Breakaway Magazine Vol. 6 Issue 7 by Chicago Wolves

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CHICAGO WOLVES

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IN THIS ISSUE

A MAN FOR TWO SEASONS As much as Keith Aucoin loves hockey – and he has a slew of records and championship rings that explain why – baseball still holds a huge place in his heart

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LEAGUE WELCOME WOLVES HISTORY OWNERSHIP HOCKEY OPERATIONS BEHIND THE BENCH

FRONT OFFICE

Seth Gold Irwin Jann Mike Gordon Wayne Messmer Dana Wildman

OPERATIONS

Courtney Mahoney Bryan Campion Dan Harris John Sherlock Becky Jarosch

HOCKEY OPERATIONS Norine Gillner Mike Nardella

PARTNERSHIPS Jon Sata Greg Sprott Kendele Carney Kristen Keane Mark Iralson Mike Short

Director Director President Senior Executive Vice President Executive Assistant Senior Vice President of Operations Director of Operations Operations Manager Game Operations Coordinator Community Relations Coordinator Hockey Operations Assistant Hockey Operations Vice President of Partnerships Manager of Partnerships Partnerships Client Services Manager Partnerships Client Services Coord. Partnerships Sales Executive Partnerships Sales Executive

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TICKET SALES & SERVICES Kevin Dooley Eric Zavilla Dave Pawelek Jackie Schroeder Stefanie Evans Aaron Holz Rob Newburg Steve Winner Mike Elliott John Golz Janel James Matt Agase Anthony Krzyzak Kevin Nathan Ricky Campione Mike Czopek Pawel Sienko Kayla Yingst Emily Durfey

Senior Executive Dir. of Ticket Sales Exec. Dir. of Ticket Sales & Services Senior Director of Strategic Alliances Director of Ticket Sales & Services Director of Program Development Ticket Sales & Services Coordinator Youth Hockey Coordinator E-Business Specialist Manager of Inside Sales Senior Account Executive Senior Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Account Representative Inside Sales Representative Inside Sales Representative Inside Sales Representative Inside Sales Representative Ticket Services Intern

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COMMUNICATIONS Lindsey Willhite Elise Butler

CREATIVE SERVICES Imran Javed Troy Mueller Cindy Navarro Kara Konicki Ross Dettman

Ron Storto Sarah Draheim Cameron Gibson

TV BROADCAST Jason Shaver Bill Gardner

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Director of Public Relations Media Relations Digital Content Manager Graphic Designer Junior Graphic Designer Creative Services Assistant Team Photographer Executive TV Producer TV Production Manager TV Associate Producer Play-by-Play Announcer Color Analyst

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WOLVES HISTORY

FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS THE CHICAGO WOLVES FRANCHISE IS DEFINED BY EXCELLENCE. During an 11-year span from 1997-2008, the Wolves reached the league Finals six times and came away with the championship trophy four times. In 1998 and 2000, the Wolves skated away with the International Hockey League’s Turner Cup. In 2002 and 2008, the team hoisted the American Hockey League’s big prize, the Calder Cup. Regardless of which league they’ve played, the Wolves organization has become synonymous with winning. It’s a tradition they carry into their 20th season of competition. Here, we look back at the four most momentous days in Wolves history, all of which have added to the franchise’s illustrious fabric.

JUNE 15, 1998 Backed by 16,701 fans, the second-largest crowd in Turner Cup Finals history, the Wolves shut out the Detroit Vipers 3-0 to capture their first Turner Cup Championship, 4-games-to-3. It was the first sevengame series for the IHL Championship in 13 years, while the shutout set a then-franchise record with two in one postseason. Chicago won the last two games of the series to become only the sixth team in the IHL’s 53-year history to rebound from a 3-games-to-2 deficit in the Finals. Wolves center Alexander Semak walked away with the N.R. ”Bud“ Poile Trophy as the postseason’s most valuable player.

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JUNE 3, 2002

JUNE 10, 2008

After a scoreless first period, center Derek Plante notched two goals just 26 seconds apart in the second period to eliminate the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena and capture the Wolves’ second Turner Cup Championship in three years. With the victory, Chicago became the 16th team in league history to capture multiple IHL championships (1998 and 2000). Wolves goaltender Andrei Trefilov was awarded the N.R. ”Bud“ Poile Trophy as the Turner Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player, having led the league during the postseason in both goals-against average (1.35) and save percentage (.950).

The Wolves clinched their third championship in five years when center Yuri Butsayev scored 2:05 into the second overtime to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 and capture the Calder Cup Championship, 4-games-to-1, at the Allstate Arena. The Wolves, who played a league-high 105 games, including an all-time American Hockey Leaguehigh 25 playoff games, became the sixth team in AHL history to win the championship in their inaugural season. Goaltender Pasi Nurminen was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the playoff MVP, posting a league-leading and then franchise-high 15 wins. Right wing Rob Brown, who notched three assists in the victory, led the league during the postseason with a then-franchise record 33 points and tied an AHL and team record with 26 assists.

The Wolves clinched their fourth league title in 11 years and second Calder Cup Championship with a 5-2 victory and a 4-games-to-2 series win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Allstate Arena. Center Jason Krog capped a four-point night with a hat trick and an assist, which earned him the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the MVP of the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs. He matched franchise marks with 12 goals and 26 assists in the postseason and established a new club record with 38 points. Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collected his 16th postseason win, the most in club history.

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BEHIND THE LENS FOR 20 SEASONS, CHICAGO WOLVES PHOTOGRAPHER ROSS DETTMAN has been dedicated to chronicling the team’s improbable goals, wild celebrations and memorable fights. Just like a favorite player, certain photos and events stand out among the rest. Here, he shares the images that stick with him season after season.

