Breakaway Magazine Vol. 7 Issue 3

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CHICAGO WOLVES

VOL. 7 ISSUE 3

A SoCal Story: The Great One, The Kid and Shane Harper

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A SoCAL STORY THE GREAT ONE, THE KID AND SHANE HARPER

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03 LEAGUE WELCOME

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06 WOLVES HISTORY

17 MEET THE WOLVES

34 WEARING THE ‘C’ ON THE SEA

09 OWNERSHIP

29 RECORD BREAKERS

37 GAME TIME

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BEHIND THE BENCH

FRONT OFFICE Seth Gold Irwin Jann Mike Gordon Wayne Messmer Dana Wildman

TV Director Director President Senior Executive Vice President Executive Assistant

Ron Storto Sarah Draheim Cameron Gibson

Senior Vice President of Operations Director of Operations Creative Services Manager Game Operations Coordinator Community Relations Coordinator Community Relations Assistant Merchandise Intern

CREATIVE SERVICES Imran Javed Troy Mueller Kara Konicki Ross Dettman

Digital Content Manager Senior Graphic Designer Creative Services Assistant Team Photographer

Executive TV Producer TV Production Manager TV Associate Producer

TV BROADCAST Jason Shaver Bill Gardner

OPERATIONS Courtney Mahoney Bryan Campion Dan Harris John Sherlock Camille Colletti Kira Hoskey Brian Robak

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS Norine Gillner Mike Nardella

Hockey Operations Assistant Hockey Operations

PARTNERSHIPS Jon Sata Greg Sprott Mark Iralson Clint Taylor Kendele Carney Kayle Gray

Vice President of Partnerships Manager of Partnerships Partnerships Sales Executive Partnerships Sales Executive Partnerships Client Services Manager Partnerships Client Services Coord.

COMMUNICATIONS Lindsey Willhite Elise Butler Mitch Terrell

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DAVID A. ANDREWS

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Dear Fans, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2014-15 American Hockey League season, our 79th year of play. We are proud to be entering what is sure to be another exciting season, continuing our tradition of excellence and bringing an entertaining, physical and highly skilled level of professional hockey to more than 6 million fans in arenas across North America.

The 2014-15 season will once again feature 30 teams who will be competing for the AHL’s historic Calder Cup championship, and 30 National Hockey League clubs who will be developing their top prospects and future stars in our cities. Last season alone, more than 240 first- and second-round NHL draft picks competed in the American Hockey League, and 347 players took the ice in both the AHL and the NHL. We take great pride in our tradition of developing the best hockey talent in the world, with over 88 percent of today’s NHL players, coaches and officials having honed their skills in the American Hockey League. Through the years, our loyal and passionate fans have enjoyed cheering for more than 100 future Hockey Hall of Famers, and have witnessed the triumphs of more than 100 Calder Cup champions who would go on to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup as well.

We’re pleased to continue to deliver professional hockey to the great fans of Glens Falls, N.Y., and we welcome Allentown, Pa., to the league as the Adirondack Flames and Lehigh Valley Phantoms hit the ice this season. The AHL’s two newest entries will join the rest of the league in looking to dethrone the defending Calder Cup champion Texas Stars in the chase for the AHL’s 2015 title.

On behalf of all of our teams, players and staff, thank you again for your continuing support of the AHL. I wish you the utmost enjoyment of all the excitement that our 2014-15 season has in store.

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David A. Andrews President & Chief Executive Officer American Hockey League

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WOLVES HISTORY

FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS THE CHICAGO WOLVES FRANCHISE HAS A TASTE FOR WINNING. An organization that has been defined by excellence in its first 20 seasons, the Wolves reached the league final six times and came away champions four times duing an 11-year span from 1997-2008. Twice capturing the International Hockey League’s Turner Cup (1998 and 2000) and twice the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup (2002 and 2008), the team has shown that it can compete regardless of which league it plays in. Two decades after its inception and without ever finishing the regular season with a losing record, the Wolves look to carry that tradition into 2014-15. Here we look at the four days in Wolves history where the team walked away with the biggest prize of all - a championship.

