10-12 San Antonio Tale of the Tape

1. Team Record: 1-1-0-0
Last Game: 1-4 L at Texas (Oct. 5)
Season Series: 1-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 2-1 Road Win (Oct. 4)
Team Record: 1-1-0-0
Last Game: 3-1 W vs. Rockford (Oct. 5)
Season Series: 0-1-0-0
Last Meeting: 1-2 Home Loss (Oct. 4)
Storylines
• Tonight marks Chicago’s 20th home opener and the first time it has
opened at home against San Antonio.
• Chicago has registered a 12-6-1-0 mark in home openers, but just a
5-5-1-0 record under head coach JOHN ANDERSON.
• The Wolves enter tonight’s tilt coming off a 4-1 loss to the Texas
Stars in their last outing on Oct. 5.
• Defenseman JANI HAKANPAA netted the lone marker against the
Stars.
• The team is searching for its first power-play goal after opening the
season zero for seven on the man-advantage.
• Chicago has struggled with faceoffs in its first two outings this
season, winning just 42% of its draws (56 of 133).
• Two of the three markers the Wolves have bagged this season have
come in the second period; the club shared 11th in the AHL with 74
middle-frame markers last season.
• The Wolves and Rampage will square off for the third time in four
games Sunday afternoon and then won’t play their final matchup in
the season series until Dec. 14.
By The Numbers
41 - Number of saves (on 42 shots) goaltender JAKE ALLEN posted
against San Antonio on Oct. 4; the 23-year-old netminder also
stopped 14 of the 15 shots he faced in the final frame.
6 - Number of shots the Wolves have fired in the third period this
season; the club is getting outshot 31-6 in the final frame this year.
7 - Number of players on the Wolves roster that have never suited
up for a game at Allstate Arena (Cannone, Edmundson, Hakanpaa,
Harper, Jaskin, Rattie, Veilleux).
Follow The Action
Tonight’s game begins at 7 p.m. and can be seen on The U-
Too (WCIU-DT 26.2). U-Too also can be found on XFinity’s
Chs. 248 and 360, RCN’s Ch. 35 and WOW’s Ch. 170. The
game can also be streamed on www.ahllive.com.
Those away from a TV or computer can follow
@Chicago_Wolves on Twitter for live in-game play-by-play.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
#84 COREY LOCKE
Center
Corey Locke bagged a goal in
his Wolves debut on Oct. 4 and
added an assist on Oct. 5 to
pace the team with 2 points over
the weekend.
The Toronto native was the only
player to earn points in both of
Chicago’s first two games.
The 29-year-old’s goal against
San Antonio on Oct. 4 was his
first AHL goal since March 4,
2012.
CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Saturday, Oct. 12
7 p.m.
#14 VINCENT TROCHECK
Center
Rookie center Vincent Trocheck
tallied an assist in each of his
first two professional games last
weekend.
The 20-year-old paced the OHL
with 109 points (50G, 59A) in 63
games with Saginaw and
Plymouth last season en route to
being named the OHL’s Most
Outstanding Player.
The Pittsburgh native was
drafted in the third round (#64)
by the Florida Panthers in the
2011 NHL Entry Draft.