KISS THE CUP (2008) Calder Cup celebrations always intrigue me from a photography standpoint not only because of the emotions involved with it, but also because of the build of the trophy itself. If you look at it – it’s not like the Stanley Cup – there’s a square base and it’s heavy. I liked this photo of Joey Crabb because it shows that, along with all the emotions that go along with winning it.

TURNER CUP FINAL IN ORLANDO (2001) Wolves owner Don Levin chartered a private plane for everyone to go to the Turner Cup Final against Orlando that year. I feel fortunate to have been able to capture these because it was such a unique experience, especially since you could never do it now with increased airport security. The players and front office staff were all invited and there was so much excitement and it really was a bonding moment for the organization.

FLASHBACK NIGHT: THE 70s (2001) I like this picture both because of the image and the photo shoot we did to take them. Dan Snyder (right) was a great guy and both him and Jarrod Skalde were able to relax and have fun with the shoot and were able to show some personality. We were lent the car, which was a 1973 Chevy Camaro Z28RS, and it was one of our first shoots that happened outside and away from the rink or the studio.

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DONALD R. LEVIN (luh-VIN) founded DRL Enterprises, Inc., in 1969. The

DON LEVIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / GOVERNOR

Chicago-based company has holdings in many industries including tobacco processing, aircraft and medical equipment leasing, licensed sports product manufacturing and distribution, and motion picture production and distribution. Levin’s film company has made nearly 20 motion pictures distributed in the U.S. and overseas. His films have featured such stars as Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sharon Stone, Rodney Dangerfield, and Chuck Norris. Levin founded the Chicago Wolves with William Buddy Meyers and Grant Mulvey in January 1994 and has served as the team’s chairman of the board throughout. Levin donates his time and serves on the board of directors for several charitable organizations. Levin also supports Chicago’s Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC). The Wolves host the ACC’s Adopt-a-Dog program at several home games each season and encourage fans to bring home an adopted dog after the game. The Adopt-A-Dog program has found homes for 1,080 dogs in its first 13 seasons. Ten years ago, Levin purchased and donated the Animobile -- a mobile adoption unit and a modern clinic staffed by veterinarians and adoption specialists. The Chicago native was recognized at the Boy Scouts of America’s Northwest Suburban Council’s Distinguished Citizens Banquet as its 2005 Honoree. Under Levin’s direction, the Wolves organization has held a scout night for the Northwest Suburban Council at a home game for the last 16 seasons. Levin was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 27, 2013. He was honored as the International Hockey League’s Executive of the Year for the 19992000 season, which concluded with the franchise’s second of four championships. Before beginning his business career, Levin served in the United States Marine Corps, from which he was honorably discharged. Levin and his wife, Kathleen Ann, have a son, Robert, and they live in the northern suburbs. “I KEEP THEM AT HOME. I’LL RARELY WEAR THEM. THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY’RE BIG. PEOPLE CALL THEM RINGS, BUT I THINK THEY’RE

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BUDDY MEYERS, a principal owner of the Wolves who founded the team

BUDDY MEYERS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD B R E A K A W AY M A G A Z I N E

with Don Levin and Grant Mulvey in January 1994, has been involved in the world of hockey for more than 35 years. He is a former certified agent of the National Hockey League Players’ Association and is past attorney for the Soviet Red Army Hockey Team (CSKA). He is a practicing attorney and the principal in the law firm of Buddy Meyers, Ltd. His concentration is in the areas of worker’s compensation and personal injury litigation. Additionally, he is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and Illinois Workers Compensation Lawyers Association; a former director of the Better Boys Foundation and River North Association; and a recipient of the Shomrim Society of Illinois’ Man of the Year Award in 2006. Meyers was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2014. He also supports numerous charitable and environmental organizations. Meyers is a graduate of the University of “I KEEP THEM IN A CASE IN MY Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a juris DRESSER. I WEAR THEM FREQUENTLY. doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of NOT FOR EVERYONE TO COMMENT, Technology/Chicago Kent. He and Jill live in BUT FOR ME. EACH TIME I LOOK AT the River North area of Chicago and have five ONE OF THE RINGS ON MY FINGER, I children between them: Justin, Lindsey, Zak, REALIZE HOW FORTUNATE I AM.” Brad, and Leslie.

HOCKEY OPERATIONS

WENDELL YOUNG GENERAL MANAGER

WENDELL YOUNG enters his fifth season at the helm of the Wolves hockey operations department. The team has compiled a .590 winning percentage (167-111-15-19) during his tenure as general manager, which includes capturing the regular-season West Division title in 2009-10 and the regular-season Midwest Division title in 2011-12. The 50-year-old is the Wolves’ all-time leader among goaltenders in games played (322), wins (169), saves (8,467), minutes (17,912) and shutouts (16), and was a member of Chicago’s 1998 and 2000 Turner Cup championship squads. His jersey number “1” was the first number retired by the Wolves on Dec. 1, 2001. The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native, who was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 2007, is the only man in hockey history to have won all four North American championships: the Stanley Cup, Turner Cup, Calder Cup and Memorial Cup. He captured the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992 as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the 1988 Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears, the 1982 Memorial Cup with the Kitchener Rangers and the 1998 and 2000 Turner Cups with the Wolves. He also was behind the bench as a coach for the Wolves 2008 Calder Cup victory. Young played 18 seasons of professional hockey, including 10 in the National Hockey League. He compiled a 59-86-12 record in 187 games with the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Penguins. He also served as goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames from 2001-2003.