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Backed by 16,701 fans, the secondlargest crowd in Turner Cup Final history, the Wolves shut out the Detroit Vipers 3-0 in Game 7 to capture their first Turner Cup championship at Allstate Arena (then the Rosemont Horizon). It was the first seven-game series for the IHL Championship in 13 years, while the shutout set a thenfranchise 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 3-2 series deficit in the final. Wolves center Alexander Semak skated away with the N.R. “Bud” Poile Trophy as the postseason’s most valuable player.

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 kicked off their inaugural season in the American Hockey League with their third championship in five years. Center Yuri Butsayev scored 2:05 into Game 5’s second overtime to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-3 at Allstate Arena and capture the Calder Cup championship. The Wolves, who played a league-high 105 games, including an AHL-record 25 postseason games, became the sixth team in league history to win a championship in their inaugural season. Goaltender Pasi Nurminen was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs, posting a league-leading 15 wins.

Right wing Rob Brown, who notched three assists in the Game 5 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 in Game 6 over the WilkesBarre/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 most valuable player of the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs. He matched franchise marks with 12 goals and 26 assists in the postseason and established a club record with 38 points. Rookie goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collected his 16th postseason win, the most in team history.

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DONALD R. LEVIN (luh-VIN) founded DRL Enterprises, Inc., in 1969. The Chicagobased 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 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 1,146 dogs in its first 13 seasons. In 2003, Levin purchased and donated the Animobile -- a mobile adoption unit and a modern clinic staffed by veterinarians and adoption specialists.

DON LEVIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / GOVERNOR

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 1999-2000 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.

Buddy Meyers, a principal owner of the Wolves who founded the team 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 a past attorney for the Soviet Red Army Hockey Team (CSKA).

He is a practicing attorney and the principal in the law firm of William 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. He also supports numerous charitable and environmental organizations.

BUDDY MEYERS

Meyers, who was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2014, is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a juris doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago Kent. He and Jill live in the River North area of Chicago and have five children between them: Justin, Lindsey, Zak, Brad, and Leslie.

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MANAGEMENT & HOCKEY OPS Wendell Young is in his sixth season at the helm of the Wolves hockey operations department. During his first five seasons as general manager, the team compiled a .603 winning percentage (212-132-20-24) and captured the regular-season West Division title in 2009-10 and the Midwest Division title in 2011-12 and 2013-14.

Young has been a member of the Wolves in numerous capacities — including player, coach, and executive — since the team’s inaugural campaign in 1994. He served as assistant coach and executive director of team relations for six seasons before transitioning into the general manager role in August 2009.

The 51-year-old Young stands as the Wolves’ all-time leader among goaltenders in games (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 retired on Dec. 1, 2001 — becoming the first Wolves player to receive the honor.

WENDELL YOUNG GENERAL MANAGER

The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native 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. 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 Pittsburgh Penguins. He also served as goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames from 2001-03.

Young and his wife, Paula, live in the northwest suburbs and have one daughter, Gabrielle, and two sons, Matt and Jack.

Bill Bentley is in his sixth season as assistant general manager and 21st 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 16 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 45-year-old Bentley 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.

BILL BENTLEY

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.

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Bentley and his wife, Jennifer, live in Chicago.

Gene Ubriaco, who has been with the Wolves since the franchise’s inception in 1994, embarks on his 18th season as the team’s director of hockey operations and sixth as senior advisor.

Ubriaco was hired as the Wolves’ first head coach and guided the expansion team to a 34-33-14 record and a berth in the Turner Cup playoffs. He compiled a 61-61-20 record with the Wolves during a three-year span, which included a two-game interim stint during the 1996-97 season.

The 76-year-old Ubriaco began his coaching career at Lake Superior State University in 1972-73. He became the head coach of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988. Under his tutelage the Penguins posted a 50-47-9 record, shattered several team records, and advanced to the Stanley Cup postseason after a seven-year absence.

GENE UBRIACO DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS

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The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native spent three years as a player in the NHL and posted 39 goals and 35 assists in 177 regular-season games spread among the Penguins, Oakland Seals, and Chicago Blackhawks.

He dedicates himself to numerous charitable causes, including the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association (AHIHA) with which he has been involved since 1974.

Ubriaco and his wife, Nella, have a daughter, Francine, and a son, Gene, and live in the western suburbs.

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BEHIND THE BENCH John Anderson enters his 13th season as Wolves head coach after being re-hired to the position July 16, 2013.

