The 2018-19 American Hockey League (AHL) season came to a close Saturday night at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, after the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves in Game 5 and claimed the 2019 Calder Cup Championship. The Checkers, AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, were clearly the team
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
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The 2019 Calder Cup Finals began Friday night in Charlotte, and there was no shortage of excitement - or hockey - in tonight's Game 1. After the Charlotte Checkers took a an early 3-1 lead in the first period, the Chicago Wolves clawed their
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
You could say that Dave Andrews is the single most important individual in the history of the American Hockey League, and I would have trouble arguing with you. Throughout the long history of the AHL, nobody has had a more lasting impact than the league’s President and CEO, positions
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
ALLENTOWN, PA -- The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (38-30-7) look to finish the regular season on a five-game winning streak when they host the Hartford WolfPack (29-35-10) at 7:15 p.m. ET in their 2018-19 season finale. Lehigh Valley Phantoms Roster Notes Phantoms' Lines (Starters in Bold/Italics) Greg
PROVIDENCE, RI - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (37-30-7) are on the road for the final time this season, facing a Providence Bruins (37-25-11) team that needs just one standings point in three games this weekend to clinch the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division and thus mathematically eliminate the
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