENVILLE | 7:00 PM EDT | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC |
| 04-25-14 | at | GREENVILLE | 7:00 PM EDT | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC |
| 04-26-14 | at | GREENVILLE | 7:00 PM EDT | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC |
| 04-29-14 | vs | GREENVILLE (If Necessary) | 7:00 PM EDT | Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI |
| 04-30-14 | vs | GREENVILLE (If Necessary) | 7:00 PM EDT | Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI |
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COMING UP:
Tune in for "The '14 File" today at 1414 hours -- or 2:14 PM for you civilians -- followed by "Trending Up" at 5:00 PM and "On The Horizon" at 6:00 (we need a little extra time to get caught up on stats for the week).