Anderson returned with four years of National Hockey League experience, including two as head coach of Atlanta (2008-10) and two as assistant coach with Arizona (2011-13).

The 57-year-old has guided the Wolves to four championships: two Calder Cups (2002 and 2008) and two Turner Cups (1998 and 2000). He leads the franchise in regularseason wins (551) and postseason victories (108).

Anderson’s squads have set several Wolves single-season records, including 55 wins (1997-98), 114 points (1999-2000), 29 home wins (1997-98, 1998-99), 27 road wins (1999-2000, 2006-07), and 331 goals (2006-07).

JOHN ANDERSON HEAD COACH

Toronto’s first pick (11th overall) in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft, Anderson played 12 seasons with the Maple Leafs (1977-85), Quebec (1985-86), and Hartford (198689). The Toronto native registered five 30-goal campaigns, including four straight from 1981-85.

Anderson ranks 14th in Maple Leafs history with 189 goals and 20th with 393 points.

He amassed 282 goals and 631 points in 814 NHL regular-season games and added nine goals and 27 points in 37 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

Mark Hardy enters his first season with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach August 26. A 15-year veteran of the National Hockey League, he brings 19 seasons of bench experience to Chicago.

Hardy joins the team after spending the last three seasons with the ECHL’s Ontario Reign, which finished in second place in the Western Conference each season he was on staff.

The 55-year-old boasts 11 years of NHL coaching experience, having served on the staffs for Los Angeles (1999-2006, 2008-10) and Chicago (2006-08). Hardy served as an assistant coach and defensive specialist, overseeing the third-best penaltykilling unit in Kings history in 2001-02.

The Samedan, Switzerland native began his coaching career as a player/coach and then assistant in the International Hockey League with Detroit (1994-95) and Long Beach (1995-99).

MARK HARDY ASSISTANT COACH

Drafted by Los Angeles in the second round (30th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Hardy collected 368 points (62G, 306A) in 915 career regular-season games as a defenseman for Los Angeles, Minnesota, and New York. He finished his playing career with 70 points (18G, 52A) in 199 IHL games with Phoenix, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

Brad Tapper enters his first season with the Wolves after being named an assistant coach August 26. A member of the 2002 Calder Cup squad, he contributed 58 points in 98 regular-season games and 11 points in 28 postseason tilts with Chicago from 2001-04.

Tapper joins the American Hockey League after five seasons in coaching. He ran the bench for North York for one year in the CCHL and served as an assistant the past four with Florida and Orlando in the ECHL. The 36-year-old won the Kelly Cup with Florida in 2012 and his teams have never failed to make the postseason, posting a 158-102-9-19 record while his forward corps placed in the top 10 in league scoring each season.

The Scarborough, Ontario, native skated in 71 NHL contests with Atlanta from 2000-03, accruing 25 points (14G, 11A) in 71 games. He also suited up for Binghamton (AHL), Philadelphia (AHL), Orlando (IHL), Nürnberg (DEL), Hannover (DEL), Iserlohn (DEL), and RPI (NCAA).

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

MIDWEST DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis

Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles

Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit

Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix

Lake Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado

Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston

Milwaukee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville

St. John’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winnipeg

Rockford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago

Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose

NORTH DIVISION

NORTHEAST DIVISION

Adirondack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary

Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey

Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montreal

Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Islanders

Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo

Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Rangers

Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto

Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus

Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vancouver

Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay

WEST DIVISION

EAST DIVISION

Charlotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina

Binghamton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottawa

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota

Hershey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington

Oklahoma City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmonton

Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia

San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida

Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anaheim

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas

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JANI HAKANPAA

D H: 6-4 W: 214 June 28, 1993 Brandon, Manitoba

D H: 6-3 W: 198 September 23, 1993 Helsinki, Finland

D H: 6-5 W: 221 June 21, 1990 Montreal, Quebec

D H: 6-7 W: 230 March 31, 1992 Kirkkonummi, Finland

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RW H: 6-0 W: 192 February 5, 1993 Airdrie, Alberta

RW H: 5-10 W: 190 February 1, 1989 Valencia, California

C H: 6-2 W: 196 March 15, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota

D H: 6-4 W: 211 January 27, 1991 Rochester, New York

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YANNICK VEILLEUX

C H: 5-10 W: 187 August 9, 1986 Bayport, New York

F H: 6-3 W: 205 May 30, 1988 Bayfield, Ontario

LW H: 6-0 W: 195 August 9, 1986 Boston, Massachusetts

LW H: 6-2 W: 205 February 22, 1993 St. Hipolytte, Quebec

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RW H: 6-5 W: 206 August 8, 1992 Kelowna, British Columbia

F H: 5-10 W: 180 April 29, 1987 Essex, Massachusetts

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LW H: 6-3 W: 204 March 23, 1993 Omsk, Russia

C H: 6-1 W: 190 January 28, 1985 Sicamous, British Columbia

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F H: 6-2 W: 199 June 9, 1988 Duluth, Minnesota

F H: 5-10 H: 169 November 30, 1988 Orland Park, Illinois

D H: 6-0 W: 188 May 17, 1989 Westlock, Alberta

RW H: 6-2 H: 202 March 3, 1991 Gavle, Sweden

G H: 6-1 H: 176 July 11, 1993 Richmond Hill, Ontario

D H: 6-2 H: 198 March 8, 1991 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

G H: 6-3 H: 207 February 11, 1983 Leduc, Alberta

F H: 6-3 H: 203 October 10, 1989 Dunaujvaros, Hungary

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D H: 6-1 H: 201 January 7, 1977 Calgary, Alberta

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ike so many parents, Mike and Daria Harper wanted to plan the greatest 7th birthday party ever for their first-born. Like so many children, Shane Harper wanted to have his 7th birthday party at the coolest place imaginable.

“You ask your kid, “Do you want to go to Chuck E. Cheese?” said Mike Harper. “ ‘Do you want to go to Disney?’ ” Nope and nope. Shane wanted to tie his birthday to ice hockey, a sport he had picked up a few months before. He wanted to party where his house team played. So the Harpers reserved a banquet room at the Iceoplex in North Hills, Calif., – the same place where the Los Angeles Kings practiced – and invited every player on Shane’s team to the bash.

This might be a good time to mention Paulina Gretzky and Ty Gretzky – the two oldest of Wayne Gretzky’s and Janet Jones’ four children – were among Shane’s teammates on his first ice hockey team.

“They had RSVPed that they were coming, but you never know,” Mike Harper said. “Then, boom, the Gretzkys walk through the door and everybody’s jaw was on the ground. They were very generous and the nicest people.”

Wayne Gretzky was in his eighth and final season making hockey popular in Southern California. Everybody on that house team was already a fan, but his presence at the party only deepened the connection.

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“He showed up with TONS of gifts,” Shane said. “It was crazy.

It was amazing. He gave me a pair of his Gretzky sneakers. I already had a pair at the time because I loved them so much. He gave me a pair of Gretzky rollerblades. He gave me his new video game that came out for Nintendo.

“I don’t think he was trying to show off. He just thought, ‘I’ll give this kid all the stuff I can give him.’ He seemed like such a nice dad. He would come and watch his kids’ games, even though he was playing full-time with the Kings.”

Mike Harper, who recalls Gretzky bringing autographed gifts for every kid at the party, remembers one house league game when Gretzky took a turn as the official scorekeeper.

“Shane scored some goals…and Wayne gave his daughter and son a bunch of assists all over the scoresheet,” he said with a laugh. “We still have a pink carbon of the scoresheet with Wayne Gretzky’s signature on it.”

Less than one month after the Great One joined Harper’s party, he was traded by Los Angeles to the St. Louis Blues.

Popular wisdom at the time suggested hockey would return to second-rate status in SoCal, but that proved to be false.

Harper was among those who was smitten by the sport and wouldn’t let it go. In fact, he became devoted to roller hockey AND ice hockey.

“I just know it was so much more exciting than soccer and baseball to me,” said Harper, who grew up 30 miles north of Los Angeles in Valencia. “I never really played video games as a kid. I would play outside after school every day. I would put on my roller blades and try to play street hockey either with the neighbors or, if they didn’t want to, I’d play hockey in my driveway.

“It was never raining. As a kid, I never realized kids in other parts of the country couldn’t play outside every day. We were outside every single day.”

Harper picked up roller hockey and ice hockey equally quickly.