BILL BENTLEY enters his fifth season as assistant general manager and 20th season with the Wolves organization. One of a handful of people who has been with the organization since the team’s inception in 1994, Bentley has been instrumental in the hockey operations department for more than 17 years, which includes all four championship campaigns. The Chicago native joined the organization as a statistician in 1994 and was promoted to team services manager a year later. The 43-year-old spent 12 seasons as the director of hockey administration, handling team travel, immigration and accounting for the hockey operations department, before assuming the assistant general manager role in August 2009. A graduate of Quincy College, Bentley served as the Director of Media Relations for the Chicago Cheetahs of the now defunct Roller Hockey International during the 1993-94 season.

BILL BENTLEY ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

GENE UBRIACO DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS

GENE UBRIACO returns for his 17th term as the Wolves director of hockey operations and fifth as senior advisor following a 10-year professional playing career and 26 seasons as a professional coach. Ubriaco has been with the Wolves since the 1994-95 inaugural season when he was the team’s first head coach. That year, he guided the Wolves to a 34-33-14 record and a berth in the Turner Cup Playoffs. He compiled a 61-61-20 head coaching record with the Wolves during a three-year span, including a two-game interim stint during the 1996-97 season. Ubriaco began his coaching career at Lake Superior State University in 1972-73. Four years later, he led the Milwaukee Admirals to the Turner Cup Playoffs, becoming the first International Hockey League coach to lead an expansion team into the postseason. In 1988-89, Ubriaco moved on to the National Hockey League to coach the Pittsburgh Penguins. Under his tutelage, the Penguins shattered several team records that season and advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a seven-year absence. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native recorded 162 goals, 258 assists and 420 points in 456 AHL games spanning nine seasons, which includes a career-high 42 goals and 86 points during the 1965-66 season with the Hershey Bears. Ubriaco spent his final three years as a player in the NHL with the Penguins (1967-68), the Oakland Seals (1968-69) and the Chicago Blackhawks (1969-70).

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JOHN ANDERSON HEAD COACH

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SCOTT ALLEN ASSISTANT COACH

JOHN ANDERSON enters his 12th season as Wolves head coach after being re-hired to the position on July 16, 2013. Anderson returns to the Wolves with four years of National Hockey League experience, which includes two years as head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers from 2008-10. He served most recently as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes from 2011-13. The 56-year-old Anderson guided the Wolves to four championships during his first tenure with the Wolves: the Calder Cup in 2002 and 2008 and the Turner Cup in 1998 and 2000. He is the team’s all-time leader in wins (506) and postseason victories (105). Prior to joining the Wolves, Anderson captured the Colonial Cup as head coach of the Quad City Mallards of the Colonial Hockey League. He began his coaching career with the Winston-Salem Mammoths in 1995-96, leading them to the Southern Hockey League Finals and a 30-23-1 regular-season record. Toronto’s first pick (11th overall) in the 1977 amateur draft, Anderson played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Maple Leafs (1977-85), Quebec Nordiques (1985-86), and Hartford Whalers (1986-89). The Toronto native registered five 30-goal campaigns in the NHL, including four straight from 1981-85. Anderson’s most productive offensive season came in 1982-83, when he paced Toronto with 80 points (31G, 49A) in 80 games. Anderson ranks 14th in Maple Leafs history with 189 goals and 20th with 393 points. Overall, he amassed 282 goals and 631 points in 814 career NHL games, along with 9 goals and 27 points in 37 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests. DAVE ALLISON enters his first season with the Wolves after being named assistant coach on July 16, 2013. He brings 18 years of professional coaching experience to Chicago. Allison served most recently as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Peoria Rivermen, where he led the team to a 33-35-5-3 record in 2012-13. Prior to joining the Rivermen, the 54-year-old Allison spent time as a scout with the Pittsburgh Penguins and worked as a part of the player development team with the Colorado Avalanche. Allison has accumulated a 232-214-25-28 mark during his seven seasons and 499 games as an AHL head coach with Peoria (2012-13), Iowa (2005-08), Milwaukee (200102), and Prince Edward Island (1994-96). The Fort Francis, Ontario, native also had a 25-game stint as the interim head coach of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators during the 1995-96 season. Allison enjoyed a 10-year professional career as a defenseman in the AHL, IHL, and NHL. He amassed 119 assists, 144 points, and 1,473 penalty minutes in 452 career AHL games with Nova Scotia, Sherbrooke, Newmarket, and Halifax spanning eight seasons from 1979 to 1985 and 1987-89. He skated in three NHL games with Montreal during the 1983-84 campaign.

SCOTT ALLEN enters his first season with the Wolves after being named assistant coach on July 16, 2013. He brings 17 years of professional coaching experience to Chicago. Allen served most recently as Dave Allison’s assistant with the Peoria Rivermen during the 2012-13 campaign. Prior to joining Peoria, he spent three seasons in the National Hockey League as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders. The 47-year-old Allen entered the coaching ranks as an assistant coach with the ECHL’s Johnstown Chiefs in 1996 and was promoted to head coach of the franchise halfway through the 1997-98 season. He would serve as the Chiefs head coach for four more years before moving to the American Hockey League in 2002. Allen spent two seasons with the San Antonio Rampage (2002-04), where he split time as an assistant coach and then a head coach. He then served as an assistant coach in Lowell, Omaha, and Quad City from 2004-09. The New Bedford, Mass., native spent 10 years as a player in professional hockey as the former center competed in the All American Hockey League, Atlantic Coast Hockey League, Colonial Hockey League, Central Hockey League and the ECHL.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MIDWEST DIVISION Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Milwaukee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville Rockford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago

ATLANTIC DIVISION Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winnipeg Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose

NORTH DIVISION Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montreal Lake Erie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vancouver

NORTHEAST DIVISION Adirondack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Islanders Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Rangers Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus

WEST DIVISION Abbotsford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina Oklahoma City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas

EAST DIVISION Binghamton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottawa Hershey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anaheim Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay W-B/Scranton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh

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MEET THE WO LV ES

JOEL EDMUNDSON

4 TAYLOR CHORNEY

D | H 6-4 | W 210 June 28, 1993 Brandon, Manitoba @jedmundson3

D | H 6-0 | W 201 April 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, Ontario

8 TY RATTIE

RW | H 6-0 | W 183 Feb. 5, 1993 Airdrie, Alberta @TyRattie8

MARK CUNDARI

D | H 5-11 | W 195 April 23, 1990 Toronto, Ontario

DOUG JANIK

D | H 6-1 | W 215 March 26, 1980 Agawam, Massachusetts

9 SHANE HARPER

RW | H 5-10 | W 194 Feb. 1, 1989 Valencia, California @Cali_Sharp

DEREK NESBITT

LW | H 6-0 | W 185 April 16, 1982 Egmondville, Ontario @Derek_Nesbitt

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AS MUCH AS KEITH AUCOIN LOVES HOCKEY — AND HE HAS A SLEW OF RECORDS AND CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS THAT EXPLAIN WHY — BASEBALL STILL HOLDS A HUGE PLACE IN HIS HEART

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ROWING UP ON QUIET, TREE-LINED JOYCE STREET IN CHELMSFORD, MASS., APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN BOSTON, KEITH AUCOIN AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, PHIL, HAD THE SPACE AND THE DESIRE TO PLAY ALL KINDS OF SPORTS. WHAT THEY LIKED BEST WAS HOCKEY AND BASEBALL. BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER — AND NOT NECESSARILY SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER. Keith being three years older than Phil, he tended to get to choose which positions they would play. So when the Aucoins dragged their hockey net into the middle of Joyce Street, Keith would get to shoot the pucks while Phil would have to try to stop them. Being the goalie meant wearing the family baseball gear. “I’d put on the catcher’s shin guards and the chest protector, but there was no helmet,” Phil said. “My mom has a picture of me with two black eyes and a swollen lip after playing with Keith and his friends. They were 8. I was 5.” As much as Keith enjoyed using the hockey net (and his brother) as target practice, he enjoyed baseball even more during his formative years. He batted second (always the guy setting the table for others) and started at shortstop for Chelmsford High School’s strong baseball program. To be more precise, he started at shortstop until an impressive freshman named Adam McCusker joined the team and pushed Aucoin to third. “That’s when I knew it was time to move into hockey,” Keith said with a smile. “I was better at baseball than hockey growing up, but as I got older I got better at hockey.”

While McCusker developed into a four-year star at Div. II UMass Lowell, Aucoin developed into far more than anyone expected with a spectacular hockey career that has been chockfull of championships and goals and assists. In 1997, he directed Chelmsford High School to Massachusetts’ Super Eight hockey tournament for the first time in its history. Despite being one of the state’s leading scorers, no Div. I hockey team wanted to take a chance on a player listed generously as 5-foot-9. So Aucoin chose Norwich University, a private military college in Vermont that his high school coach, Jack Fletcher, attended. All he did there was set scoring records (posting 116 goals and 124 assists in 116 games) and lead Norwich to a national Div. III title while earning all-America honors twice. But, again, his size and his circumstances kept him from catching the right evaluators’ eyes. “No scout’s going to watch Div. III hockey,” Keith said. “So I was kind of behind the 8-ball there.” He caught a small break in 2001 when the AHL’s Lowell Lock Monsters, located a few miles from his home, signed him to a low-money, two-way deal and sent him to the United Hockey League. But he did get a 30-game shot with the Monsters and put up 6 goals and 10 assists, which landed him a spot in 2002 with the AHL’s Providence Bruins and triggered his run as one of the greatest scorers in league history. Through March 28, Aucoin ranked fifth on the AHL’s all-time list with 608 assists and seventh with 852 points. “I’ve always been a guy that passes first,” Keith said. “I should probably shoot more, but I don’t. Coaches tell me that every year, but that’s the way I was brought up by my parents — to pass the puck. It’s something that stuck with me. That’s just the way I am.” And Aucoin hasn’t racked up all those assists and goals in a vacuum. He captured two AHL championships with the Hershey Bears (2009 and 2010) — winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award in 2010 — and claimed a Stanley Cup ring as part of the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2006 NHL title. He keeps all of his

rings and trophies with his parents, Danny and Dianne, at the house on Joyce Street. “They’re the ones who worked hard to get me to the rinks growing up,” Keith said. “There’s no way to repay them, but it’s nice to let them have them and show them off to whoever they want. Plus, it’s safer with them.” If Keith wants to, he can visit his hardware during the offseason when he and his wife, Maureen, and their 2-year-old son, Brayden, return to their home in Chelmsford. His parents and his brother, Phil, are nearby as well, as are Keith’s beloved Boston Red Sox. He’s rarely seen around the Wolves practice rink without his Red Sox cap. “I’m not that intense of a fan, though my wife would probably say different,” Keith said. “Once we get Brayden to bed, we’ll watch a lot of the game.”

