ROSEMONT, Ill -- “Sometimes, successful teams don't win championships.” That was Rocky Thompson after his Chicago Wolves fell 5-3 to the Charlotte Checkers in game five of the Calder Cup Finals. The loud sounds of celebration spilled off of the ice and out of the Checkers’ room while
ROSEMONT, ILL. -- The Chicago Wolves are no stranger to adversity this postseason. In the first round series against the Grand Rapids Griffins, tempers threatened to get the best of the team as the physicality escalated. The Wolves and Griffins traded wins, with the Wolves facing a 2-1 deficit in
With an average age of 24.3, the Chicago Wolves have one of the youngest rosters in the AHL this season, but that doesn’t mean they have a shortage of experience when it comes to winning championships. Collectively, the Wolves roster boasts five NCAA conference championships, five Western Hockey
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Chicago Wolves took the long road through the playoffs, having to stave off elimination twice against the Grand Rapids Griffins in a heavily physical first round, and then having to fend off the Iowa Wild over six games. All season long, the Wolves have had to
CHICAGO, Illinois -- Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A highly ranked team — the best in their division, in fact — gets into the playoffs and then immediately appears to abandon everything about their game that got them there. That’s the story of the Chicago Wolves through
CHICAGO, Ill -- The Chicago Wolves had been waiting for their playoff opponent since March 29. That’s when they clinched a spot in the post-season; it took more than two weeks for the team to find out who they’d be facing. Playoff seeding came down to the last
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Edited by: @AlyssaHertel CHICAGO - Last season, the Chicago Wolves were in limbo, at least when it came to constructing their roster. Having recently ended their affiliation with the St. Louis Blues, a system with no shortage of prospects in the professional pipeline, and beginning a relationship with the brand