On the house team he shared with the Gretzkys, he stacked up 88 goals in 23 games.

Within two years, Harper started on travel teams for roller and ice hockey. Keep in mind, while Gretzky made ice hockey more popular in Southern California, there weren’t nearly as many rinks as there are in, say, the Chicago area. In both sports, Harper needed to travel long distances to be on teams with players of similar skill and interest level – particularly for ice hockey.

“My dad would come and pick me up around 5 p.m.,” Harper said. “He’d drive from Burbank to Valencia. That was probably about 30 minutes. So he’d pick me up and drive another 60 miles. It’d probably take an hour-and-a-half. Coming back wasn’t as bad, but it’d still take a little more than an hour. He did that SO many times.”

“He was doing his homework in the backseat with a little light so he could see,” Mike Harper said. “And he was eating a lot of drive-thru food. We did it because he loved it – and he was really good at it.”

And his teams were really good at it. Harper’s primary roller hockey teams were the Anaheim Mission Bulldogs and the OC Blades – and the latter captured the North American Roller Hockey Championship (NARCh) Pee Wee Platinum Division national championship in 2004.

While California teams were expected to dominate the roller hockey scene, the ice was a different story. Harper’s California California Wave squad reached the USA Hockey Tier I national championship finals two years in a row — losing to a Detroit-

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“Our team name was the California Wave, so going into tournaments we’d get a lot of flak,” Harper said. “When we were younger, nobody respected California hockey until we started getting more known. We’d come to tournaments and beat teams and they’d be getting upset. In fairness, we were more of an all-star team. We were gathering players from a larger area, but we also didn’t have as many hockey players as other areas.”

When we were younger, nobody respected California hockey until we started getting more known.

Harper’s team featured at least six players who became professionals, including Jonathan Blum (Iowa and Minnesota Wild), C.J. Stretch and Scooter Vaughan (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) and Colin Long (a fourth-round Phoenix Coyotes pick who’s playing in Germany).

Harper, meanwhile, left Southern California when he was 16 and spent five years in the Western Hockey League with the Everett Silvertips, where he ranks first all-time in games (335) and third in goals (100) and points (214).

The Philadelphia Flyers signed him to a three-year deal on March 4, 2010, which led to three seasons spent primarily with the AHL’s Adirondack Phantoms highlighted by his gamewinning overtime goal on Jan. 6, 2012, in front of the largest crowd (45,653) in AHL history as part of the outdoor Winter Classic in Philly.

But when Harper’s three-year Flyers deal expired after the 2012-13 season, he looked for for a place to play. This is where Harper’s SoCal roots — and the locale’s attractiveness

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to another NHL superstar – paid dividends for him and the Wolves. Jack Bowkus, Harper’s California Wave coach, invited him to skate with NHL pros at the Los Angeles Kings’ practice rink in El Segundo. That’s where Harper met, among others, Pittsburgh Penguins great Sidney Crosby and Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller in the summer of 2012.

“It was pickup games and there were a lot of pros out there,” Harper said. “I would always try to wear the same jersey as Sidney so I could be on his team for 3-on-3 at the end of practice. The next summer, he came out to California for the whole time, so I saw a lot more of him and got to skate with him a lot more.”

Harper also played a few rounds of golf with a group of NHL veterans that included Crosby and Nashville left wing Eric Nystrom. But it wasn’t Harper’s golf prowess that had Crosby singing his praises to Wolves general manager Wendell Young when they crossed paths at a charity event in Nova Scotia in July 2013. Crosby put in a good word about Harper’s skills and, not too long afterward, Harper signed a deal to play in Chicago.

“We were still skating (in California) when I signed with the Wolves,” Harper said. “We were joking about it in the locker room. Nystrom said I owe Crosby 10 percent of my contract.

Sid laughed.”

Harper has lived up to his end of the deal with the Wolves.

When the team hit its stride last season during the second half, Harper’s line with Pat Cannone and Michael Davies was remarkably productive. After posting 13 goals and 20 assists last year, Harper re-signed with the Wolves and has delivered 8 goals and 6 assists through Dec. 10.

Wolves head coach John Anderson, another pretty fair NHL scorer in his day, has only one complaint when it comes to Harper’s game: “I wish he’d shoot more.”