THEY’RE THE ONES WHO WORKED HARD TO GET ME TO THE RINKS GROWING UP. THERE’S NO WAY TO REPAY THEM. “The Red Sox are Keith’s No. 1 love,” Maureen said. “He watches pretty much every game to relax. He just loves it.” “He honestly is the biggest Red Sox fan that I know,” Phil said. “When we’re out playing softball, he’s always checking his phone for the score.” That’s right, softball. You wouldn’t think such a decorated hockey player would put that much effort into an offseason sport. For each of the last 12 summers, Keith and Phil and their father have played on a pair of competitive softball teams known as The Bustonians. Phil, who recently retired after eight seasons as a professional hockey player and became a salesman for John Deere, manages both teams. Every year, he selects Keith with his first-round draft pick. “We sit around all year and wait for softball to start up,” said Phil, who says the slow-pitch team traveled to Disney in 2006 and finished seventh at nationals. “Keith goes out every night

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and definitely wants to win. When I send out the batting averages, he’s the first who wants to read them.” Keith, ever the table-setter as the leadoff man and shortstop, batted a team-high .770 last summer for their slow-pitch team and .480 for their fast-pitch team. Phil, who bats second and plays center field, hit .710 and .462, respectively. Danny, 57, plays first base and hits fifth and posted averages of .590 and .330. The team plays several nights per week. Sometimes they’ll have a game in one league at 6 p.m. and a game in the other league at another park at 8 p.m. “Keith and Phil will be on the phone all the time talking strategy and how they should use this batting order against this team and that order against that team,” Maureen said with a laugh. “I’m a hockey wife during the winter and a softball wife in the summer.”

“I’M A HOCKEY WIFE DURING THE WINTER AND A SOFTBALL WIFE IN THE SUMMER.” When Phil watches Keith play shortstop from his vantage point in center field, he sees the older brother who was so good at baseball in his youth. “He has really good hands,” Phil said. “The plays some players can’t make, he makes them. If he had stuck with baseball, he would’ve played college baseball. He goes out every night and definitely wants to win.”

CHICAGO WOLVES COACH JOHN ANDERSON SAYS 35-YEAROLD KEITH AUCOIN KEEPS PLAYING NOT FOR THE MILESTONES, BUT FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME. “Keith plays because he wants to play the game,” Anderson said. “I get it because I was that age and still playing in the minors. I just wanted to be on the ice the whole time. That’s where he’s at. Obviously he scores a lot of points, but there’s more to his game than that. He takes pride in checking. I think he likes penalty-killing more than power play.” Aucoin has wasted no time passing along his passion for hockey to his 2-year-old son, Brayden.

A few days before his birthday on Feb. 29, Keith strapped skates on Brayden’s feet after a practice and took him on the ice for the first time. The ice was a new wrinkle, but Brayden has been wearing skates for some time. “It was so much fun to see him get Skates for Christmas,” said Maureen Aucoin, Brayden’s mom. “He wears them around the house constantly — with the skate guards on.” “At home, all we do is play knee hockey B R E A K A W AY M A G A Z I N E

and watch hockey,” Keith said. “That’s all he wants to do before he goes to bed.” When they flip the TV to a hockey game, Brayden will watch just as avidly as Keith. Frequently he’ll think he’s watching Keith. When they tuned into the Olympics, Brayden declared that ‘Da-Da’ was playing in the game. “Da-Da’s in every game,” Maureen said. “It was amazing how quickly Keith got back from Russia to Illinois.” Aucoin doesn’t spend any time

celebrating his milestones, but he admits there’ll be a time when he’ll cherish review his accomplishments. “When my career is over and I sit down with Brayden and look back on it, we can talk about how good of a career it was,” Keith said. “You know, I wasn’t even supposed to be able to play pro hockey. To do what I’ve done is pretty cool.” Soon Keith will have another child to share his exploits with. Keith and Maureen are expecting their second in late August.

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IN 2008 THE WOLVES WOULD WIN THEIR FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP. BUILDING A TEAM CAPABLE OF PLAYING WHAT CAN AMOUNT TO MORE THAN 100 GAMES IN A SINGLE SEASON IS A TASK THAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL MIX OF ENDURANCE AND HEART. THE TIMING IS CRUCIAL WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING THE KIND OF BOND AND GRIT A TEAM NEEDS TO ENDURE ALL THOSE CONTESTS AND ULTIMATELY TAKE HOME THE CALDER CUP.

It was timing and a quirky bit of facial hair that would make all the difference for the Wolves during the 2008 playoff run.

the next day for warmups in Rockford, the IceHogs were dealt a solid blow to team morale.

When Senior Vice President of Operations Courtney Mahoney pointed out how hilarious it is that he didn’t notice, he had this to say:

In the West Division Finals, the longtime rival Rockford IceHogs were all set to eliminate the Wolves from contention after shutting them down in Games 3 and 4 in Rockford and Game 5 at Allstate Arena.

YOUNG: When the players came out to skate

LEVIN: No, it’s not hilarious. It’s not hilarious at

for warmup with the ‘staches, that deflated Rockford. They were like, ‘These guys are ready to go and they’re that bonded that they’ll walk around looking that dumb,’ (laughs) and everyone had different ones. Joey Crabb, who has white hair, darkened his mustache. He took some Just for Men and colored his ‘stache. Some guys had the penciled-in mustache, like the real thin one. Everyone had their own character, but collectively as a group with the mustache, it was sick. Say what you want – it was cheesy or whatever – but it bonded our team.

all. Being down 3 to 2 is not funny.

BILLY GARDNER (Color analyst): With Rockford, things weren’t going so well.

BILL BENTLEY (Assistant general manager): That was a very stocked team. Going into it, we felt like we were going to do something. It was a very special team and Rockford also had a very special team. Quite honestly, that was probably the championship. They were a very talented team and most of those guys are playing for the Blackhawks now. It was a very hard-fought series. The Wolves would make one final trip to Rockford in a series that stood at 3-2. But then something happened with a razor at the team’s Hoffman Estates practice facility that changed everything.

