12-18 Hamilton Tale of the Tape

1. CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPE
Wednesday, Dec. 18
11 a.m.
Allstate Arena
Team Record: 12-12-0-3
Last Game: 0-3 Loss vs. St. John’s (Dec. 14)
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 0-3 Home Loss (Feb. 8)
Team Record: 12-12-0-2
Last Game: 3-4 L at San Antonio (Dec. 14)
Season Series: 0-0-0-0
Last Meeting: 3-0 Road Win (Feb. 8)
Storylines
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Wolves and
Bulldogs this season and the 31st all-time regular-season matchup
between the clubs.
• The Wolves have posted a 6-7-0-2 all-time regular-season mark at
the Allstate Arena in nine years of competition between the clubs.
• Chicago has won six of its last eight meetings against Hamilton after
dropping six consecutive games against the Bulldogs from Jan. 23,
2009, to March 5, 2010.
• The Wolves dropped a 4-3 decision to the San Antonio Rampage on
Saturday, their second consecutive defeat.
• Chicago has posted a 3-6-0-1 record in its last 10 games after
notching a five-game win streak from Nov. 7-16; the club sits with 26
points and a 12-12-0-2 record through 26 games this season.
• The Wolves open a three-game homestand today against
Hamilton before back-to-back division games against Grand Rapids
(Saturday) and Milwaukee (Sunday).
By The Numbers
774 - Number of regular-season games the Wolves have played at
Allstate Arena, with this morning’s tilt marking No. 775; Chicago has
accumulated a .638 regular-season winning percentage in
Rosemont (453-240-9-19-53).
.700 - Winning percentage of the Wolves in School-Day games
4 - Number of consecutive games in which right wing TY RATTIE
since 2009-10 (7-3-0-0).
has accrued a point (3G, 2A), a season-high.
Follow The Action
Today’s game begins at 11 a.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
#24 MARK MANCARI
#93 MARTIN ST. PIERRE
Mark Mancari tallied his first
goal since Oct. 19 on Saturday, a
span of 17 tilts; he has posted
3 points (G, 2A) in his last two
outings after earning 3 points
(3A) in his previous eight
contests.
Martin St. Pierre enters today’s
tilt averaging a point per game
for Hamilton.
Right wing
The 28-year-old forward ranks
fourth on Chicago with 12 points
(5G, 7A) in 22 games this season.
The London, Ontario, native was
held to five points (2G, 3A) in 12
games against Hamilton as a
member of Rochester last year.
Center
The 30-year-old forward has
tallied 18 assists and 24 points
in 24 games with the Bulldogs
this season; he has also skated
in one NHL game with Montreal.
The Ottawa, Ontario, native has
bagged 20 points (8G, 12A) in 22
career regular-season games
against the Wolves during his
AHL career.