What player doesn’t want to hear that?

“Oh, I love it here,” Harper said. “I’m happy here. I love playing here.”

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MEET MARK HARDY MARK HARDY HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE CHICAGO WOLVES. Named as one of the assistants under head coach John Anderson this summer, Hardy knows the level of excellence that is expected when you don the burgundy and gold.

“I was ecstatic to get the call,” he said.

“Coming to a great organization like the Wolves where they’ve won four championships, all under John Anderson, it’s just an honor to be here and I can hardly wait to get working with Don (Levin), Wendell (Young) and John. This team needs to work on another championship.”

The 55-year-old defensive and penalty kill specialist joins a Wolves team coming off a historic season on the back end that saw them post the fewest goals allowed (191) and third-best penalty kill (85.6 percent) in franchise history.

With a handful of players returning from last season’s group of blueliners, Hardy has high expectations and looks forward to working with and developing the group of skaters.

“I yell when I have to and I talk when I have to,” Hardy said of his coaching style. “I think you have to work with different players in different ways, and when you get to know them and build relationships you figure out how to handle each and every player.”

Not unfamiliar with success himself, Hardy brings a long list of accolades to the team, including an 18-year playing career – 15 of those in the National Hockey League – and another decade of NHL coaching experience.

The Samedan, Switzerland, native got his start behind the bench in the now-defunct International Hockey League with the Wolves’ former foes the Detroit Vipers and Long Beach Ice Dogs. Hardy then served two stretches with the Los Angeles Kings coaching staff (1999-2006 and 2008-10) and two seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks (2006-08) before his most recent gig as an assistant with the ECHL’s Ontario Reign.

Despite enjoying his time with Ontario, which included helping the team to three consecutive division titles, Hardy looks forward to returning to Chicago and facing a new challenge with the Wolves.

“We love the city,” he said. “The people are fantastic sports fans and when they get behind their team I know how passionate the fans are here. And it’s a great place to live...

It’s going to be a great time getting back to the city again.”

“I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS,” - MARK HARDY

Although he has not yet been behind the bench for an American Hockey League team, Hardy sees the transition as a smooth one.

“I think coaching is coaching,” he said. “I think at every level if you make sure the coaches and players are accountable, good things are going to happen. So all the little things hopefully that we can teach the young players make them successful and hopefully get them to the next level and, before they get to the next level, win a championship here in Chicago with the Wolves.”

Wolves photos by Ross Dettman.

Behind the bench photo courtesy of the Ontario Reign.

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ONE FOR THE BOOKS THE 2013-14 CHICAGO WOLVES

ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS 2. ROB BROWN 3. DARREN HAYDAR 4. JASON KROG 5. BRETT STERLING 6. BOB NARDELLA 7. STEVE LAROUCHE 8. CHRIS MARINUCCI 9. STEVE MARTINS 10. DEREK MACKENZIE

951 483 368 342 308 298 228 220 193 184

ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS (GOALTENDERS)

17 191 85.6 6 28.72

Consecutive games at Allstate Arena in which the Wolves collected at least one point (a franchise record) spanning Dec. 8, 2013, to March 2, 2014.

Goals the Wolves allowed last season, the fewest in the team’s 20-season history.

Success rate of the Wolves’ regular-season penalty-killing unit (292 for 341), the third-highest percentage the team has posted.

Shorthanded goals allowed by the Wolves, tied for second-fewest in a regular season (1998-99, 2007-08).

Average shots per game allowed by the Wolves last season, the second-lowest number in team history.

S I N G L E-SEASON FRANCHISE RECORDS GOALS • 60 STEVE MALTAIS (1996-97)

PENALTY MINUTES • 336 KEVIN MACDONALD (1994-95)

ASSISTS • 91 ROB BROWN (1995-96)

PLUS/MINUS • +47 ARTURS KULDA (2009-10)

GAME-WINNING GOALS • 10 CHRIS MARINUCCI (1998-99) BRETT STERLING (2007-08) MARK MANCARI (2011-12)

WINS • 38 KARI LEHTONEN (2004-05)

1. WENDELL YOUNG 2. KARI LEHTONEN 3. MICHAEL GARNETT 4. MATT CLIMIE 5. RAY LEBLANC 6. ONDREJ PAVELEC 7. NORM MARACLE 8. PETER MANNINO 9. JAKE ALLEN 10. FRED BRATHWAITE DREW MACINTYRE