KEVIN KACER (Athletic trainer): We had our full playoff beards going, some thicker than others, and all of a sudden Colin Stuart comes out of the bathroom. WENDELL YOUNG (General manager): Stuart came out with this cheesy mustache. He had shaved his beard off. And then, all of a sudden everyone goes, ‘We’re in!’ Everyone was all in – we’d had enough with the beards. We were down 3 games to 2 and we were gonna do whatever it took. So coaches, everyone, we all did it. “It” had a name – the “Mustache Rally” – and it would change the course of Chicago Wolves history. When the team came out

KACER: I think it really intimidated the Rockford guys. You could see their faces during warmup. They’re like, ‘Oh, my God, look at these guys. They’re wacked.” And they rolled over. We beat ‘em and went on to the finals.

STEVE MARTINS (Former Wolves forward): At some point during that game, I think Johnny called a timeout and he said, “Hey, we’re gonna win this…if we believe.” And we did. We came back. That was a real turning point - in that game, in that series, and on our road to winning that championship. Plus, how am I going to forget that mustache? But there was one guy in the building who was all business.

DON LEVIN: I didn’t think about it. I thought about it after the game. They won the game. They won the next game. After that, I figured out they had mustaches.

GENE UBRIACO (Senior advisor/director of hockey operations): We hadn’t won in six years and I think Don was getting a little antsy.

But then he seemed to find the humor in it after all.

LEVIN (to Billy Gardner): You, as the guy who’s doing the television, you even had a mustache! You do not look good with a mustache.

GARDNER: No, I don’t. No. WAYNE MESSMER (Senior executive vice president): They came out and didn’t take themselves so seriously. They didn’t come out like victims. It’s like, ‘Oh, we’re down.” No. We are in the process of a rally, is all. They would rally, and they would win, and an integral part of that win were three linemates whose extraordinary on-ice accomplishments live large in the memories of fans of this franchise. They were three guys who would leave an indelible mark on this team. The Smurf Line – Darren Haydar, Brett Sterling, and Jason Krog - second only to the BMW line – Rob Brown, Steve Maltais, and Brian Wiseman – in their place in Wolves history, racked up their fair share of points during that postseason run and during seasons prior with the Wolves. It was a trio of guys whose combination inspired a funny name and who would play, in spite of their smaller size - maybe because of it - like giants in this game during their time here.

JOHN ANDERSON (Head coach): I remember the first game that we had Krog and Haydar

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together. This is in Peoria. First game of the year. It’s kind of a quiet game, not a lot going on. And the puck gets dumped in the corner, so here goes Haydar and he kind of looks over his shoulder and throws the puck behind his back, and here comes Krog late on the play and he just roofs it. The bench went wild. It really lifted us as a team. Just that one goal. You could feel it.

CRAIG KOGUT (Equipment manager): Those three together, are you kidding me? Teams knew it, too. You went on the power play and the pucks went into the net. Those are two of the best lines ever in hockey at this level. These guys knew where each other would be at all times. Wiseman knew exactly where Steve Maltais was gonna be. Same thing with the Smurf Line. It was magic.

UBRIACO: I would see Darren Haydar in Milwaukee (he played four seasons with the Admirals). People would ask, “What are you doing here?” I’d say, “I’m scouting. I’m gonna take Haydar.” I’ve seen a lot of good hockey players. I played with Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. I coached Mario Lemieux. I’ll tell you, pound-for-pound, Darren Haydar does things with the puck that are truly amazing. In his first year with Ubriaco and the Wolves, Darren Haydar would establish a recordsetting point streak, with 24 goals and 55 assists in 39 games. It stands as the longest point streak in American Hockey League annals, and it would match Wayne Gretzky’s 1985-86 stretch with the Edmonton Oilers as the fourth-longest point streak in professional hockey history.

ANDERSON: He may not be the fastest guy, the biggest guy, but Darren is playing threedimensional chess when everybody else only sees one dimension. He holds the puck and is able to foresee things that are going to happen. The next year, Smurf center Jason Krog would ultimately win the American Hockey League’s Les Cunningham Award as the most valuable player for the 2007-08 season. He would also become one of three people in the league’s 72-year history to win the “Triple Crown,” leading the league in goals (39), assists (73), and points (112).

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UBRIACO: He was smart. Probably the best centerman we ever had, along with Brian Wiseman. These are the guys we wouldn’t have won Cups without. He worked so well on that line because he slows down the play. He controls the puck. LEVIN: Krog is clearly the Gretzky of the American Hockey League. I remember watching him when he played in the Anaheim organization, in Cincinnati. I just remember sitting there with Wolves former general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff saying, “We gotta get that guy!” That was clear from the beginning. We couldn’t get him for a while, but then we did eventually. Why he’s not in the National Hockey League is just a question that is beyond me. Completing the trio was Brett Sterling, and just one year before they hoisted the Cup together, Sterling won the AHL’s Dudley Garrett Outstanding Rookie Award in 2006-07.

GARDNER: He was a terrific player – rookie of the year here with the Wolves. They were just great together, too. Both Krog and Haydar had such great chemistry with Sterling. There’s not many times in a year when you can say that a line played together the whole year, and they virtually did, and they all had terrific years. The chemistry wasn’t only happening on the ice, though. In the broadcast booth, Pat Foley did the honors and called the Wolves win.

JUDD SIROTT (Former Wolves play-by-play announcer): When the Wolves won the title in ‘08, Pat pulled me aside in WilkesBarre and he said to me, “Would you mind if I reused your line from the Wolves first championship? That line - The cup cometh back to Chicago - he did use it and I don’t think it hit me at the time, but to have a guy of that stature ask to use one of my lines from the first championship, that was a pretty special moment.

GARDNER: I think most people misunderstand what we as broadcasters for the Wolves feel and where our heart lies. We want to win, too. We wanna win as much as the players do. I’ll never forget 2005. That team was unbelievable. I thought there was no way we were gonna lose, but then we did and that

hurt. So in ’08 to win, especially after that Rockford series, was so much fun. After four championships, 15 postseason appearances, nine captains, 10 coaches, and 20 years, the Wolves are still charting their history as they make their final push into postseason and the playoffs with this year’s squad. There is a lot to remember and reflect on when it comes to two decades’ worth of history, but most of what the people involved with this franchise remember is how good it was to just be here. How much it felt like home.

KARI LEHTONEN (former Wolves goaltender): It’s a first-class place. Everybody who has ever played there knows how much of a special place it is, from the trainers, coaches, and everybody at the front office.

DAN PLANTE (former Wolves forward): I come back to this building now and you see the same people - the same cops patrolling the arena, the same people running the game operations – and they remember you. They remember me. It makes me proud.

BOB NARDELLA (former Wolves defenseman): This organization is family first. That’s the first thing I learned here. As long as that doesn’t change – people have been here so long that it feels like a second home to them – it’s a second family. That’s what makes it special. KEVIN CHEVELDAYOFF: When I left the Wolves, I didn’t feel like I could leave until I sat down with Don Levin and he said to me, “Chevy, I don’t want you to go, but it’s time for you to leave.” It was a great moment for me because I think of Don…Don’s like my dad. My dad died when I was very young, and Don has become a special person in my life. The relationships I’ve gained and maintained and grown over the years with the Wolves have been very humbling for me. I may have left the Chicago Wolves, but I’ve never really left home.

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RECORD BREAKERS

SINGLE-SEASON FRANCHISE RECORDS GOALS ASSISTS POINTS PENALTY MIN. PLUS/MINUS WINS SHUTOUTS

Steve Maltais

ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 1996-97

PLAYER Steve Maltais

PTS

PIM

839

454

497

951

1,061

Rob Brown

1995-96

Rob Brown

369

157

326

483

Rob Brown

143

1995-96

Darren Haydar

342

128

240

368

257

Kevin MacDonald 336

1994-95

Jason Krog

282

244

342

106

Brett Sterling

302

167

141

308

384

Arturs Kulda

+47

2009-10

Kari Lehtonen

2004-05

Wendell Young Matt Climie

6 6

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Bob Nardella

476

239

298

331

Steve Larouche

203

144

228

168

Chris Marinucci

240

121

220

Steve Martins

262

129

193

307

Derek MacKenzie

377

101

184

441

ALL-TIME WINNING RECORD The Wolves have delivered a winning record in each of the franchise’s first 19 seasons. They have qualified for the playoffs 15 times, appeared in six league finals and captured four championships.

Rob Brown, who donned a Wolves jersey for five seasons between 1994 and 2003, set the franchise’s single-season record for points (143) in 1995-96.

Goaltender Matt Climie set two franchise records during the 2012-13 season: Most road shutouts (5) in a single season and longest scoreless streak (173 minutes, 57 seconds).

During John Anderson’s first stint as Wolves head coach (19972008), his teams set singleSeven-time all-star Steve Maltais holds the Wolves career records for games (839), goals (454), assists (497), points (951) and penalty minutes (1,061). He played with

season franchise records for wins (55 in 1997-98), points (114 in 1999-2000), goals (331 in 200607) and power-play goals (112 in 2006-07).

the team from 1994-2005.

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BOARDING

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ELBOWING

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Called for any action which causes opponent to be thrown violently into the boards.

Called for taking three or more strides before checking opponent.

Called for hitting opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice.

Call is made when the penalized team gains control of the puck or upon a stop in play.

Called when using the elbow to impede an opponent.

Called for making contact with an opponent when carrying the stick above the shoulder.

Called for using the hands, arms or legs to hold an opponent.

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ICING

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ROUGHING

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Called for using stick or blade to hook opponent.

Called when a player on his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of the red center line shoots the puck down the ice, it crosses the red goal line at any point (other than the goal) and is touched first by an opposing player other than the goalie.*

Called for having contact with an opponent not in possession of the puck.

Called for an infraction that warrants a more serious penalty than a standard minor or major penalty.

Called for engaging in fisticuffs or shoving of a level that is not worthy of a major penalty.

Called for swinging the stick at an opponent.

SPEARING

TRIPPING

Called for using the stick like a spear.

Called for using the stick, arm or leg to cause an opponent to trip or fall.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT Called for the abuse of an official or other such misconduct.

*Under hybrid icing rules, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called when an opposing player (other than the goalie) is the first to reach the face-off dot closest to the goal line.

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ICING THE PUCK

AVERAGES & RATINGS (2012-13)

Icing is when a player on his team’s side of the red center line shoots the puck all the way down the ice and it crosses the red goal line 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 stopped and the puck is returned to the other end of the ice for a faceoff in the offending team’s zone. Icing the puck is not called: > If the goalie leaves the crease to play the puck, even if he does not touch the puck. > If an official rules an opposing player could have played the puck before it crossed the red goal line. > An official may wave off the icing call if he deems it was an attempted pass.

SHOT ON GOAL

A shot on goal is a shot that would enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save.