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ALL-TIME GAMES LEADERS 1. STEVE MALTAIS 2. BOB NARDELLA 3. DEREK MACKENZIE 4. KEVIN DOELL 5. ROB BROWN BRIAN SIPOTZ 7. TIM BERGLAND 8. DARREN HAYDAR 9. TIM BRESLIN 10. WENDELL YOUNG

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HOCKEY 101

BOARDING

CHARGING

CROSS-CHECKING

DELAYED PENALT Y

ELBOWING

HIGH-STICKING

HOLDING

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.

HOOKING

ICING

INTERFERENCE

MISCONDUCT

ROUGHING

SLASHING

Called for using stick or blade to hook opponent.

Called when a player on his team’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, it’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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BENN FERRIERO

WEARING THE “C” ON THE SEA When Wolves center/outdoorsman Benn Ferriero is done with hockey – a day that won’t come any time soon – he plans to captain his own boat.

BY LINDSEY WILLHITE | PHOTOS COURTESY OF BENN FERRIERO

Benn Ferriero couldn’t be happier to be done with the most painful offseason of his hockey career.

It was bad enough that the 27-year-old Chicago Wolves center had to wear a sling for nearly two months – even when sleeping – while recovering from shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator, torn labrum, and ruined AC joint.

It was worse that the sling and the rehab process prevented Ferriero from pursuing his greatest non-hockey passions: fishing and hunting.

“I’m a pretty big outdoorsman,” Ferriero said. “No fishing. No shooting guns. No doing any activity. It was pretty tough.”

Ferriero’s home in Essex, Mass., sits just 30 miles north of Boston, but he’s really a whole world away.

“I live in the woods,” he said. “I enjoy the peace and quiet and not being able to see my neighbors and kind of being left alone.

“I like to do a lot of fishing for striped bass, tuna, sharks -deep-sea fishing out in the ocean off the coast of Gloucester.

That’s how I spend my summers. I’ve done it my whole life.

That’s what I like to do. I’ve got a lot of buddies in the industry and that’s what they do for a full-time job: They’re commercial fishermen.”

When Ferriero joined the organization this fall after signing as a free agent, he made fast friends with other avid fishermen such as head coach John Anderson and equipment manager Craig Kogut. Word soon spread that Ferriero has reeled in a 700-pound tuna during his adventures, but he doesn’t count that on his angling resume.

“What I consider catching my own fish is when I’m captaining my own boat and catch it on my own boat,” he said. “I’ve been on plenty of boats with my buddies and caught fish 800-pounds plus, but I haven’t done anything big enough captaining my own boat.”

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Ferriero plans to captain his own boat sooner than later. To earn a captain’s license from the United States Coast Guard, a candidate must take an extensive class, put in 360 days of “underway experience,” and fulfill other qualifications. While it’s not his goal, having a license would enable Ferriero to operate up to a 100-ton ship.

“I’m in the process of getting my captain’s license right now,” Ferriero said. “Which means I can take my boat, use it for charters, charge people to come on it and fish with me. It’s a pretty serious thing. Guys work pretty hard to get those and they don’t want to give them up once they get them.”

But being a full-time captain is years away. Ferriero’s current plans revolve around adding more accomplishments to his hefty hockey resume.

At the age of 18, he earned a gold medal for his part on the USA team that captured the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World U18 Championship in the Czech Republic.

Two weeks before he turned 21, Ferriero and the Boston College Eagles emerged triumphant at the Frozen Four to capture the 2008 NCAA title.

On his 24th birthday, Ferriero delivered the game-winning overtime goal to lift the San Jose Sharks past the Detroit Red Wings in his first Stanley Cup Playoff game.

No wonder Wolves head coach John Anderson was excited when Ferriero completed his shoulder rehab and was cleared to return to the ice Nov. 8 at Iowa. Ferriero contributed 1 goal and 3 assists in 16 games through Dec. 10.

“He has high skill,” Anderson said. “He certainly helps our power play. He’s really good with that. He brings us speed.

He’s really good at thinking the game. We can play him in all situations.”

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WHAT'S THE DIFF?

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ANAGRAM ALIAS

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