PENALTIES

Penalties are classified into three categories: minor, major and misconduct. For a minor penalty, players are required to serve two minutes in the penalty box while their team plays short-handed. A minor penalty will expire if the opposing team scores while on the power play. Major penalties require a player to serve five minutes in the penalty box and only expire at the end of that time. Misconduct penalties vary in length.

POWER PLAYS / PENALTY KILL

A team is on the power play when one team has more players on the ice than the other team because a player is serving a penalty. Conversely, the team with fewer players is on the penalty kill.

2.68

AVG. GOALS AGAINST PER GAME

2.72

POWER PLAY GOALS SCORED

POWER PLAY RATING

OFFSIDES

A team is offside when any member of the attacking team precedes the puck over the defending team’s blueline. The position of the player’s skate — and not that of his stick — is the determining factor. If both skates are over the blueline before the puck, the player is offside. If he has only one skate over the blueline and one on it, he is onside.

17.1%

PENALTY KILL RATING

80.3%

OVERTIME GAMES PLAYED

LEADING AFTER THE SECOND PERIOD Last season, the Wolves won 80 percent of games in which they were leading after two periods.

PENALTY KILL

OVERTIME

Any regular-season game that ends regulation play with a tie score will go into a five-minute sudden-death overtime period. If at the end of that overtime period the game remains tied, the game will then go into a shootout. During the playoffs, there will not be a shootout and overtime periods will be 20 minutes in length.

SHOOTOUT

AVG. GOALS PER GAME

Last season, the Wolves won 61 percent of games in which they did not allow the opposing team to score a powerplay goal.

POWER PLAY Last season, the Wolves won 48 percent of games in which they scored at least one power-play goal and 40 percent of games when they scored two or more.

SCORING FIRST

Any regular-season game that ends overtime play with a tie score will go into a shootout. A shootout is a series of penalty shots in which each team is allowed five attempts to score in alternating fashion. If after five attempts the teams remain tied, the shootout will continue to alternate shots until one team fails to match the attempt of the other. The winner of the shootout will be awarded one goal.

Last season, the Wolves won 62 percent of games in which they scored the first goal.

SHOTS ON GOAL Last season, the Wolves outshot their opponents in 32 of their 76 regularseason games, and won 16 of those games (16-11-4-1).

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NINE SEASONS AGO, A PROVEN NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE DEFENSEMAN FROM OAK PARK JOINED THE CHICAGO WOLVES FOR THE STRETCH RUN AND HELPED LEAD THE TEAM TO THE CALDER CUP FINALS. Last month, the same proven NHL defenseman joined the Wolves for the stretch run and hopes to help lead the team back to the top. Welcome home, Joe Corvo. “It’s the perfect situation for me,” Corvo said. “I’m glad I’m here. The kids (Cameron, 9, and Maddux, 8) get to go to their new school. They get to see Dad play in some games, some playoff games and hopefully win a championship, ultimately.” “He can skate,” said Wolves general manager Wendell Young. “Good shot. Good on the power play. He’s got his head up. He’s an NHL-skill player. Any time you can add that to your lineup – whether it’s ’04-05 or ’13-14 – you’re adding a skilled guy who’s a leader on the ice.” Here’s how the Wolves had the chance to add a defenseman with 708 regular-season games and 50 playoff appearances on his resume: When the Ottawa Senators, in the midst of a youth movement, placed Corvo on waivers in late February, Corvo and his agent, former Wolves right wing Justin Duberman, started to figure out the best place for Corvo’s next destination. Meanwhile, the Wolves had the exact same idea. As Young and Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray discussed a potential deal, they both realized a move to the Wolves served as the best way to show respect for an 11-year NHL veteran who has more career points (310) than penalty minutes (241) on his resume. Especially when that veteran grew up in Oak Park, has made his offseason home in Elmwood Park and recently purchased a permanent home in River Forest. “This is a guy who has been around a long time and there’s a respect factor,” Young said. “That’s what I talked about with Bryan. He said, ‘Wendell, we’re both trying to do the right thing.’” On March 5, the Senators announced they loaned the 36-year-old defenseman to the Wolves for the rest of the season. Three nights later, Corvo scored the game-winning goal on the power play at Abbotsford while making his first appearance in a Wolves sweater since June 10, 2005. When Corvo played on March 8 in Abbotsford, he set the franchise record for the longest time between stints with the Wolves at eight years, eight months and 26 days. Corvo joined the Wolves in 2005 once it became clear the NHL lockout was going to last the entire season. He provided 7 goals and 7 assists during 23 games to close out the 2004-05 regular season, then played in all 18 playoff games and notched

4 goals and 5 assists for a squad that lost in the Finals to Philadelphia. Corvo also built a strong relationship with Wolves coach John Anderson. You might call it a mutual admiration society that held annual offseason meetings on the golf course. “I think he’s a good person and he works his rear end off,” Anderson said. “He has a lot of skills. It makes it easy for me to coach. Skill makes coaches look really good.” “I’m comfortable with him,” Corvo said. “He’s a great guy to play for. He makes you want to play for him.” He might even make Corvo play one more season. He has been contemplating retirement after this season, so he’s making sure to enjoy every moment. “It could go either way next year,” he said. “This is a VERY pleasant surprise here.” Here’s an example of how eager Corvo has been to join the Wolves. After a Saturday-Sunday series in Abbotsford, he caught a 6 a.m. flight back to Ottawa. He and his wife, Angela, packed Monday night and Tuesday morning and then made the 800-mile drive from Ottawa to Chicago. They cruised into town at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday – and Corvo woke up early to make it to the team’s workout. “Basically I sat on my butt for two days straight,” Corvo said. “Needless to say, the workout I did on my day off was pretty painful. But the next day I felt great on the ice.”

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